Show altogether too little at teri tion is given to vacation suggestions lionizing tion izing the majority of for wage earners employed emp loyes select the wrong plate and do not discover C FOWLER jr by NATHANIEL their mistake until it is too late to make a change most of them look upon vacation as a time for resting for inactivity for the doing of nothing loafing is not resting what most people need especially those of sedentary lia habits bits is a change not mere rest very few indoor business workers permit themselves to take the necessary amount of exercise they sit or stand all day and trolley or railroad between home and office the bumping of street and railroad car is not an enjoyable or healthful exercise nor does docs the confined air smell of outdoors therefore their vacation should be spent in activity in doing something which they do not do while employed everybody knows that interest in work is necessary to suc successful result but few realize that interest in play is essential the same intelligence given to work should be applied to vacation it should be planned ahead and the details arran arranged ed for in advance A complete change of environment is necessary as well as a change of food and of action some prefer to go to the same place every year and this course is to be recommended if the place selected is satisfactory but I 1 would suggest other places and that one should not spend all his vacations in the same environment some prefer the quiet of the woods while others cannot really rest unless there is much going on A lively summer resort will to many give greater rest than will the quiet of the wilderness one need not be a vart part of summer activity to enjoy it but before you go decide to do something thin 0 during 0 vacation to io tramp to swim to boat to play ball or tennis or golf above all avoid the danger of lonesomeness better arrange to be accompanied by one or more c congenial on genial friends even if you are married and your family goes with you you upon general principles it is better to select your friends from without the store or office you are in so as to have a change of companionship as well as of scene and your friends should enjoy the he diversions and recreations which y you on do when you leave your store or office forget about it for two weeks you cant freshen the body if the mind remains stale if you are arc inclined to be literary dont carry a load of books with you when you read read something 0 which you do not read at home in fact make a complete change not only of environment but of action avoid as far as possible the doing 0 of anything 0 which you do at work or at home carry nothing 0 with ith you you save your clothes and a golf stick or racket or a ball and bat when you enter the country whether it be the seashore or the mountains shake oft off the dust of the city and what it stands for and for two weeks be different a boy or girl let loose p Z C fw IV y no matter what your age may be |