. The Catskill Mountains; . These houses of clay were not made to run at high pressure allthe time. Nor will an ample supply of food suffice to repair allthe waste. There must be stated periods of recrea-tion and absolute rest. Lost strength and vitality can be re-gained in no other way. A breath of Nature, uncontaminatedby the dregs of citv civilization is the unfailing panacea. Theflabbv muscles and pale cheeks, the feeble respiration and theexhausted brain, all these beckon us away to the green hillsand vallevs. Where the long, rustling curtains of generous treesHide the town w
. The Catskill Mountains; . These houses of clay were not made to run at high pressure allthe time. Nor will an ample supply of food suffice to repair allthe waste. There must be stated periods of recrea-tion and absolute rest. Lost strength and vitality can be re-gained in no other way. A breath of Nature, uncontaminatedby the dregs of citv civilization is the unfailing panacea. Theflabbv muscles and pale cheeks, the feeble respiration and theexhausted brain, all these beckon us away to the green hillsand vallevs. Where the long, rustling curtains of generous treesHide the town with its cares and its folly;Wliere the low. drowsy song of the loitering beesDrown out the buzz of the THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 11 ,^ -^- Another important aspect of the summer rest isNEED OF the absolute need ot change ; a change of scene,CHANGE! thought and action. This is a dominant impulse in every human breast. No matter how salutary or delightfulthe normal environment mav be. there is a monotonous routinewhich should be broken in upon. Whether in the line of un-tiring labor, dignified leisure, or consuming idleness, the needis the same. We must run away from bricks and mortar, thenoise and dirt of the town and all its pleasure as well for atime, and go out among the hills and rocks, the green trees andfields, the waving meadows and orcharas, the wild flowers andthe filmy ferns, and bathe in the fresh air and pure sunshine ofthe country, where the brooks and the birds and the leaveswhisper in loving tryst. To many this is yet a strange gospel,but thousands are beginning to realize that this summer vaca-tion should bring not only a change of scene, but change ofhabit. They s
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