. The Catskill Mountains; . THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. S> sure of individiuil ellbrt toward the supremacy and conquestover jostling rivals on every side, it is an ambitious age inwhich we live. But rather than seek to abate the noble ener-gies and activities that so proudly characterize this epoch, shallwe not learn to glean the fuel with which to feed the consuming-fires of this glorious ambition, from the ample storehouses ofnature in the wisest way .^ The careful conservation of vitalforce is the imperative lesson of the hour. Greater economy inthe use and control of our bodies and brains i
. The Catskill Mountains; . THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. S> sure of individiuil ellbrt toward the supremacy and conquestover jostling rivals on every side, it is an ambitious age inwhich we live. But rather than seek to abate the noble ener-gies and activities that so proudly characterize this epoch, shallwe not learn to glean the fuel with which to feed the consuming-fires of this glorious ambition, from the ample storehouses ofnature in the wisest way .^ The careful conservation of vitalforce is the imperative lesson of the hour. Greater economy inthe use and control of our bodies and brains is strictly 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 trolley.
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