Fishing and shooting sketches . hatoutdoor air and activity, intimacy withnature and acquaintanceship withbirds and animals and fish, are essen-tial to physical and mental strength,under the exactions of an unescapabledecree. Men may accumulate wealth in neg-lect of the law of recreation; but howinfinitely much they will forfeit, in thedeprivation of wholesome vigor, in9 The Mission of Sport the loss of the placid fitness for thequiet joys and comforts of advancingyears, and In the displacement of con-tented age by the demon of querulousand premature decrepitude! For the good God who loveth us
Fishing and shooting sketches . hatoutdoor air and activity, intimacy withnature and acquaintanceship withbirds and animals and fish, are essen-tial to physical and mental strength,under the exactions of an unescapabledecree. Men may accumulate wealth in neg-lect of the law of recreation; but howinfinitely much they will forfeit, in thedeprivation of wholesome vigor, in9 The Mission of Sport the loss of the placid fitness for thequiet joys and comforts of advancingyears, and In the displacement of con-tented age by the demon of querulousand premature decrepitude! For the good God who loveth usHe made and loveth all. A Law not to Be Disobeyed Men, In disobedience of this law,may achieve triumph In the world ofscience, education and art; but howunsatisfying are the rewards thusgained if they hasten the night whenno man can work, and if the laterhours of life are haunted by futileregrets for what is still left undone,that might have been done if therehad been closer communion with na-tures visible forms!lo .(^ v„ , ..
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