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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



THE PACKING BOX HOME WITH MODERN STONE WALL DECORATION. 



for the rush and strain of modern civ- 

 ilization and the intense competition 

 of business than to slip away to this 

 spot for a few hours of relief from re- 

 sponsibility, to enjoy this intimate 

 acquaintance with the rocks, the trees, 

 the birds, the sunshine and the invig- 

 orating air? That is the right kind 

 ■of approach to nature. It inflicts no 

 cruelty upon any form of life. 



Mr. Delap has been a successful 

 hunter in years past, but I note that 

 he is becoming more and more dis- 

 posed to lay the gun aside, and to go 

 to nature for rest, refreshment and 



observation. What he has done hun- 

 dreds of others are doing and will con- 

 tinue to do. The more frequently such 

 methods are repeated and practised, 

 the longer will be the life and the 

 greater the happiness of our business 

 men. Nature for the recluse only is 

 a thing of past ages, but nature for 

 the modern business man is not only 

 a new method for preventing nervous 

 exhaustion and collapse, but it is suc- 

 cessful. It is proving to be salvation 

 from the evils of nerve strain. It 

 works. It is successful Mr. Delap is 

 himself a proof of it . He apparently 



AX AIR OF REST AND CONTENTMENT. 



