35 o THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



"Delicious Hypocrites." beyond weighing in dollars and cents, 



for, as in Dr. Bigelow's own case, it 

 [from "out in the open"— a depart- may be liie itself — life and love and 

 MENT OF THE Newark (n. J.) EVEN- memor i es . Play hard when you play, 

 ING news.] f or our hour outdoors is all too short 

 In classifying the members of the and what has been today may never be 

 angling fraternity as "delicious hypo- a £f" n - , , . . , , , 

 crites," Dr. Edward F. Bigelow, the Under the snow and ice the faded 

 noted naturalist, created not a bit of pmeneedles sleep in the camp site on 

 resentment in the hearts of those who the Esopus with the dead ashes of yes- 

 heard him at the meeting of the New- terday s fires. And one of that trio 

 ark Bait and Fly Casting Club Tucs- whose companionship gladdened the 

 day. For he stated a fact that may be days has gone forever and another now 

 said to apply to the majority of— ma 7 be in the Bntish trenches. But 

 though not all— anglers. Not a few of we two wl ™ are eft have the memory 

 us have put our delicious hyprocrisy that we P la y e , d hard wlth , th ™ and 

 aside and have come out openly with worshiped with them in thought and 



the declaration that the endeavor to in word > the g lones of nature that were 



catch fish is only one of the factors a ^ around us. 



that go to make up the delight of our 



days outdoors. We may not view na- Where to Send Your Boy for the 



ture with the eye of the expert, but we Summer. 



find in its many elements a joy and an Wg takg leasure in calH atte ntion 



interest that truly make us more of tQ the Nonowantuc C established 



the naturalist than of the angler. , ,^ t? i j a r tv/t i +u^ 



& bv Mr. Edward A. C. Murphy, on the 



The fisherman makes a great to-do east shore of M t. Sinai Harbor, on the 

 about going fishing, said Dr. Bigelow. north coast of Long island) immediate- 

 He fusses over his rods, reels, lines and ly connec ted with Long Island Sound 

 baits and centers all his talk on what and about sixty miles ou tside of New 

 he expects to do to the fish, when, as Y ork City. Fuji particulars of the 

 a matter of fact, he goes to enjoy the c property, ' the fields, the pine 

 world outdoors and to get from it the woo ds, the grove of locust trees, the 

 benefit that it is certain to yield in splendid view of Long Island Sound 

 health, interest and recreation. whh its facilities for boating, canoeing, 



That is what Out in the Open has fishingt etc may be obtained by writ- 

 been preaching consistently. Its editor • tQ Mr Murphy 

 recalls a year when he spent ten days It is not the intention G f this notice 

 on the Esopus during which time he to jnto any detailed advertising of 

 caught exactly three trout-and had a the campj bu | to say a word for Mr 

 wonderful trip! Murphy with whom the editor of this 



Why. magazine is well acquainted. His qual- 



Was it because the stream was ifications are summed up in two state- 

 beautiful, the mountains magnificent, ments: he is a thoroughly efficient 

 the camp a real joy, the bold little chip- teacher and he is a royally good fel- 

 munks a source of constant entertain- low. These are the qualifications need- 

 ment, the wild strawberries luscious, ed in the manager of a camp for boys. 

 the meadows and fields a glorious When that has been said, the whole 

 green, the heavens, by day and night, a thing has been specified. He must 

 panorama of unlimited interest, even understand boys and be a genial com- 

 though rain fell from them off and on panion for them. He must have an out- 

 nearly every day? You bet it was! look on life from the boy's point of 

 Those things and the comradeship of view, although that is not enough. Any 

 the men who shared them made forever boy that is considered a good fellow 

 dear the memory of that little camp by his mates has that. The manager 

 among the tall pines of the creek. must stand head and shoulders intel- 



You delicious hyprocrites need feel lectually and in wholesome aspirations 



no shame in your hyprocrisy. You are above the boy. He must uplift and 



laying up a store the value of which is inspire him for life. He must not be a 



