170 THE WONDERFUL HOUSE THAT JACK HAS 



exercise. It is said that this is the one thing he will 

 not omit. How often have we read of the daily 

 horseback rides, the tennis and boxing matches, the 

 long cross-country walks ! These and occasional hunt- 

 ing trips have preserved vigorous health and enabled 

 him fully to enjoy the arduous duties of his various 

 offices and to keep in touch with many other important 

 interests besides. 



The famous author, Sir Walter Scott, is another 

 well-known example of the beneficial effects of out-of- 

 door life. On account of extremely delicate health, 



a large part of his child- 

 hood was spent in the out- 

 of-door country air, where 

 he developed a deep fond- 

 ness for walking and riding 

 through the beautiful high- 

 land regions of Scotland. 

 Although lame from baby- 

 hood, the early years in the 

 open air helped him to build 

 such a vigorous body that 

 in school he was noted for 

 activity and endurance. 

 During the first thirty years 



of manhood, his literary labors were prodigious, the 

 English reading world being delighted with story 

 after story from his pen. Nevertheless, his health did 

 not suffer, because of the rugged constitution with 



Sir Walter Scott. 



