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games, the country offers the inestimable advan- 

 tage that you can keep it up as long and as loud 

 as you please with no fear of disturbing the neigh- 

 bors. Much of the farm work itself is, as I have 

 said, a more than satisfactory substitute for adult 

 outdoor games. 



Dining out of doors and picnicking are amongst 

 our favortie recreations. Picnic food may be either 

 hot or cold, though my own preference is for hot 

 vittles any time. With a little experience cooking 

 outdoors is about as easy as cooking in a kitchen. 

 Most people consider picnicking as exclusively 

 mild-weather diversion, yet winter picnics are as 

 good fun as any other. A day spent outdoors, with 

 adequate food and clothes, is a splendid refresher. 

 And there is this to be said of winter picnics: if 

 you are tired of your own place and crave a change 

 of scene, good camp sites are not nearly as hard 

 to find in winter as in summer. There are so few 

 other people out looking for them. 



