THE LAURENTIDES PARK 



May one introduce at this point a 

 reflection on the virtues of temperance ? 

 Wine makes glad the heart of man, but 

 it plays the mischief with his wind, and 

 destroys the delicate adjustment be- 

 tween hand and eye upon which his com- 

 fort and perhaps his life depend. I 

 have yet to meet a thoroughly good man 

 in the woods, white, red, or half-bred, 

 who would touch alcohol until his day's 

 work was done. 



The voyager who attempts to assimi- 

 late his life in tents to his life in town 

 fails rather miserably and misses the 

 charm of both. If he is not ready to pay 

 the price, it were better for him to re- 

 main within striking distance of modern 

 means of transport, soft beds, and en- 

 trees. Let it not be thought, however, 

 that the Park bill of fare is always a 

 Spartan document. There are woodland 

 dishes that might give new ideas to a 

 Brillat-Savarin. Where can you find a 

 better bird than the ruffed grouse, 



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