and Outdoor Life 



gift, they are so palpably related to 

 health and vigor, and so inseparably 

 connected with the work of life and 

 comfort of existence, that it is happily 

 ordained that a desire or a willingness 

 for their enjoyment may be cultivated 

 to an extent sufficient to meet the re- 

 quirements of health and self-care. In 

 other words, all but the absolutely in- 

 different can be made to realize that 

 outdoor air and activity, intimacy with 

 nature and acquaintanceship with 

 birds and animals and fish, are essen- 

 tial to physical and mental strength, 

 under the exactions of an unescapable 

 decree. 



Men may accumulate wealth in neg- 

 lect of the law of recreation ; but how 

 infinitely much they will forfeit, in the 

 deprivation of wholesome vigor, in 

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