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RECREATION. 



places at reasonable rates are to be 

 found. The cheapest country I ever 

 visited, was at the same time the rich- 

 est in floral interest, namely, Western 

 North Carolina. There, from thirty to 

 fifty cents will pay for a supper, lodging 

 and breakfast, and as much buttermilk 

 as one can drink at noon may be had 

 for the asking at almost any cabin. 

 That low rate, however, is exceptional. 

 A dollar a day is the rule in unpreten- 

 tious mountain districts, but as your 

 lodging will sometimes be in the small 

 towns where there are better houses, 

 it is well to count on a daily average 

 of at least a dollar and a half. It will 

 save you some annoyance if you will 

 carry plenty o>f small change, as it is 



possible to embarrass a whole town- 

 ship by tendering a five dollar note to 

 be broken. 



Conspicuous styles of dress, such as 

 golf suits and pedestrian outfits 

 evolved from the fertile brain of some 

 city tailor, are best avoided in back- 

 woods rambles, if you want the peo- 

 ple to receive you on equal terms. 

 That they shall so receive you is to 

 contribute no small part to the value 

 of these outings ; for so do we gain in 

 sympathy and respect for our fellow 

 countrymen the lines of whose lives 

 are cast in out of the way corners of 

 the land and whose loyalty and pa- 

 tience and thrift are sinews in the na- 

 tion's greatness. 



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