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Detectable sugar coating a round a nippy zip p y b it o f pep perm int chew ing gum . S w e e t e n the b re a th .a id d ig e s tio n , quiet n e rvo u s n e s s , allay th irs t and help keep te e th w h ite . By JO H N DICKINSON SHERMAN. A L L o f the W ild ! T h is is the tim e o’ y e a r w hen it sou n ds o v er a ll the ^ land, c re a tin g in e v e ry norm al ■ b re a st a pang u n m ista k a b le and jk — poignan t. It is th e a w a k e n in g of I an in stin ct a s old us th e ra ce— the lfu lfll d esire fo r the open road. It Is old Vi\lII//if M oth er N a tu re h e is e lf ca llin g, and she s a y s : “ p la y tim e, e v e ry b o d y ! A ll w ork and no p la y is f o lly ; you know the p e n a lty I e x a c t. L ife in th ese m odern tim es is too stren u ou s. Stop, get y o u r b re ath , re la x , r e s t ! C o m e and p la y a w h ile !” W e A m e ric a n s are th e b u siest people under th e sun. T h e r e w a s a tim e w hen w e p layed h ard ly at a ll. N ow w e h ave A n ally learn ed th e ne c e ssity o f le la x a tio n and recrea tio n . T h e trouble is th at w e h a v e learn ed to p la y not w ise ly hut too w ell. O u r a vocation s, ts p e c ia lly in th e lu rge cities, a re a s stren u ou s a s our v o c a tio n s— som etim es even m ore stren u ou s. ‘‘T h e re sh ou ld he n othin g so m uch a m an’s b u sin ess as his a m u sem en ts,” w ro te S teven son , and he w ro te u g re a t tru th , w hich h as not yet com e home to us. So it is th at w e A m erican s, tunny o f us, a re com in g to h av e double need o f a sum m er v a c a tio n — to rest up from both our w o rk and ou r p le a su re s. T h e C a ll o f th e W ild m eans. In a sense, p retty m uch the sa m e th in g to all o f us. Hut n eces sa rily w e can In terp ret It only a ccord in g to our k n o w led ge and e xp e rie n ce. F o rtu n a te Indeed are th ey to whom th e ca ll m eans but one th in g — w h eth e r g y p s y in g b y autom obile, or th e flying sp ra y o f th e sa lt sen, or th e ru sh in g stream w h ose deep d ark pools h id e th e grea t trou ts, or th e tenl and cam pfire besid e th e placid lake, or th( m oun tain tra il to th e p e a k s w h ere lies th e e v e r la stin g «now. T h e s e fo rtu n a te , hear, un derstan d and obey. T h o se o f us w h o a re less fo rtu n a te a lso hear an d re jo ice . B u t th e ca ll h as no cle a r m essage. W e do not know w h at to do w ith o u r p la y time. W e do not know w h ere or at w h at to play, and th e In terestin g s p e c ta c le o f a grea t p eople nt p la y Is sadd en ed b y the sig h t o f th ousan d s o f u n fo rtu n a te s w a s tin g th e ir precio us vaca tio n d ay s — g e ttin g little e n joym en t and less rest. M iTu C o m * , le t iis p la n v a c a t io n d a y s W h ile y e t th e s e a s o n 's n ew ! T h e s e c r e t o f th e trip th a t p a y s I s k n o w in g w h a t to do. T h a t's the m otto o f tlie i\ Iso. T h e y ure not ninolil th ese u n fo rtu n ates. T h e y h a v e planned th eir v a ca tion c a re fu lly anil put com m on sen se Into th eir plum e T h e y h a v e tak en sto ck o f th eir p h ysica l • m l m entul needs. T h e y h a v e profited by th e e x p e rie n ce o f p a st v a c a tio n s and th e ir su ccesses a n d fa ilu re s. T h e y u n d ersta n d th at n vaca tio n fo r p lea su re and a v a ca tio n fo r recu p eration are n ot n e ce ssarily th e sam e thing, but they w ill try to com bine p le a su re nnd recu p eration . C h a n g e Is a greu t fu e to r In both p le a su re nnd re st. W hen p la y tim e cornea around m ost o f us In stin ctiv e ly long fa r som eth in g th at our d ally lif e does not offer. O fte n th is longing Is a s a fe guide, provid ed com m on sen se Is used. O b viou sly a cam p in g trip In th e w ild s Is not su ited to those w h o m ust h a v e soft b eds, d e lic a te v ia n d s and d e ft se rv ic e — even If th ey a re lo v e rs o f n atu re, lon gin g fo r a n ovel e xp erien ce. It Is eq u a lly ob v io u s th at th ese n a tu re lo v e rs w ould he out o f p la c e In a fa sh io n a b le su m m er resort w h ere peo p le co n gre ga te to see and he seen. T h e com m on sense o f It Is th at th ey should go w h ere sc e n ic b eau ty can he en jo y ed and the co n ven tio n a l co m fo rts o f life a r e not lacking. W hen vaca tio n tim e m ean s to the w e a ry w o rk e r an o p p ortu n ity to re c u p e ra te from toll, rest Is w h at h e needs. T h e best rest Is a b so lu te In a ctio n . “ I lo a fe and Invite tuy sou l." w rote W alt W h itm an . B u t loafin g Is a fine a r t ; most o f us a re too used to he up and d o in g to en joy sittin g an d tw id d lin g ou r thum bs. A ch an ge o f scen e ■ nd occu pation , w ith th e b lessed con sciou sn ess t h a t w e do not h a v e to do a n yth in g. Is th e heat re st. T h e h o d c a rrler w h o ca m e Into m oney had th e p sych olog y o f It dow n fine when he se t his a la rm clock ns u su al, th rew hts shoe at It when It w en t off and tu rn ed o v er fo r n nap. T h e w ise man w ill ta k e h is vaca tio n tem p erate ly . T o re tu rn to rest up from his p la y — th at Is a poor p roposition . T o com e h ark to w ork w Ith re n e w e d stren gth and e n erg y th a t's the thing. T h e w rong kind o f v a c a tio n m ay he w. rse than none. T h e right kind o f v aca tio n m ay he a v e r ita b le gist send. T h e w ise man w ill so o rd er his p la y a s to com e h ack re fresh e d nnd restored and g a g e r fo r new w o rld s to conquer. A n d w h erev e r th e C u ll o f the W ild ta k e s us, The Flavor Lasts le t us be "goml s p o rts" — w h ich is to sa y, let u - be sportsm en uml li/ e up to 11 sp o rtsm a n 's Ideals! A n d w lia t Is a sp o rtsm an ? It is e a sy to s a y th is: T h e spo rtsm an Is th e gen tlem an o f th e out-of- doors. B u t tlm t d oes not com p reh en sively de fine the sportsm an b ecau se it Is still m ore ditll- cu lt to d eh n e th e gen tlem an . A n y w a y , w h a te v e r else he m ay he, th e sp o rts man Is tlie iiiun w h o p la y s fa ir — w ith n atu re, w ith w ild a n im al life, w ith Ills com panions, w ith him se lf. l i e n e ve r w an to n ly d e fa ce s the fa ir fa c e o f n atu re, l i e n e ve r p o llu tes stream or lake. He n e ve r cu ts dow n a tree th a t he does not need, l ie b u ries or burn s Ids cam p rubbish, l ie cleu n s up his ca m p in g place. And he Is v ery su re th at he se ts no fo rest tire. T h e spo rtsm an p la y s fa ir w ith w ild anim al life. H e w ill not hunt out o f season. H e w ill not k ill a fe m a le d eer or elk . He w ill not shoot a bird e x c e p t w hen Hying. In a n g lin g he uses light ta c k le to g iv e the fish a fa ir ch an ce. He w ill use the fly ra th e r than the w orm fo r trou t. He w ill put buck the sm all tro u t— nnd h an d le It w ith n w et hand. H e w ill u se the sin g le hook ra th er th an th e ga n g hooks. He n e ve r ta k e s from fo r est. field, la k e anil stream m ore th an he can use. And a lw a y s he o b e ys th e local gam e law s. T h e sportsm an Is a deligh t in cam p and on the tra il. H e ta k e s p rid e In k eep in g up his end. Ill doin g Ills fu ll sh a re efficien tly, w illin g ly nnd c h e e rfu lly . In em e rg e n cie s he is a volu n teer, l i e h elps the ten d erfo o t. I’oor lu ck cannot rutile h is tem per or spoil Ids outing. H e g e ts fun out o f trou b le and can ta k e a jo k e on h im self. He Is a good lo s e r ; lie g rin s ami h ears it w hen d efeat Is his. H e Is n good w in n er— w h ich is h ard er— and w e a rs Ids la u re ls m odestly. And th e sp o rtsm an p la y s fa ir w ith him self, w h ich Is p erh a p s th e h ard est th in g o f a ll. He is not too proud to learn from Ids b etters. If he c a tc h e s fish “ w ith a silv e r spoon," he ow n s up to It. H e d ocs not b lam e his own m istak e s on o th ers or on Ills tn ckle. He d oes not exh ib it his m usky tro p h y and tell o f Ids sk ill w h ile all th* w h ile Ids Inner s e lf Is g u yin g: “ Y ou k n o w p er fe c tly w ell the gu id e rigged yo u r rod nnd tnckle, puddled you to th e p la ce, show ed you the e x a ct spot to ca st, told you how to h an d le th e fish, n etted It nnd lan ded It.” In short, possib ly thé crow n in g Ideal o f tru e spo rtsm an sh ip Is pendent a ch iev em en t In sport or w ood craft. • • • S p e a k in g o f m uskelln n ge. plea se re c a ll those Im m ortal lin es In S ir Ir.unk W a lto n 's “ Com pleat A n g le r ": " W e m ay nay o f anglin g, as Dr. B o te le r said o f straw b erries, ‘D o u b tle ss Hod could h av e m ade a b e tte r h erry. b ut d o u b tle ss (lod n e v e r did,' nnd so. If I m ight he Judge, God n e ve r did m ak e a m ore calm , q u iet. Innocent recrea tio n than nngllr.g." P o ssib ly Dr. B o te le r w as rig h t abou t s tra w berries. And p ro b a b ly S ir lznnk w a s rig h t about th e lu n ocen ee o f a n g lin g . In sp ite o f “ fish y a rn s" w h ich do m oat a m a zin g ly sm ack o f ra n k p e rju ry . Hut w hen th e m odel and p a ttern o f a ll good a n g le rs doth sp ea k o f a n g lin g ns " c a lm " and •'quiet,” h ere Is one d iscip le who rises up to say ttint S ir Iza a k Is no "C o m p leat A n g le r” — and It th is he treason , m ak e th e most o f It! F o r he rises to Inquire : How can a n yo n e use th e w ord s " c a lm ” and " q u ie t” In con n ection w ith a th irty-p oun d m u sk y? And how can a n y an gler he "co m p le a t" w ho h a s not been fa st to th is "tiger o f th e Inland se a s” ? C a lm I Q u iet ! Oh. w ould that S ir Iza a k w er h ack on earth . T h is Is w h at w ould h appen to him. H e'd be tak en to a certa in la k e nnd given a hand-m ade spllt-hnm boo c a stin g rod, w ith mu! tlp ly tn g reel, braid ed silk lin e and spoon ho-*'- w ith |>ork rind. A lo n g tow ard eve n in g he'd t~ row ed past a ce rta in ru sh y point w h ere th e pick prêt wee-il and Miles grow , and th ere Is <|. . w a te r on e ith e r side. A n d w ith good luck < > Iza e k w ou ld thereupon find h h n se lf fa st to * glisten in g, leaping, d artin g, plunging, rushing piece o f sh eer d e v iltry th at w ould m ake him fo r get all Ills ph ilosophy and a ll his m orals, and a ct lik e a real hum an being. | Y’ esslreeb ob I W hen a m an g e ts fa st to a big m usk y It Is no tim e fo r him to th ink o f home nnd m other, w ife , sw e e th e a rt, the L ea gu e of N ation s and the H. C. o f L. A s tlm t arden t 1 an gler. T. H. K e n d all, p u ts It— I h a v e fi-lt e x h ila r a t i o n In th e a u t o 's lig h tn in g ru sh . E v a d in g lim ita tio n s a n d th e In a T h lr a ty P lace. A cou n trym an w a s In scrib in g th e nam e o f a h ig h ly resp ected , re ce n tly dep arted d eacon on a tom bston e. T h a stone re ste d on an em p ty b eer b a rre l In h is s h o ff A frien d o f th e la t e w o rth y ca lle d In to see how th e s cu lp to r w a s p ro ceedin g w ith th e w o rk , and o b je c te d to h is frien d 's tom b ston e re stin g o a a beer bnrreJ, re m a rk in g : "D o y o u know , John, th a t m y d e a r d e p a r te d frien d n e ve r d ran k a d rop o f b e e r la h is life ? ” "W e ll,'’ rep lied Joh n . “ I bet ha w ould g iv e som eth in g fo r a pin t n o w l* — C h ica g o A m erican . SQUEEZED TO DEATH ^ W h en the body begins to stiffen and movement becomes painful it is usually an indication that the kidneys are out of order. Keep these organs healthy bv taking COLD MEDAL la w . I h a v e f e lt m y p u ls e s q u ic k e n w h e n l filled a b o b -ta ll flu sh . H a v in g r a is e d th e a n t e Ju st b e fo r e th e d ra w . I h a v e le t th e p e r s p ir a tio n ru n d o w n m y s m ilin g f a c e A s J c a s h e d a w in n in g t ic k e t on a d o u b tfu l tr o t t in g ; ra c e . W ith m u s c le s te n s e a n d r e a d y I fir m ly g r a s p m y p ole. ' I f o r g e t th e r o c k in g b o a t In w h ic h I s ta n d , I fo r g e t m y w if e 's r e la tio n s , th e s a lv a t io n o f m y so u l. M y d e b ts , m y d u tie s a n d m y n a t iv e la n d . C o ld c h ills o f a p p r e h e n s io n g o up a n d d o w n m y sp in e, A n d I w o n d e r a t m y f o l ly tn s e le c tin g s u c h a lin e. 'T is th e lim it o f th e p le a s u r e s I h a v e tr a v e le d m iles to f e e l! O n th is c lo u d y , b r e e z y a fte r n o o n In Ju n e, W h e n m y h e a r t Is s e t to p o u n d in g b y th e p ro te s t o f m y reel A s th e M ig h ty M u s k y r u s h e s w ith m y spoon. Anti then th e co n g ra tu la tio n s would pour In on S ir I/.nak. F o r If. w tth th e aid o f an oarsm an, a c lu b , n revolver, a g a ff nnd a landing net, he got the m u sk y into the boat, co n gra tu latio n s j w ou ld ob viou sly be In order. And If the m usky got a w a y, co n g ra tu la tio n s w ould he eq u a lly In ord er, sin ce th e pan ting, p ersp irin g and exh austed n n gler got a w a y from the m usky w ith tils life. • e T h e w o rld ’s sta n d a rd rem edy for kidney, liver, b la d d e r a n d uric acid troubles. F a m o u s sin ce 1696. T a k e re g u la rly an d keep in good h e alth . In th re e sizes, all d ruggists. G u a ra n tee d a s represented. If you go cam pin g, h ere is som e a d v ice In the urm o f d on 't*: D on't n eglect to choose yo u r com panions ears* H illy; the sm a lle r th e p a rty th e m ore ca re Is ; n ecessary. I f a m an hns a mean, la zy or yellow stre a k In him. It w ill coine out In cantp. I>on't eat a h e a rty m eal w hen you are e x h a u s te d ; you m ight as w ell ta k e poison. Cool ■ IT and rest a w h ile ; then a h e arty m eal w ill j ienevv you r stren gth . D on 't go Into cold w a te r when overh eated or lu st a ft e r a h eav y m eal. D on 't go Into deep w a te r alone. D on 't s ta y In a fte r you r teeth be gin to ch a tte r. D o n 't go In a t a ll If It Is a tax ra th e r than a tonic. D on 't giv e up and con clude th at th e fish w ill not bite. I f th ere a re fish th ey m ust feed. D on 't try to do yo u r cooking o v er a cam pflre; use a cookin g fire. A cam pflre Is fo r Jollity and ! w arm th , n cook in g fire Is p rin cip ally liv e coals for : -ookln g only. ' A w f u l S ic k W ith G a s L o o k f o r t h e n a m e G o ld M e d a l o n e v e r y b o * a n d a c c e p t n o im ita tio n Cuticura Soap Eatonic B rin g s Relief SH A V E S Without Mug I C u tie n ra S o a p is t « f a v o r i t e fo r s a fe ty razo r sh a vin g . I OAISY FLY KILLER • T h e poorest w a y to see th e cou n try Is from the w in dow o f a ra ilro a d car. T h e n ext poorest Is from an autom ob ile goin g th irty m iles an hour. A man on h orseb ack hns a fu lr ch an ce to see tilin gs, provid ed he w ill get off th e beaten high w ay. R e a lly to see tlie cou n try, how ever, a utan m ust w alk. F o r It Is on ly th e p ed estrian w ho can le a v e the beaten tru ck a t w ill to clim b to th e van tage spot on the slope, to w an d er off dow n the w oodland tro ll to th e tin k lin g stream , to cost h im self down a t fu ll length on th e pine n eed les o f the cool grove. It Is only th e m an on foot w ho has the tim e to find th ese hidden ch arm s and th e leisu re to a p p re cia te them . And then th ere's th e a ctu a l feel e f the cou n try uniter toot— th e sp rin g o f the t u r f; th e ru stle o f fa lle n le a v e s ; th e coolin g touch o f lush grass a b o u t th e sp r in g ; th e rin g o f hobr.all on solid r i c k ; th e crun ch e f sand on the beach. T h a t's •ho w a y to see th e co u n try — get in to a ctu a l phys ica l touch w ith It. . . . B -8 * A v e ra g e L ife o f M otor C ars. A s h ig h w a y tran sportation d evelops and p a sse n g e r ca rs and tru ck s be com e p ra ctlco lly the sole m eans o f road tra v e l, th e proportion o f first p u rch asers o f cars and tru ck s In the total o f c a r sa le s w ill d ecrease, and the dem and fo r new ca rs each year w ill becom e m ore and more n early equal to the num ber o f ca rs w hich drop ou t o f service. F o r th is rea son It is becom ing Increasin gly Impor tant fo r the tra d e to know how m any i car* w ill be required fo r replacem ent o f th ose w ithd raw n frutn service. A n a lysis o f reglstrn tloa, production, export and Import figures over a rlod o f y e a r s lead s to the conclusion th at th e a v e ra g e life o f tw o m illion cars re tire d from se rv ice In the last seven y e a r s w a s ahout fi .8 y e a rs.— S cien tific A m erican. " I h a v e been a w fu l sick w tth g a s,* w rite s M rs, W . H . P erso n , "an d E ato n ic Is a ll I ca n g e t to g iv e m a r e lie f." A c id ity and g a s on th e sto m ach q u ick ly tak e n u p and ca rrie d o u t b y E aton ic, then n p p e tlte and s tre n g th com e hack. A n d m an y o th e r b o d ily m iseries d isa p p e a r w h en th e sto m ach Is right. D on ’t le t sou rn ess, b elch in g, b loating, In d igestion and o th e r stom ach Ills go on. T a k e E a to n ic ta b le ts a fte r you e a t— se e h o w m uch b e tte r you fe e l. B ig b ox co sts o n ly a trlfla w ith yo u r d ru g g ist’s gu a ra n te e . P A K k E R ’S H IN D E R C O R N 8 J o b * « « . « K v . « t o p « a ll pala, «a feet, nahe« walk la« «aar. 19« Wanted, Man to Take Orders tor m ad e to m c a s n r « c o m b in a tio n r a ln e a a ta , t o p c o a ts an d g a b a r d in e «— p refer l o o t a n e w ith pr«^ lou s e x p e r ie n c e s e ll in g a t a ilo r in g 11««— h a v s a s p len d id pro p —It U p ; lo w p r ic e « ; a t tr a c tiv e lin e in s w a t c h fo r m — « v e r y g a r m e n t g u a r a n te ed . A d dresa, W ABANSIA M A N U F A C T U R IN G CO. O a k ls y Bbrd. a t W a b a —ia A m , Da*. K, CM— PATENTS D B W D .C . A d v le c a n « t o o k fr— Hat«* rea so n ab le. H ig h e s t re fe re n ce * . B M t n r v l M kremola a s s e s s Get Ready for Hot W eather By Purifying the Blood Many people simply melt in sum- mer. They can’t work or enjoy life. They lack vitality. Ten to one their blood is impoverished. Rich, wholesome blood is the basis of vitality. If you h a v e it, you stu rd ily withstand summer tem peratures. B u t if you r blood is poor, loaded w ith poisons that should be cast out, you are limp and useless in “shin- s le e v e ” weather. To avoid this, get from you druggist S.S.S, the famous vege table blood tonic and alterative. I is ju s t the thing for poor bloode’ people. After starting S.S.S write us about your cor dition and we will sen you expert medical ac vice free. Address Chic Medical Advisor, 83 Swift Laboratory, Al inn la. Georgia.