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Synopsis
Excerpt from A Summer Note-Book
These are the two questions that more or less fill the minds of all denizens of towns and cities from the time the last flurry of snow or blast of blizzard has passed in the spring until the heat and dust and weariness of early summer make a definite answer imperative. It matters not what the comforts or luxuries of home may be, nor how delightful the local summer climate. No one knows better than ourselves the charms of Chicago as a summer resort (you may substitute, if you choose, the names of Milwaukee or St. Louis or Kansas City or any other metropolis). But these charms are not for the Chicagoan, for the summer resort implies rest and a change of environment that will both reinvigorate the body and free the brain from the old routine of toil that becomes doubly wearisome by its monotony. In the homely and forcible phrase of Hosea Biglow -
"Hard work is good an' wholesome, past all doubt;
But 'taint so if the mind gits tuckered out."
At such times
"It is good to lie beneath a tree,
While the blithe season comforts every sense,
Steeps all the brain in rest, and heals the heart,
Brimming it o'er with sweetness unawares."
So in most city homes the question is early mooted. Where shall we go? Tastes and desires are as varied as individuals. Can we not help you to reach an answer that shall be so satisfactory that the coming summer shall be forever memorable? The following pages will depict briefly the characteristics of the most delightful summer resorts and most picturesque tours that our broad land possesses.
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Synopsis
Excerpt from A Summer Note-Book
Note. The names of principal hotels, followed by the number of persons they can accommodate, are given in the text in parentheses.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.