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And I thought we were the lazy generation…
November 26, 2011 by TimHughes · Leave a Comment
See what the “Scientific American” magazine of June 18, 1846 considered “Healthy Recreation”. The article notes that: “…it would be much more conducive to the health and happiness of the world if more encouragement as given to such modes of recreation among children & young people as are accompanied with wholesome exercise rather than the dull stagnating amusements of the nursery or parlor.” (see below)