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obtains little profit therefrom as the travelers
have not much money to spend for tips or extras.
These disadvantages seem to make themselves less
felt in the case of private families who receive
occasional Strength through Joy boarders.
 
 Officials of the organization admit that at
the beginning there arose many difficulties and
misunderstandings.  They state that now, however,
arrangements better serving the mutual interests
of all parties concerned have been worked out; and
in particular that in big tourist centers certain
days only have been set aside for Strength through
Joy visits. They explain that Strength through
Joy has thus limited its excursions to these more
popular centers and is seeking, in so far as possible, to divert its traffic to less well-known
but equally beautiful districts. They point to
the success they have had in opening up the hitherto little visited district of the Erosland on the
Dutch border.  They claim, moreover, that they
have rendered hotelkeepers generally a great service in prolonging the tourist season beyond its
ordinary limits, inasmuch as the program of Strength
through Joy excursionsextends from the beginning of
May and lasts well into October.
 
 As regards other private individuals who work
for Strength through Joy, the sport teachers, to
name one category, feel that they more than earn
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