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Mnai«r
THtUSDAY. JI NK. l v 1 1
Let Us Hear Mr. Bryan
And Stand By the President
We need not got ail fussed up lie
cause William Jennings Bryan ha- re
signed from the secretaryship of state.
Mr. Pryan, being perhaps ?' remo>;
of men on two continents as .in advo
cate of world peace through arbitration.
HAD to resign when he found his views
unsupported by President Wilson and
the other member** of the cabinet.
He has best served the administra
tion by resigning, thereby removing him
self as an obstacle in the course the
president has elected to follow toward
Germany.
He has best served himself, for as a
public officer he had, upon disapproval of
his suggestions, reached the point of im
potency in the furtherance of his univer
sal peace policy.
He has greatly pleased his enemies by
getting out, and at the same time has
more than pleased his personal followers.
They take this occasion to remind us
that the Nebraskan is still to l>e found
on the side of principle and conviction.
Asa private citizen, as a publisher and
Speaker, Mr. Bryan will be free to appeal
to the country for support for his peace
views, without embarrassment to the ad
ministration or interference in the diplo
matic process agreed upon, and is ab
solved from criticism by the rule trat
bestows upon every American citizen his
right to his own opinion.
It looks as if it is really a case like
that of the man whose mother-in-law
died and semeone asked him what the
complaint was.
“No complaint.” was the man'- reply;
“everybody is satisfied.”
The president and Mr. Bryan ere rot
separated in seeking peace, but only in
the method of seeking it, a.-- Mr. Wi»; < n
says in his letter accepting while regret
ting the secretary’s resignation.
And the one th : ng for all good Am-r
--icans to do at this time is to put a vie
their political and personal prejudice.-;
for Republicans and Progre>.-ive~ and
Democrrts, both Bryan and anii-Brvan.
to stand tr getner : nd support i’r -Hi<:;
Wilson in HIS way.
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The silver lining for us in wnatever it
is in the second n;>te to Germany whicn
Mr. Pryan looks upon m> a war clou*, i
the fret that we have for chief executive
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a nr.r.n of the hour, a gr . v go and ;.nd
resourceful man. p s. _ sing all of the
ability and all of the proper symp.u ">•
that is needed in this hour of g; \
eris'%.
The United States of America mus* rv t
be drawn into war. It CANNOT b
drawn into war without the i -neri:«
of all the year* of labor that h .v* be n
devoted to building up a leadership for
universal peace and the common brot* r
hood of man.
We rest secure for faith in Woo irow
Wilson that we are not to be drawn
Into war. and that he is striving int lii
gently. conscientiously and diligently to
AVERT war.
W’illiam Jennings Bryan is to be wel
comed back among us as a private citi
ten, and let us wish him success in
spreading his gospel of peace.
Lat us hear him well and let him
traUt our hearts and sentiments so that
Uro may come to look with full under
standing upon the heathenism of what
)• going on In Europe, and rejoice that
yni art no part of 4t, and pray that
|M|fEAaooai* do part of it.
who
have persistently disdained to credit him
with his sacrifices upon the altar of
i principle.
The> w ill continue to do so in the in
-tance of this resignation from a high
phue and high honor, but will concede,
perhaps, that in taking the step he is
it least, consistent.
I Anyhow, We ( an Talk to
Our Babies Just As We Like
We seem to be having all of our priv
ileges taken away from us.
N<rm ogre, in the shape of a philan
thr ier ir reformer, comes forward and
insists that we cannot talk baby-talk to
ur babies.
Now, babies are the especial pr : ***.y
T‘ women, and women are proverbially
nterested in the tiny, n«>-accv>unt things
• f life which, when totalled up make
*> eI : g sum of comfort, sympathy, af
fection and love.
The Ivtbv come* m for f e biggest
nare man perhaps lK»cau-e he
much like the babv. the next.
She makes a cradle for the little one
and lines it with soft things, as the
I bird does its nest.
She sew < tinv clothes, with hope and
’ove in every stitch. and when she finally
hold* her babv in her arms words of
endearment a n d cooing and understand
*mr of <>l! it-* ach*»< and pairs and
needs flv to he r lip* unbidden, the sp**n
>*» -f t*- affinity lie
i tween her soul and her little.
Birds and all animal- have tende v
rounds for their young; it is an animal
n^tinct.
I.et us he thankful that tV e mothers
iof still retort that pro
tortipp- Yi**v»»r-eodin*' lnv« “♦hat r*a*se*h
understanding.” Let the philosophers and
; reformers nr»te to ntb«rs; Mothers w’»'|i
tnlk habv-talk to tt-eir children until
‘here are no mor*» chi! to talk to.
From Another
Point of l ieiv
Bryan's earning capacity as a lecturer
is placed at $138,000 a year. But we
understood he was for peace at any
price.
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Wonder if Italy has officially notified
Lou Rowley yet as to why she went to
war?
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A Detroit roofing company advertise
this morning for a tinner. Suggesting
that in the case of a predece-sor, the
worst may have happened.
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Another advertisement is for a Polish
timekeeper. How does that compare, we
wonder, with the more daylight brand.
DDR
A young Fnglishman. incidentally, de
- ire* board and room in private family.
Put probably not by Heime Zimmerman's
house.
• • •
Confidence men relieved John • norr>
of his wallet, an item says. A ripe one,
t would seem.
• • *
Business Vote: Marriage licences have
een granted to George Butcher and
Helen Schumacher.
• • •
“And now come- the yachtline body,
observes GAD. "It follows the stream
..ne as matter of course, does it not.’
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A\ ' thi- is the season wh°n it pays
to wait—more car for less money, and a
whole y ->r aheai of the calendar.
\ MONUMENT TO SEAGULLS
In g'atitud* to *he b.rda w tin**- timely inf*r
i v«’ . r v l rhe r rrop< and proha l - th* liv•-»
f 'ran * -'tier-. the < of l*t»h have
recently d*dl<»'*d a monument to »> a gull .
i "boars a grateful brot,-.* repr*-citation
• * hi !* lighMng upon *h* r*ar;i*e ‘•bar
Tl ■ : 1 ode hi' th s'rar.g'' moroitnenf cor’
,-»j■ <t ■> ra■> .« is par* of the early h-stn y of th*
5• >(. I; the year I*4l th* p-on'-e-** of ft*
.•» heir <r )p* d* vonrul by av:- taV- r, «v h. i v
. < ri' k* ? •>. which d* ««‘-r **d ir. < F oun r »- r ill:*.*.
ur'*n »1 *■ lar i and d** roy*d every >•■ '!«*• of
er «» r a !K ond crop *v« pi r*<*d w|r i *
amr ** »ilt and the a*-rrno * on t\e v<rr
ruin -aw *h«*ir prom sing young wbegrflchl.
if u. r*' bv th* p*'t.s A' -*•' t
*re green and hopeful In *h* morrrni **u •
• Mp* 'hsolu’oly 'b-an of \ ftte's’inn hr r. ». r,
and 'art a* ion threatened th* *o'or.v whl r)
t that t,jp' *o hard to r<-arh front t.h* ob *•-
.tgtea It wna then *h*t a rnrar?* t-app r (
•; K.itp* of a v>o' numb*' of * a ir*ii tr *•
•r> k*d th* hord** of ln»*f» an I d**« , roy* 1
i h*m before ’h« «ecr»nd c r op •* a totally rii*
• ! It I* Inter**tine to note ’ha' * <l* * * d*’ *
* on* of th*' - * -*tt ! *ra wa * *h* s'ulptor <)f *
r.ri,m»r,' which. in addition to ,t- ;>a r ,f
ill •< nr* bronz* r*l <fs shown g *• n*
| lent Strand
LOOKING AT HOME
It* r ntly a bind of aorio!ogi> hI eiplorcr
llacoT* r**d an o»ld little district ti at n***d*d at
(lent on. Ita popwlaHon of *ort;»- f V»n t>f<nN •* * •
r. o tl" foreign bom \« wly land* ! in rr ■ r;<nta
j'o.ted Info it and '**•* rt naM*r*b!y tp oi'ed
by alleged guide* and other dubfotta a.d t.»
! th* inr*»per'enr**d Moat of the working *r.
hi»blta*:tf were empk • **d aa porer lonrahor*
I m«T. aerubwom* n. anu in Ilk* unskilled. p<*»tr*y
paid trad»a A «ln*b- hloek 1 alatvf.v*
I of tuberrtiloala in a year Thla aoetolor *
a! fi and l< on th* loa*r <nd of Ma:iha"an lainnd
I xalled tn by the *kya» rap**ra of the flnam lal
i dlatrlr*. from ahlrfc the foontetnh*ada of tnu< h
I ora.inl*e<l philanthropy rnt*h f ha'* tf»aaed a bt*
i cult nto It If It had oretirred tn them to look
that »ay AtK<ut nn* tlm*a out of ten pr<>j • •
oh.'erta for eharltahle Intervention are naht
arotird the mm» r frt>m you mhether you live
on Manhattan or In F.mporla. Kaa.—Saiurda*.
Evening Poat.
DETROIT TIMES
Life’s Darkest Moment.
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it hy Hang Becker? Herbert Quick Ask >
By HERBERT QUICK.
C&srl-'s H«>< k r musl die
S say o v*rl of r*»«ort
f-r <> Ii » «r Vf’iiove* rha* any
a- * ro rr.Tfme court of the
I'-' tci St*:»s can «av* hitr..
if i • l> • al>i »wj siif h an appeal
Fl it should h*' dir?
M-y v- irs a*;o a man stood on
1 • M n lltlnoi- and »h*.ir
th* -adr ready to sprit**
V.r ”ap. h<* »** accord in*
to T’i* old ’i tora ts hr had any laxf
*d •'* and riflemen." aaid h**
•' * *- ♦rrhl*'.} r -d. *'Knicr«on
Jflv • t i* j o-.l “;<* jw'orrsT usr th;* #
< r. v» n.<dc of a man Is to ha.n*
Hjm| '*
I v* for* *t'"i *hr r»*«* of hi*
h »nd ! have n»v«>r )tno'»n
* ci’iofaton from Frr<*r
* n n i* ca; r. fclc of \o r > heat ion. hut
' •• V’'t * * * f* ’on about to pay
, » —n o U'v was rror<»d to
. F- *r«*»n «• all ftx*d ihr in
• ii' of jn m rr,in i
'c 1 • hrtht-r or r.o* Fmrrson rvrr
•'it i’ • profoundly tr’i**
T*-» - r»--t r at can po**lblv
v " v • * it. *n is to han* or
Ii T* o only cicua#*
ts thcro Is any pos
three Ways In Which I)is<a e Gnms
. ire Spread and How to Avoid them
Th*:* ar- three prinriial way* in
w hloh «J • a K'-rixia are earned
fr> rn p* r *fin to
K'-:n» ar* thoae 'ahJen are
* t en raw. Sinte thorough mourn*
.> t< dlaeaa* a- rtr.f, ui»»*t ffx»*ed
! .oti* ire oni* dan**rou« wr*n tn*>
i en n'H *‘l In t;ie ki*< h*n at
.o : .vn* Many ra-* fr»*Kii, lik*
i t ■. r t ■« or o'h»*r fruit*, are «»** he
i * y 111 ult * p<-ejed before
eat a*
f)f all ff>od', th* iro«t dangerrms
>■ • -taftr and milk. *»erati*«. they
are ott*n poll-.ted. by •<»»**■ ;n the
i * sis *ater and by h';niari ffrnt;*fr
i:. *.)*• <a-‘- of milk Al-o l.e'a'l-.e
■ey tr* tlriink promptly e 'ho*.'
i ;; <■ for the ri «*aae trerm , i to d.<*
fi'lt and t>e»au*e. eapeclally in the
i » <.f *.it*r and often in the <a •*
i ii | t• . > nr" it«d rook'd
1: *• >**rond any in aturh di**-a«*
e< *-rr ,ir* tofnmtmly apr*ad la by
r;*ir of ronta< t between «*o >l*
th re eh« !; ». In m*a<«l* , a and whoop
.ri*r rough and »e#rle* fever and
n pf.therta and tuberrgl*a«l» and
r.* v «> h*r direaae*. the germ-*
pr< *• *fit in the no*-e and ’hioat an t
at read from person to person n
th* f nger* whirh go too often to th*
iii< ..i and mo’ith, by drinamr * up*
and p<;'*n* and ly other fht'ig
whb h too often ar** ttned in ronunor
an' 1 y ttio ? o ‘pray thrown out
frrn ’h* mould in roughing and
aneettlng.
'I he third mn mon war in which
di-»’nae ge:m* ar* spread la h
mean* of In-ecta Kile* are, per
lap*, the nr»<n»i Important inaect
. germ eat r.era. They often pick up
slble rxcuae :n a % cas« i* t •!
rhe man is of r- further u; I
that he is a , it:v- tn* aaco to <►
cicty.
Can n**ck*»r t* of my use to *o
clety" I beli* v • th-.t he can he < r
imnjon-r u-r f’ is **id tha r It*- ba
b*»m cnsa**d f->r -It nion hs m •
’-*-;>anf!or of a roroplc's r-t: ,-«•
of th* 1 system of graft in it ■ o; ra
’lon of which th" police of N«- *
York hare be- r. er.*n*‘d for n.nn>
rears and which resulted in t v *
rr.’irfcr of Rosenthal This -mv
mt nr is said to *dl t c n-stuvs <
the who make ip V' . in<*.*- r
bund, both *h»* hlgh-itj sand t!i*
low downs It is stated tha* be j
willin* to ; !ac« this Ir *h*- hand* of
th* authorities if hi- i j
commuted *o im,>r:-onr -r, * f>r iif*
T - 'e district attorn*' of v...» Vor
fctr:fe s in an Interview ha: this of
fer »111 not be accep.'ed
Why not’
Can any tocnl reason flven?
Are the \e \ York authoriti*
afraid they land ft-*h t**o >l*
for their net'*
SomeCn; tt»e hunter rt nds irani*
the feroclcms’' s- ~nd po* er of
whleh chill bl« blood and t:k
away his thirst for su- • »--*
‘•odie, and carry It <» 100*1. and
wh*,-e 'her* 1* no trx I -y tem of
■ na.f and rpowal they iiav play a big
par* tn f * -pr«acl of au-h rt -
t) p; <>:d lever
Ihre are son*** '»d health ept
fc-ran. for lh» tnotfir u rein*m 'r
Mhoo/lng roiixh in children inrt' ,
fl’e year* o f age i* a 2 - »t° dlseaae
Mei'* ** in school Is like fr* tn
graa*.
If .ou let the child have m'-a*!**
* her: t«e ia young you r •> n\> a
<!*. ’or* hill Uter on. iu* you may
* *o pay the under.**, r no*.
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Hess Haskins
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“Th* refurn (fame between
the Locu-t Giants and th* Kim
C orners* Wild ( ala was called
lat th* end of th* second tamin'
By Webster.
Let the People Rule—And Write
World Peace.
To the /. f for »f Th? Ttmcv
T.\« {'.;»♦• movement. from the*:
da»n of Christian clvlliiat P>n. hs>-
’<> If- r 'lit *>.l7 International art*!
' is’ion. r*:*tiea It has resulted lit
’7 ■' ir!<l p* ai •• rongres-e* since
' • ,t tit*' net lor a The Han't**
u:.fe>vncr Uytug t:;*' foundation
for tlu* r»* w intornatlon »li *m in
which !t » »hall replace the sane- 1
!< i t ? for* *-, i- formal pro* .-d
ire A federation of mor him 4***»!
ln'ernuriooal orcanizau* ns la main ,
[ 'ain*d in • ipport of the formal
■n jvement
i t s e U’-at Hague conference,
i !' n! t*- -! S?(t'* sos America, fir* a*
•'n .i-.d ii-'in n>- initiated a
* i »ir movement The coming
i t-o ■ rongr*-- in Independence
>ll .1 re l>, iy ontrlNvitory to the
j par* America will tak#- In th'» feder|
*:• of nation* movement, long
; pending, and undevtroyed by the
I wor I<l war.
The p*,ir»‘ movement espouses
I »h* Idea of democracy among na
; ti» ns. and opposes tha' of the n«* **«.
<*•> dominane* of ell nation* hv
i anv t ne na ion or group »>f nation*,
1 I ;*■• to prepo-atton for war* of eon
jq’ * « It advo* at* ae« onomn l*-* , l*-
1 lati n for war prevention. such as
'or example the recognition of
• right «if an nation to legitimate
-x pans lon through the holding of
•h | ,r t and otherwlae. it Cham
1; ion* gradual reduction of arma
ru**n*s xv** a* th«-v are necessary for
defense. a* the sanction of la v re
places tnnt of force between nation.
The oldoat of thp organixatlona
ft tJ:e peace propaganda In thl*
country I* the American Peace no
ciet>, founded In I*2*. a branch of
Ah' h will, |t j.* hop»*d, be organ
l7*d In Michigan next a'lt'imn.
If Is an error. although not an
uncommon fi't. that confuse* the
mos* t,‘ nt for constructive peace
foil tig the lines of historic **>
mal development with the schools
of thought ;>dvos ntitig the unpnll
i fl*-4 ppllratlon of th* principle of
non resistance |o international rela
tion** Not a little harm ha* haon
j don h- the advocacy of complete
and "I'mament and the understand
::i t v ill of ihe nature of the peace
A Roy and His World
BY E. 8. HITCHCOCK
T!if< >a« «rrll. , .|*'4 or a school
book belonging to a high school boy
of tr.
All *li« world loves * lover,
which is strange In tny <aa** 1 lov»*
Mlm i she is »■ « world to me hot
Mir.nl** does not lnv«* me, H »re I
am h 1* \* r. but the world that la
m* • rid, doesn't rare for me a
ll"l*» bit.”
.h hnnv l« phllo«ophixln t o\*r the
kindle f*-*\llnga of the world ln**lde
i'that Is. himself*, and the rold and
hard old outside world. * hlMi, up to
now •,* - had litt!*• to do w ith his
| dresm and nsplratlon * If* will
I con* 1 I* 1 efore long thwf the old
• ' o*tld he amended and have
inotl r word Inserted. I e , 'AH
th* wot Id loves a successful lover.
| but want# none of the other kind."
And later Johnny will find that It
1U not only In love that tke world
11 ■ ■ mm n i>m
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 f 19 15
\ Poem a Ihv,
J\ *T % I.IXH
The postman paaaea by, hi* ate l’» tell
plainly
It* h* «t. t .tii> mall to l*<*va ft»i m*-.
Or xiu'UM ha -top mv eye* muil .till
»«t k vainly
Th. .me h«ti<lwriting I *o l-ma to
are
Tiico it i-icture postal <ar.| were het •
tar
Than It*.tying me without a Mingle
ago.
Another >l*** goti* hy, and atilt no
| tI t f
I l*- »r t|ti.;hter can't you drop me
Juat a Itnef
\\ In are toil alien!* I hava nft»n
w-ltten
When t w >s, strictly apeaktng nnt
mv turn
Have \>. .v iilt pan iaraly«l« been
amlttefl,
•>r what "ew le.«on would you
ht'e n-e lease *
Am l i m pat tail t In too great x hum*.
A.u p. *«a.-d with duties harder to
decline *
(»h. daughter It would *wi • a heap
of w*>rrs
If y-'u w uld drop your 'l'h'f Juat
* line.
g
p.. rh * ?'« there a some mistake a heed
•••« .mfence
Tennert without th'ofclng may have
auaed you pain.
r.-rhapa 1 -a's too high mr tnde
p-n.l-n- e
Perhaps »*■»** think m* frivolous and
van.
rv p-v |,o r lesta In earnest you were
taking
r»h ~|id \ «»vi r*ad thla secret heart
of mine,
You'd know .V*r child h*w near It
la to hreikitig
And d'op your lonely father Juat
a line
Anonymous
Pointed Paragraphs
V n* ar Argument la one in w hich
nobody get* angry.
Moat of th** ‘ln on exhibition l»
anythin* but original
You don't need bank reference* in
.irder to borrow trouble
Many a g«>»>d reputation h*a been
stab'-w-d hy a psdnfed tongue
You c»n t hurt *ome men nnlea*
! vou hit them on the po« ketbook.
t onalder the bald headed man.
h» c< m’*s n*»' t neither d»»e* he biuah
It * aonietlme* hard for * man to
a.lju.-t his religion to fit hi» hual
; u* a<
A woman c*n tix'illlv manage a
man If ah** doesn't let him know she
la doing it
movement, xlone will aafeguard It
at;;ttn*t ln)»»rv
The world w*r ahould be the har
!:nt*r -f world peg-e Mankind la
in the procr-*a of reallilng the coat
if adh* r n to the pollcle* which
*he American union proven repla. e
able f v ad traid*’ federation agree
m» nf h-*twc**n the leading nation*. If
| not between* all. which shall abollah
i f’ ti:re v rr! I conflict*, and isher In
i the millennial time of whl- h ti e .a
1 ( r* 4 png-* 1« not non cpgnliant
C*AS?*rN RI'OKN'F. PARSONS.
11J .\d*-laide-at , June *. ISIS
A Reader in Tun#
To the AMtfor nf 7"he 7*tme»'
Ther*- ia a' least one editor In
th s proaalf c;*y who s*>*«ae»aea a
aoul The edPor'a column In laat
nights Time* waa an ode to the
g*e*>n field*, the hreeye atlrred tree*
and the a/ure creeks of near old
Michigan It I* Just like coming
'a* ay from the notae, duat and con
fualon of th** city to the swept mea
do* s to r* a 1 the editorial
The pr* as la full up w ith the re
po*fs of the battlefield* of Kurope
and we are gtrk of reading war
At ode** 1 v hidden at the hgck of the
pa er was the column of pralae for
Michigan In June To quote the ed
ltor a word*
Our June l« I anler'g June of
"Ixvnr June night aound* eroon
ed among the leave* "
•'And wh'spered confidence* of
dark and green.”
' The legveg are green aa they
never will be again, for the aun
haa not yellowed them with
aeorchlng rnva "
The*e beautiful fact* that aummer
1* on u* 1r all Ita aeductlve glory
make* U* feel like living The edt
*or evidently go* a about with hi*
eve* open
want *o be reminded tha*
Michigan l« beautiful V hat do we
care If the rjermana have captured
200 000 Russian* <*r that the kalaer
ettr’a v< * mouatache thrice dally’
Tlioae even'* happen In Europe We
ng*-ee with the editor In all hi* nh
aerva'lon* and verify hla concluding
a»a*ement that June in Mlehlran I*
a hit of all right. C. J. <»
No f»7R Reneca *ve , June a. I'M?,
a frlemlv Inter** t Ifn will have to
' rw*k** »ro >d” In business and mak
1 In* mr! In bu*ln as l* not neees
c«rilv h* Inr the h*st man but mak
in* the most money, often at the ex
pense of others.
No matter Tohnny has learned
hi« lesson and *a pent on "success."
He n a sav* hla original sweet
ness h: I expend it upon his family.
If o thev and he are fortunate, or
1e timv lose |t In his struggle for
the r*.<l and become hard and
Ci h bl>ed
Th•*t depends upon the resistance
and the innate goodness of Johnny,
for th« curriculum In the school of
I ife la harrier than any high school
and many miss the examinations.
(>t!i*r u fill by the wsvslde; |t la
onlv those of great and noble hearla
who reach Commencement day and
have It truly said: "Wall dona,
lib- aood aad fsit»f»l
LIZZIE LAWS
BY DR. FRANK CRANE
iCopyrtght. )Vl6, by I'Tauk Crane)
"Hy way of a sort of annex to the
I’nited States, M asks th«* St. Louis Post
hispptch, **Mhy *’an’t we institute a com
fortable smoking: room and bullet for
men only, where those who prefer liber
ty to death hy boredom may occasionally
withdraw from the Lizzies, yawn,
stretch, and enjov some »»f the oM vaunt
ed prerogatives that used to make Amer
ica seem worth while as a habitat of
v r enus homo?
•is a jail or penitentiary the only
place left for a man to who would
have such liberties remain to him
guaranteed from further infringe
ments?’'
It is an odd thing; America is sup
posed to be the land of the tree, and yet
we have more fool regulations and re
strictions than even bureaucratic (ier
manv or autocratic Russia, when it
comes to items of |>ersonal deportment.
It is probably a remnant of the Puri
tans in our blood. They regulated every
thing. even kissing.
(Jovemmcnt, as Lionel Cecil Jane
points out in his recently published lx*ok
“The Interpretation of History," is
shown in history to be a continual con
flict between two ideals, the one, “uni
versalism," meaning that contentment is
to be found in universal conformity anti
submission; the other, "individualism,"
meaning that the greatest happiness lies
tn complete self-assertion.
Any government is some sort of a com
promise between the desire for law and
order and the desire for |>ersonal liberty.
Perfect uniformity on the one hand, and
unrestricted lil>erty on the other, art*
equally impractical.
The just mean to !>e observed is to
restrain personal lil*erty as little as |>os
sible, consistent with the peace and dig
nity of the state.
It is mighty hard to draw the line be
tween decent restriction and meddling;
J For instance, to decide what sort of a
I theatrical performance is allowable and
what ought to be suppressed, or how low
a decollete dress should he worn, or when
. ,i man shall Ivo permitted to go in his
shirt sleeves, and where and when a de
praved male shall have the right to take
a drink. sm«»ke a pipe, or chew tobacco.
It takes common sense, which is rare.
Mayors, chiefs of police, and legislative
1 bodies have our sympathy. On one hand
;the righteous cohorts are nagging them
to make everybody go to Sunday school
and quit chewing gum, and on the other
the ordinary folk who are too busy chas
ing the dollar to note their moral con
duct are asking to be let alone.
If nnyl>ody thinks he knows just what
to do in the premises he has my admira
tion.
Two things are plain. One, that the
roughnecks should not be allowed to an
noy quiet anti respectable folk. Two,
that no Lizzie laws be enacted to pester
people who are studiously minding their
own business according to their own
lights.
Puzzle: Find the golden mean.
i Bad Cooking Wrecks Lives
BY H ADDINGTON BRUCE
• Author rs "Tha HMrtle of t'#r«oi.ality."
*T*fel»i»l«*y And Parenthood.** etc >
Every woman who exparta to ho married
ought to learn how to rook, and how to rook
well Thl* appllo* oven If *h« ho tha daughirr
of woaßhy parents, with th** oxportatlon of
novor having to do hor own rooking.
She ought to l*-nrn how to cook ovrn then.
Oth**rwl*e ah# may find horaolf a? th*» merry
of rarole** or inrotnpetont aorvanta And. b*v
m« ur.ahl#* through Ignorance to rorrect their
fault*, aho may aoon or late find her health
and happln**** wrork«*d beyond r**<*ll.
Thla may *A«-m an extrotn 0 atatomant, hut it
ia amply borne out by everyday observation.
One of rhe moat striking fa<ta of modern
American Uf«* l* th' pr*\al**n».« of n*rv<au* dle
ordt-r* Hysteria. payrhaathenlA. neurasthenia,
and almllar maladlo* « laitn \ictima from every
walk in life Oddly enough, arcordlng to tha
••xperlrfu e of n»rvoua aj»e< lali«tH, lh* y H'tarlc
*Ui greatest frequenry married p«*ople
Saw. th** rerognleed cauaea of thei,*- function
al nervou* trouble* are worry, anxl'ty, f*ar,
rona'anf etreaa and strain of any aort. Thla
mean* that Minting married people there mu*t
he an unusual liability to these nerve wrecking
condition*.
Neurologlat* will tell you that uc h I* actually
the raae
Thoae who are quite frank with you will add
that LtOMKHTIC I'NIIAI’IMNKSH hold* flrwt
place an a provocative • t nervmia disorders
iiitong married people Up* clfying further they
will nay that nmong the chief cauaea of dome*-
Mr unhgpplne** l* Inablli'y «»n the t>art of the
Ifo TH HAVK MEAI.H COUKKO WELL AND
. KHVEI) WELL
A* one of Boaton'a foi«mo*t neurologist a
*ald to me In the courae of converaa'lon
•'lt would b«* dlfflmlt tn t xnegerate »h*
amount «)f functional nervous dlnenae brought
on, dlreftlv or Indirectly, by h-id rooking; or
the number of hontea th;*.t have be*-n wreck'd
,r<tm the .*atne tauae.
••pad cooking ni*'>n* fond that la unappetlt.
Ing. hear'’ hard to dig«*M Indleeatlon in* ana a
train on the norvtiu* ayafem, with a reaultant
tender.<y to reatle ane*a, nervou-neaa, and lr-
I ilfnhllltr.
"Many men Inatlnrtlvelv try t** rarape thla
hy resorting to place* club-, hotel*, reatau
-1 r.inta where they may lie *ure of finding ap
petising food Rightly they are then accused
of n*gleetlng their home*
"Their w I vea—t hem selves victims of poor
cooking reprnsrh them, give way to t**ara, or
brood In hurt silence Marital friction thus In
creases steadily, until in the end there rnay
be a nervous breakdown or renort to th** di
vorce court.
"Thla among couple* who began tty sincerely
loving each other, and who doubtless would
have gone on loving e*eh other had It not been
•or the wlfes ignorant - * In evIIMTJ Mtten,”
With such results, observed and recorded hy
medical men of long experience, can It be
doubted Ihßt avery flrl ought to bo trgtood to