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Thursday, February 4, 191S
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Th« applauM for tbe moat eloquent orator on aome literary aubject ia BOtbing comi>are<l witb the riotoua acclaim tbat greets tbe Benring ot ie« cream at a cburcb supper.
Tbe usual appropriation for free ¦eeda is passed by Congreea, but our parsimonious legislators sternly re¬ fuse to fiJlot tbeir constitutenta any hoes or spados, witbout whicb tbe Meda will never flourlsb.
That week end quavering whisper wbleb you bear in legislative bodies aiboat now is not some poor follow who baa bad bia vocal cords removed, bnt the new member making bis maid¬ en speech.
rt la considered good policy to criti¬ cise tbe efforts to help the poor, be¬ cause if you don't, you may be asked to contri^>ute on a subscription paper.
Having signed several petitions for eovUy public improvementa, many people write to the newspaiwrs at¬ tacking tbeir representatives for not reducing the taxea.
TME NEW aHUO LAW
A stringent federal law takes effect Marcb 1, eontrolling tbe sale of habit forming drugs. Tbe number of ao- ealled "drug flenda" in this country is estimated from 1,000,000 to 4,000,- 000. It is time aometbing were done to alleviate this national tragedy. Tbe haggard men one so often sees may not be th« subject of normal physical decay, but the victim of their own folly, which needs severe re¬ straint.
Tbe most brilliant men often form these habits. Tbe phlegmatic person capable of holy mediocre work, takes his dally task eaally, and rarely feels compelled to seek artiOcial itilmulants But ia it tbe man who could rise the highest who also may sink to the lowest
Tbe phyilcians who resort to this fatal support are num,erous. Often they are at the top of their profession. They have the peculiar alertness of mind tbat goes with the nervous tem¬ perament, with marvelous acuteness of perception and capacity for swift judgments. It Is this sensitive na¬ ture that feels strain most severely. It is so easy for a doctor to brace himself witb drugs for some trying or deal.
Manufacturers of cocaine aad other drugs promote these habits with shameless lack of scrun'e The sam-^ pie ol headache powder that is given away on the street or thrown on your porch may contain deadly narcotics. Dealers in candies and soft drinks sometimes keep these man killers. Tbe closet shelf contalris headache Y^medies a slight overdose of which will stop a person's heart.
Whether tbe law mentionled above is enforceable or not it Is too soon to say, but public sympathy will be with its purpose.
Letters to Editor
Extracts from letters written by Dunham W. Norton, non of Justice Norton, who is eonployed as a civil engineer on the Panama Canal, and ia at preeent stationed at the Piilibra Cut To tbe Editor of the Nassau Poat.
Dear EMitor: I worked CbriaUnas eve. i atart¬ ed at four o'ciook and workea until four o'clock Christmas morning.
We had a deer hunt arrangod for Cbriatmes day, so when I got back to FiaraiBO trom tbe Slide at about 4:30 a. m., w« atarted on the hunt.
comparatively rare in bush country. (I may aa weil teii you now, tbough, thai we didn't get a shot or sigbft of a deer all day. Thought perhaps yon would tbiak all this preiuninary oo a big kill. The name fellows witb whom I was In company, went to tbe same place on Nerw Year's day, and got two deer. I had to work).
WeU, to continue—We all carried boma (cow boma tbat you blow tbe aame as a comet) to blow for aignala, and in caa« one ge«a lost in the jun¬ gle, they may be heard for two or three mdlee.
Wben I waa fixed on my stand. I blew my bom. Tb« doga w«r« pm in tbe buab, and I proceeded to wait tor a shot.
Tbe sun came up and everything waa very beautiful. Tbe jungle abowa abnoat every shade of green, but there are very few blossoma, and they are without j>erfume. Some beautiful butterfllea were tiuitering around me, and lixards jumped about in the leaves after ins«cta. The blrda beean to sing, too; but it ia not rweet music like at home. They make rather harsh cries, screams and chattenlng noises. I saw flocks of big parrots and also numbers of littla parroquetts. They are noisy little beaals. There were numA>erB too, of little humming birds. A different one came to eee me every few minutes. Tbey act aa tf they were curious, and not in tbe least afraid of you.
I also saw some tonoana. Tbey are black birds about the size of a Muscovy duck, and have a huge green bill wblcb ia almosrt a« bdg as the whole body of tbe bird.
Well, T was pretty tired. 1 had gotten up the morning before at 10:- 00 a. m., had been up the rest of that day and worked al^ of tbat nlgbt. Then tbe walk out there, and waiting on the stand for a shot, and the dogs not running anywhere near me. I be¬ gan to doze off; sort of toppto otar and wake up with a start.
Weil, at about 1:00 p. m. I could fttand it no longer, so stretched out in the sun, ants and liiards notwltb- Htanding, and went sound asleep. I must have slept about an hour and a half. Wben I awoke, I was sitting Vip with my arms across my knees and my bead on my arms in a pour¬ ing-down rain.
It may t>e I waim't somewliat dis- gUHited with life. I thought to myself that this was sure one fine Christ-
We started home soon after this, and. having reached there, I prefpar- ed for dinner by taking a bath, shav¬ ing and makinig my toilet.
The dinner was at the hotel, and conslsited of turkey, nuts, candiejs, and all the other flxtings.
After dinner I went up to "Van's" (ithe superintMKtent's) where, with about a dlozen fellows from tbe office, we were Invited to share the pleaa- urcs of a Chrisitmaa tree sent from the states. We drank a Merry Christ¬ mas to each other, and to the dear ones at home, after which 1 noade my excuses, hurried to my quarters and to bed as &oon as 1 could, pretty well tired out and all in, as you can easily see.
DUNHAM W. NORTON
OVERCOMING FEAR By Archibald MoL«llan
(Editorial appearing in Issue of S. ('. Sentinel of January 23. 1915. Printed by request)
There is a natural desire on the part of the majority of the benefi¬ ciaries of Christian S<;Ience to under¬ stand why and how it la that they have been healed, even after materia medlca has pronounced them hopeless or incurable. In most instances they are not content until they have en¬ tered upon the study of the text-book and begun to demonstrate its teach¬ ings. When they have once put the truth to the test for themselves, they begin to realize its possibilities in the Incidents of every-day living,—In the office, the store or the home,—and are eager for a full understanu^g. As in all other eelences, however, there is no royal road lo leami,*, and he who would know the truth for him¬ self must study Science and Health and faithfully solve his problema by the rules there laid down.
Tbe more Christian Scientists know of thts wonderful truth the keener Is their realization that their most ur-
The place is about six miles nortb east from Paraiso. It is caUed Caaa"!'^.''"V"^®^ >'' '« "^^^ practical use of Grande (big house). Nothing there
though except jungles, and situated exaiqtly on top of the continental ah Tld«v aI»out three hundred feet eleva¬ tion.
We got there shortly alter daylight and before the sun was up. I found a good stand under a lemon tree wlkere I was hldd«n, but commanded a Tlew ol quite a grassy spacft. pro- tably about two acres along the bank* at a strMin. 3ucb place* ar«
the teachings of Kieir text-books. Science and Health. As a flrat step in this direction they should turn to page 410 of this book and read ano ponder these words: "f hrl.st i a n scientific practice begins with Christ's keynote of harmony. 'Be not afraid!' " then to nagp 192. where thoy will flnd the statement, "Evil ia not power." To be P-frald, or to give power to evil. Is to admit that there is a creator apart from Ood, good, an admission wbloh in effect denies that flrst and
landanvental plank of Christianity. "Thou Shalt hav« no other gods be¬ fore me."
EHsewaere in Science and Health Mrs. Eddy makes many statements of similar nature, notably the one ou page 454, wnere sho writes, "The un¬ derstanding, even m a degree, ol the divine All-power dstroys lar, and plants tbe feet in the true path,—tbe path which leads to tbe house built without hands "eternal In the bear- ens.' Human hate has no legitimate mandate and no kingdom. Love is enthroned. That evil or matter has neither intelligence nor power, is tbe doctrine of aft>solute Christian Science, aad tbis is the great truth' wbicb strlpB all disguise from error." To admit fear is to deny the omnipres¬ ence aod omnipotence of Truth, for If Ood is everywhere, fllllng ail space, evil has no place nor power. It is from such statements as these that Christian Scientists have been able to draw tbe courage and inspiration which haa enabled them to meet prac¬ tically every phase of tvll without Slncbing. The understanding that (Jod is omnipotent does not tolerate a be¬ lief that there is or can be another power called evil, nor does it tolerate a fear of that which it knows does not exist
ln|iord«r to be consistent. Christian Scientista must know that no barm can come to them if they "do right and fear not," and if they know this they will have no fear. Mrs. Bddy, on page 442 of tbe text book, lays Bpeclal emphasia on the importance of this duty, and ii we heed her ad¬ monition we shall know that neither person, place, nor thing can harm the Christian Scientist who Is "clad in the panoply of Love" and is faithfully following Christ. Every student of the text-book who has absorbed even the smallest grain of Christian Sci¬ ence has obtained enough understand¬ ing to free himself from fear, and it Is hla duty and hi.<j privilege to assert his Ood-given right to freedom from every belief of mortal mind which would enslave him.
The psalmist said, "Yea, though » walk through the valley of the shad¬ ow of death, i will fear no evil: for thou art with me." He had that as¬ surance in the protecting power of di¬ vine Love to which the apostle refer¬ red when be said, "There Is no fear In love; but perfect love casteth ont fear;" and Christian Scientists are fortunate in having learned how to make "perfect love" available. No matter how dark the cloud of discour¬ agement or doubt that has settled a'bout us, we know that behind It Is the eternal radiance of "the Sun of righteousness . . . with healing In his wings," ready to, dissipate every last .shadow and enfold us in the glory of His coming. None can harm us, none can make us afraid, while our trust is in Him "with whom is no variable¬ ness, neither shadow of turning."
SNIPING
The vice of hunting without a li¬ cense is very prevalent among the citizens of Hempstead. Four of tliem were caught and fined, two $10 each, the other two |13.C0 apiece. Why thia inequality of Justice i nerco something for Congressman Walsh's smelling committee to look into. Worse yet, two citizens of Royalton In this same county paid fines of |17.- 00 apiece lor the same offence. No wonder there is such a feeling of un¬ rest. Congressman. Better give tuw Rockefeller Foundation a rest and come right out here to Nassau. We need you.
A Republican who publicly avows his belief in the Christian religion, the Constitution of the United States and William Howard Taft need not necessarily be accused of starting a boom for Mr. Taft for the Presidency. But wben Chairman Tanner of the Republican state Committee who managed the campaign of Governor Whitman makes such a public declar¬ ation, It'a different. Taft may be nominated all right, being tbe only broad guage Republican on the hori¬ zon and therefore "the logic ol the situation.'" A race between him and Wilson would be mighty interesting. That little grinding noise that may be heard o'nlghts In Democratic wood sheds all over the nation may have no significance, but it sounds omin¬ ously like the sharpening of knives, the hum of preparation as It were for a Presidential canvass, a sort of shad¬ ow cast before by coming events, a precursor of 111 for a Princeton Pro¬ fessor.
Comptroller Phlyps is a kindly hearted and sweet disposltioned gen¬ tleman, too tender, possibly, to be a real vigilant watch doj, of the Nas¬ sau treasury, that If of the sort that will bite real deep as well as bark real loud. The Ideal dawg tor watch- falnees always seemed to us to b«
one tbat would seixe an interloper by the leg or even tbe ssat of bis nn* menUonables and hold on like grim death till tbe first line ot reservists arrived. By way of illustration, the Supervisors having approved a bill ol something like $380 for the combined efforts ol the Nassau editors to give approximate polbllclty to certain elec¬ tion advertising, our worthy Comp- trc^ler sat him down and flgm«d ont tbat Its real worth was mors Uksly 1160. But w he explained to the editors asssmlbled Cow dsep. If ths Supervisors decided to override his veto and stand pa< on their original order he would sign it before ths Ink even had drisd on the paper. Th* I>as8ing ot tbe bnck biding thus been nimibly accomplish^ a oonipl*t* rs- balMlltation in ths esteem and oon- fldenos of the editors onght naturally and properly to lollow. John Lyon never passed the buck.
Tbe relorm administration ol New Tork City is breathing in short i>ants already. To the dlfflcuKles ot Its ow» creation In evading the spirit il not the letter ol the civil servioe laws, are now to be added financial difficul¬ ties In obtaining lunds lor its main¬ tenance and in preserving tbe credit ot Father Knickerbocker. It now proposes to mulct rent payers as well as tax payers in its radical plan tor, new taxation. Tbe pendulum ever swung beck to tke Democrats after one term ot reformers and Impractlca- blea, and history is likely to repeat Itsell.
Another Bryan in offloe. The son ol bis father has been appointed a Fed¬ eral Aaslstant District Attorney in Arizona. May heaven help tbe Dem¬ ocracy.
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Golden Anniversary Sales
A Month of Amazing Economies
IN THE STORE ACCOMMODATING
O commemorate a Half Century of Public Satisfaction Giving, we are announcing each day in the newspapers Amazing Sales, celebrating in a thoroughly characteristic Abraham and Straus w^ay the Anniversary of the founding of the store and fifty subsequent years of public satisfaction giving.
There are many ways in w^hich this great Golden Anniversary that represents so much in the business history of Brooklyn could be observed, but we believe the most appropriate way, and one most satisfactory to the public, is by a demonstration to superlative degree of those very value giving features, accommoda¬ tions and PUBLIC SERVICES generally that have been so appreciated and upon which this greatest Brooklyn store was built—THE STORE ACCOMMODATING.
While the extraordinary value giving will continue over a month, each day will have its particular values, its particular departments or branches of our business, so that no day's announce¬ ment should be missed.
