The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30

!, that is intended 10 attract attention
, Of the masculine passers by, y horror
strikes through my soul aid say,
II wonder II the parents Of those
lyoung people are aware Of this. :
i The most OF those who make ever
lasting shipwreck carry that same
] kind Of sail. The pirates OF death
attack that style Of craft. wish ]
} had voice loud enough to be heard
from the Penobscot to tine Rio
Grande and I would repeat-dIrta.
J ton Is damnation.
remark further that a craze on
anything
, rs DEPLoRABLE.
Ball playing, from which many Of
us got the strength and oil the ex.
uberance. with which We have fought
the battle OF life, has with many
become q dementia and the gamb-
lers have put their clutches upon
the sport and q: the close Of the
game many have gone home de-
spoiled OF purse and despoiled OF
morals. But that Is not anything
against ball playing. Boating. from
which many Of US who lived along
rivers, got development Of chest
that has afforded US free respiration
To-. twenty or thirty years. and
would have given stout lungs to
many who ten years ago disappeared
through pulmonary complaint, has
been misused by. college students
who have sacrifceds book for oar
/ and brain for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ut
boat-racing and dead failures for
the duties Of life. But that il
nothing against boating. Strip the
ROLLER skate Of the craze. and SUBJ
stitute common sense. A consoling
thought Is that q public craze on
any style of amusement il transitofy,
and you cannot depend on the con-
tinuance Of a city's insanity. One.
half OF those who are now building
skating Kinks will 60 into bank
ruptcy.
Another remark-It Is very i'm
portant that people who have passed
40 years OF age do not forget that
once they were boys and girls.
That memory seems from multi
tude to have been obliterated. Put
yourself back twenty or forty years
ago and see what you needed then.
Rheumatism is incompetent to make
laws for sound ankles. Do not de-
mand that people have the tastes OF
old age before they get into the
thirties. Don't expect g0ldenr0d
and China astors TO bloom on May
morning. The people who start life
aged in preference are the people
who after while bore the life out OF
prayer meetings and make religion
d snu1ling cant, and disgust the
world with that which ought to be
attractive. You can't improve upon
the Divine plan, and when God
made boys and girls he intended
them to be boys and girls until
called to other conditions. They |
will come to the hard tug OF life |
soon enough. Let them now pre-
pare the broad shoulders and the
robust frame, which after you are |
under the ground will be taxed to
the utmost. Let the skating rink |
directors and managers join with
parents in q grand conspiracy to
overthrow the feeble health and
physical stagnation OF our cities and
the grog-shops and the places OF
bad amusement will be emptied
and the coming generations will
have vigor rebounding ard athlet-
ic. In some way the longevity Of
the human race Is to be improved,
and the average human life increas-
ed from 80 years to $50. As It Is
now we hardly get an education and
start In our profession or occupation
before we are emeritus. We die at
the opening OF the conflicts Of life at
Bull Run instead Of Gettysburg.
Another remark: All styles OF rec
reation among those under consider.
alton are only intended to 1T ms
for usefulness. Have any OF you
fallen under the delusion that your
chief aim ought to he to enjoy your
self? Hand me q list OF those people
whom you find all hours Of the day
and evening in places OF entertain
ment, and ! will give you list Of
people who are being sacrificed for
both worlds. Pepper, salt, sugar,
cinnamon, are good and important
In their places, but that would be an
unhealthy repast in which there was
nothing else on the table. Amuse-
ments and recreation are the spice
and condiments Of the solid feast of
this life but some OF you over-pleas-
uring people are trying TO feed your
body, mind and soul on condiments.
Only those who have useful work to
do and do 1t we'll are entitled to rec.
reations. The Bible was not sar-
castle AS Is generally supposed when
1t says: Rejoice o young man In
thy youth aud let thy heart cheer
thee il the days OF thy youth but
know thou that for all these things
God will bring thee into judgment.
It means to TO say: @Have = good
time, have a real good time, but
don't 60 into anything that the judg.
ment throne will frighten. Don't
forget your duties; don't forget
your Immortality
Scion made q law that every man
should once u year
SHOW BY WHAT TRADE
he got living. II he could not
show that he had any business he
was arrested and punished as =
thief. II 4 man in o'den times want.
ed to become . Roman citizen the
officer OF the law would take the
mans hand and feel 1t TO see whether
it was hard or soft and conclude II
hard he was Industrious, and II soft
he was idle. While in our time
many a man with soft hand is
diligent because he does his work
with the brain, and consequently the
palm does not get callous. we must
all have something earnest and
useful to do and our recrratiQEs are
only to reinforce our capacity. Any
game or exercise from which you
cannot return ut night and s9y:.Q,l
Lord, bless the amusement in which