The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-30

DOME Ne Msdd1esome or Argumontativo
With Other Peoples Afhirs.


DONE Ne Msddlssome or APgumentative
with Other Peoples AnAirss
The porson Of even average moral
sense has general understanding Of
the fact thnt his neighbours house,
trees and material goods nre objects
toward which he should show respect
by the simple process OF letting alone.
The right TO alter tho color OF his
house, to order the pruning Of his
trees, etc., arc recognized to be mat
ters solely under control Of their
owner.
But in matters less material, yet
more personal, there is great lack OF
respect shown In our dealings with
one another.
Persons who would resent being
called discourteous, persons who in the
main are kind Of heart, and even gen.
crous with their money, are often sad
ly wanting in charitable Judgment Of
their neighbor's opinions and proper
sense OF their peculiarities.
Too commonly the fact is ignored
that mans opinions and convictions
are his private personal matter, with
which no one else has o right to med.
die.
A man may hold with oil the fervor
Of heart and strength OF MUD Of
which he is capable the principles Of
Professionalism. but that Is no reason why
he should assail the belief Of his Cath
,olic neighbor. Indeed, 1t is an excel
ent reason why he should not do go,
but, instead, should extend the tolera-
tion supposed to be part Of his re-
ligion.
I A man may believe In homeopathy
to the highest dilution, but that belief
does not entitle him to the privilege
OF calling his neighbor to account be-
cause he chooses to seek relief by
means Of mercury and quinine In rs
heroic doses as he may fancy.
So in politics, the spending Of money
In social life, in. dress and education,
each one should scrupulously avoid
acting as tho censor OF others who may
differ from himself
Least Of oil is one privileged while
a guest to attack the opinions OF tho
family whose hospitality he enjoys.
When. for any reason, he can not ac-
quiesce in the family regulations let
him depart, and not try to reform tho
family to his standard Of propriety.
By calm personal arguments. or by
the force Of example, one may try to
convince another that his way is the
better, but true courtesy requires
that he shall not, unasked, present his
opinions, when to do 80 will wound
and not alter in the slightest degree
the course Of his opponent.
= Nor let any one aatter himself that
because O man Is loud of voice and
blunt in speech. ever ready with cruel
judgment Of others and FREQ with ad-
vice on all matters. that he will pleas
antly accept such treatment from 9th.
ers. for he is quite rs likely to resent
interference with his affairs as the
man Of gentler speech and greater
charity.
1t is so easy to form the habit OF
meddlesomeness and to persuade ones
self into the belief that ones mission
Ia to be "private investigator and
public advisor" that one is apt to for
get that In the regulation Of ones own
conduct life presents enough perplex-
ing problems without trespassing upon
the rights Of others in a mistaken zeal
to convert them to q better use.
In short, lot no one be 80 intent upon
the mote in the eye Of his neighbor
that he will forget the beam in his own.
Daughters Of America.