The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-08-17

annals OF the world Is the triumph OF
enthusiasm; while Bulwer Lytton de-
clares that enthusiasm is the genius Of
sincerity, and truth accomplishes no
victories without it. He makes fatal
mistake who confuses enthusiasm with
sentimental effervescence, and mistakes
the one for the other.
In New York even the libraries take
vacation. The Lenox is now closed to
August IT, and the Astor will close on
the 10Th and remain closed until Sep
TENDER 14th. The Saturday half holi-
day is more generally observed this
summer in Chicago business houses
than ever before, but half day per
week, while better than no holiday, is
not enough. 1t was distinguished
Boston lawyer who remarked that he
could do his work in eleven months but
that he couldn't do it in twelve. Taking
vacation is one Of the pleasantest ways
of doing more work than has yet been
devised. Have you had your vacation
yet?
In the papers and magazines of the
day much space is devoted to woman,
her works and wages. and especially to
the art of becoming beautiful and of
retaining beauty. Some of these articles
may give few valuable hints, but most
of them are rubbish which makes "the
judicious grieve." Ruskin is not always
right in his views but these, is wealth
of wisdom contained in these words as
to girls work that is worth more than
all the hints so freely given to girls in
the newspapers and magazines: Give
such girl any true work that will make
her active in the dawn and weary at
night, with the consciousness that her
fellow creatures have indeed been the
better for her day. and the poweress
sorrow of her enthusiasm will tran
form itself into majesty Of radient and
benefcent peace"
500
The following from DR.. Goulds work
on "a Search for Religion in Biology" is
commended to the attention of the
thoughtless women who are condemned
in such vigorous manner for adopting a
wicked fashion Of the time. DR.. Gould
puts the case trifie stronger than is
wise; but of the wickedness of the GUS
tom which is condemned there is no
doubt: 'The death of those most ex-
quisite of Gods creations, heavens own
birds, for purposes of ornamentation of
our female savages, is disgrace to our
humanity. 1t is grievously sad to think
it has gone on SO long. Let woman,
SO cruel as to wear a dead bird, be
Stunned as murderess. She should
not be spoken to by good people,"
500
The tusk of a mastodon was found
last week near Reed City, Illinois, three
feet in length and from two to eight
inches in diameter. 1t was found by
coal miner along the bank of Leamash
creek, the earth having been washed
away by recent floods revealing this
remnant of an animal of prehistoric
times. These "huge bones of time" that
are now and then found in widely sew
cred locations and in different zones are
the only record of the swarming life of
the earlier ages of the globe. mute re-
minders of animal life and progress on
the globe not less eloquent and pathetic
than the ruins of Palmyra or Birs MINI
roud.
We regretted the necessity which
compelled The UNIvERsALIsT last week
to divide DIR. Hanson's Greatest Thing
in the World" The remainder of the
article appears on the first page. 1t isl
neat bit of description all the way
through.
That missing "Unioner" was found
when the final count was made up.
There we're just 600 delegates present at
the National Boston '95' Convention.