The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-20

on his breast" exclaimed the el.er Mrs.
Wallace.
"And see one on each ARM said
Johns wife.
And thus the ordinations multiplied
until II was disclosed that numerous
leeches were on the man at whom they
were looking; the ladies In the mean
time having been so shocked at the
sight as TO have removed their means
of observation. but were persuaded by
John to replace them.
do you observe any change In the
mann he now asked.
Yes" said young Wallace. ''the man
Is growing lean and the leeches are
growing larger. John, the leeches are
sucking the blood out Of the arteries OF
the man"
And the effect" asked John, ION
the man Is whatf"
We'll" was the reply. ut is only a
question OF time when they will do
him up. He is now a very different
looking man TO what he was few min
utcs ago"
Hasn't the intelligent appearance.
Ell. JohnT'
mo. the flesh is gone from about his
face and he looks bad-anything but
pleasant
"Oh. It Is too bad, II is pity, Take
them on. Johnr' exclaimed his wife.
and the other ladies' joined in the re-
quest.
well. what do you see now;" said
the teacher. a. he directed the ladies'
who had removed the glasses TO re-
place them.
Il now see another man." said his
partner. THE new man Is standing by
the side OF and looking Mt the first man
and he Is now removing one OF the
leeches-he now removes another-and
another"
'Oh. he is n good man. and he looks
IT," said Mrs. Wallace Sr.
and he has removed them an said
the elder Mrs. Adams. and she con
Guided. "how striking and how realr'
Look again" said her son. land
am going to say nothing for five min
utes. want you to notice carefully
what occurs"
With this the younger Adams tool
a seat. and adjusting the appar
atus TO his eyes. Joined with the
others In silently rejecting on what he
saw. The man they all looked AT was
gradually coming back TO health. They
could see the blood flowing through his
arteries and veins unobstructed. and
slowly his form was assuming rotund-
4. ity. And. finally. when the skin had re-
gained It's hesh-like color. and the eyes
al
the new life that was In him. John took
the instrument from his face and rose;
and as he did SO the others did likewise.
with mingled expressions OF astonish-
ment. surprise and pleasure.
'Oh. John. how did you do II" asked
his wife. TO whom il was all as much of
n surprise as TO any OF them.
THE inventive genius of man. my
dear he said replying. as he laid hi.
| hand ON one of her shoulders. has
made II possible for me 10 do what
have done here; and believe there is
enough humanity on earth to redeem
our distressed civilization. as you have
seen II symbolized In this lesson to
night
An interim OF conversation occurred
in which il was admitted that Their
was no denying the relation Of none
TO civilization. and that civilization
would shrivel or expand as that Vita
izing fluid was decreased or increased
and as II was INSTRUCTED or permittc'
10 flow freely in the performance of H.
noble function. Also that all the mem
bers Of society We're interested in solv
ing the problem Of what this huid
should be made. and laws to protect II
from being diverted. That the money
dealers were selfishly interested and
the least to be trusted Of all our people
10 say what those laws should be. Even
Mr. Wallace ST. had unbended in the
influence Of family group and assent
ed to many things that he would have
retracted in the artificial atmosphere
of the Union Club.
Henry Wallace said that his partner.
John Adams. was right thus far. That
he had enunciated elementary princi-
pies that were unquestionably well
founded; that money was the blood OF
civilization and prosperity depended on
it's free circulation. and concluded by
saying:
John. you have properly stigmatlzed.
or classified. the money dealers. who
have diverted the blood OF civilization
for their personal profit. Tell us about
the gold standard"