Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-18
DON'T WORRY CLUBS.
Novel Social Movement Growing In
the East,
st. Louis Globe Democrat.


st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Some curiosity will be excited by the an
nouncemCrt cf new federation to be com
posed of Don't Worry Clubs" 1t first ap.
peared rather spontaneously in an custerr
city and seems likely to receive cCrSidera.
ton. The articles of faith as far as an.
nounced, are to the effect that worry makes
matters worse and should therefore be die,
oarded; that courage and presence Of minj
should take its place; that amcng its evile
are waste Of vitality and impairment of the
mental faculties and that where it is in.
dulged happiness is impossible. new
member is impressed with the duty of at
tacking worry as an elamy, but one that can
be driven out by persistent effort. Advice is
given as to cultivating a graceful spirit fcr
what is possessed on helping and comforting
neighbors AMI overcoming enmities and aver
sonS. Mere or less OF ore is admitted to
be the condition of existence, but the way to
meet it is cheerfully and bravely, remem-
bering how much of good there is IN
life and avoiding fretfuness as s,i evil that
writes an unpleasant message on the face
lowers the health, narrows the mind and
adds beyond measure to the weight of every
burden.
Americans in general are of a nervous
temperament and may need some calming
influence Of this kind. There is no better
temperament when regulated, fer one of It's
features is high vitality. Some races and
HdllOuS Ilteu HOIullS III lHe lOTlu OIL uOn
worry organizations. The Turks tlke
things as they come and are quetistic to a
degree Theirs is the apathy CT fatalsm and
q civilization the world has outgrow1. The
Hollander apparently never worries. Nature
hos rewarded him with solid physique and
capacity for composed enjoyme't. His
country Is model OF peace, comfort and
cleanliness. but then it is not very large.
AS the possessor of a whole continent and
travelling c., fast trains instead of canals
his tranquil characteristics might change.
Worry 10 not unknown in England and
there are Frenchman who worry when there
lis nothing exciting to worry about. But it
is understood that the new federation is in
tended especially for Americans.
In establishing this order no doubt. the
fact will be kept in view that there is a
noble discomfort which always has and
always should affect the human mind; but
another name for this is aspiration for that
which is higher and better. 1t conduces to
happiness and has no affinity to worry
There are philosophers who tell us that dis
content of the baser kind is due to a
chmercal idea Ct the happiness of others
Franklin warns those who are eager to be
something else than what they are that every
situation in life has inconvenience, and that
the change NEST desired is often for the
worse. Another dwels on the lack of order
as the chief cause of worry. passage from
Helen Hunt Jackson will be of service to
the new clubs: Men call fretting a minor
fault-a foible and not a vice. But there
so utterly destroy the peace and happiness
of a home" That is grave charge, but
to controvert it would be no easy task. A
new club is sometimes a new worriment, but
it is hoped the variety just launched will
escape that result.