The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-08
CAItSIcGIE'S ADVICE.
Tho Great steel Nlngnmtr Talks Intcrinin-
ingly I" Young R"cIscfell.r's Sunday
School Glass.


talked last night in tho Fifth avenue
Baptist church to tho Biblo class Of
John ID. Rorkrfcllor, Jr., Of which
he is an honorary momber. lIo told
his youthful hearers what amuso.
ments were hest calculated to improve
them, both mentally and physically.
Mr. Carnrgio took for his theme,
"Amusoments for Young Men," and
he told of the things which, in his
experience, he had found to be of
tho most benefit. Ho began with the
infants rattle and proceeded through
tn" sovon ag's of meE.
Ho said that one OF tho uscs Of
games was to divert the miud and to
exercise tho brain cells in different
manner to which they had been &C
rustomod during tho day. Ho re
called how often he had sccn Glad
s'on" playing backgammon.
Ho played ono game nearly every
evening, and sometimes two, said Mr..
Carnegie.
81 am especially fond of games of
chance." he continued, "for in them
is an element Of surprise. Cards,
backgammon and such games cxer
cise the ingenuity and they never
c"mo ont exactly tho samc Chess in
wolves rivalry and Il competition.
1t is q struggle, Billiards, | like best
of all, for it is exercise for tho BODY
as we'll rs recreation for the mind"
MIR. Carnegie was aboutto proceed
to another branch of his subject
when he suddenly checked himself.
81 wish to say right here,' he said,
"thnt ] do not believe in wagering
and gambling connected with games
of chance. Gambling implies getting
something for nothing. Why should
man take the property Of his friend
as the result of" game? Gambling
ie certainly demoralizing.
II attach great importance to tho
theatre as Il means Of amusement.
There are, Of course, in these days
many bad plays, but there are also
many good ones. I shall never for
get the night when for tho first timo
heard tho strange, mysterious
rhythm of tho language Of Shake
speare. | was working as mes
senger boy then, and it was stl unge
thing that we boys always had n
message for the manager of certain
theatre just about the timo that tho
curtain rose. Frequently messages
had been in our pockets n while, but
such things are bound to happen.
awe we're always permitted to go
up into the gallery after We had at
tended to our mission. 1t was not
long after heard tho works Of
Shakespeare that l bought copy of
the works of the great dramatist and
studied them, IA have been doing
ever since. I found it helpful in my
youth to have one of those Shakes
pearo calendars from which | could
tear loaf each day. When / got a
thought from Shakespeare I mado it
my friend. There arc many thoughts
on" may have constantly at hand.
Fl" may know tho great mon OF tho
world by turning to the shelves OF
his library. Those men arc never
out, and they never have engage
ments elsewhere.
"Go 10 tho concerts which tho best
musicians say are good. If you do
not appreciate music at first you can
not but learn.
"Speaklng OF the amusements
which call for physical exercise, I
wonld recommend baseball and lawn
tennis. Footballp I do not approve
Of any game in which mon struggle
with each other when they are down.
Then [ should like to mention IN.
other game of Scottish origin.
"Scotland has given two great
boons to humanity, tho Shorter Cat
echism and tho game of golf. 1 an
IL victim Of golf. 1 was converted tt
it when 7 heard that BaIfour hat
g no to the north Of Scotland, wher,
the opportunities for playing gol
were good.
"Then I believe in tho game