The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

GA1D FLAY7H1 ANn ,GANHIzHa.
A Diseusaisa - ~ suAysss By . ssssu
: Phi,sssuh1 ~ nsseh1yn.
To fus ENRON a. rRs sus-siS: There
II at least one Good Which has resulted from
the euchre raid q The busy and energetic
Capt. o'hedly-<Asy hsvs ~pmed up public
discaanion vhidA mnst prove AZ sYps< yalr,e
TO the naoeAh a sscksfy. "a huntin9 through
my notes for seusthing wise and appropriate
on the subject Of card pasying. I came across
the following. vhich b taken from schopen-
haucrs easay On -TAs wisAem of Life:
And n ttsrs b ssthiAg elss 10 be done. q
man viii twiYi his thumbs or beat the dsyiis
tattoo: or cigar may ~ q volooms substi-
tute for exercising his brains. Hence, I'm oil
countries the chief occupstion Of society
ts card Tying and n b the gauge q its vaiue,
thought. Because peop9s have NJ thoughts
to deal IN. they deal cards. and ~ and win
one another's nonsy. Idtuts. But do not
wish 10 Be- unjust: % ~ me remark that Il
may certainly Be said b defiance Of card
playing that Il = . preparatisa Tor tn wosid
and Tor business life, becauss ous tearns
thereby how 70 maks . diver uss Of iortui-
tous but unaltersbIe circumstances toards.
In this case }. and 70 est o. much out q them
. LITTLE diss,muiatisn. ssd bow 10 pu4 good
face upon Q bed businsss. But. On the other
hand. IL 70 exactly for this reason that card
playing is 30 demofallxins. since the whole
object Of Il b to empaoy every kind a trick
and machinstios in order to win what be-
longs to another. And habit Of this sort.
learned ut the Gard tahSe. strikes root and
pushes liz way into practical life: snd In the
Affairs Of every day . man gradually comes
n nA nvssS<u N h.
light Is cards. and b consider thas - may
use - the stno~t whasrver advansa9es he
possssses. ~ long % hs dses not cums within
the arm 81 the lav. Exaupies q what I
mean are q daily oocsuraace tn asscsntne
life. since. thsu. isaauss b the Aower. or
rather the fruit. q existrnce. - II puts q
happy indeed Who, pesses something real
In themselves. But what do you get from
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in he styuss1e fer me- Ipe Geck E.chsnee.
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IN: os rs s Ss.ss. sssi.s:s. ns :rproe so s
others II 70 social pr political superiority.
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and ah.: Ss 3 - . e sss III.
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e2 sf la T. S form not .; Ss: A.
Churches Witch pretend % teach mer.hty
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e ses9 md s
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me mem Gard PLAYING. II nSsGps worse. 10 a.
are 81 ics oTder f or tSoss sss:.
:ss: s:s * &C. sS:s 4:
q caro-. oe ese:. .na sre
many society peopls~yet they too are really
!, waste n Dine u.ed @ s.t % Up, in bed bed
p pss :s: nSp: .oss S
handreds % PrsdoS: hOnrs Is:dias o. SS''i
would my mind nov b 70 syapple With the
problems Of Nfs, which now dehGht In trytaS
TO solve. OF oSslrss ? man who has worked
to indulge wisely Of probably. 10 kjehiY IN
volts At thousht q literary parties. But II
a..taS s sa and fs e Sc srsS. ~sm.S 1-1:
get about tryins 70 invent literary or othsS
very coon ind q worthy substitute Ter ally
card PLAYING, and they would econ capture tbs
Card playing b asmoratxtnG n 10 also
unhealthy. II works Mp some. peeph--par-
tiCuiaIly the avs,,sss MomsnZinto q frenzy
forms OF entertainment, II develops tbs
natural but unworthy dedre 10 Guido smother
by questionable IL net, unfatf means. IL
fui Kind II creates q spldt gf undue rivalry.
II destroys the humane sptrit Of altrutsm By
MAKING . play enemy. Of opss friend. II
develops the spirit Of haired and envy. II
intepsinee the passioa 70 aef somethinG
In the bsispos against the lev Questionable
5enefte which card PLAYING LieIds, We SEE
that e 70 ssaSonabie fer 8 vSry wholesome
CAPT. ossii III e snsftlsS o De sSsnis q
notions. EB0RNB Y. baEwBIER.