Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-27

the party is momentarily distracted
from himself or herself. as the case
may be. 1t is not designed to convey
any meaning or really to entertain
anybody. for IL 1t did either of these
things 1t would naturally degenerate
into mere gossip and there Is no tell.
ing what skeletons might be dlscov-
cred when the closet doors yielded to
the knocking. Even the most profound
among us would shrink from having
anything of this kind happen-for 1t
might be our closet---so In our philoso-
ply we bow to this accomplishment
as a more or less necessary evil. while
we sit by in the dignity of silence.
which is variously Interpreted as stu
pidity or wisdom. till 1t is time to go
home. meantime ardently wishing that
we had not come.
Women do not laugh so much as
men. They are believed to be less rich.
~ endowed than men with a sense of
humor but true or not. that Is not a
full explanation. Many humorous. even
witty. women hardly get beyond
smile. The giggle and the litter are
not laughter ut all. merely kind of
make.believe. suggestive of sawdust
and shavings. 1t will be a pity II civ
ilization banishes from the gentle sex
that wholesome laugh which still doeth
good like a medicine. More than one
domestic crisis might be allcviated or
averted by laughter. The housemother
who dropped dish Of potatoes on
their way to the kettle. SO that they
landed in a deep pan of dough rising
beside the stove. and who then sat
down and laughed till she cried at the
funny. helpless air of the half.buried
potatoes. had potent charm against
discouragcme To laugh at the blum.
der of the green maid who, being told
to turn the mattress every day, made
the bed first and turned the mattress
afterward. Is to forget the annoyance
Of the moment in the sense of Its alb.
surdity. Laughter Is kind of magi.
clan, or, better still, fairy. In fact.
Mr.. Barrie has q novel scientific ex.
PLANTATION Of the origin of fairies I'm
his "The Little White Bird" He says:
"When the first baby laughed for the
first time. his laugh broke into mill.
ion pieces. and they all went skipping
about. That was the beginning of
fairies" Everybody knows that the
fairies are the best mothers helpers"
and housewOrkers In the world, ana
that no well.regulated family can NJ.
ford to be without them. Perhaps they
were born Of the laughter OF grown.
up folk as we'll as Of that Of babies. In
that case, the scarcity Of fairies now
adays may be traced to the infrequen.
cy Of the laugh Of the overseriOus
woman.
~S
1t is a wonder which has become q
commonplace that each Of the millions
OF men and women In the world has an
appearance so different from all the
others as to be easily recognizable
among the thrOng. The rare exception
to the rule. as In the case Of those twin
brothers one Of whom died recently In
Boston. is regarded as little short of
miraculous, although In reality the
miracle IL In the usual unlikeness, In
stead OF In the occasional likeness. To
he sure, all Chinese look alike to Amer.
leans. but 1t Is equally true that all
Americans look alike to Chinese. The
fact doubtless Is that the distinguish
Ing variations are not the same for
the two races. We look at two Aslatic
faces, and seeing them alike where
Caucasian faces hre different, do not
notice the unlikeness In other and un.
expected details. The prevalent idea
that various nations have a type Of
face Is open to discussion. We speak
Of a typical Irish or Italian face, as II
1t would be recognizable under any
circumstances. But do not dress, the
fashion of wearing hair and beard, the
attitudes due to occupation and the
complexion due to climate play u very
large part In the composite picture
which We call "type"? Certain 1t Is
that although there may be a charac-
teristic American voice or figure, there
is no distinctive American face. This
may be accounted for by our miscella.
neous forbears. but 1t is quite likely to
be explained by our widely varied lives
and occupations. even among those
belonging to the same social plane. The
recognizable handwriting of each man
and woman Is another curious and
wonderful fact. The forger becomes
clever, not by accident, but by long
and severe training; and even he Is
soon discovered. The subtle expression
of personality which Is the work of the
brain debating TO the sensitive hand
Is as varied as the microscope shows
hand and brain to be. In short, the
amazing variations in personality 20
far TO make credible the Christian
faith that by an intelligence Capaclous
enough 20 contain them all, the human
units may be distinguished ms easily
as We with out limited powers, may
distinguish our friends.
~CSA
After all that Is claimed for hcrcdIty
and environment is granted, 1t Is still
generally admitted that n man pretty
largely makes himself morally. Aud
1t can be as truly said that he also
makes himself physically. Scientists
and philosophers are coming TO the
conclusion that no man has n good
right to he an invalid. Most illness Is
self-lnfiicted. Could we all cease to be