The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

NJ MI estlHS theory on SamDllnS
M ~ He looks at the passion
from exactly the opposite point OF
view held by most of us, and one of the
conclusions he draws is that the prob.
| lem is not so much TO account for the
gambler in the midst of us as for the
staid and matter-of-fact man of busi.
ness.
All classes of society and the one
sex, quite as much as the other, argues
Prof. Thomas. have deep interest in
all forms of contest involving skill and
chance and that interest mounts high
er and higher as the risk and damage
become greater and greater. And this
is but natural, for the conflict arouses
in us the instincts awakened during
the childhood of the race in the strug-
gle for food and the rivalry for mates.
An organism such as mans, dependent
on offensive and defensive movements
| for food and life, could not have been
developed without having developed at
or precarious situations.
The fact that our interests and en-
,iius'uslls Hre aroused pS sltuauohs OF
the conflict type can be shown by a
glance at the situations that arouse
.ieni liiost reauiiS' war. lor instance
iS Simply an orsaiiIZeu iolul OIL hShI'
and as such is most attractive-or. to
say 'le ie"st, II arouses the interests
powerfully. With the accumulation of
property ana 'ile CROWN oil intelligence
1t oecaiie apparent lh"I war was q
"asteluI ana IN unsafe process anu
poil'i'"i anu pe'soil"I consIueratiohs
leu US u "'olu 1t us hiucli as possible
put uePrec"te war as nlucil as we may,
we sun are q"icA " "ehho"4euse lnat
!" Is 'ile iilost eAcIling ol gaines
hecenu5 .ne housl hluers III lhis
'o"iiu9 anu llore recently Gun uhe
Souhs lheu Vi lhe afls'ocracS ol Eng
iahu Went |" war ron moliVeS Oh pa
.riot,sin' no uouDt' put 'here are uhlnls-
tahaple eNluehces 'les aiso regarded II
as 'ne s'eu'esC sport 'hey were HkeIy
~ n",e cl"nce "t III lile'lipe' ana
'lere 10 uiihlistahaoie 'NIuehce 'hat the
eilio'ioha' "lllluue ol women 'o"aru
war Is ,'o iess li'ense'
so sn"ui'orlai SHOWS pear Dallihs'
ouii nsh''ns, uos nsntliig, COCK hsht'
ins' pli%e hsn'ihs anu lootoaIi may oe
ineu.ioheu aS eAallpies ol CONNECT 'hat
"W"hel III US 'ne eiilo'ioiiai leeiihss Vi
.he eoh'esI anu give us Ny suggestion
.ne eino'ions eiiliiar 10 'nose enuuteu
NY .ne contestants WIN 7ut suoJectlhg
ue " ,iie u"hsei vi injuries 'Hat 'ne!
are oohseu u uhuerso'
NoW' as lo,s as man was IN a STATE
Vi ha'uie' loiio"lhS HIS lhstihcts' row
ms nsnIhs' nun'llls' Woolns' conulN'
Ihs' He was happS' ana such tasks as
he inlposeu upon AlIlsell ne Iouhu
pie"sul"pIe anu Iot !lhsoihe' Ahls
SUI VI ms con'l"ueu lor an immense
s'ie'cn VI .llle, ana II was Dut as yes
.eiu"9 III 'he hIslol3 OIL the "hi'e race
'n"' popui",Ioll Decalle uel- sc OF game
""e eNuaus'eu' anu man lounu hlnlselI
ooAseu u ADJUST hilnseii 10 cnahseu
'o1iuI.iois .. perlSn.
iis'e"u Vi SNUG sn'erIht 'le on ne Ieu
~ nouSeu 1t al winter pFeu from IT,
I1"leu tne cuil' Soheu 1t 10 pow
pio"eu the helus' so"eu seeus' aug cut
lne "eeus anu sa'nereu' thrasheu ana
siouno tne gram. 1hls was Iapor'
nneoi"lic'l anu Hhsolhe' lachlhS lhe
eonS.an' chdllse anu 'ne excitement
anu 'ne nervous tension thdt man eA-
~ inc s'a'e Vi nature
u'' Wniie 'hls iaoor ltselI was as
I,s piou''e'' serNeu 10 sat
isi9 man pns slcaI wants Inc haDlts
VI 'he l"ee ADJUSTED themselves 10
"n"l 'Ie mem. ers oi II were iar from
enJos ins enlo.iohaii9' NOT all social
esoups ieeotciieu themselves 20 lie
VI l"ooi anu many inulNlduais OF our
"" WV i"Ie i"iieu 10 CONFORM 10 IT, Many
invn "nose natural opportunities or IN
,eNSehee niishl nave mdue them Ia
poiels III various lluustrles-hewers OF
"ooa vi ur"Mers oI "ater-haVe drlft-
Gu ihsteau INTO various occupations
"nele 'iere are posslpillties OF excite
nnen'' or WHERE at least the mechanlcal
VI routine elehehts are assent. Police
hen' Hremeh' detecuVes. livery stable
inen' coachlhen' DarReepers and bar
pers are more or less valuable TO So