The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-10

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DIR, II. IL. Whitaker.
our towns and cities. a. was recently
done in California. We are willing for
mem to be neighbors. but the wall be
tween them and US is too hin for
lhcfh to be cutting up any Of then
didos.
Yes, Professor Reeds new book
makes 1t as clear As mud that this
earth has a wheel within a wheel. In
other words. while We on the outer
surface find no difficulty in adhoring
TO the earth because gravity holds us.
on a convex plain. those in the con
cave are held up by the same force.
Ihc theory is all right. and the
hollow may be there: but until | see
and talk with a man who went in at
one end and came out at the other.
and am shown a specimen of the be
lngs that live in the hollow, | don't
propose to risk a voyage down there.
It's too much like the "Loop-dc-loop"
Tor an old man to undertake il.
In conclusion, on this matter. | con-
graduate myself upon the fact that ]
1--we in the days of scientific research.
and of most marvellous inventions. and
that | have seen and read n heard
more than solomon. with all his boast
ed knowledge ana wisdom. ever
dreamed of. This is a great age. In
decd it is.
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l saw a man not long ago crawling
up the steps of a car, who had great
dlftGcultN in squeezing through the
door because of his size. / guess he
was five feet. four inches high. and
about nine feet in circumference. at
! the girtb. As he WAS trying to squeeze
trough the door. some one in the car
suggested that he turn "SideWiSe." He
did, but he was just as large, if not
larger, "SideWiSe' than otherwise.
However. he managed to squeeze
through n took the first seat he
reached, filling it chock full. | was
sorry for him for he was not only
painting, but great drops of sweat on
his face showed that he was as hot as
a steam engine. But he was jolly and
when he laughed. which he frequently
did, he shook like a great mass Of
jelly.
Some people are sensitive over their
oVergroWth and fairness. but he didn't
seem to care a straw about his size.
and | thought the more of him on
that %accoun
Some people. especially ladies. can't
bear the idea of being fleshX: and some
other people have no more
than to make sport of people who are
tieshy. | did not witness the scene,
but a very fieshy lady entered a street
car in which all the seats were Occu-
pied. a Wag who wished to make a
laugh said, with a nod of his head to-
ward the fat Oma I'll he one Of
three gentlemen to give the lady A
seat" not intending. of course. to be
heard by the lady. But she heard the
remark and speaking in a manner
calm and lady like. she turned to the
man and said; at Will not hurt mo
to stand a few moments. but | should
feel very unhappy were | to unseat
the gallant gentleman who seems to be
SO much interested in me. I'd rather
stand and be cazed at than to sit and
be laughed at. Gentlemen. please
keep your seats
A solemn silence followed but at tn"
next stop the gentleman who had
made the gallant 60 proposition wa&
seen to cave the car. looking very
much as if he was gIad to get away.
The standing lady at once seated her
self. looking as serene as if nothing
had happened. She was equal to the
occasion 1t taught the fellow. who
was thoughtless, enough to be rude
in the presence of a lady. a lesson
which probably did him good.
There is no rudcnesS that is ruder
and more ill-mannered than that of
calling attention to and making game
of the peculiaritieS of other people.
which cannot be helped, and which to
them is a matter of regret and affliction !
~ itCl Ilttb IlpI W u ~ tIldt ~ - I
CrosS-eyed. boW-Iegged or knock
kneed. nor need a woman be told that
she is fat. or has red hair. or that her
nose is rookie We are all consci-
Gus of our peCularitieS and to he told
of them does us no good. People Of
good manner don't make sport of
them! on the contrary they try not TO
see those blemiSheS and imperfectiOns
which are a source of annoyance to
us. becaue" they do not wish to make
us feel badly. 49,
BY the way, it is a sad fact that hui
man nature takes pleasure in seeing
and commenting upon the blemiSheS
the deformities and the abnormaltieS
rather than to look upon, praise and
rejoice in those PROJECTIONS which are
to be seen. at least, now and then.
In other words, our human nature is
very pessimistic in it's tastes and pro-
pensities. In that respect 1t partak eS
of the Vulture nature which dellgRt@
itself in carriOn, rather than III that
which is fresh, sound and beautiful.
A real peSsimiSt, like the Vulture, does
not seem to see the good; or if he
secs if. does not seem to care tor 1t
enough to praise it: but. iookin&
through glasses chat have been smoE~
ed with seIf-riehteousness, he can
soc all the Vileness and ro~ttenness
there is in human nature: and by a
nrocess of reasoning peculiar to the
%agotist. he can prove that ever that
which appears to be good is bad. and
reach the conclusion that all Is bad
and there's no good at all.
A good story is told of a man who
was always harping on the eVlis OF the
wor1d and predicting the speedy com
49, Of tbo time when there'd be no
lns at all. He finally disguised every
6bodu nth his continued croakings
ana ne one else would listen to him
but his wife. and she only ~pecauSe
Che couldn't help herself-she just had
YES" he said. the world is grow
inc worse and worse every day. We
90 : - have very different times from