Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-01

"The view of life as taken by the
young of today is very superficial
If in any line of sport he Or she at
ltempts to excel, the effort Is SO
strenuous as to absorb almost II
not the entire time after which
both mind and body are too much
fatigued to attempt anything deep
er. He who would excel at foot
ball must take greater chances than
lminer or marine, must drill his
mind to intrigue and brutality.
Would you expect this specimen
lof bulging muscle and blunted
finer senses to make cogent
reasoner or deep thinker upon any
other subject than that Of football?
Could he make the rounded man
he might had his sport been tenn
pered and timed as in days of old?
Then the pace was not so swift.
Then IL was exercise, not life
study. Then It was a test of sinew
and action, not a science based on
studied intrigue. Then It was
amusement for a few hours or a
day, not a consuming ambition for
weeks, months and years.
"The very tendency of the times
is to superfciality To know one
thing we'll, is to know other things
slightly. The strenuous day Of the
specialists who are piling up such
great masses OF information Is here,
and the labor necessary to keep
abreast of the times upon one or
two subjects so great that other
subjects must be but lightly stud
led. If this Is true Of the student,
what hope Is there for the mind TO
reach plain of reasonable reason
ing or oven ordinary thinking cen
cred upon particular subject,
~ It's be filled with thoughts OF pink
teas, beautiful gowns, cards, dane
ing and the theater?
There are some good reasons why
the young Of this age cannot con-
centrate the mind so intently upon
a given subject as history says our
'orefathers did, and the tendency
seems TO the toward still lighter
mental strain and less frequency OF |
he dreaded 'bralnstorm. What |
he other girl or woman wore Is oft
m the subject of thought Until the |
iext function Amusement Is the
laily and nightly stimulant our
'oung feel they must have Il, and the
ceiling Is still In many breasts af-
er the graver duties incident 10 pa
entail responsibility have been as
umed. When the mother should
'e exerting every energy and all
Ter ingenuity to the care and train
ng OF the little life God has given
Ter, TO guide the mind at it's ttender
pening and protect the frail body
rom exposure and disease, she can
q found I'm front of the mirror re- (
loying tan from her features by i
he application OF lemon juice. ex-
rtng twice the energy her faithful i
.atch over the child would require. /
r fashion plate has absorbed her \
ttention and she is sorely tried
st the new corset be half inch
10 short In the bust OF over the
ips or too long behind. Hours
Jay be spent combing and training
poodle dog but baby must amuse
imself without crying. Fortunes
IN be spent for automobiles. fine
othing and blooded stock without =
thought OF how To make better
en- or women out OF their children.
he writer has seen fat SOW the
lbject OF fond admiration and care q
roked, petted and carressed while O
10 owner cuffed his own child, y
rty and unkempt from his pres :,
zee.
The tendency among young +
On Ia To oentaurize; the young b
dy to idollze herself, and, the ia Il
er. buried In his business, and the n
other wapped In society, glove b
ting corset and drugstore com s.
eXion are TO blame. d
Both parent and child are glv.n Il
this superficial. this sort OF but +
rny life that seeks only TO amuse Il
self only 10 while away the time. b
lly to eat, sleep and be merry. and W
see no hope for change save by a
q same agency through which has b.
mo this OF which we complain. Il