The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-08
THE PASSING 7HRonc
Dietetic Rfrhteo...... .

Cnew, munch. masticate and swaI- IoW, said a working citizen. "fe the theory Of Fletcherism. It fs a.avau6ed as life-saver and monev-saver. wen. you can count on me adopting
 UT elther purpose. I am not over ouroened with the coin and so far I
 h hot embarrassed with any pros- rsos s1s. or longevity. Chew, munch, ~snas- sieate--those are good words. and nut SO forcfbly by Ebert Hubbard. chief champion of Fletcherism = except horace Fletcher himself-that am Ro- 70 try the formula myself It certain " VIII prohibit boiling ones food. That Is worth the effort. It may make working man rise twenty minutes earlier than before. You see if a man FIetcherizes himself 1t win take forty minutes to despatch his soup and pota- toes where only fifteen or twenty min utes have been required before. But .ne economic beauty of the thing Is the money-saving feature. It is promised that one will eat only half of his previous bill and feel really more snrfeited.f But am not so exuberant over this proposition as are some [ VIII wager that if Fletcherism should get the upper hand the beef Trust wQnid raise their price a hundred per cent, naacaronf factories would adul- terate and milk men would rent our biggest rivers. all because there would be falling off in consumption of food products. It might be an application Of the law of compensation Still, we could be happy over the good health that Is left. or the .dietetic righteous ness T. think I will try it anyhow"
 Tint New wharf.
 T do not agree with certain per- sons," said an irate gentleman yester- day. who do not favor the issuanc of bonds for the municipal wharf. We need that wharf as much as anything in the municipal bond issue It is ab- surd that a big city. with one of the best rivers of the South. should bc satisfied with terrapin crawl for q landing" "
 The old gentleman owns an interest in several stores that receive freight from the river boats and the sight of his goods boxes gneared and plaster cd with mud gets on his nerves
 Tn Heavens name why dij our fore fathers build the city on the river, unless they believed we had the human intelligence to take advantage of it as means of transportation. Here is the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress and the United States Congress ih sSoSloh, VOtu trying tnSlT Debl Io improve inland waterways, the one willing to make appropriations for rivers. and the other trying to get the appropriations. and we sit here with our fingers in our mouths and our mouths hanging open. letting freight rates from other carriers be charged at any old rate when a slight competi- ton would help everyone interested.
 The government takes the trouble and goes to the expense of having a corps of competent men here to fm- prove the waterway. puts dredges on if and builds dams and jetties SO we can get the benefit. and we haven't the civic pride or the common sense to build wharf for the boats to land al. Do you suppose Uncle Sam is going to treat us like helpless babies for ever !? There are hundred communities about rivers. far less favored than ours, clamoring for river improvement If we don't show some interest it won't be long before we will be left out of the work. and then the people will wake up to what they have missed"
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