Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
Gathered On The Battlefield Of Thought

Victory: and here, its superb and lofty
marble columns towering upwards and
standing In bold relief against the won>
derful azure OF the Grecian sky. the
magnificent temple OF Minerva, doubt
less--wlth possibly the one exception of
the great temple OF Diana of the Ephes-
ians-the sublimest specimen of the
pu1est classic art ever erected on this
earth But alasl the descendants of
those vulgar barbariaus who stripped
the pyramids OF their marble casing TO
build their palaces. with an equal saw
age vandalism directed their cannon
against this priceless monument OF the
past and unhappily achieved the dis,
grace OF irretricvably damaging It, tho
cruel rents made by their prOiectiles
still bearing witness to their lasting dis
honor. And at various points In the
city are other fine relics of Greci0n art.
the splendid Temple OF Theeus, stili
happily In perfect repair, built imme-
diately after the great victory of Mara
thuu which II commentaries. the
Temple of the winds; the amphitheater.
the names of the stockholders inscribed
on the marble seats Still legible; with
many another noteworthy and hand
some erection. But to some, SURPRISING
them all in interest, is the Areopagus,
or Mars Hin. For on this rock-pulptt
ut the foot of the Acropols the great
Apostle to the Gentiles preached Christ
crucified showing the old Greeks the
folly of wolShiping an unknown God,
and convincing many of them that by
suffering that ignominious death He,
the Redeemer, was bearing the punish
ment due by us In our stead. And that
Atonement still avails for all who viii,
A Banker.
Poison Sold One of the evils In the
To Patrons saloon trade of New
OF saloons. York City is the fact
that the liquors sold
over the counter are not in any way
what have been ordered or paid for.
but are the results of careful mix
ture of alcohol Gin certain Instances
wood alchol), with strong drugs to
give color and flavor.
There are some fifteen places in
New York City making and selling
what is known as essence" In it's
most harmless form, essence is sold
to the drug stores to give the differ
ent fruit fiavors in soda water. In
its worst form II is sold in from ten
to a dozen compounds to give flavor
to whisky. grape brandy, corn brandy,
gin, roSen, kummel California
brandy. and rum.
Ii Is fair to estimate that 1000 sa-
looms in Manhattan and The Bronx
are selling over the counter drinks
that are compounded out of alcohol
and drugs. The public is thus being
cheated out of money as the result OF
the scramble for profits forced on the
liquor dealer by the pressure applied
from above.
Another familiar trick is to fill out
the empty bottles of famous brands
of whisky with liquor OF the same
blend. whether Bourbon, Rye or any
other of the blend.-Collier's Weekly,
Coioring, Whence came that old
Patterns erroneous assumption
In Nature. that bright colored crea-
lures, and those with
bold, sharp patterns, are OF course con-
spicuous in their homes? Did people
Judge the outdoor world by colorless
collecting boxes, or the plastered walls
of a museum? The real outdoor world
is bcundlessly varied pageant of ever
shifting lights and forms and coors,
cut up into innumerable holder or dim
mer patterns of all kinds and sizes.
dancing and altering in endless kalei-
doscopic show with the play OF wind
fulness OF scenery has, like everything
else. it's maximum and minimum, and
as We have seen in connection with
tropical forests, the extremes are in
this case rather wide apart. But we
are to consider II as general principle,
with special regard to its maximum
development. Against one of these
brilliantly and infinitely patchy back