The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-27

one was confronted in selecting two con-
tributiOns for the prizes when all were
SO excellent. But l have awarded, after
due consideration. the two prizes OF s.
each TO Miss Gladys Goodwin, 1926 Irwin
place northeast and to Z. F. Crowell-
Dunlop, 1910 Meridian place. The prize
winners follow:
Health peace, and happiness abound
Where'er the Optimist is found
No tonic like a cheerful mind
Can any aiiing mortal find.
A glowing tint 10 cheek it lends,
Gives luster TO the eye;
Hope TO our felow-man extends
And banishes the sigh.
Whate'er his troubles. trials. pains,
Steadfast the optimist remains,
And claims his own God-given health
And with il Joy and peace and wealth
Where health and faith so hand in hand
Success will he al our command
Chase Undertaker Worry out
And health and joy secure
Come join our club this very day
And be an Optimist for sure.
GLADYS GOODWIN.
Who is the happiest Of men? He who
values the merits Of others. and in their
pleasure takes JOY, even as though
'twere his own.-Goethe.
When in sorrow, or convuised with
grief, so TO your mirror and observe how
very unbeautlful you look, fellow-opti-
mist, any one of you who are in trouble
II pain and anguish still wiring your heart
and corrOde your brow then say to your
self, smile you old fool. smlle." God
isl, Now. this is my personal receipt
and YOU can ind out for yourselves how
well II works. Grief and sorrow have
accompanied me daily for the ma jority
of my years and yet / manage TO keep
a smiling face, for I feel so everlastingly
conscious Of my immortlity; I know that
] am in the kindergarten or earth life
and that some day / will pass through
Deaths radiant portal and lay down my
worn out body this physical dress, this
envelope of flesh. through which my
spirit must express Itself and by its ex-
periences teach my soul to grow. TO
look up 10 God. or in practical. business
terms. learn 10 see zone virtue" if there
are ten faults" Or see ten virtues if
there be tone fault" This is the teach
ing of Abdul BAHIA, who calls himself
merely the servant OF God and has spent
his life In prison in Acca. Syria, TO free
the people Of Persia from the chains Of
prejudice and superstition. and by the
power of God. his words and teachings.
aud his grand noble. simple, unselfish
thoughts have gone ali over the world.
Read his philosophical writings and re-
member. like this prisoner In a far-off
country. that God is. However. now this
perfect type of manhood, this servant or
God Is free. If you have the spare
l.
see him and listen TO his inspired words.
BU; fellow-optimists, remember that in
sorrow, fear. doubt and dread that God Is
none OF these He is the Wise, the Ten
DER, the Good and the True and all we
have 20 do Is 20 look TO Him and pray
without ceasing 10 b. led Alright
EVANGELINE ELIZABETH OROWELL-DUNLOR.
u needs little argument 10 show that
TO cultivate the optimistic spirit stimu-
lates ones mental, spiritual, and bodily
health; that 20 dwell as far as possible
on life's sunny side increases not only
ones own stock Of happiness as Wen as
that OF others. but adds materially to
ones effectiveness as a member of the
social body. and results In an actual IN
crease OF ones earning capacity. Says
William F. Towne, an exponent of the
sO-called New Thought,
we are just waking up 10 the knOwl-
edge that the man who cultivates faith
courage, good will, who sees good working
in and through every experience makes
himself an attractive center for the good
things OF ne
And here is the testimony of promI-
nent physician as TO the lives of those
who have cultivated optimism and rid
themselves Of the tyrant Fear:
ITO such the temporary changes OF life
contain little 10 trouble High prices o.
living may c0me-they have come through
all the ages OF man-but no mental OF
physical shock follows. Crops may fail
they have failed since the earliest writ
ten history of man-but the serenity OF
the one living to be wholly useful to
self and all within contact is not dis
turbed "
True 1t Is that
"Fresh air. plain food. moderate ex-
ercise. and kind thoughts will heal you
Of your diseases, pluck from memory its
rooted sorrows, and put you close to all
the good there is. ARTHUR w. BEER.
Let Us analyZe those four wOrds-the
health of Optimism-and see what an I'M
limited amount of everything that is
good and ideal is embodied within them.
Let us dwell upon their significance and
We VIII soon conclude that they are the
keynotes 10 success and happiness. to
progress and coHtentment.
Health IS the state of being hale.
sound, or whole In body, mind, or soul
especially the state of being free from
physical disease or pain
a.
everything in nature. being the work Of
God. the history Of mankind is ordered
ior the best. the order of things in the