Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-17
DiScontent-the Crying Evil of
the Time


Poverty cuts a small figure in the pre-
vailing discomfort of this era of the world
because the most disconnected folks are
those who are continually craving some
thing that they have not got, even
though their bank account runs into mil
lions. The divorce evil is more strongly
accumulated among those who claim TO
belong to the 400" They have money
and all that money can buy, but they
want something else, and it is generally
a change in wives or husbands.
The happiest person 1 have ever OBJ
served during my long life was an old
fashioned negro woman who made life
a perpetual holiday, and trouble fell
away from her shoulders like water
sheds from a ducks back. She had
Astounding faith that she would not
starve or perish with cold and she un-
derstood that her white folks would
keep her in plenty of wood ana their
smoke houses had plenty wherewitn 10
divide with ;ler when she made her wants
known to them. She was the happy pos
SCISSOR of a one-horse wagon, to which she
sometimes drove a steer, when her morse
or mule had passed on to the bone yaro
and she was never too busy TO DO any
body q favor when they called upon her.
uaIly she got more out of life In her
humble sphere than anybody have ever
been ACQUAINTED with. She was so will
ling and so helpful that she had abundant
clothing. for summer and winter,
Though the kindness Of those VINO I'M
derstood her willing helpfulness and ap-
oreciated her good nature.
She carried her smiling black shiny
face everywhere and she was welcomed
as her good will and neighborliness de-
served.
NV mind often reverts to faithful
AUNT Ginny," and when l STOOD over
her dyins he'd knew l was bidding sooo-
by to one of my most loyal 1rlenos' anu
that she he'd lived contenteo' II not q
usef.,l life during her 20 years.
have heard that the richest Mr.. Rock
afelIer has a weak stomach and has TO
confine his Ciet to the simplest, PLAIN
est food to keep away from sanitarlum
and the doctors. That weak stomach
holds off all that his plethora OF golo
could supply to his appetite.
Some OF our brightest intellects nave
been so miserable that they killed tneHl-
selves or died in an insane asylum. Dis-
content overmastered their pride and JOY
of intellect ,.. O. O.
nowerful factor in the make up oA
human unhappiness; and poverty sonle-
times is a safety valve 70 save US Lroni
ones own misery and from ourselves
Discomfort among women Is one OF .ne
TERRIBLE things that causes domesuc
,,rbsnniness. They want things differ
ent--tbev are dissatisfied with what
ttnsv have-and their nome folks are
not svmpathetic with their unrest
Som etfmes, yes, many times, they are
atl,ne and the mind preys on rne oooy'
NERVOUS prostration' among women
tint Is a letter-day ailment-at leasC
the name of the disease Is truly moo-
ern. NV head was smartly sprlnKleo
With gray before 1 ever heard Oh
"nervous prostration," or appendicitis
ali of which may have been the result
of nv own individual dullness' ouS
have known cases of nervous prostra-
ton that looked to me ike "eH
defined attacks Of discomfort -s-
II would be harmless, in most IN
stances If husband and children coulo
understand that a liver was out CT
rider. or the poor woman had over
worked her body, until her temper got
unstrung and ungovernable; but IL
usually happens that the whole comes
tic machine gets out OF order ana
everybody becomes more or less ms
cradle, when discomfort gets In tul
DAVIS work on the family.
If we could lift the roofs from the
names we are familiar with ana see
the everyday working OF restless dis
content, we could easily discover
where an important screw mad WORKER
loose. and the machine then began 10
make unpleasant noises. which sent lhe
man in a hurry TO his outside work ana
the children then began to cry; ana the
moor. tired mother and housekeeper nao
70 tako a cry or get dose OF tonic
to keep on her feet the rest of the day.
Sometimes the struggle 10 keep up
Appearances, puts both heads Oh Ih
family into nervous prostratcn' lheh
we see what discomfort can DO Win
moth reins in hand, and the whole thing
going to the sanitarium or 10 dOmestlc
destruction.
The Bible says, 'Contentment with
eodliness is great gain" and discomfort
I,nnixed with goodness, will turn the
best-or6ered home into unhapplness ana