Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-19
FROM u. THE BATTLE-GROUND OF THOUGHT

work as is the case in the United
States of America.
I'm no other civilized country does
the nation as. d unit, concern itself
SO little about the vital educational in
tcrests OF the people as n whole.
And yet OF all modern nations the
United States is more dependent for
sprosperity'in the long run upon uni
versal education than any other.
In a republic, of all forms Of gov
eminent, the welfare of each section
and OF the whole Is bound up with
the educational condition of each sec
ton, district and locality. In a free
government, where every man counts
in certain matters as much as any
other man. Ignorance In any locality,
or in any individual. Is q menace, to
all localities and al individuals. In
telligence and education In any district
are an asset for all districts and for
the whole nation
"Of all republics. the United States
Is most interested in maintaining n
vital and efficient educational system.
No other state is receiving so many
ignorant people from so many different
nations with such varying standards of
religion, morals and conduct No other
state Is finding the fundamental basis
of national unity so persistently under
mined by foreign currents of thought
and feeling. Tho fate OF the nation
is consequently bound up with the
assimilation of these elements as soon
as possible. with their complete incor-
poration into our body polite and So
cial. and. above all. with their con-
tinuous uplift toward an even higher
standard Of economic and moral cf-
fciency. And yet toward accomplish
ing all this the nation as Il unitis do
Ing absolutely nothing.--Dr. James be-
fore Teachers association in St. Paul.
To Caro- a nervous breakdown is.
For tho rs a rule. tho result Of
Nerves. weeks. months. even years,
of strain. and Mt almost
any time before disaster has overtakcn
ono n complete change of habit the
shutting OFF of waste, the increasing OF
cnergy-mating products, perfect rest
until balance has been restored. would
save the day. But here we must nc-
knowledge the greatest difficulty. The
victims are so often blind Or indifferent
+ to their own physical deterioration un-
til they have arrived at that miserable
state where only their own sad condi-
ton and numerous abnormal symptoms
are of interest to them. We witness
then the appalling self-cngrossment
characteristic Of so many neurasthcn-
les. Such patients often fight against
relief, refuse to cooperate with n ply
stefan or others who try to aid and en-
courage them. and feel almost insultcd
if symptoms of good health or improve
Inent are noted. In such cases effort
must be directed toward the mental at
titude. and at the same time. and this
Is very important. the physical basis OF
n healthy nervous system must be OBJ
tained.--Dr. Jean Wllliams In Womans
Home Companion for November.
IIumor A Kentucky foud furnisl,-
OF the cd the principal material
Fcud. for play recently put on
the stage of New York
mot the serious side OF It, but tho
alleged fun of it," n certain critic was
careful to specify. The explanation
will strike most people MS superfluous.
The Kentucky feud. at least for those
remote from the scene of action, has
appeared so long under n humorous as
pect that 1t Is doubtful IL they would
recognize the serious side of It.. To
those Immediately conccrned--the Stay
er and tho slayee. the friends and
relatives the officers of the law. and