New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Or. Henry Smith Williams. author of
The Science of Happiness" and "A His
tory of Science" believes that the habitual
use Of wine, particularly during childhood
and adolescence, has been the prime factor
in stunting the size of the Latin races.
"All the Mediterranean races of antiquity
he writes, in THE Science of Happiness
were habitual wine drinkers, as are the
Latin races Of to-day. Doubtless the
Greeks and Romans believed. as do the
Italians, Spaniards and French of to-day,
that the use of wine as an habitual table
beverage adds to the welbeing of man.
kind. 4 dinner without wine would be TO
them a repast deprived of its atmosphere
OF contentment and geniality." Dr. Will
Jams is himself feet inches tall an ex-
pert amateur wrestler and a total alb
stainer.
And you think the jury will acquit me-
why man. l couldn't feel more sure OF
IL II YOU We're a beautiful widow who had
murdered her husband. Post
"If the writer in The Strand is correctly
Informed" says London correspondent OF
the Vienna Post" Rockefeller, Morgan,
Astor, Strathcona, Carnegie and Rothschild
are the richest men in the world. Their
possessions converted into money would
amount to fl,OOoOoo.c 900. What these six
men could do If they formed combination
makes Interesting reading That they
could pay England's national debt OF fI5O-
10000 and have enough left to purchase
the National Gallery, the South Kensing-
ton Museum and England's first class bat
tleships; that they could II they wanted
country of their own, buy Scotland, which
is valued at 1890. 10000. or that they could
easily create a coal famine, are interesting
details But what appeals to us is the fact
that by a combination they could pay all
our taxes and telegraph tolls, which
amount to only fl5O.0O0,OGo a year. The
matter should he brought 10 their attention
with the assurance that the English people
would he profoundly grateful
DREAMING
I hate to read of millionaires.
Because such reading seems
To hypnotic me utterly
And start me dreaming dreams.
How many times I've figured out
What I'd be apt TO do.
If were in that fellows place
And had a million, too.
OF course I'd use my fortune well,
More sensibly than he.
For I'd give ten per cent at least
To worthy charity.
Another ten pei cent would go
To help along few
OF my deserving relatives
Whose bills are overdue.
And then my duty TO the church:
OF course a goodly share
say twenty-five per cent or So
Would be devoted there.
I'd give this latter quietly,
Insisting that my name
Must be withheld, that none might know
Whence this donation came.
I'd only let the pasto- know
He'd have TO know. you see
Because my name upon the check
Would show II was from me-
Another twenty-five per cent
Would do myself and wife;
The income we'd derive from that
Would keep us both for life.
Then after that-well. after that
] dream away and plan
To spend still other ten per cents
To help my fellow man.
And finally my dreaming gsts
A bit confused. and then
take a tumble and my feet
Touch solid earth again:
And common sense assures me. as
II stops me with "A jerk
I've wasted time enough 10 DO
A dollars worth of work.
Tom Daily. I'm The Catholic Standard and
Times.
In It's valedctory 10 tho season OF 1911
the English publicity bureau OF an Aus
trian watering place says: After the
storm the calm, after the summer the
winter after the high season the dead
season. and so II is here. After the rush
Of 7O,0o0 cure guests and 10000 excursion
lists the calm Of another dead season has
settled upon the town, the autumn ma
npuvres OF boarding UP the shops. restau-
rants and hotels are completed and the
winter campaign Of pulling down old and
building up new houses is I'm full swing.
In this respect the winter Of 191l-'f2 will
be memorable, and those visitors who left
late in the season 1911 and will return. as
many who take two annual cures do.
early in the spring OF 1912 will have some
difficulty in recognizing their favorite
watering place" a patron OF the spa,
who sends this near-poetry business no.
tice writes: go on with the improve
ments, but until the tip pest is extermi-
mated there will remain a feature by
which the spa will be recognized
She holds peculiar views of matrimony"
THAT so?'
"Yes. She says that even II her husband
shouldn't make fortune in five years she
expects TO stick to him until death. DE
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