Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

live in houses apartments expensive than they
afford-and they cut down on actual necessities
good books the right kind of food for themselves and
their children perhaps Many so-Caled ktChenette'O
is the foolish expedent of family that is afraid OF
ridicule that prefers big parlor in which fools may
sit to comfortable home and decent kitchen IN which
proper food may be prepared,
Many q man and woman live in the city spend
ing what they cannot afford because they are ashamed
to live simply in the country where they and their chill
dren would be better Off
It is not necessary wise to deny your family ANY
THING THAT YOU CAN AFFORD.
If your wife wants to look like first class bird OF
Paradise and you afford it, let her look like bird
of Paradise and keep her happy,
II you and she want large, gruntlng automobile
and you afford it, have it by all means
But don't let the ridcue Of others or fear of whaG
others will say or think persuade you to spend what
you can't afford and throw away to-day as sacrifice
tc ridicule that which you will bitterly need when old
age along when the children get older and need
and have q right to demand help in their education
Do not, however mistake personal conceit egotism,
blind confidence in your own ideas for indifference to
ridicule
There great difference between conquering ridi.
Guile and making goose of yourself
The unfortunate woman who dresses like man, cuts
her hair short stiff collar and thinks that she is
Indifferent to ridcue is simply silly and setting bad
example
The foolish Individual who wears mis- hair long and
curly has fiat, turned down collar, and flowing silk
tie and ridiculous clothes and high heels is not indifa
ferent to ridicuie-he is simply p foolish peacock.
The rdiCule Of the public in general wise rdicule
The people. as whole, ridicule that which is bad
The older brother usually eduoates his younger
brother by ridicu]e
R!oicule is great educating and those that
are ignorant made to learn BY RIDICULE.
Learn to distinguish between the cruel ridicule
which checks growth which kills original thought, and
that useful necessary rdcule which keeps the human
more less uniform in its methods and enables
to &c ahead a united body instead Of scattering in
all directions like monkeys hopping about cage.
Ridicule keeps the human solid army OF
progress. 1t IS a splendid thing for the race.
But ridIculo toe often keeps the individual from
achievement.
Learn to distinguish
AT first think for yourself, and when you have
learned TO think for yourself don't let the rdicude
the thoughts Of others step your thinking The in
this picture aXCelonty drawn by Tad, shows type
that succeeds 1t is the type that fight rdicule
There is better type than that in the picture enc
with less chin and more forehead and that better type
is more apt to fight successfully against ridicule
When others know more than you dc, learn from
them listen rC what they have to say
At time in your life, h-wever you have got to
make up your mind WHAT YOU WILL Do. You have
cot reach decisions stick to them Then you have
got to learn 70 he Indifferent ~ ridicule If you can do
that you carry out your own line Of work And if
you can e carry ont YOUR OWN line Of work you can't
get anywhere