Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04
THE DAILY CHlT-CHAT.
By Ruth Cameron.

The only real thing I did then was te
hurry as though every moment were my
last, as though the world, which nov
seems so rich in everything, held only
one prize which might be seized upon be-
fore arrived. S nee then / have tfaee
to recall, like one who struggles to re-
store the visions of fever. what 1t va:
that / ran to attain or why 1 should
have borne without rebellion such ind.g
mites to soul and body."-David Grayson
What are you hurrying SO for?
Do you really need to?
Would anything terrible happen II you
should stop and breathe?
Is 1t worth while?
It seems to me that three out OF four
Americans could put those questions te
themselves with good results.
On a post card the other day read
this sage advice:
There is not time to lose in hurrying;
man was not made in thirty seconds
nor yet in thirty minutes. . a,d
The philosopher OF the post cara oio
not sign his name, and give me chance
to give him credit, but think ne GER
tainIv deserves credit for rem .nd.ng Us
of something most OF us sadly need 10
remember.
make such durable furniture, build such
lasting houses, or do any work IN the
.sfor-eenturies' way In which our grand
fathers did it? Have we lost the knack :
No. We haven't lost the Aaach' pu'
we've lost the time.
In a public library the other DAY, !
asked for a certain volume and was told
that it had been sent to De poupd ano
wouldn't be back for two or three
months W WnSds aqes 1 oh 50 we send
them abroad" they explained, I'VE can't
GET anv such work done In this country"
WHY? because Americans haven't as
much intelligence as foreignersF NO. De-
ca ThoromShly good work, no matter Of
what Kind. simply cannot be done In
Lnow housewives who are the envy OF
the neighborhood. because OF the amount
81 t; work a fhes snp thinking Of particular
womar who was always q marvel to me,
'nt;i sept in one OF her beds. In the
wee sma' hours Of the night arose and
nainstakingly and timetakingiy remade
trhat had as il should be made-and be II
anrS am not an old maid In the
aattor ~ beds I merely like to have
some OF the clothes tucked In at the foot
and after that l understood how she
managed to turn or so much work IN
no time at all % ,,.
and tel Of article after article the price
- which has scared to terrible heights l
wordar that we do not say more about
.hnt which seems to have become more
raTe and more expensive than anything
eIse-time-time to do work properly
time to rest-time to have friends-time
~ he happy-time to live.
little book OF essays has made
tremendous hit, largely on account OF Its
cIsvcr tItle-"How to Live on Twenty
fo,,r Hours q Day.
"Ah. I must get that. I've heard
ao,an neople sigh, I'D like to know how.
r don,t seem to be able to do 1t now"
ISN'T that in itself an excellent criterion
an n,,r tfme-starved condition?
r. 10 sad of the American man. that
when he finds that his income Is not COW
"rsrr hs expenses, he does not say, Il
must reduce my expenses. but i must
increase my income Doubtless. that's
what we'd like to do In the matter Of
time. but unfortunately We can't. We've
al the time there is and clever as we are
We can't by hook or crook get any more
The only way out Is the better use Of
what we have now.
Well. FOR one thing don't shorten an
already insufficient allowance by those
twin time MASTERS, hurry and worry.
Remember the advice of the phi loso-
nher OF the post card-'SThere Is no time
Ia lose In hurry ng. Man was not made
IN thirty seconds, nor yet in. thirty