The evening world., 1912-03-05

surprised TO know that already the
Hudson 10 . river Of the past for
the generation Of electric power,
re 0~onnsottcut Ana other rivers
are going the same way.
soft coal 10 being exhausted n the
available supply Of anthracite will not
last very long. Wood. a. q fuel. n
practically . thing of the past and oil
y not significant enough In !ts avail.
able supply to come into much consid.
sration.
Rapid creeks n rivers will become
sIow moving pools on account of the
water power being utilized. Cataracts
Will be no more. for the water will be
dropped from one level to another
through tubes to run water wheels.
80 that the one thing. when the
world II at the end of its resources in
coal which Will save the human family
from freezing. will be electricity and
all available water power will have 10
be conserved for that purpose.
We WASTE ON, RECKLESS OF
THE FUTURE.
However. II we continue to ruin our
rivers. 10 far as developing their power
10 concerned also the forests. as we
have done In the past. the problem OF
the future generation Will be what they
Will do for light. heat and power.
Tut yet 81 present how quickly
Q thing oan be done seems to b
the work Of the day and the 9rsst
vSlue 10 put on time. After All.
ums has NO value. The treat prob
lem Of h q 70 the continuous
speeding mp all the time. We
should not b living TO work, but
work to live.
THE everls sting talk is OF eliminating
waste. but the greatest elimination OF
waste In preserving the human being
Recreation and amusement are saying
time. not wasting. This saving of time
10 Improvement-the other 10 killing.
~ 10 not % muoh what Q man
does In Q g1ven time, but what he =
has done IN . lifetime that oounts.
The so-called average man continues
IT a high pace, burns GU, rapidly, and
at the end OF his life what has he?
Thus It Is ridiculous. unless In cases
OF great emergencies. for a man to take
. fast eighteen-hcur train and thereby
a six hours. when the saving OF
those six hours means comfort and Nv.
Ing At a less high tension.
American business is too intense. In
this mad rush. people are numbers
rather than human beings.
1T were better to build Q wood IRE,
u We like II n Il brings happiness,
than push q button and get an electric
stove. II persons enjoy going into the
garden and raising their own vese.
tables. II were much more beautiful and
Joyous than having e~lectric pioushs and
harvesting machines.
Man must work. and electrical de-
vices should only be used where labor
IL m~cnotonous. Whether inventions ara
good or bad Is largely q matter of per-
sonality. II people rant food by pres
sing n button. we'll and good. They will
get It. But time 10 not lost by the
woman who would cook that food.
"rhs crest experiences OF the
ages proved that those who have
lone the most have not gone 20
fast st It. In reality they 20 fest
slowly ana get Just - FAR. u not
further.
"A very good example OF this IL thai
Of my giia monster. Would you like q
see him7" asked the doctor. rising anc
lighting another cigar.
GETS A LESSON FROM THE
o,lA MONSTER.
He led the way through the conserve,
! tories. which are filed mostly witt
cactus, his favorite plant. because h,
ngures that the cactus IL the best illus
tration OF evolution In plant life. ant
DR.. Steinmetx usually goes to the begin
ming OF things In all his deductions
He works out most OF his invention
hrst OF all IN mathematics and form
ulas rather than carry out his theoriel
by wasting material IN experiment.
We passed a delightful SWIMMING tanl
and clumps OF sugar cane to a small
cage which II the home Of this strang,
pet, sent by a friend years ago.
There lay this gray and black speckie,
creature, partly under "A stone. On tn,
other side OF the stone were three hem
eggs and the shells Of three others
These half dozen Eggs were put In tn,
cage In the fall n sufiiced for foot
for several months.
suggested 70 the Doctor that
the nonstsr appeared motioAlsss.
"AA, Ahw ~ answered. "DVoyy
few hours ~ move sheut Q III.
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