New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

calm wayne Is always poised and calm.
Why stammered the giant. I amt NJ to
stay here. You don't want a fellow like
me- You'll stay and ] want you replied
Mr.. Floyd. This Is the time you need 10
stay so he stayed
Taking about being afraid, both Of Us
we're a little afraid when we left the
colony recently for the first time In hye
years. We went to Buhs'o to visit Ell.
bert Hubbard's Roycroft colony and get
some ideas about the leather industry,
winch we want TO add 20 our work here.
Well we left everything here IN charge
of one OF the young men. Nothing hap
pened, nothing went wrong, and that
young man is one Of those Mr. Floyd
would put In charge Of one Of the new
colonies he would like TO establish"
How would you describe the treatment
here?"
1T is, first OF all, q natural, waols-
some environment, fresh air and exercise;
quiet, good food and interesting work
You don't know how beneficial II Il 70 a
nerye-broken man 70 tear up rags for the
rug weavers, 10 work In the fields or
the print shop, 10 do anything useful
You know. We print and publish The Self
Master Magazine All the art and me.
chanical work for il Is done by our men,
The weaving of rag carpets satisfies the
aesthetic desire, also. Here is a man who
has made fancy doll house, another has
painted the handsome frieze IN our din
ing room.
Besides all this, there Is the personal
touch and influence OF Mr. Floyd He is
born leader of men, although his tenn
permanent is naturally cold and isolated.
lie does not plead, he meets men on their
own ground, understands and helps them.
He never asks man his name or story
He waits for them to come TO him.
CURING THE CROUCH.
You notice that Mr.. Floyd dresses
well. Just as he used to in Wall Street It's
his way, and perhaps Il means something
By the way. the clothes don't cost him
anything. As for the rest Of the method
II Is optimism and faith Of no particular
school We find that a bread pill! does
help a drug victim and that a cheerful
word and a sunny smile are good toE
most troubles. A number q the down
and-outs are grouchy; they seem 10 be
like everything around them, and are very
disagreeabls. They DO not really dislike
things, but they are mad at themselves.
In such cases smiles ana pleasant greet
ings work miracles"
A motto OF ST. Benedict. written In the
year So expresses the last disciplinary
word Of the Self-Masters Colony IN re-
speCt to "cOntumacious" guest who vii
not leave the premises on request II
he does not so, says the saint let TWO
stout monks. in the name Of God, explain
the matter 20 him"
The Self-Master Magazine" tells, IN
der the title of "Hoboisms.' OF a group o.
colonists chatting around an open ire
young newcomer boasCed that he had VS.
tied every city In the United States. had
travelled with Coxey's army met all men
Of prominence-in fact, had seen every
thing
Have you ever had delirium trcnlensT'
asked shaky handed old man quietly
NO" said the young man.
Then you never saw anything replied
the old fellow. moving away The boas!e'
was squelched.
UNDUE sELF.APPREcIATIoH'
There was also Umbrella Bill" who
sat before the fire, held out his hand ana
told Of the good deeds II had done. ones
it had stopped team OF runaway horses
and saved q mother and child.
Bill" said an auditor, but that Is your
left hand. How about your rightT
Well" replied Bill" Il wouldn't hk'
70 vouch for my right hand"
An example Of Mr.. rloyds uterS7
style, as well a. his philosophy ana hl'
lorical research. Is the tolIowngi
In tho fertile foothills close to Noun
AraraT, Noah literally resting on ~
oars, planted his vineyards. me ''ho,
refreshed with recent rains, pFoduc'1
abundanJly, 50 that Noah prospersd al,
waxed rich, position which ne was y
able TO maintain, because ne had W
not only restricted in ms liberty VIZ
acting as head admiral on the arr ~
the vituperation OF ms ne.gnbO's ahu o''
responsibility attendant upon such al ~.
portcnt voyage had told heavily upon ~.
spiritual strength. And now, has lreeuV
unrestricted, his reputation estaohshe7
his wealth increasing, he gave hI"'s.'
to worldly pleasure. The wine Oh ""
vineyards warmed the depleted tloou
the old man, and he finally fell '''''-'
to It's subtle charm.
1T is strange travesty on h"''S
nature that this great and sood u'"l'
famed for his moral strength ms NJ
bllity Of character, is now known a. -.
worlds first horrible example-the o'1 ~
nal drunken sailor. Noah lived 10 W
byword OF his own children. bis
looked upon uIm and were asnameu =,
vas without doubt these fond sohs ~.
sought out the first cure for the eAo'''
drinker." an
Mr. Floyd does not speculate fur,ne'
the case Of the primeval booze "sD "d.
but goes on to criticise some ,x
ern cures which the admiral OF Tue
escaped. MANY good cup OF Gomez ,,ue
SAYS, has been made undrinkapie W
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