Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-12
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It is life not war that develops
 true heroes. Heroism is an everyday
 affair, and most of it is neither ap- plauded nor rewarded Love is its
 best foundation; and deeds of valol
 are as bravely and humbly done as il
 they were nothing extraordinary
 Disease and accidents put thousands
 on the shady side of life; but they
 cannot knock the sunshine of hope
 out of the human heart. Do you ever
 think of the sick-room heroism whicf | often makes the invalid it's moSi
 cheerful person-of the valor whicf
 bears pain with patience and calmly faces the inevitable with a smile
 Have you thought of those who sub-
 init themselves to surgery to beat death-Who take one chance in 3 thousand and through great suffering win. It takes pluck to face the seri- ous exigencies of life and heroism to do and to dare. I often catch my heart saying, God bless the heroes who
 face sickness and death and ever
 smile
 Some states of expectancy disap- l point and others afflict us. The state 1 of expectancy which prompts us to | look for special privileges or favors, l or to put our faith in luck is usually appointing; but the state of ex- pectancy which moves us to antic1- pate sickness or trouble does not dis appoint us. The person habitually ailing is not expecting to get well, but is positive she will continue to be feeble. There are people who know that at stated intervals they are sure to have a headache, and they surprise 1 those about them by the accuracy Of their predictions. The hypochondriac is the victim of a disordered imagina hn Bo11 of preparing mentally and physically for the worst, get it. Some people have a faculty for getting more things they do not want than others have for getting what they do want The price of getting the good things being and of God Do not live high, lie around and expect to find happi- ness, for you cannot do it..
 Do you think depression and pros perity simply represent thought force? That men can think themselves into thrift or out of it in accord with their own sweet will. We recognize that confidence makes business boom, and lack of it makes it waver Burke was right when he said: There is con- fdence necessary to human inter- often more injured by their own sus- piciOnS than they could be by the perfidy of others" The power of mind moves the nations-the power of money is secondary to it. positive state of mind is ever a help; and a negative state of mind always hin- drance. Learn to master your mind and the mastery of other things will seem easier Annie Rix Militz in a little 50 cent book entitled: "Phos- Power of the Mind" teaches this sci ence. The Master Mind Publishing Co.,, S02 South Union Avenue, Los Angeles, Cal, will mail it to you for the price.
 We all know the statement that marriage makes two souls one in the generally accepted sense is an arrant humbug. There are only two points in life at which We seem to be one where love is true and where service through love Is sincere We d11er in our tastes. ideas and beliefs, and have a perfect right to. These are all points for conflict if we do not know how to abide in peace. It is not pos sible for us to think alike. or believe alike, simply because We are mated. Through a unity of interests the 1 twain become not only of one flesh, but sometimes of one mind in all that concerns their material prosperity. They differ in many things, and it IS well they do. Pulling together doesn t necessitate unity of mind or hope. Difference of opinion doesn't require debating club. Two persons may be mates and still abide far apart mentally and spiritually, and not mind the great gulf fixed.
 Get the habit of reading and medi- tation Mental exercise is just as es- sential to our we'll being as physical exercise The comforter of age is an al lnFf md na i'm I ind V1Thi n lives in the future illuminated with hope rather than a mind that dwells upon the paSt-and is clouded by gloomy forbodings. It is true, the mind that is vacant is mind dis tressed.'' Those who lend their minds wholly to material achievement find on retirement from business that they lack something which cannot be made up. They have learned how to work, but not how to make the mind a com forter. The fruits of their labor yield them no honey. The treasures which more importance than those which make up the bank account. Things money cannot buy are the very ones that make life worth living in old age.
 Too many children are spoiled in this world by giving them good ad-
 
 Good people make too many promises to children they do not keep. If they promise them candy and a whipping, they get the candy but do not get the whipping. If some children got all the whippings they were promised they would be ruined before they reached years of understanding. It is not wicked to spare them, but 1t is to make promises that lack sense and reason. Whip the boy who tells the truth and he will soon be lying to es- cape the whipping. A prompt whip ping for lying Is an incentive for a boy to tell the truth. Children are not born ugly, but an ugly parent can mank an infant as spit-fre-ey as an untutored kitten by boxing its ears or angrily shaking it. Do not yawp at the child; Be good!" Patiently teach the child to be good for something. Broken promises, irritability and de- ception will spoil any child.
 Do you know your feathered choristers? There is pleasure in rec ognizing all of Gods creatures who contribute to the well-being and joy of mankind. Do you pride yourself upon your knowledge of music, and still remain reaf and dumb to the musical notes which tell you the pur- pie finch the wren, robin -redbreast or the rose breasted grosbeak is sing ing. To know a bird by his song af- lords more delight than to know him by the color of his feathers. or the peculiarites of his flight. It must have been the birds who first taught the charm of music to the human mind