The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-25

nyglan Org. Or ancient ga1=eans luT=
traycd In Old bagrclief8 ! vas con
Quoted in h depths Of lonely for
est. where Haechus the Savior Of
sensuousneaz. Id the triumnhal march
with wild abandon while fauns, ga
tyrs and haeahantcB listened u music
zoft aud sweet that burned into their
very souls. keeping time nth lcwd
gesture and loathBome grace So de-
PRAYED Wa IHe dance IN rome that
The senate made a decree - exprl all
dancing and dancers from Ihe city
The Church Fathers aid A
many passes - ii man males IN dane
ing, go maHE passes doth Il make To
hell Everybody doiH =. may he
applied 70 dancing I haFa seen the
dances Of lie Old World and the
Orient. the rontDrtiona n Egypt Tho
suggestion d Naples til excitement
Of the hula hula tn IIaKaH, the
houChee=eauGhse. the unzpigiiual
dance III Indian temples. N they are
nj tame modest or decent compared
With some d these faTz where the
= string o modcgtg Il III that l.
left Of Virtues robe Rag are a.
Wild as Tan O'ShuutaF AZ when
witches old md young resIed fast and
furious until they sat 80 threw Of
their clothes. and trlpBsd IN their
tHarks while tho Devil played the
music and he dead in Their collins
held a lighI II their cold hands
ErotIc feeling haH characterized
many dances ancient and modern.
while the Grizzly Bar. and the
Tango o. tadag would make tile
Devil blush and hesitate = Introduce
them Into hell salomg danced Johns
head off. nd many haze Eane 10 their
death since There Wa = tine when
statues Wefs made of graceful dan
TO-DAY there IL demand for
statutes against dlEfraeaInI dancing
Tho next thing IN order Is The naked
dance proposed by Plato II bIs Ideal
Republic Children ara HaHt-Rradu=
ates iu raE=tIme tunes an dances be
fore the 81 sing hymn Of repeat
tho Lords Prayer The Turkey has
rottcd o9aH he Ten Commandments.
and the Grizzly Bear In huHgcd the
life out Of Gospel ideals The animal
world is IIheled Mr. Beaf and Mrs
Turkey we're never gully Of such
antics. and must look vii surprise
and shame 81 the dances which bear
their names. These rag dances are
animal in name and nature. and rs
much more passionate Tim the Orien-
tai dance a. Yesuvius Ii warmer than
an iceberg
The dance has degenerated from
devotion and diversion 10 dissipation
and debauehery. Rag=daneers listen
TO senuoug rug music. and often gaze
with gloatiah eyes upon each other. On
with the dance though the waist be
dislocated. The floor mopped. the part
ner half-pHlled out of clothes.
Hot from the hands promlscuously
applied.
Round the slight waist, or down the
glowing side
"Holbein's Dance of Death should
i be painted over the entrance of any
dance halls The Turkey Trot ought
| to be relegated to the barnyard, the
Bunny Hug. to the alfalfa patch.
the Crab Crawl under The waves,
and the Grizzly Bear to the tall tim
bers. The rag dance l. Delilah
that has ahorn many a Samson to his
physical, mental and spiritual strength.
put out his eyes, and made him grind
the mill-prlson of despair. Woman In
the dance has fallen furIherest from
the gate Of heaven and nearest to the
door of hell.
Dancing Is called fashionable In
society," 30 are cigarettes, drinking
and gambling: but that doesn't make
them right. The dancing whirlpool
of society Is drawing Into Its drown
Ing depths many of the best craft that
sail Idfe's sea. There are enough
safe pastImes and pleasures without
taking risks. Instead OF asking
What's the harm say What's the