The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30

"The old fashioned boy whose sole attire in the summertime consisted of a jacket and a pair of brooches now has modern cousin who wears silk un- derwear and never goes barefooted.
 ''Once children walked five miles to the village schoolhouse and paid about S25 for a good education Now they a week and pay him s200 month to call them geniuses.
 At the Manicure's
 "Tn the olden times when a man got his hands dirty he found piece of octagon soap and made for the spring basin. Now he pays a lady $2 to dip them in perfumed water and play with them while she coats them with pink powder and then calls himself mani cured.
 Tn the olden times a mans religion was judged by his general conduct. Nowadays it depends upon the rent of the family pew.
 The old fashioned mother who taught her mother to play classical mu- sic now has daughter who spends several thousand dollars studying in Europe and comes home playing rag time.
 Thirty years ago the politician went about shaking hands with the citizens, kissing the babies and telling the peo- pie why he ought to be elected. Now he slips the chairman of the county committee 5000 for general expenses.
 In the olden days, a boy attended the public school and learned reading, writing and arithm etic, and in four years he had done nothing but grad uated Now the same boy is sent to college where he learns to dance, smoke. gamble and spend his fathers money and they call 1t higher educa- tion.
 Fathers Money Matters
 Thirty years ago father was busy scheming how he could put his money in the bank Now he is equally as busy trying to get indorsed way to get someone elses out.
 Formerly when he entered a hotel maids. Now we tip our money to the beIlhops.
 Tn the olden times when we wanted 10 win a girl we went to see her on Snrlay nights and told her how sweet sine was. Now we take her out 10 dance with other fellows, flatter her with costly presents, while we show her father our bank account.
 Time was when modest girl would sit against the wall all night unless some fellow offered to dance wlth hei. Now if she has the flossiest gown on the floor she seems to think she Is a self starter.
 "The old fashioned girl wasn't ac- complished unless she could sew, cook and keep the house clean Now she isn't refined unless she can dance make small talk. and run an automobile.
 Thirty years ago the boys were con tent to sleep on pallets and took to the floor when there was company in the house. Now they must have dou- ble spring beds with compressed air mattresses and a silken pillow or they viii have crick in their necks.
 Admiring Her Form
 Formerly we admired a girl for her was pretty. Now we admire her for her form and clothes and say She is stylish.
 "Once we checked up our pank ac- count to see how much we had ieft. Now we check it up to see now much we have overdrawn.
 "Once when man failed we called him bad manager. Now we call him unfortunate and vote for someone who will investigate trusts.
 Its the cost of high living, not the high cost of living that is keeping the wolf at the door; 1t Is not what we need, but what we want that keeps our noses to the grindstone, and in this age of commercialism this world is no Garden of Eden"
 The old man halted and his inter viewer arose to go.
 There's nothing like the simple life, after all.' he found himself saying as his aged companion shuffled sadly nito the house still mumbling against the crimes of modernism