The Washington herald., 1915-09-19
Multiplying Our Troubles.
By JOHN ID, BARRY,

Nature, always struggling for health, has a way
of throwing off, so far as she can, the impurities
in the body.
Sometimes the task is too much. Then the body
is either poisoned or nature resorts to another
method, covering up the infection in little sack
and keeping it there out of mischief, perhaps as
long the body lasts.
Many people go about with those little sacks
in the system, seemingly none the worse.
Our minds, when they are healthy, follow Ma
ture's habit.
Children a good example. Something dis
tressing happens to them. 1t may make them
howl for few minutes few seconds Then
they forget all about it and begin to smile again
and to play. 1t is doubtless registered in their
sciousness; but it is sealed up from memory and
apparently kept from causing them further trouble
In this regard we can all learn from children.
Unfortunately, as grow older, find that
our power to put distressing memories out OF the
field of conscious thought weakens. 1t may grow
so weak completely to destroy peace of mind
and to inhibit happiness And yet by conscious
effort, we keep it in exercise and make it
stronger.
Few OF us, however, are wise enough to exer-
habit We practise remembering what causes dis
tress. We let pain and resentment and anger
and morbid feeling take possession OF our minds
and grow there like weeds.
1t is all matter of reaction. And reaction is
habit
Fortunate arc they who react healthily. They
have an easy path through life, matter what
~. h,ht ~ ba, bi1,,
from the small trials gives them power to van
quish the big tests, even the calamities.
And pitiful are they who react unhealthily.
Every day of their lives they inflict torment on
themselves, no matter how favored they may be
by fortune. Their practise of reacting unhealth
lily from small things makes them easy victims
OF the big trials.
A few years ago friend, very successful in
business and greatly in need Of rest started on
his annual two weeks vacation In his pocket
he had placed roll of bills amounting to $I5o
While he sitting with his companion he dis
covered that his money gone. He had either
lost it or his pocket had been picked. He insist
ed on leaving the train at the next station and
going back.
The companion said: whats the use? You
make inquiries by wire or by letter. Besides
you don't need the money. | have plenty for
both of us. And if l didn't, you could cash a
check
But the loser was in no mood to listen to such
reasoning He must do something. He persuaded
the companion to 60 ahead and he left the train
On reaching the city he went straight home in
great depression. OF course, his family felt very
sorry for him. In that household there was gloom
My friend informed the police and made in
quiries here and there and finally decided that
there was hope of recovering the money. He
stayed at home for the rest of the vacation In
stead OF ono loss he had two losses, the second
brought by himself, the more serious.
Yet there are people who would say of the
two losses, that the money loss was by far the
more serious In this instance, however, such
obviously not the For the not in
any way crippled. He simply made
And, observe, he was made sore not by the