Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-01
BY IRENE WESTON.

THE girl who sings to herself at her
work is the best worker" declares a
physician In q newspaper. He has been
going into the question Of the effects OF
singing on man and woman, and says
that II you want to be happy. wealthy
and wise." you should have at least one
song and sing II at least twice day. It
is one of the most potent tonics.
His letters arose out Of the stories we
have been reading OF aoldiers. A British
officer wrote him that "ripperary'
warmed his very heart. When he heard
the fellows singing that he felt every
thing was going right He didn't caro-
what it was they sang so long as they
sang something He was not at all par
ticular as to execution
One of the most exhilarating concerts.
he said, he had ever heard was that he
came across one day when he discovered
q troop OF Indian soldiers-who didn't
understand English-singing "Teeparoo-
roo" One of them with an ear for music
had picked UP the words. as he imag-
ined. and passed them on. He had not
got them very accurately. and his pupils
had got them still worse. but It was "a
~
enormous amount of good.
The French troops sing ''Tipperary" as
a compliment to Britain. and British sol
diers return the compliment with the
e'Marseillaise." 1t is. Of course, a well
known fact that regiment marching
with band or singing covers the ground
faster than II it had no such accompani-
ment 1t goes farther with lees fatigue
People might do WELL" says the ply
stefan. Ito study the question OF singing
and music as tonic
IL IL cheap-iwithin the means OF all. >.
Joseph Hatton. the novelist. once told
me Of a man who was the head Of a bis
commercial concern. and who was gen
orally known as "Old Up Skies" He was
not particularly old. The term was ap.
piled 20 him as we speak of "Old Jones
or "Old Smith-men we admire because
they know a good deal more about thing,
than many. "old Up Skies" was Away,
bright and cheerful Nothing cloudy
about him.
One OF his acquaintance declared thai
81 you met "old Up Skies" in the morn
ing before setting out, 1t would probably
lead to your going out without your UNI
brella whatever the weather threatened
He filled you with the idea that ther'
was heaps OF sunshine about Yet he haS
occasionally very bad luck.
When the news spread around amongs
his friends that things had gone wronI
with him. people who didn't know hin
well received a shock when they crossed
over the street. suitably arrayed in thei
most dismal faces, and were greeted b.
him with a hearty. Good day. old chap
How are you? You're looking dismal
What's the natter"
The secret Of his perpetual cheerful
ness was. he told Hatton. his singing
song every morning as he dressed. I
WAS q cheerful song 10 a cheerful tune
and By the time he came down 10 break
fast he was I'm a mood to take every
thing ~ it comes and make the bes
Of H."
Try 1t. my boy" he said. try it. onI
take care to get the right song. Dom
sing The Last Rose OF Summer OF "oh
Where Are the Once Happy Days tina
Have Fled or stuff like that kind ]
you live In an apartment house and ar
afraid OF the fellow in the next room
sing Il soto voice. Even a hum Is wort
o lot"
Some time ago an italian physical
made experiments on a number OF me
and women to find out what effect must
had. He found that cheerful. stirrin
pieces sent the blood circulating NOR
sAUedly IN thu listeners. while sad must