Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-15
SEES WAR MAKE
FOR SIMPLER LIFE
Ferr0rO Sure Conflict Has
Wrought Miracle.
ALL EUROPE NOW CONTENT

Great Italian Historian Finds Struggle
For Extragance and Pleasures Is
Gone, and He Confidently Believes 1t |
viii Not Return In at Least Two /
Generations.
The European war mas demonstrated 4
that the giving up of many pleasures,
necessities aud comforts that modern
civilization has created aud established
is Il much easier thing than amy Of US
thought one year ago writes Professor
Guglietmo Ferrero ia All article on the
wars effects On future modes 0f liv-
Ing.
Many needs that seemed rs imperl
Gus aud tyrannical as second nature
we have discovered are hardly even
necessary 10 our being. aud little
shakeup liberates us from them az
from dead skin that peels aud falls of
Mans nature Is much less dependent
on those things that modern civiIiza
tiun would have us believe.
When the danger OF u great war was
spoken OF many said Ii was not posi-
bic or would be Of exceedingly short
duration, not more than month or
two at most. because otherwise there
wonid be a revolution. Every one rea'
soned III that fashion, and facts have
shown that they were all wrong.
Europe Is all In arms. hut Ia each
country there has never been more
calm tranquility. Almost MI Europe
is eating course bread that one year ago
country lnborcrs complained Of So Bit
terry when forced TO use Il.
Everybody Nov Resigned.
Up to one year ago the city streets
were never sufficiently lighted. nor
We're trains ever numerous enough or
fast enough, Now the people are stu
and resigned.
so II the European war has illled
Europe with horrors, ruin aud hate i
has also made men more easily con
tented La each nation, far AWAY from
The firing lines. men and women are
working with tranquility that has
not been known for some time. and
they no longer complain OF destiny, al.
though that destiny Is harder
That furious desire TO possess and
enjoy that made men impossible 10
satisfy has all OF sudden disan.
peared. The French have learned the
virtue of patience. and the Germans
have learned the virtue Of sobrietS,
And who would ever have dared pre-
diet II? The world has changed
How can this most singular Of phe-
nomena be explained; Is II sort OF
miracle? Perhaps human nature Is
changed Ne; Il has rather found IL
SELF. Many people are today glad 10
he freed or many responsibilities aud
obligations thar were forced on them
by an opulent peace glad 10 be able to
live simply. MS they Ike, earning less
spending less. so working less.
The people have taken all the more
readily TO this more simple and re
poseful Hfe because the change has
been universal Until year ago few
indeed. were the wise ones with enough
strength of win not to annoy and tor
ment themselves with the thought tina
perhaps they were not enjoying them
selves as much rs their neghbors,
The war has forced everybody, o
almost everybody, to live simply, 81
nobody now wants many things that
year ago seemed Indispensable to hi
happiness
Pace, a Mental Disease.
Until two centuries ago all religion
aud all philosophers taught that ma
had TO know how to hold his desire
within the bounds OF moderation. tina
he should not presume too much
his own power. he should limit III
aspirations: he should live simply, cor
sumo less riches. treasure the gift
that God aud nature had placed al ID
disposal Since science. America steal
and the idea Of liberty have increase
mans confidence IN his own power !
has overthrown all these principles
So was born the strangest, the mos
singular mental disease with whic
the world was ever visited. There me-
er was time In history richer, MOI
knowing or more powerful thah th'
in which we were born and which las
ed until Aug. /. 1914. All the mo-
glorious ages OF the past were poo
Ignorant and little compared TO u
twenty wears lnht pFt'ea'u 'hN 49,
p@an war We had everything
wealth, Knowledge. liberty peace. saf
~. order. We should have been happ
rhe European war was needed
cure mnn of this mahdy.
II Is not TOO much Ia suppose thAt y
effects Of this moral and mental rev
luton will last IN Europe after q
war. that one or tive generations
least will now be disposed TO live mo
simply and be contented more easl
with that which destiny allows. I
generations that have seen ana 80
through the terrible trial In Euro
cannot helr understanding that IN :
modern Idea Of earning AMI spendif
of enioyiuN without limit there
something forced that doesn't Eeapo
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