Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-11
THE MAN WHO TALKS


 Uric acid has gone out of business ana the streptococci have begun business for themselves. For some time-per- haps for a year or two-the doctors have been careful to tell patients they were suffering from neuritis, not rom rheumatism, when wracked with pain. Away back in the dark and shady past pain as well as antics, was good evl- dence that human being was pos- sessed of a devil; for several centuries certain nerve pains were evidence or an excess of uric acid in the system, and this was the cause of rheumatism. Now this nerve-wracking is charged to a cocci tribe of bacteria which op- crate in the mouth, and produce ave- olar abscesses on the jaw, or locate on a local foci which produces this dis tressful condition which hniments and uric acid antedotes have temporarily checked, if not cured, in the past; but now the knife iS the cure for it. It looks as if the ancients were right when they declared the devil was in it.
 Do not think things are SO high you cannot save a cent. 1t will do you good to save your appetite. Compul- sorry fasting in Germany we are told is beneflting rather than distressing the people, for as a result the stom- ach troubles have rapidly grown less. The people waste millions Of dollars worth of food and fuel every year; and it will take more than the present crisis to cure this habit It is up to everybody not only to want less; but to put < limit upon what are term ed our necessities. If hard-working people can live on sixteen or less ounces of food a day and sustain health and strength !here is no reason why you and I should eat thirty-six ounces in twenty-four hours. The Caronaro record is 60 years of life, health and happiness on F ounces of
 food a day; and that attempts at in- crease resulted in discomfort and ill-heaith. Conditions now compel strict economy on the part of all. which may result in new and better domestic habits.
 l cannot tell how the birds discover that my little garden is good feeding place. This year a wren occupied bird house in the garden, and @ golden robin, yellow warbler. chipping sparrow and a cat-bird had nests nearby. Among the sparrows during the past month were purple fnches; and among the later visitors a fox sparrow, one of the prettiest birds of passage, which scratched in the ashes of a dead bonfire with the energy of bullet. The nutkatches and blue jays have been quite constant during the late October and early November days. We did not need the English sparrow to help us out for our own sparrows are numerous and good nox- ious weed seed and insect eaters; but confess to being fond of this colony little alien who has proven to be able to endure the winters of Canada. The sparrows as a whole are a problem to the amateur bird student, and several of them are not easily identified. Anonncr fhhYf1 ail fny will pass for the dandy.
 Do rot think no ore ever had so trying an experience in life as you! If you were awake to life you would know million persons had suffered worse and are suffering worse-things which you would not care to suffer and live. We are all prone to magnify our tro..Oles, and if we have not had op- portunities for observing the wretched- ness of others we do not realize how fortunate we llaveV ieen3 1t is better have been fortunate enough to escape for it makes one ashamed to murmur over little perplexities and trials. Do not dwell upon your disappointments! !! Everypod has them. and you could not be induced to exchange yours for some close to you that you have never heard of. Do not cultivate a memory Of things it were better to forget. Half the misery in the world is founded up- on nothing; and usually real misery is borne with patience and fortitude. who work out are incompetent and scarce is not because there are not women enough. but because the old household labor system is defunct and l live women of the 20th century will | not be classed as servants for from n vol fhoy 1 prefer to be clerks. where they have hours and respectful treatment. The ! idea that the people who do our work 1 and cook our food are nenials is toe prevalent: ana 1t often leads to thei1 1 being treated as, though they were dogs 1 instead of worthy human souls. IT l facr the house dog is sometimes made 1 much more of than the servants who l keep the premises sanitary and 1T l order. Too much bossing and too few l privileges and too little sympathy an6 1 too grudgingly paid wages have com 1 pelled labor to organize for the pur- pose of not only demanding what they want, but for the power to get it. The work women de not want to eat at the same table with the family, but they l do like to feel they have the same heavenly Father and are entitled tc i the freedom which belongs by right tt 1 His children.
 You have not thought unhappiness it largely habit, and that you not only l may become large contributor tC 1 your own unhappiness, but become { I disturber of those who are compelled by kinship or business to associate with you. Do not lend your mind tt what has happened or what may hap, pen, but concentrate it upon what i.
 happening now; for what is happening now may favorably affect what ha.
 happened and actually determine wha
 Is to happen. There is too much time given to what has-been a,id what may be when what is will be found to b, sufficient to occupy our whole atten ton. Habits of thought have more tt
 do with putting joy into life, O
 knocking it out, than most people com prehend. It is good fortune whicl
 should hold our full attention; and tn
 fact that seldom is a thing so ba,
 that it might not have been wors
 should oftener incite in US a feeling O
 thankfulness. People make themselve
 over by just changing their habits o
 thought.
 It does not pay to become chroni
 doubter Doubt produces perplexit
 and perplexity ends in confusion. | proportion as we doubt we cease t believe. and if, we lose our belief i