El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
Quit LiOing Among
GraDestoneS Of Past
ReEretfinE the Inevitable and
Mourning Losses That Cannot
Be Repaired Fetters
The Mind.
BY MADISON c. PETERS.
Copyright, 1917. by Madison c. Peters.

n EGRETTING the inevitable,
mourning our losses that can
not be repaired. wishful long
ings for the past, living among the
/ gravestones. is the chief occupation Of
many men and women alike.
The practice letters the mind and
makes progress impossible.
Quit your questionings: Why is sin
allowed? Does God send trouble? are
questions that were asked since the
days Of Abraham and they remain IN
answered
Doubt your doubts and believe your
beliefs. The more you question the
further away you will get from peace
of mind Ais right with the world,
If you believe that God is on the
Under the palsy of regret you will
not only become too feeble to do your
duties, but regrets viii embitter you
Don't Dignity Your Sorrows.
Don't cherish bitter memories. Don't
misfortunes and keep them all to
yourself
When you are cast down you i'm
pugn Gods fondness.
The more the diamond is cut the
brighter it sparkles and in what
seems ike nara UEdAllE Win U.s. lou
has no other object in view than to
perfect his peoples graces.
Sorrows that nearly broke your
heart in the days agone you now see
were for your good Like the sharp
pain of the surgeons knife, the pain
passed. the benefit of it remains.
Of course, you have made mistakes
who hasn't2 People who make no
mistakes never do anything worth
doing.
Better TO run risk sometimes than
never TO do anything with a risk
in It
When You are satisfied with your
past successes you begin to deteri-
crate.
The best reputation is that which is
made all over again every day
a net or setlines. or it can be caught with
a hook and line II is sometimes taken
by the sportsman on the trolling spoon.
and is considered one Of the gamiest Of
May Also Fat Sharks
How would you like 70 eat shark
You VIII probably be doing so before this
war Is over, ano II the fish authoriues
here tell the truth you will find IL deli
cious- During the past summer they have
tested six species OF sharks In the fish
laboratory at Woods Hole and have fed
their flesh 70 50 people The meat was
cooked in different ways. and was pro-
nounced not only good for food but espe-
cially pleasing in flavor and texture Thew |
have been smoking and sailing shark /
meat and the smoked shark Is equal 20 /
smoked herring and can be marketed /
much more cheapiy- They have been in /
PRODUCING shark meat 20 the general pub I
lie, having had II served AZ luncheons :
and dinners IN different parts OF the eoun- 4
try.
I am told that some OF the sharks tax
en- IN the New England waters last sum
mer were dressed and their meat shipped /
10 New York as swordfish- Il was sold 1
there in the market. bringing as high an 1
20 cents per pound Before exporting thet
fish the men cut off the fins and threw 1
them away. In China shark fins are con-
sidered q great delicacy- I once attended !
a state dinner given by Il Hung Chang /
at Tientsin al which red sharks fins were
a part Of the menu I ate them with /
and they were not at all bad /
The Chinese have been eating the dogfish 1
shark. which We are now just beginning 4
10 appreciate under its new name Of gray
fish for generations The japanese know 1
shark food and Ike It They make sew
eral hundred thousand dollars a year out 1
OF their shark fisheries. and sell some /
thing like sso,Qeo worth Of shark fins per !
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