South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-28
In Cartoons Magazine.

Students of peopie-al kinds Of
bugs FOR that matter-are fond OF
pointing our similarity between
the complex activities Of man and
the pell-meu life % the ant This
has always scented Co me little un-
fair 90 the amt
Ants are busy creatures and az an
early age become ueurasthenic from
the incessant task 81 putting by
enough resoerces each summer 90
carry them safely through the win
ter so that they may spend The next
summer boarding new resources and
breaking up pleasant picnic parties
by invading the picked beets az the
lunch hour They are fun of odd
whims and strange maneuvers. but
they have esca ped. apparently. lhe
faint OF idle curiosity through which
man. himself has been enabled 10
put the sigh IN mob psychology.
Who. for instance ever saw a
crowd 81 ants gathered on the main
street OF an ant hill watching an
other demonstrating patent suspen-
ders in 2 show window or who
has enjoyed the happy opportunitv
OF observing caravan OF ants az "A
dead stsndstill watching with un-
seemly mirth another ant chasing
Is hat up a windy alley2
In industry perseverance and So
briefly. the ant unquestiona bly, has
an advantage over man. but I'm mat
tiers involving expression Of curiosity
man stands. n not alone. then pre-
eminent
Arriving thus circuitously at the
real beginning. let US now consider
the mysterious goo which cements
crowds together at most unexpected
places and under most unusual cir
cumstances.
AS far as my limited observation
goes the most practical method OF
blocking the sidewalk traffic 10 a
point where the police reserves must
he called out is 10 try 20 repair an
automobile at the curb The small
er the automobile. the larger the
crowd.
No sooner does the inquiriug mo-
torist lift the hood OF his machine
and disappear into its depths than
the crowd begins 10 gather
The obese banker. hurrying 70 the
directors meeting stops He j,
Joined by the boy from the specia
delivery department Of the postof.
flee The physician. whose suburban
patient is hanging on 10 the ragged
fringe OF life also pauses. The mes.
senger with the post-haste telegram
attaches himself to the curiou,
group followed shortly 10y the eugi-
neer Of the fast train which mus
leave the union station i'm three min.
utes With this hurried nucleus
the crowd forms. Ii gathers layers
like "a wet SNOWFALL. until the side
walk is blocked and the street il
rapidly filled. Street car conductors
enjoying a point OF vantage brinl
their cars 10 creaking halt Tn,
brewery wagon. laden with il.
quenching burden. slows up Will,
the city pants.
II the motor difficulty is seriou,
enough to demand the motorist',
presence under the car the pole,
might as well rope off the street I
cannot be used for other than sight
seeing purposes.
The crowd may Wei Ice gagged 10y
he nature OF the autoisrs predica
nent A sick cylinder viii attract
thousand admirers. carbureto
hat has ceased 10 function can 10,
depended upon TO draw two thou
sand busy bread-earners A sparl
plug that has lost its boyish enthus
ssm will elicit more attention thai
baseball game. while AN auSyIosi
IF the crank shaft will outdray
Billy Sunday
Very naturally. only the few fav