The Washington times., 1919-10-12


man between two powerful words, NO and YES.
You know how language was invented Sounds such as
the animals make gradually became separated syIables
grouped together had their special meanings Hen talk nOW
forgetting that each word represents long time in history
There are millions Of savages and peasants that use
IN an entire lifetime only three four hundred words
fewer Very few well educated many as three
thousand different words
you have half hour to spare in interesting expert
msnt take a few sheets Of paper and how many diff
sfet words you can write ou-verbs proper nouns and
sdeCivss You win be tired at the end Of five hundred
Il studying your words you viii find that the most
important words are the shortest it though constant
use had worn them down.
These two important words in the picture are among
the shortest in the language You viii observe with interest
that there is shorter s-the faYorite word Of the
average human being, which is "L"
NO. with its two letters and YES, with its three
letters enable to express in one breath determine
ton that may represent hours years Of study hesitation
and finally, resolution
SAY NO at the right time and YES at the right time;
control the short BIG words instead Of being pushed
and pulled by hem in the picture, and you fOru
nate.
This picture is one Of the best that Mr. cCay has made
it needs literally words under it. It viii be today
in Sunday newspapers throughout the country from BOs
ton to Los Angeles BY many millions Of readers And to
the millions that it the meaning Of the picture win be
&c onCs apparent
Business men that hire young workers ought to cut
ont this picture and paste it up where it viii be
Fathers and mothers should show it to their children
and talk to them about It and make the meaning clear
YOU and no one else, must make up your mind on
every important problem Nobody else make it up for
you The words EO'' and ''YES' are brief signals that
tel that the mind has been made up.
ship cannot cross the ocean with It's sails tapping
in the wind and that cannot say YES NO when
the arrives is like sailing vessel with the sails
tapping.
ITesoluton is the deep pool in which millions of careers
drowned NO and YES used at the wrong time have
destroyed many others
The curious thing is that there is always back in the
head part Of intelligence that knows when to say
YES and when to say ''No"
~. The man who says "Yes'' at the wrong time knows
one part Of his mind that is the wrong time and that
he should not have said "Yes." And the who says
"No at the wrong time also knows that he is wrong
The right No" and the right yes are recognized
inside the brain But many live in sort of mental fog;
hey one thing and do another The part Of the mind
showing what is right is weak the other strong Or the
mind evenly divided and then in this excellent picture
YES crowds and pushes side NO" the other
and the individual drifts, going neither way.
The majority Of those that go half way and
get nowhere particular In the asylum for brokendOwn
drunkaTds you will find few poor creatures that could
never say ''No."
In the ranks Of the prosperous and successful you will
md another few that knew when to say NO'' Eyes"
Between the two you will find the millions that never did
onyhng never took any resolution, and got any
where.
They pity themselves and they may for there is moth
ING worthy Of pity than weakness But each if he
win look back viii the place. the thousands of places
where the right the right yes would have made all
the difference.
Life is game in which all get tired and in which all
at the critical point when the might be are
cned TO stop Fortunate is the who say when he
IS tired has stitch in his SIDE feels his heart beat and
ais tongue gets dry is able to shut his teeth and say o
wiz not stop" BE wins his race.
Life is struggle from birth that is always painful
death that is painful often There are disappoint-
snts at every STEP and at every step questions whis
peTed in the ear is il worth while? Is really worth
Che trouble go and keep at it, and be uncomfortable
end fail and try again and fail again and try again? Have
the courage keep at the thing in the face Of discourage
nsnt2'
Lucky the man who can answer Eyes it Is worth
while and WILL keep at it
liz .L.- a..