The Washington times., 1919-04-23
A Turtle Can't Dive With His
Head Held Up
There Is Pretty Good Lesson in That Fact for Young
Men-And Old Men.

erful enough to carry man, you may see boy rdng
swimming turtle
The boy catches the turtle asleep climbs his back
with his legs Just behind the turtles pprs and goes for
an exciting ride the salt water.
The turtle would dive if he could.
But the boy who rides him has in his hands stick.
holds the stick under the turtles throat keeps his
head IN the air. and the turtle cannot dive.
his method of diving is first to put his head down and
then send the big heavy body following the head If he
cannot dive in that way, he will not dive at all
very amusing for the boys who ride the big turtles,
steering them and finally, after good ride setting them
free.
The men who take the trouble think might wish that
in another they had power riding their backs
"a force like ambiton-strong enough and persistent
enough to hold their heads above water
Almost every human being starts in life with his head
held high he to do something and be something
and contribute his share to the work that do in this
world
His head is up, his glance is straight ahead and he
believes that he will keep his head up until the last day.
when his chin drops and his eyes cIOsetO stay closed
The trouble with nearly all of is get tired Am
bon becomes weary longer drives u.s. and longer
holds up our heads
You can see the around you that beginning to
nk the courage gone out of them They have joined the
class of those who talk about ''Iuck."
They are getting ready to join the great army called
''those that do not amount to much"
The question for all is How keep out of that
army of failure?
You can ask yourself one question that will test you,
and the question is:
ARE YOU MAKING MENTAL MUSCLE OR MEN
tai FAT?
Almost fifty years ago W. K Clifford the great mathe-
macan put that question to the young who heard his
lecture at the Royal Institute.
BE quoted to them Herbert Spencers Principles of
Biology He made them understand that the mind eats and
dgests like the body.
And he impressed upon them as we now impress on
young readers the important fact that the mind should
develop mental and moral muscle just the body deveOps
muscle.
You see some bodies in which all the food goes to fat
With every meal that they eat they become aer and more
useless.
Other bodies better constructed turn food into muscle
It is Just so with the brain /
Some brains absorb information and simply produce
sort of mental fat poor, worthless stuff.
Other brains turn mental food into mental and moral
muscle, into intellectual machinery for conqueng LIES
problems.
When you read the lessons in books or take in through
your eyes and the story that has tell does this
mental food turn to mental fat mental muscle?
It is mental muscle that holds up mans head keeps
his courage working and prevents his sinking into the mud
Of failure and hopelessness.
You do for yourself if you WILL what the boy on
the turtles back does for the turtle.
The turtle does not like it. but he is made useful in
spite of himself
The who keeps his head up and fights against diff
dcues does not like it, but in later year-when others
poor wage slaves taking orders and he is the GIVING
the ordershe is glad that he had fighting courage.
Very dull and unnteresting are the truths in life
But dull they are they alone help to solve the real
problems.
Here is one truth
II you get out Of debt
And stay out Of debt
And begin to save, however little
THE MATERIAL SIDE OF YOUR LIFE PROBLEM
WILL BE SOLVED.
you can keep your head up in regard to money mat
tiers and debts you look straight ahead without fear
Of meeting the eyes Of who OWNS you because
you OWE MONEY TO HIM you look without fear into
the future that worries 50 many Of uA