Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-26
:. ". CARY SPEAKS ON
 .. WRITING BOOK OF LIFE

Tne largest number in ey several weeks enjoyed the breakfast for men in uniform at the local Y. M. CA. at $50 o'clock. The menu consisted. of sausases, escalloped potatoes. bread. ] butter. coffee and doughnuts. The meal was served as usual by the "Y"
 ladies. The ten minute speaker was Frederick W. Cary. and he certainly
 held the attention of all present. Fol lowing was his very helpful address
 to the men of the U. S. service: :. A week ago two interprid men left
 the Canadian coast on a flight across the Anantia ocean. They were 'ex- plorers, in sense, Yet other explor- i CTS have been satisfied to use meth 1 constructed along the requirements Of l the highway they were to travel Peary went to the North Pole by boats
 and sledges; Columbus crossed the 1 ocean in a ship; even the N.C.-4 1 which flew to the Azores was a devel- opment of the boat. Yet here were two navigators who began a flight i over the sea in land plane and [ when fairly on their way they dropped i their chassis and alighting devices and there was then no place where without danger of destroying their
 machine and perhaps losing their
 lives. II was the spirit of adventure ; carried to the extreme. There was no ! loopnole for Safety--no way to save i themselves, and although we admired their daring ard wished them success i in their desperate undertaking we l were prepared for the disatser that ! undoubtedly Ds1,.!l them.
 This spirit, of adventure this desire to do something bis O., unu:741, novel ,r1- iIr yh,-1-., rNf :; you here today. It iE.s many rhases ambition. love # e:sai .r1ett ifv4c- 1! ton, discovery. It is up ts. "nl!5 to ! decide where 1t Svill iead you, whether ] you will embark on | ca,'ear CT T fah-
 t or 3 course that WI! Lad y3u on T-ard and upward pr doH-N-arl to
 disaster. We read Advertisements, n .lle magazine every Taa!; .shoue the wen derful books that will d@vesop your
 memory, your will power, your dc rlesrie. accounting. ntlc.. SC tfa-- fo: g i couple Of dollars you can be tn the
 lligil road to"success. These advertise l nne7ts do . great deal Of harm. They i make many men dissatisfied with a 1 perfectly, good position and environ merit where they are reaping as much i Of this worlds gifts as they are en,.
 titled to have. Also it leads the young. to feel that the long prepara- : ton A for life's 1orh. the dull studies and the long task. Of the school room are not the real thing for them but later on by 9 short course of reading they. will be able to blossom out as fl nanciers and conyersationalists and domineering leadership. Es There is only one book that Is real
 Fly vital to you. I hold a copy of il
 here in my hand. You will notice il 3 is volume I. convenient size for refer.
 ence and know You will be interest cd to know what it is all about. Wher I tell you that you will not know for ten years what is in this book yor
 will doubt my word and will, if nec-
 essars-. take it away from me.
 l will let you take a fasty glance as Ieopen the book in my hend. You see the pages are blank and you think have played a trick on you. But my
 object is not to trick you. This book is your book. It is the book of your | life. have torn out the few pages
 in the front So that your earlier llis- :. tory willf not be known. Today you start writing a new book. This Vol
 un1e I will be your life for the next ten years.
 .i Whatever you do, whatever you say will go down in- thesbook. I would f like to be able to read that book ten years from now. Someone will read ! it Your wives, your children, your ! business associates, your pastor, your
 social friends. They will know what kind of a record you are making.
 i Now I will leave you with just this message: Whenever you are ambitious i Or adventurous or restless or depress- ed, or possessed by any other feeling
 and desire and action is impending ' before you take the step or commit f yourself Or do the deed or act you
 contemplate just ask yourself, How will this look in my book?"
 The men applauded the speaker.