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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
BY DR.. Frank Crane
lonable Sin is Fear.

The objectionable Sin is Fear.
Nothing matters much if you are not afraid.
The way to see Ghosts is to be afraid of
hem. The way to come to grief is to be
afraid of coming to grief.
You can acquire almost any disease, from
infantile paralysis to senile decay, by being
afraid of it.
And a large proportion of deaths is due to
he fear of death.
One minute of fear may cost the lon-tamer
his life. Those who cannot manage horses
and don't like them are they that ale afraid
of them
Fear not, and the world is yours
Be afraid, and all the kings horses and all
the kings cannot drag you to success.
Now, as Dickens would say, the bearing of
his is in its applications
To begin at the bottom, the Stock Market
is pushed up by hope and down by fear. It's
not what has happened or what will happen
that causes panicS, it is the fear of what may
happen
War is a direct product of fear. Because ma
tons fear each other they arm. Because they
arm they fight.
The trouble between Labor and Capital is
fear. Fearing, they hate, fight, curse, lash
themselves into unreaSonng fury, and get no.
where
The cure of industrial unrest is trust. We
must believe in each other. And he that be-
lieveth not shall be damned
There is only one thing that can make Boil
shevism, the Social and Industrial Revolution
and all such threatening things dangerous.
That is, to be afraid of them.
Humanity is always going up to possess the
Promised Land 1t is full of various PhiliStneS
Invites and JebuSiteS. 1t SwarmS with dragons,
monsters and man-eatng ghosts. Some are al
ways trembling for the future and viewing with
alarm. But ever the command of Destiny
is:
"Only he thou strong and of good cour-
age" So shall the Promised Land be yours
Fear was the weapon of Germany in the war.
By frightGulness she hoped to diSmay us. We
won because we would not be scared.
And Fear is the bugaboo invoked now to
cheat the world of its earned peace. The Fear
mongers in France. in Great Britain, in Japan,
in the United States, are clamoring for their
own country not to enter into any wotld-con-
pact
Because they are afraid.
But this Nation is Unafraid.
We were not Afraid to fight Germany
We will not be Afraid to trust our Allies
Copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

" OUCHING the axiom that cotton which
natures before August 1 belongs to
the farmer, but all which comes after
wards belongs to the boil weevil, the Au-
gusta Chronicle offers excellent advice on
averting this serious loss. 1t is all we'll
enough, says our contemporary, to plant cot
ton early, choosing varieties particularly
adapted to that purpose, and to follow the
cultural systems which the experts recon-
mend But-and this is the pith of the
good counsel-"there is another and better
way to beat the boil weevil, and that is to
plant more corn, more wheat, more oats,
more potatoes, peas, peanuts, hay crops and
tobacco, and ITO raise more cattle and hogs
Assuredly Georgia and her neighbor States
are indebted beyond measure to those pa
.t1ent and gifted scientists who have evolved
the varieties of cotton and worked out the
methods of cultivation that do so much to
keep the weeyil from it's prey. Their aid
has been worth millions of dollars to this
region, and oftimes has saved farms pros
poets from disaster Whenever cotton is
planted in weevil-invaded territory, their di-
rections should be followed unfailingly. Ger
talniy where they are not followed, ruin is
inevitable.
But there are seasons and situations which
the most resourceful methods of this kind
Will not save. There are times when the boil
weevil moves in with his wife and all the
little weevils," and makes himself comfort
np10 Aol all InueAnlte Stay-HVe, ten or
twenty years. Then the Chronicles prescrip-
ton is the only cure. For the matter Of
that, food crops and animal husbandry are
so much to be desired at all times for the
general good both of the farm and of the
State, that they should be accorded major
portion of the planters interest, regardless
of special urgencies. Georgas waxing pros
perIty OF late years is attributable in the main
to increased food production. Let that en-
riching tendency continue.
The Bolsheviki are reported in the act of
giving up Petrograd. 1t probably is one of
those dry towns.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
Fortune in d Nutshell.

"H HE Cuthbert Leader puts a world of
practical wisdom into a nutshell
when it says: "a young man can set
out few hundred well-selected pecan trees,
give them reasonable attention for few
years, and by the time he reaches middIe-age.
II not sooner, he will have steady-substan-
tial income"
OF the many fields of fresh enterprise
which have been successfully adventured in
georgia IN the last decade or so, none has
more interesting developments to it's credit
IMAM that OF pecan growing. Ten years ago
CneFe were only about four thousand bearing
pecan trees In the entire state, those being
distributed among seven counties and having
scarcely line of mention in horticultural
ana commercial records. In 1918 there were
upwards OF six hundred and twenty thousand
trees or bearing age, representing a yield of
Two million seven hundred and twenty
eight thousand pounds. The total producfIon
Appropriated million dollars in value to the
grower, and great deal more to the Com
nonWeaIth, all the interests benefited being
considered.
This, however, is but the lowly beginning
OF an industry that bids fair to reach rovaI
pLopoFClohs Pecans are assured of ever
widening popularity because of both their
oelectaDle flavor and their nutritive richness
The food value of this nut students Of dietat-
les attest, is rarely equaled; and as for deli
clouSness, we doubt that even the orcha rJs
on the Hesperides held its peer. The world
wloe market thus made certain can be SUD-
plIed IN large measure from Georgia groves.
tof IN SOIL and climate this state is pecu-
larly we'll suited to pecan culture while
abundance of reasonably priced land for the
purpose is available
The Cuthbert Leader gives good counsel
when it says, Don't go west, young man;
come to Georgia and plant pecans."
Nv he no in No h
ington there will be no such animal as treaty
OupOsifiOu.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

THAT night air is harmful to health is al
erroneous notion still held by multtudeE
of people.
As a matter of fact, night air, especially in
cities, is if anything, more healthful than day
air. For at night traffic is less, the city'S &C
tivitieS in general have slowed down. So that
at night the air is less laden with dust, less
infected, possibly, with disease germs than ii
is in the day time.
Yet many people cling to the old deuSion, a
survival from the period when even medical
science believed that malaria was caused by mi
aSmatc night air
Today medical science knows that the real
cause of malaria is germ-carrying mosquito.
This mosquito, to be sure, flies mostly at night.
But this does not render the air of night inju-
riouS to health.
Instead of excluding the fresh night air
from sleeping rooms as many people do, all
hat is necessary in mosquito-infeSted regions
is to keep the windows well screened. The
more abundant the ventilation, by night rs
by day, the better the health will be-
Equally mistaken is the widely entertained
belief that sewer gas is responsible for dlph-
liberia.
Sewer gas is indeed a compound poisonous
to the human organism. 1t kill outright, or
it can render the body less resistve to any
form of disease. But it has direct connec-
ton whatever with diphtheria, which, like mala-
ria is essentially germ-caused malady.
SO with the popular deluSion regarding the
oh@S' NOhHCSUoH pclWcSh IntH anu typhOlQ
fever
Filth may contribute to the development OF
typhoid fever when it happens to serve as a
repository for typhoid germs. But it is the
germ, not the filth, that causes the disease.
Nor are bad odorS health destroying as is
commonly thought. Offensive to the sense OF
smell, they cause harm only when proceeding
from substances in which disease germs are
present. Even then no harm is done unless
the disease germs are through contact con-
veyed into the body
which falacious ideas are held. Again we
have to do with a germ, not with the cold
dampneSS, and so forth to which the onset OF
rheumatism is popularity attributed.
Nay, the real cause of many So-caled rheu-
matte attack is nothing more than expectation
that some supposed cause will bring on the
attack. The mind is an uncommonly potent
creator of aches and pains.
Likewise with the enormously held beliefs
regarding the indigestbity of certain foods
1t is usually the belief, not the food itself
that makes these foods indigestible. Such, in
deed, is the influence of the mental attitude on
digestion that any food may be made indgesti-
bic by the mere expectation that it will
prove So
Experience has again and again taught-as
in the case of sour milk, cheese, etc-that
once the idea of indgeStibility has been brok-
en- down the formerly indigeStible foods be-
come readily dgeStible
Today Sour milk is esteemed as a life pro-
longer by many who used to deem it a prod
uct tit only for the pigs. And certain cheeseS
favor as vertable delicacies
copyright, 1919, by The Associated News
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

81 want to know, said the grimfaced
woman how much money my husband drew
out of the bank last week"
II cannot give you that information"
answered the man in the cage.
aren't you the paying teller?' =
Yes, but I'm not the telling payer"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

BY the time the president arrived in Wash
ington there will be no such animal as treaty
oppOsitiOn.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

The Bolsheviki are reported in the act of
giving up Petrograd. 1t probably is one of
those dry towns.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

President Poincare, of France, has con-
ferred the Cross of the Legion Gu Honor on
the town of LongWy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
Beating the Weevi

T TOUCHING the axiom that cotton which
natures before August 1 belongs to
he farn hut oJJxu
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
HEALTH PALACES
BY H. Addington Bruce

THAT night air is harmful to health is an
erroneous notion still held by multitudes
of people.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

T0 HE Cuthbert Leader puts a world of
practical wisdom into a nutshell
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10
RUBBER WATER CONNECTIONS
Il 10 Well to oeeasIonaIly Inspect Hose
for Distinctions - Vibration
May Cause Break.

When cleaning out the radiator II
is well to occasionally inspect the con.
dition of the rubber hose connections
in the water circulation system, for
distractions not infrequently develop
at these places. II a glycerine anti
freezing mixture has been used, or
any kind Of radiator dope. the interior
Of these rubber connections Is very
likely to be injured, as many Of these
substances SO affect rubber that the. in
terror surface Of the connection 10
softened and loosened; and the vibra-
tion Of the car is liable to cause pieces
Of rubber to break away. When this
occurs the loose pieces lodge at the
narrow points in the passages and seri-
ously diminish the flow Of the cooling
water. Whenever one of these rubber
connections feels soft and fiabby, or
appears to have breaks in the body Of
the tubing, the connection should be
removed and carefully examined and
at the same time the passage should
be tested to see that the flow Of water
Is not obstructed.-Scientific Ameri.
can.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10
All Thieves There.

Superintendent Quinn of Scotland
Yard, who retired few weeks ago,
once remarked quizzically that II a
man wanted to go In for picking pock-
cts he could not select a better place
for the operation than Seven Dials,
London.
"Why7" queried an interested listen
er. swell. you see." replied Quinn.
'supposing the pickpocket is detected
In the act, he will naturally start to
run away"
"Natyallyi But whGt thenf"
"Then." pursued Quinn, somebody IL
sure to shout Stop theft"
"very probably" re:orted his inter-
lOcutor. But what then?" "Why,
them" concluded Quinn. triumphant
y. "he will get away. For directly the
cry Of Stop thiefr Is raised In the
Seven Dials. everybody instinctiyely
starts running, and nobody can tell
which is the particular thief who IL
wanted"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

Americas ace Of aces, Capt. Ed
ward Victor Rickenbacker, is the au-
tomobile mems great hero of the war.
Rickenbacker is Americas air cham
pion. In the final summing up of the
aviation records he was officially cred
tied with bringing down twenty-six
German planes.
One story from "over there" relates
that he fired the last shot of the war.
The story states he was flying over
the German lines at 1859 On the
morning of Nov. IL, and that he kept
his hand on the trigger of his machine
gun for just sixty seconds, driving
Germans helterskelter until the min
ute was up and the war ended.
Capt. "Rick" was leader of the Oath
aero pursuit squadron. In recent
letter he said that on the day the ar
mistice went into effect his squadron
was transferred from the First army
to the Third army. and was the only
pursuit squadron in the American fly
ing service to accompany the Army Of
Occupation. This unit was credited
with bringing down sixty-nine German
planes.
May Race This Season.
Capt. Rickenbacker plans to be back
in the automobile racing game this
season. His presence will do much to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

equipment, and frequently force the au.
tomobile owner to abandon the use Of
his car for the entire spring rather
than risk breakdown.
Most of the unpleasantness and DIFF
flculty may be remedied In many local
tiles even in the worst weather, for
there are times when the worst cut
up surface is in fairly good condition
for dragging. By taking advantage Of
the proper moment, the ruts and bumps
can be smoothed out and the next
freeze will result in a smooth hard
surfaced pike that can be favorably
compared to a concrete highway.
Owing to the fact that the road sur.
face will be rather wet and sticky
when dragged, greater care must be
exercised in handling the drag. If the
blades of the drag are set vertically,
there will be tendency to scrape up
too much earth, or, In the language
Of the road man, "Ball up in front"
near the center, the angle Of the drag
with the road will be too nearly a
right angle. or straight across, to shed
or crown the wet earth.
Dragging under these conditions
should be more an 'Ironing out the
wrinkles" process; hence the blades Of
the drag should be given forward
or fiatter inclination than when work.
ing a dry road. The hitch should be
SO arranged that the angle of the drag
is more nearly parallel to the road
than ordinary, thus causing the earth
to shed better and prevent trouble. For
extremely bad conditions the use Of
the road machine ahead Of the drag
will be found effective. In all cases.
the road should be freed of all stumps,
snags, and powders, as these seriously
retard good dragging.
A little practice will enable the op-
erator to do fairly creditable job,
and after subsequent freeze the road
will present smoother and much more
comfortable surface. Then, when the
spring rains come, the road will quick.
ly shed the water that formerly col
lected In the deep ruts, and be dry and
hard long before similar roads not
dragged.
The present difficulties encountered
In getting large amounts Of crushed
stone for road repairs necessitates the
greatest care In maintaining all road
surfaces in the best possible way with
out the use Of additional materials
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

bring about the racing boom that auto
mobile men predict for 1919. He is
one of the picturesque figures of the
war, and his mere entry undoubtedly
will draw thousands to the tracks.
"Rick's" exploits won him decora.
tion after decoration. War censorship
allowed only the news of his repeated
victories to reach this country, but
since the armistice wonderful tales Of
his daring have come across the ocean.
1t is known he has received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross with four oak
leaves, equivalent to five citations the
French Croix de Guerre, and the dec
oratlon Of the Legion Of Honor. He
may have been honored even further,
but those decorations were officially
reported.
Capt. Rickenbacker enlisted early in
1917. His first work after reaching
France was a job as chauffeur to Gen.
Pershing. That proved too slow for
the daredevil of the speedways apd he
secured a transfer to aviation. After
completing his course of instruction in
April, 1918, he won his title Of lace"
in one month by bringing down five
German planes. Then victories came
so fast that "Rickenbacker downs an.
other Hun" was headlined In the
papers every little while.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10
Queer Idea. Of Xank sIana.

Englant. which has richness Of
slang that Is surprising to an Ameri.
can. is convinced that United States 10
. different language from English. be-
cause 1t is more highly embellished
Being 10 convinced. English newspa-
pers are picking up and playing
many new discoveries In the slang
line. Their latest discovery IL that
the latest American slang IL II. D. K.."
which Is a short and curt way of an
swering II don't know to the limitjess
fool questions asked by rockies In the
army. The first sergeant. It is report
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10
KEEP HOOD FINISH BRIGHT
About Only Way Of Eliminating Dull
Condition 10 to Line With
Sheet Asbestos.

Many car owners have had the ex.
perience Of having the finish Of the
hoods Of their new cars suddenly be-
come dull, while the rest of the car 10
still glistening In Its newness. When
the hood finish once gets dull II is al.
most impossible to bring back the shine
without refnishing It. The dullness
comes, Of course. from the engine heat.
Some owners make the mistake OF
washing the hood while II Is hot. and
this increases the dull effect. About
the only way of eliminating this con.
dition IL to line the hood with sheet
asbeytos, which Is comparatively cheap.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10
DRAGGING ROADS IN SPRING
BY Taking Advantage Of Proper Mo.
ment Many Of Ruts and Bumps
Can BE Smoothed Out.

Most earth and gravel roads are in
bad shape during the entire winter,
largely because Of the heavy fall haul
ing Of harvested crops, and the rush
Of necessary farm work, which takes
precedence over any kind of road
work. The cold weather strikes them
In this condition and makes each rut
and bump almost as solid as rock, and
In the spring these break down into
mud.
Travelling over these ruts is a very
racking. uncomfortable, and sometimes
painful, operation. The rough jolts re-
quire reduction In speed, cause an
added strain on all classes Of hauling
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

jim.
Neither do l."
said Mr.. Blackie,
the tall ostrich.
They were both
in the zoo talking
from their yards
to ench other. for
the day was a bit
warm. At any
rate II was much.
much W ar m e r
than II had been
for a long time
and they were all
en- joyin J h e
weather In the
ZOO.
b Perhaps" said
Blackie, 1--WE are
Af
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

weather; what say you. Mr.. Jim?"
"My dear ostrich" said the noun
tain sheep, "you mean spring fever"
"And why. pray tell. do I mean
spring fever?" asked Blackie.
Because that is the thing folks get
In the spring." said Jim.
I'm not folks" said Blackie.
"what is spring fever. anyway? !
only know II comes In the spring"
"How strange" said Jim. with
funny little smile.
"why stranger asked BIackie. in
quite a serious tone, as though he
didn't understand 1t mt all.
Its not in the least bit strange"
said Jim.
"Then why on earth. or In the zoo.
did you say 1t was STRANGE" asked
Blackie.
II meant II sarcastically," said Jim
"When one means thing sarcastically
one means to be little superior and
proud and wiser than the other fel-
low" WY
Cant tive mean the same thIng7"
asked Blackie.
"Of course" said Jim.
"Then why did you say that when
one meant a thing sarcastlcally, and
so forth, and 50 forth" inquired
Dlackie.
zone merly means anyone-no one
In particular"
"How dull" said Blnckie.
'Not dull at ALL" said Jim. ''It's
merely the correct way to talk"
"Oh. pardon me-" said Blackie,
grlnning foollshly and making low
how.
"When I said II was strange that
spring fever came In the spring
meant It wasn't strange at all, but
quite the most natural time for II to
come"
"And So" said Blackie. "you said
1t was strange when you thought II
wasn't strange"
"From the tone of my voice you
should have known II was said sar-
castically," said Jim.
"How can you expect stupid os
trich to know anything about things
said sarcasrically? asked Blackie.
II don't suppose can." said Jim.
"Still. you know spring fever comes
In the spring."
"Ah." said Blackie, smiling a fool.
lsh smile, 1T Is good TO hear that
the ostrich can tell you something you
don't know"
"You can't tell me anything I don't
know. for do know that. II Is sim
ply something you know. too." said
Jim.
'"rell me about the spring fever.
thenT asked Blackie.
Spring fever Is something which
makes folks or animals feel sick and
poorly and rs though they didn't want
to do anything at ALL"
"That's what I've got" screamed
Blackie. II don't want to do any
thing at all. should think that
would be an Illness which folks and
animals would get very, very often"
"Some do. and some don't" said
Jim.
"I'll be among those who do get II
often" said Blackie. "As I told you
was feeling poorly and those are
the very things the matter with me.
How clever Of you to find out what
was the matter with me. You're as
fine as any doctor, and I'm sure much
finer than some"
"Thank you," said Jim. "And
know what is the matter with my
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-04-10

selr, 100. IL u
making me feel
poorly. ] have a
very sore hoof. !
need the ZOO doe
tor. I'm sure he
will be coming
soon. for the
keeper said when
he saw me this
morning.:
" Jim, you have
a very bad pain
ut was quite
true ! had. I
must have hurt
my hoof. my front
PiQht One. the