The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-03

than any OF the people asked or contemplated tiid'
the wisdom of it's acts may we'll be questioned.
LEAD THIS SORT OF A DOUBLE LIFE AND
YOU WILL LIVE LONGER
When we put non-skd chain on our automo-
bile tire we hang the chain loosely, never fastening
it so that it will hit the spot on the tire twice
consecutively. First the chain hits here; then,
there, always touching bit of rubber it didn't
touch on the last revolution Of the wheel and
touching it from slightly different angle That's
why tires are not worn to shreds by the chains
that keep them from slipping.
If we chained automobile tires some Of us
chain our lives, tires wouldn't last more than a
few days; trip down town and back home would
use up the best tire made.
But some of us don't display as much wisdom
in the arrangement of our lives. We hit the same
spot all the time Those of us who have that fault,
that misunderstanding of how to put non-skid
chains on our lives, may well take leaf from the
daily diary of Louis Raoul Riendeau. -.
We should lead a5"double life" as Riendeau
does We should live two lives instead OF one
and by living two lives simultaneously, live each
life longer than if we lived but one. 'F.t:
This double life which Riendeau lives has moth
ing in common with the so-called double lives
which play such prominent roles in divorce court
proceedings and breach Of promise cases. Pos
siby the real meaning of double life may be
more fully disclosed by reading a page. of Rien-
deau's life: Z. 81 ~. K. IT. sg s.% >
s Arise at $50; work at 7;squit work at
p 8; practice singing two hours; singing in
choir or elsewhere that evening.
From early morning until late afternoon Rien-
deau works among chemicals, cameras and rout-
ing machines in photo engraving shop. From
late afternoon until late in the evening Riendeau
studies and sings.
During the day." he explained, Il think about
my work. That keeps my mind off my musical
studies, and feel refreshed and rested when at
o'clock go back to my singing lessons and prac-
tce Then all evening l think of singing and
never a thought GENES to me of the daily grind Of
work. 1t is as though was living another life"
We don't know Whether singing by night makes
Riendeau better engraver by day, or whether,
in the future, engraving by day will make him a
better singer by night but we are certain that a
combination of the two make life more interesting
to him. ~
The man who lives with his work all the time
lives shorter and narrower existence. He wears
out toe quickly. He doesn't live to the fullest
while he lives. He carries his work in his brain
all day. He carries it to his meals. He carries it
home with him, and nurses it during the evening
He scarcely can lay it aside for moment to kiss
his wife smile at the baby. He lives but one life
That man should take lease on another life
singing, painting, drawing, carving, gardening
anything different to that which takes up his
workday. The man who is crackerjack banker
or mechanic by day ought to be an enthusiastic
something else after his days work is end<d. His
ambition to be successful business or profess
sonal man would be more easily and more surely
reached if he linked that with an ambition to do
another thing in his off hours
Life is short at best. so why not lengthen it by
living two lives at the same time.
Raoul Riendeau points the way.
Craftsmanship seems to require a lot of mouth
ing.
Nobody knows that the league will work. But
every decent instinct prompts us to try it out.
The country is sound and the future is bright.
The only real danger is an epidemic of hysteria.
If Taft really said that he wouldn't trust those
senatorial knockers over night, they must be bad
indeed for Taft in 1909 to 1918 was very trustful
man.
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