Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-01
THE MAN WHO TALKS


There is no fear of any propaganda
intended for the good of ALL but there
is danger in combinations to teach the
ignorant false doctrines for selfish
purposes, whether it be for the up
setting of industries or the upsettlng
of governments. So long as the poll
ticians teach aliens to get by voting
restrictions by 4 trick just so long
shall we be guilty of teaching aliens
that free citizenship is a joke; ana
just so long as labor is taught that
their interests are the sole interests
in trade or industry there will be con-
ditions which produce bread lines and
free soup houses. There can be no
prosperity or peace without a unity of
feeling and purpose.
Have you noticed how easy 1t is to
make a citizen into a soldier and how
difficult it is to change him back into
a steady, sober minded citizen. We
think private business ought TO well
come him back; and it ought; but
private business is not what it was
il has lost its welcoming hand. Moth
ing shows better than modifying and
demobilizing what dependent crea-
lures we all be. War seems to throw
everything out of gear, changes Gun
ditions and really demoralizes the old
business systems. We have all got TO
turn from one system Of supply ami
demand to another, and we cannot do
it in a moment. Things viii settle
down to normal readily enough bat
man doesn't like to. Man is going to
balk and business is going to wait I'M
| til mans vision is clear again.
Perhaps that boy of yours is a holy
terror not because his father was one
before him, but because he does net
know how to take his parents, and his
parents do not know how to direct his
energies. The boy with pep knows
| how to be busy better than he knows
how to be quiet. He must be inter
ested, or he will interest you in an
annoying way. Parents are constant
ly saying to boys: Don't make
noise!" Some boys do not think they
are alive if they do not le- some one
else know it. Noisy boys should be
| learned to make a noise for some
| thing more than disturbance. Ac-
ton IS natural, and if it is nor turned
to good account it is likely to be dis
turbing. 1t is easy for a naturally
good boy to become good for nothing
| because his parents do rot so guide
him that he will Le & OIL for some
| thing.
There is looming up before US a
contest IN which preCedentS are eX-
| pected to figure largely and al
though every precedent has been said
to elbalm Il principle, great care must
be taken to determine whether the
| precedent is right or wrong. 1t was
Sterne who proclaimed: 'Trecedents
| are the ban and disgrace of legisIa-
ton. They are not waTled to justi-
fy right measures; and are absolutely
| insufficient to excuse wrong ones.
They can only be useful to heralds,
dancing masters and gentlemen ush-
ers.' Nothing better or :ruer than
this has ever been said upon this sub
ject; and it would be a good definition
to place. in. large tvye before the
Peace conference when making its
terms, and also before congress when
considering questions in which this
"lawless science OF the law is at
tempted.
| You do not know anything about
the power of suggestion and. you
you think you do not want 20, because
YOU are unaware that YOU must either
be o master or a victim Many {
person who awake feeling mean il
the morning. so mean that they
arouchily affirm they feel like tn,
t devil" would have escaped his con
: dition had they not gonc Il. he'd wor
|
, Better take = cur to he'd with yo1
than 4 worry or a bad temper backe'
by distnrhin@ thoughts in The mind
l We need eight hours sleep each da-
: for tiCn-physiCa1 monta
{ and spiritual They VINO fall t
sleep following a spirit so1acin
, prayer and greet each new lay with
happy thought ave twice n;essed.- Fv
thoughts in the mind cause restless
ness and partially defeat the purpos
I cs OF sleep. The human mjrd work
t "a hours in the day. and makes til
$ day blessing or otherwise.
r Just now there is cause for graft
= tude on all sides. Afser -, nirht c
evil designs and satanic action.
| nightmares and distress, The world
bcholding the dawn of Il lew day !
: which the pursuit of Industry an
e peace will be made secure by reaso
and sane action; and the mind mad
n glad hy the fOnoring Of the precep-
q which make life worth living. Their
is every reason why our gratituC
should be not only deem hu: Iastin
T VIII il be? 1t was ]. W. Torney wi
e defined gratitude as "A yirtue mo-
/. deiiied and Vet most deserted; II
o ornament Of rhetoric arl tie libel -,
- practical life Isn't 1t up to us
so live that this definition shall n,
. apply to the future as it has TO II
= past? IL we cannot make the memoi
r and the homage Of the hUman hea
d lasting. how can we hose to mali
e tain permanent peace?
W "Ill do it now!" is about as good
q resolve as any person ever made: ar
n how speedily this grows into goo
!, habit. He who has old ProcrastinatiC
= FOR pal never can catch up to tn
: fellow of immediate action. What
= lot Of poor apologies and lame e,
'e cuses it makes an end of. "A lit
too late" doesn't have to be deplort
when once I'll do it now!" has "a,
you johnny -the-spotl" Thin.
that are deferred until tomorrow a
i, seldom done. What an accumulate
"a Of omissions to be regretted lie in Il
opposite course, and what makes
sorrier mess of life? Prompt actit
= is always source of satisfaction
81 habit that makes for success in all Il
occupations OF life.
II Do you realize that great mai
re enthusiasts for reform of all kinds a
az as much in need OF missionary wo
as those for whom they seem to g
=, terrain such anxiety. The best pla
- t. commence works of reform is rig
Is at home. We are never more tn;
half as solicitous for others as
think we be. All philanthropy IS mo
I'd or less adulterated with se1Ishnes
ev and man is so weak he loves to recei
III praise for his charities, although 4
monished constantly to do good wor
:, for the sake of good WORKS alol
~ There is no reform more importa
sc than that which would make us
ne masters Of ourselves: and this is t
point where we all fall down. T.
sh is one OF the great achievements
ry l,le, or else II would not have be
ccnquereth his own spirit is great
than he who conquereth a city"