The Washington times., 1919-12-07

not merely sharp spear that he had seized had he foo
up that spear" to the elephants mouth
First impressions wrong, nearly always Ma hvsl
this earth for than hundred thousand years. ~
ing it for granted that it nat Ihsre are even m t.
day who viii say to you "What IL the use Of tallne
KNOW the earth is ha+, don't zee it?''
There are hundred kinds Of human beings On earth
and Each believes that he knows wha. God L. whas
he does what He thinks what he wants. and how He IN
shes And among the hundred kinds Of bsisvss eaeh wn
tell you that he going to be saved and to have the ~
ure of seeing the ninety nine others burned fsrsv@
Study and mstrust yourself. PROVE I'll things"
At best you cannot prove much for life il short n
universe in which we live Is gigantic, minds fsG
our eyes, even telescopes deceive uA And we M
leave the world with ninety per Of al that We -
mystery.
At least should do best understand tie II
per cent that is within minds reach.
Only little really we can know at best the az
blind men in this picture suddenly recovered sight, ~
would see the elephant each would laugh at the mistakes a
the five others Charitably overlooking his mistake sAcA
would say II see it all now. But they would see only
part They would see could imagine the story q
the elephants evolution from single cell living in the
water to gigantic creature made up q endless millions q
cells
the six blind men saw the elephant they oould not
see in its trunk what it really s relation Of the shs
flexible nose Of the apr distant cousin Of the anteats
sticky weapon They would not know that the elephaats
first cousin the mammoth covered with long red hair lived
for thousands of years in the frozen regions of the North
and occasionally found there now enclosed in solid bloch
of ice
Concerning the six blind and the elephant haze i
the wenn poem by John O. SAKE, IN American nsvx
paper and writer of clever who died in 1887 We
give this poem Prof Curry publishes it in sprvse
form, in his admirable volume, mind and Voice"
Professor Curry who knows about the use Of tAe
human verse than any other in the United States re-
ommends Saxes poem printed is here IN exercs
in reading.
Try reading it out loud in your family the oldest child
or the mother reading to the Others making point 70
give particular and different expression to the dner0t
mistaken ideas of the six blind men Above all MISTRUGT
YOUR JUDGMENT.
Here is the story in rhyme:
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT.
By JOHN G.
1t Of lndostan learning much inclined who
the Elephant Though them were olnd) that
each by observation might satisfy his The First approach
ed the Elephant and happening against his broad and
sturdy sde began baw bless me- but the
Elephant like WALL The Second feeling of the uk
CRIED Ho what have here smooth and
sharp? To hs mighty clear this Of Eephauf
like spear The Third approached the animal and
happening take the squng within his hand thus
boldly up and spake: 81 see quoth he the Elephant VEN
like snake The Fourth reached eager hand and fe
about the knee. What wondrous beast is like
mighty plain quoth he Tis enough Elephant is
very like tee! The Fifth, who CHANGED touch the ear
said Een the blndest resembles most,
deny the fact who this marvel Of Elephant very
FAM The Sixth had begun the least 10
grope, than, seizng the swinging fell within his
And these of Indostsn disputed long each in
exceeding