The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
DO YOU READ TO THINK --
ORTOKEEP FROM THINKING?


faculty for analysis charming which he portrayed
human nature amazing and on occasions to what amounted
to almost alarming degree
He understood better than other the strange
twists and and dosyncraccs of the mind but we value
him others because he more coura
geous any he accurately interpreted the universal
feeling thereby achieved fame For it changeess custom
confer praise upon who writes what feel TO applaud
the speaker who expresses sentiment Just as 1t the habit
attribute the greater merit to the musician who strikes the
chord in harmony with emotions
However much we approve general way OF Lamb
discourse any company upon the intellectual value or the
literary merit of his productions would not be difficult to ind
pertinent almost any OCCASION that ii read would
afford and embarrassment for everyone present De
cause OF the truths contained in it. 70
Imagine for example being threatened with bombadment
OF musical selections the part hostess what worse
by guest who would repay hospitality with the rendition OF
numbers which would be but the fulment OF fearful appehen
SION and in last desperate of defense you should
volume and begin to read: . ..--. do ...-
adns to be stretched upon rack of roses
and sugar upon honey fill up
empty frames and be forced to make pictures
book all stops and be Obliged TO supply the STna % m
faint shadows OF what have undergone from series
the aes pieces this empty instrumental music
Imagine if YOU can and is difficult being surfeed
with repetition the bright sayings OF children and OF stories
Of how different they from all others and finally being
goaded to desperation, you should read:
consider little rarity children aretha every
street and blind alley them s s the @
monty nave mem IN most spuu G 6d often hev prn
taking vicious
life tell what pride there can possibly be in having them
there might be prete1t But when they common
children SO says the excellent office our Prayer Book appointed
Ter the sauans Of women HAPPY Se man S GaS ms GSe
that them be but not to gall and stick
Again. in order to include some who may have escaped the
former classification we will say that after having bought
new secondhand having had the old reprinted you
strange nghborood and feel that have stood
the test since the negbors have given approval to each piece
furniture unoaded from the and the boss and his
wife business associate upon whom 20" desire to make
favorable impression to dinner and looking out the WIN
dow you espy Uncle Ezra whom have not seen since the
when you could afford trip and spent your
vacations the And after the noductons and
the silence deep we'll and thick enough to be cut with
knife If YOU were to say: lie" read you something from
little volume banker friend handed me- wouldn't it be embar
RAISING il you should happen to begin with this;
poor irrelevant thing piece
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ounce Of sour in the pound OF sweet
The essay had in the beginning OF this article is
entitled Detached Thoughts Books and Reading and the
depression was an aterthought but puposey intended gen
possible desire for books that have fixed place in the
literature of the world and offset degree least the
mad and increasing consumption of volumes Of
unesabshed merit that threatens exhaust the paper supply
thus
To
Of breeding
much amused with the
An ingenious acquantsnceot
this bright sally his lordhp
to the great improvement his originality
credit
portion of
in others specuations love
When walking reading and think Book
think for
There is medium between Lord Foppingou and Charles
Lamb which all should strive attain. The opinion OF
be tie he
he would have information upon which base opinion
matters OF interest The who surrends his Judgment
the author he reads quite as hopeless.
The most misunderstood of TODAY is the man with
mind and an opinion of his The world is CRYING for
leader and here and there who anyone VIII
will not follow as they do.
God gave mind and intended for him to use it, 1t
sin for to discard the mind that God gave him and sui
tute the perhaps inferior mind else The man VIII
and thinks and acts for himself the highest concepto
OF the Divine The who either willingly becaus
Of intimidation, permits another think for him little sup
rior to the horse with bit in his mouth the with
IL in his