The Washington times., 1920-03-14


yermlllon, shedding its quiet light
far, for those who else were home
less"
Ruskin rebukes human beings,
especially the comfortable, rich,
and well-fed people of England,
for their shortcomings, their in
difference to the poor.
"They do not, perhaps, often
calculate how many souls flit an
nually, choked in fre-damp and
sea sand, from economically
watched shafts, and economically
manned ships; nor see the Aery
ghosts writhe up out Of every
scuttlefHl Of cheap Goals. Nor
count how many threads Of girl
ish life are cut of and woven an.
nually by painted fates, into
breadths of ball dresses; or soak
ed away. like rotten hemp fiber,
in the inlet of cocytus which over
Row the grasA marked where
fi,e.h Is as grass"
zen viii get from Ruskin sound
sav ON your mental develop
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an wlac provision for the house
holG 10 btain as soon a. he can,
by tSN severest economy, re-
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: however slowly-increasing Sc
Ries Of books for use through
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There are many lessons for
young girls, as we'll as for grown
men and women in Sesame and
Lilies" This is for the young girl
raised in luxury: "You, with all
your pretty dresses, and dainty
looks, and kindly thoughts, and
sanity aspirations, are not one
whit more thought of or loved
by the great Maker and Master
than any poor little red, black or
blue savage, running wild in the
pestilent woods, or naked on the
hot sands of the earth; and, of
the two, you probably know less
about God than she does, the
only difference being that she
thinks little of Him that is right,
and you, much that is wrong.
You might we'll spend an hour
thinking over thirteen words OF
Ruskin:
"There are only two (faults)
that are of real consequence
idIeness and cruelty"
Idleness is the spending by a
few Of that which is earned by
many. Cruelty is the indifference
of prosperity toward those that
have nothing. Eliminate idleness
so that all may work, produce, and
be happy in producing. Eliminate
cruelty, the deafness of soul that
makes the prosperous Indifferent
to misfortune, and you will have a
civilized race.
Appreciate the value OF your
youth, Ruskin says, to young peo-
nile. asWork while you have light
especially while you have the light
of morning. There are few things
moro wonderful to me than that
old people never tell young ones
how precious their youth is.'
He advises all to Take an inven-
tory" find out what they amount
I, 70. sSee that no day passes In
which you do not make yourself q
somewhat hetter creature; and in
order to do that, find ont first,
what you arc now. DO not think
vaguely about Il; take pen and
naDer. and write down n accurate
a description Of yourself as y0u
can. with date to IT, II you dare
not do so, find out why you dare
not-
Two references to themselves
will interest good women, which
means moro than ninety-nine per
cent of all women: "The best
women are indeed necessarily the
most difficult 10 know: They are
recognized chiefly In the happI-
ness Of their husbands and the
pobIeness Of their children; they
are only to be OWNED. not dis
cerned, By the stranger, no man
ever lived n right life who had not
becn chastencd by a woman's love,
strengthened by her courage, and
Guided by her discretion"
Ruskin names three characters
in history that arouse his sympa-
thy. reminding him Of himself in
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