El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-28
MUSIC BELONGS m EVERY HOME:
IT HAS ITS CIVILIZING EFFECT

THE astounding discovery that only one home IN in
Fl Paso has music in It, must certainly lead to some
remedy for that situation Music is the universal Ian
guage and through it can communicate something more
sub-, than thoughts each other; communicate
the emotions And for many ages to come emotions vii
continue to reveal what Is deep within US more tna "oIo
can e7er do For with all Of artificial progress are
still feeling rather Than a thinking race.
Music brings into or lives IN the way Of positive
euiovent than sv Of the arts can bring than
ms graphic arts Practically everybody hear, whereas
only small percentage Of the worlds Inhabitants can read
extensively Even the lowest barbarian has his music and
its meEnng for him ranks in importance to his re
ligion And than psychologist has pointed out
that religion itself is almost meaningless to most OF US IN
less accompanied BY music Not mat Iehslon IS less
worthy without music but its appeal is decidedly less
forcefuL There hardly church anywhere that hasn't
its music And it serves very practical purpose II
Every function Of our social affairs especially every
function bordering the sacred, is incomplete without It's
music Imagine, for instance MUSCLES wedding OF
MUSCLES funeral Imagine MUSCLES dance, or music
less love affair Music not only has charm for human be-
ings but its effect animals is something marvellous as
Of Wild beasts know MUSIC has even oeen uouleu
as an anaeshec We do not Of course, have to believe
the stories that been told about farmers who quoted
their cows with monographs VIXEN they MIXED them.
home without music is not complete Every family
shoad have some kind Of musical instrument, matter
how simple it may be-something that render some
humble mnstrelsy before the crate to foster revery
II IS with the utmost approval that The Herald vel
comes music week It occasion that should be re-
peatsd annually It should be made carnival and Popu
larzed to the utmost Music is thing that Be made
democratic without cost to its purity OF its degntiuness
That does not mean its soul can't be azzed out for it
can But the simplest sweetest tunes that everybody can
hum OF whistle If they can't sing the words the melo
mes that nger after the absurdes Of syncoPaton
have all forgotten Then, too BY popularzng and
democatising music the ierate cottagsr can be
brought to recognize and love the most difficult classical
piess-pieces which in many foreign lands part and
parcel Of the folklore muck the fairy tales and
legends they repeat to their children
Long live music-
And encourage music, attend the symphony concert
Sunday afternoon in Liberty hall
Almost every day sees new modification Of the
peace treaty It won't take long for the allies to modify
themselves cut Of victory.
Tips VIII have TO be pretty liberal to transfer Alexander
Kerensy all the way from behind London lunch counter
the Caucasus.
Wonder who would win the war between Villa and Felix
Diaz If their combined forces should overthrow CarTsnza
lot Of Arizona politicians are glad siam is 5000
niles from Phoenix
The allies are trying 10 beat NJ wilson at writing notes
It can't be done