El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
WHAT SILLY PEOPLE. TO WORK FOR
THE Joy OF 1T; WHAT IS CONTENT?

INTENSIVE cultivation Of mankind is, after all the most
profitable Of an Industries In its benefits to the entire
world present and permanent That way lie health and
bsuurss That way lie liberty and security, political and
economic. That way lies the hope Of peace
Discomfort not matter Of money lack Of it. It is
matter Of the heart the mind, the spirit There IS salts
faction in doing well any task Of ones choosing and
thts happiness in bringing wider opportunity to others
The entire world Is open 20 any one eo mas ne W % use
the powers with which he is endowed The discomfort that
IS TOO often ssbed to outward oppressive force
obstacle really results from ones sense Of failure
A popular writer who ought to know better recently
expressed surprise that anybody VIII spend years and much
effort IN collecting material ard writing book whose sale
must necessarily be extremely limited This writer's
measure 20 Be the money recompnse and the number
copies TO be cold il is fortunate for the world that this
nov have much Of the literature music painting sculpture
arcte1urs most highly valued; should now be
enjoying much Of the benefits OF industrial Development
primary inventions rule have been made BY men
Who Were not to profit in money by their discoveries
The comment Of the winter alluded to was called forth
By the recent publication Of two books history Of the
with Mexico the other study Of LiEeons religious
and philosophical beliefs The preparation Of the first book
CONSUMED dozen years Of Prof. Smiths life, during which
pamphlets, and periodicals in the archives Of the United
States, Great Britain France, SPAIN Cuba, Colombia, Peru,
snd Mexico and spent year IN Mexican travel and study
The critic says "The result is monumental effort but
his compensation win consist largely Of the knowledge that
he has accomplished great task The costly two volumes
have large sale. Prof. Smith must have been
inspired By sense Of duty rather than by any hope Of
reward
The book Lincoln is the result of fetimss study
6aIrCu The Critic says auLn0r proves
his satisfaction that Lincoln not an infidel
atheist but it is safe TO say that very few people VIII pay
several dollars to reach the conclusion Then he
expresses surprise at athe mystery beyond ordinary
praheu10n that people become obsessed with idea and
spend time and money to put that idea into book form
without hope Of large financial reward
And be compares these foolish students "obsessed with
idea" with Tarngton Rnehart Chambers, who @have
certain market; they get $4,000 for serial with
further revenue from book rights, film production, and
draatzat0nH There is fortune every word says he,
and darlington has palaal country home and Mrs. RiEs
big ranch and therefore the conclusion is drawn
at least implied that who DO serious work without
thinking first and foremost Of the money TO be got out Of
It. very silly folk mysterious beyond ordinary CON-
prehension7
II he had spoken Of Prof. Suihs work having been
inspired By love Of pleasure rather than BY Of
duty hope Of reward he would have been the
truth il IS safe say that al great and great achieve
sut tie world Of whatever sort, has been inspired by
love Of doing primarily Whether the void recognizes
coin is another matter, It nay it may not but the
art that remains and really benefits the world is not the
sot hat Is produced By the pound the yard under
taact
The greatest contribution that social workers can give
tany f. Co increase the resources within themsevesu
Of fo in general In other words to lead them to use
ttsir leisure time to better advantage
Jazz supplies demand but its producers ovarsstiHate
the demand.