The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-01

his rights and observes his responsibilities. not
alone TO the state but TO his fellow citizens. to
create sufficient offices for this purpose lay
taxcs foe the legitimate expense thus incurred.
and then do sincere job OF enforcing the laws
devised for this specific purpose
ionato lntamacy with the bugs" our doctors de-
oades ago because they were priest ridden
And now We are becoming a nation Of science
ridden gonts The doctors. God bless them!
tell us that daily bath rs necessary And It is
In hot weather n we maintain ourselves In q
decent condition for human association. But
II ls not necessary for health We educate our
oldest son TO he doctor. After no finishes
at the best American school we send him 10
Europe for r postgraduate course. And there
are not as many bath tubs In all Europe as In
the city Of Chcago' The eminent French au-
thoritios until recently made no pretense OF
oxaot sanitation IN their country and tho aver
age Fronchman waits from summer TO summer
10 take his bath. and lives on terms Of affec-
uonntc infancy with the bug" our doctors de-
clare are about to get us.
Common sense-just little Of II, good Lord
For ourselves. we had Just as leave he priest
ridden as "science" ridden. We don't purpose
being rocky horse for either one -- not
until tho covenantor forces It on us Then we are
going to look with longing eyes for some spot
whore the scientist and the uplifters haven't
III. and man can live his llfe free Of the pests
Science--cXact sclence--is tho moving force
OF the world. But there is a vast differnce be-
tween the exact science and speculative science.
II is the difference between guessing and math-
ematcs; between theory ana practice. between
common sense and impossible theories that are
accepted as facts in decade only to be
rejected as fallacles In another because they
have been proven worthless dangerous
We pay a considerable number Of people
subs2p iIonai salaries to go about the state
breaking dishes that have cracks in 'em. These
came people close up places OF business because
n stand aiar, they stick their fingers into
the fountain syrup. swipc it through their
mouth, smack their lips and render decision.
That's all right" they chortle.
II was all right until that finger went into
It. that spoiled IT, not because any OF our
little nucrobe friends hopped off into tho syrup,
but because It is positively indecent to stick
your finger into food or drink that another
person is to use Wash your hands in your own
And the people. poor goats pay the bills and
submit!
They tell us there are all sorts OF bugs In the
crack OF the crockery. Then they our
friends. For you know that for about twenty
years OF your life and those the most trying
and perilous years from mortuary stand
point, you ate off cracked plates. drank out OF
oreacked teacups and didn't die And the
one doctor in the entire ncishborhood where
every family had fourteen kids never got more
than four Jumps ahead of the sheriff, for mo-
body ever sickl
science; not n bit OF It, Science is the hand
maid OF progress and evolution anil. II you'll
believe history, OF revolution Close your mind
to nothing-in science, religion, politics, thera-
peutics or anything else But before you
accept anything as an immutable fact-and
nothing elese is worth accepting-put 1t to the
test OF common sense And In making use OF
such new things as you will pick up from time
to time-for Gods sake use common sense!
All the wise men and women are not living
today. Therel be more OF them tomorrow
And some of them will just surely explode
the theories OF our present day good and wise
as can be- And It will help you lot to get
this fastened somewhere In your mind where
YOU can refer to II often--your life, with its
responsibilities and privileges is yours Get
yourself right. keep yourself right That
neighbor of yours is also free moral agent
with like privileges and responsibilities. Leave
him be, unless he invades your doman'