The Washington times., 1920-10-06

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twelve hours day, Now average
carpenters are paid 81 an hour,
and some carpenters $1.s0 an hour.
Don't forget, as you think about
great fortunes, that the most re-
markable thing in all our civiliza-
ton is the increased income of the
little man. There is plenty for all.
The problem is to see that each,
willing to work, has enough, and
thus keep all happy. No man
takes away with him at the end
more than the cost of the coffin
and the clothes. Let that soothe
you. - i
Nature is kind, even to the dy-
ing. Those that die natural death
suffer little pain. 1t relieves many
TO read that Lord Mayor Nc
Swiney, starving himself to death
for love Of his country, says that
while very weak, his slow death
causes no pain.
The nerves warn us violently at
first, and when warning does no
rood they cease worrying US.
When criminals were tortured to
death they cease to feel pain after
a while, and the torturers work
ed vainly. Ravaillac, broken on
the wheel for killing Henry
Fourth, laughed after his arms
and legs had been broken in two
or three places, saying he no lon
ger felt pain. They delayed the
torture that his nerves would re-
cover. Nearly all animals die vio--
lent deaths. Scientists say that
when pursued and killed in fight,
the intense mental excitement pre-
vents main. 1t is only when Ill and
too weak 70 defend themselves ar
fly that they feN the enemys
teeth. Organized d q cruel basis
among animals as Yell as men, ma
ture does the best that she can
to protect US.
The Chinese are dying Of hunger
at the rate of thousand day, so
says a dispatch from Pekin. They
turn their eyes toward America,
hoping. Missionaries say it Will
take two hundred million dollars
to save the lives of hundreds OF
thousands of Chinese. VIII this
country give the money? Probably
not. The Chinese should have
come here while the war was on,
borrowed a thousand millions and
put IL away--they would have 1t
now. Poor, courteous Chinese,
they failed to appeal when the
shovel was working in the Treas
ury Department. Their European
brothers were not SO slow.
IL the misery of the Chinese de-
presses you, the triumph Of Science
may cheer you. They have put
fourteen inches of new backbone
into mans spine, using the rib
of a COW, which was boiled, then
frozen, polished and sandpapered
to take the place OF the missing
backbone. Interesting, you will
say, but not new, since the rib
of a man was made into complete
woman six thousand years ago.
The admirably economical and
efficient Government Of this coun-
try has for sale ten million tooth
brushes, not used. What a con-
trast with the aircraft board and
dollar-a-year patriots who spent
thousand million dollars and didn't
get any flying machines. IL only
u the toothbrush committee had
been put In charge of the flying
machines and the flying machine
committee in charge Of the tooth
brushes. But regret is useless now,
and there is going to be a new ad-
ministration. Perhaps. the country
will get more flying machines and
fewer toothbrushes in the next
war. We did show toothbrush eff
ficiency. ..... 49,,
Sometimes little boy hesitates
on the bank, asking friends how
cold the water is. There comes a
push from behind; he finds out,
then he likes il. SO It was, per-
haps, with Senator Borah, who
was hesitating on the brink of a
campaign for Harding. The pa
pers said he wouldn't speak, and
he wouldn't say what he would
do. Along came that letter on
the League from President Will
son. That gave Senator Borah
the necessary push and in he went.
Now he is going to speak regu-
lariy until the end Of the cam
paign. Therefore, President Will
sons letter will affect this cam
paign. II win put more energy
into Senator Borah, also into
Hiram johnson, and that will
|, mean few hundred thousand ex-
ira votes for Harding, bringing
out men that might have neg
lected TO vote on n sure thing.
Providence works mysteriously,
even in politics.