El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-08
HAS IT IN HIS POWER
TO GIVE HIS SOUL REFRESF1MENT

no YOU often give your soul airing? Are you as care
= ful about your souls health about your bodys?
Different people have all sorts Of ways of refreshing them
selves adjusting their attitude toward life, clearing the
,o5webs out Of the mind, educating the will freeing the
soul Of its chains But the really important thing is that
soul recreation imposes strain the family finances;
doesn't have to pay out much money counter OF
60 into debt To give your SOU an arnglt IS nee me
opportunity is always with you; It is only question OF
whether you choose TO take It or not.
Travel heps it is pleasant informing and broadening
But 1t is BY necessary to the acquiring Of soul
contentment and Of a broad human sympathy. Many Of
the greatest and Of the ages have trav
elsd Many Of greatest Americans never Travelled
Travel is useful and enjoyable In proportion to what
person takes with him Intellectual and spiritual equip
ment, his way. duh person finds travel duh, and
travel cannot help him.
The kew to soul health is diversity Of interests ardent
enthusiasm, and cultivated appreciation commonly called
taste.
With diversity Of interests one may have content and
soul health without having had the opportunities Of
extensive schooling.
Ardent enthusiasm is not only fertile source Of hap
pnsss for oneself but It is infectious, and confers bless
ing all who come
Cultivated appreciation largely product Of environ
meBt Persons who by fortune choice habtuay have
contact with the best things form their standards Of
Judgment and pleasure by what they know best and rePu
date least ignore what is not worthy Of praise
Not everyone become an adept II the arts
painter sculptor musician, writer architect wood carver
worker IN precious metals interpreter Of the drama
But everyone read and study the foundation principles
Of the arts; learn how to appreciate art and choose the
good avoid the bad; enjoy the works Of art which
the ages have bequeathed to
everyone the SCIENCES become great
inventor But everyone read and study the foundation
principles Of the sciences; learn how to distinguish
sound science from charatsnry enjoy mental excur
sions into the wonderful realms Of scientific discovery and
hypothesis Even elementary knowledge Of the sciences
leads TO take keener interest in the ordinary things
Of every day right about him and promotes the diversity
Of interests which makes for soul health.
Not everyone be profound philosopher. But every
By reading famEarizs himself with the elements
the worlds philosophers and enjoy the Intellectual and
spiritual exercise that comes from reading finely reasoned
Logical analyses controversial matter on the mgner
planes Of human knowledge and experience
Interest current events Of the important kinds
increases n proportion to the basic knowledge one pos
ssssss The way knowledge Is open TO all who desire II
The gospel Of culture is not opposed to the gospel OF
efficiency Study and knowledge Of the arts and classics
do not unfit for the worlds work; the contrary
they help to keep young esh active, quickly respoh
siFe 70 new needs, and elastic.
There Is no bar TO self Advancement Nobody Is being
held down OF prevented The way is open Greater JOY in
life greater efficiency In productive work. greater earning
power follow wider knowledge and appreciation Of the
fine things of life. Ones background Is broaoeneos ones
iudgent made keener and sus-, ones command strength
ened ones driving power increased by what IS, sometimes
with sueer called culture.
Fortunately this sphere at least all Of Stree
and eguaL The rewards open to al who strive even
q little.
Discomfort is often merely the product Of duness and
10 man OF woman need be duh unless he choose.
There isn't much grass but what there is is being
moved every morning right under the window before It is
tine to get up
A subscriber aszs what = champion Is The sporting
editor says champion any challenger not N the heavy
weight class.
Seems Ike every time one picks up paper the miners
IN vest Virginia are fighting again.