The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-08
(By N. w. Harllee.l

(By N. W. Hartley
Boys and girls, l am not a ply
stefan, however, l wish to talk to
you about a little matter thai con-
Germs all of us, and this little matter
is of the highest importance, so
much so that its value can not be
measured by dollars and cents.
What is it," you ask? Well, it is
that which the servant some times
has, that which the poor man has,
the king may not have it. nor the
master of the servant. Please tell
us what that is which The servant
has, and the master nor the king
may not have. Well, / might have
said with equal truth that che king
and the master possesses this great
value and the servant and the sub
ject 20 the king may not possess
this little thing, however important
it may seem 20 be. l see you seem
to be puzzled to know Just what |
mean. l can tell you this from the
manner in which the smiles steal
over your bewildering cheeks. | wiz
answer your query, since you seem
anxious to know. The more anxious
you are to know, the better you will
understand it and learn. it is hoped
to value its possession, for once lost
it Will cost you much 10 regain it,
Good Health is the little thing that
| am talking about. and this you
know concerns all of us.
When l was a boy I enjoyed story
telling l would give away my sup
per, or sweet meats to story teller
for a new story and then go to sleen
hungry and dream about the good
eatings; but / had had the story
which filled my mind but left my
little stomach pinching and gnawing.
Here IS a story that an old man
told me about two men. one a rich
man. the other wood chopper.
The Man Who Sawed Logs And
Chopped Wood.
One day, the story goes, man
was saving cord wood. He was a
robust, husky fellow with sleeves
rolled up, a stalwart. like the kind
of men that the king of Prussia would
hire or steal for his army. While
the wood saver pegged away with
his saw, he was not aware that he
as being eyed by a man who owned
a fortune, but was in poor health,
who said for the health, for the
sinewy muscles, for the steel like
energy of this wood chopper, / would
freely give all my wealth of the ey
change could be made. and change
places with him. That which a nan
hath will he not give in exchange
for his health will lie not give in
exchange for hic 1ifn9
Habits Of Health.
Our habits should be such that
will lead 70 health Habits Of self
indulgence lead to bad health. Dis
sipation and health do not dwell
together in the same body, When
the one comes in, the other leaves.
Late hours at night, carousing, SOW
ing wild oats. will not produce a
wheat crop Of bread stuff. Lost
health is more than lost wealth, lost
wealth may be regained by Industry
and thrift, but lost health may never
be completely restored.
Boys let us all be a Chesterfield
who said no one ought to indulge
in the use of smoking. Certainly
not young boys in the formation
stage. Let us drop off every thing
that tends to impare our usefulness.
The destiny of the nation hangs up
on the shoulders of the boys of to-
day for they are the men Of tomor-
row. Like boys, like men. There
are some things that we ought not
allow ourselves to do. Let us have
sound mind in a sound body.
Shakespeare was not preacher, but
he said one thing that stands out in
many "Lust is but bloody fire,
hndled by unchase desire" Let us
avoid all improper desires in the
search Of good health and sterling
manhood.
One way 10 increase our manhood
is to preserve the health Of the boys
and girls. Do you know that the
boys and girls are not living 20 be
as old az their parents7 Lave you
Thought about it aid the cause un-