The Washington times., 1921-06-23

Suzstts's saby-Dead.
Fast Game for Americans.
More Thought? What kind7
Poor Diamond Men.
Arthur BRISBANE

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Susstts has lost her baby-too
much civilization. Susetts. lady
chimpansee. was born in captivity.
Her baby, second generation re-
moved from the jungle, will be
neatly stuffed tomorrow - it's
dead Thought for VI in all that.
H. G. Wells ought to write
about II.
When the baby was born. Su-
setts did not know what to do
with 1t. She had been in vaude-
vile, where they shaved and pow
dered her arms to make her look
sshuman." She had worn low neck
dresses. corsets, even high-heel
shoes. to entertain foolish humans.
She had no idea how to take care
of . baby chimpanzes. She held
It pressed close to her heart,
using the hand of one hind leg to
hold, 1t, would let no one take it.
and it died.
II Su5ette had been in the jun
gle, instead Of being in vaudeville.
her baby would be alive. Some
fashionable mothers can sympa-
thiSe with Suzette and she with
them.
Americans won the interna-
tional polo tournament in two
straight games, and Americans
lost at golf. It is better to be
beaten at q slow game, in which
no, danger Is involved. than at
polo, fast, dangerous game.
English reporters speak of
~Milburn's daring, reckless rid
ing" Daring and reckless de-
scribes Milburn. It wouldn't have
made the slightest difference to
him II he had broken both leRs,
both arms, and his neck. and won
the match.
The English played with perfect
saform." the Americans didn't.
They played with perfect reckless
ness. Recklessness beats form In
= resl fioht
The English will find comfort
In the fact that Milburn's father
was born IN England. His moth
or wasn't, that's why his team
beat the English.
Mr.. Lowell, president Of Har-
ward, says this country needs
ssmore thought" On what shall
the thought be based? To tell
the average man or woman to
think IL Ike telling that person
70 hy, without the machine.
Thought Is based on expert
eracs, residing, travel, discussion
with Intelligent rninds.s How ID
the ordinary person 10 think 3
If poor, his experiences 2re HIM
tied to work, sleep, and foolish
wishing. II rich, in this coun-
try. the thought Of youth is spt
to concentrate on q nicely paint
cd automobile in the morning
and . nicely painted dancing
partner in the evening. Moth
ing much there to start real
thought.
Thinking ID a new accomplish
ment for the human race. Here
and there individual men think.
Nine hundred and ninety -nine
out of q thousand die without
ever having thought, In the real
sense Of the word.
Eugenic gentlemen, feeling
that our race can be improved
by breeding as we breed horses,
hope to breed thought. You
may do that later. After men
shall have THOUGHT as long
rs horses have RUN, say mil
lion years, thinking power may
become hereditary.
Man o. War, the greatest race
horse, has a full brother that
sold the other day for $4,000,
largely because he was Man O.
Wars full brother.
How much, in a commercial
sense, would you give for the
full brother Of a great mani
Not ten cents. Thinkers in our
period are accidents, like white
blAckbirds. We are long way
VI from breeding them regularly
a. we breed thoroughbred
horses, bulldogs, shorthorn
cattle, and "three hundred egg"
hens.
However, every mind has some
slight capacity for thinking and
ought to use It.
Keep out of the diamond busi-
ness. Diamond dealers are in
the hands Of the banks, they are
/, getting extensions" disagree
able word to the business man.
On the other hand, the poor
diamond man is the victim Of
the bolshevist. Russia has sent
to this country several hundred
million dollars worth Of