The Washington times., 1922-12-08
Don't Be a Hoptoad, Be a Bird
How to Do It-Smple- Get Automoble-Cant
Afford NEHow Do You KNOWf /,

The writer Of the To-day" column m the morning Herald
dropping into natural history a; Wsgg dropped into poetry
wrote; S,t
"Have you Government report saying that tho
hoptoad would be worth hundreds Of millions year, de-
vourng insects that destroy and spread disease If
it only had wngsf Having no wings it moves slowly
that its services a bug catcher amount to little.
"a Automobile statesmen should remember that Many q
man. if he had good automobile would be much i'm
proved as toad would be with pair Of good wings"
That is something for the WITHOUT an automobile
TO think about -" ...." ~
mans value himself and the world depends on hi,
ability to get about quickly the with the hoptosd
the hoptoad could 60 fast the swallow he could destroy
many harmful insects that any hoptoad would be
thousand dollars to any farmer. W .7'...
But tho hoptoad is slow and worth little to himself and
others. ...s g.. T.. -
Don't be- hoptoad, BE A BIRD get yourself pair Of
wings-in other words automobile.
Too DEAR you say7 Or, you wonder, "where could
issp it,
Go with your family out to the suburbs Rent lodrnps 70,
yourself and your automobile and money BOTH
better stu, BUY house. start buying it and OWN
SOMETHING. = ..".. ..
Automobiles not expensive the contrary they are
cheap For that somsthing an automobile
less than NOTHING since doubles his value And any
surely worth than the price Of frsclau reason.
able priced automobile in these days. - H..
Suppose you fstlass carpenter wandering around
doing odd jobs for 81 day with tools moaning because
tools too EXPENSIVE. You would say, mo matter
WHAT they cost carpenters tools would you than
nothing For with good tools you from So to SO
. day, while now you are working for S."
Any hopoad United States would pay any reasonable
price for pair Of wings it possible for him get
wings and fly with them ~, t.tI>. .....
he would sail through the air. grab the insects on the wing
I'll his stomach, and live . happy lfe '1 , !,
But thing the hoptoad doomed 90 without wings
81 his s is not 50 with you. You CAN have wings If
you want TO- .,-
You don't have to buy ton thousand dollar set Of wings
either. The To-day" column, quoted above, says:
fine thing about the automobile is its democracy
At New Yorks motor-car salon (why saonD pretty
blue car is offered for $4,000. You can walk few
blocks and for few hundred dollars get car that will
do all the $4,000 do and give you $4,000 miles
service, you know how to take care of it.
With the automobile it Il same as with the bathtub
Two thousand years only the Emperor could afford
bathtub carved out Of solid MARBLE Slaves toiled and
oourers looked while the Emperor washed himself Now
every little flat has its porcelain lined bathtub with hot and
cold water better than any emperor thought about
30 with automobiles Once only few years ago. you read
shout William K vanderbilt's White Ghost bought in
Europe. He tearing up the highway at the terrific
speed Of 50 miles horthe last five miles imaginary
the real speed being 80 miles. ,
Now you GO buy an automobile for the price Of
secondclass horse and buggy and you can foolish,
faster than willie <, Jr, went In his white Ghost
Don DO noPtoad, % Dru Get an automobue Manage
somehow. you can't buy It Just now make up your mind
chat the thing worth WORKING foz; plan and save and
you can't keep the automobile whore you live now 20 live
somewhere where you GAN keep Il
man without car II bird without wings family
without that cannot remain united IT, pleasures
~ Il should.
S-Bear IN mind that automobile manufacturers prsct
Rally without exception have out tho prices Of ths thu
vy bottom That such prices possible for masvslouy
perfect SIMPLE FOOL PROOF machines inconoeivabla Tia
Ian who says can't afford to have car b really the
that can't afford NOT to have . car. s