The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

and unexpected ms 10 invite belief In
1t for its very novelty II is that he
mas haunting memory OF tho way
In which John Barleycorn. In the
later earthly days. was wont to
prick his jaded faculties on TO work
out their literary task. The work re-
fused to be done toward the last
the brain would not think without
that goading thrust. that kick,
which alcohol could unfaillngly
give. And now the tragedy OF It
was that he found himself barking
back to tho habitual recourse to
drink as the sarten of his intel
lectual mechanism.
Thus It was that he was haunted
by the thought that perhaps he
might never get hls power back In n
world whore drink was not "ac-
Cessble."
When the psychic asked why the
long abstinence had not delivered
him from the thirst, he replied:
Il am cured or the craving, but
the old desire for the stimulus OF
mind, the Jingle, the maggots work
iug-Oh, | said It In "John Barley
COrn"--l long for that.
But" he added, II shall recover
the equilibrium,
Perhaps the most important OF
the many communications purport.
ing to some from Jack London is,
What Life Meahs to Me Now"
During his life an article by Mr..
London on what Life Means to
Me" attracted wide attention.
The medium asked II he could not
tell something of the conditions and
meanings OF life MS he was now OK
perienclng It, II was In answer to
this that wo secured the communi-
cation which wc now make public,
and which secms to us tn mako
near approach To the literary style
ana thinking power OF Jack Lon
don.
Here is the text Of the message,
az II was received and written out
early IN August, 1920. except for tho
punctuation and the emphasis,
which indicate the psychic's under.
standing Of the meanings conveyed
to her,
what Life Means to Nc.
am n soul. a living soul!
followed the lost tran Of ma
terialism and slckencd in the foul
mists Of error. | was bold. No mis-
giyings assailcd me / had the as
surance of the cock. My ogotism
linked arms with combativencss
which silenccd opposition but did
not meet IL. ! faced oblivion. ] took
y spurious pride In facing II. /
laughed at II, | spurned other men
when they quakcd. | loathed their
slavlsh attachment TO life, which
clung the more slavishly the less
life offered, / had the courage 20
4 .a.N .t.f uTfll IA
which had given me all my desires
which had withheld nothing for
which ] reached.
The dlstaste which filled my
mouth was not the fnrotaste Of
deaths mold The failure Of earth
10 give life chance coated my
tongue. saw death lop or vital
strugglinRs IN a haphazard whim, ]
robelled at the incOmpletiOn.
~ Lnbored, I Taught"
labored; / tauRht-whon ! did
toach--that man might set hls ma
terial house 10 rights that these vital
developments might not be inter
ruptcd by brutal chance. Chancc'
Mans dependence upon chance rs
an explanation determines the
blindness his vision, THERE is
NO CHANCEi
But l must not outstrip my story
My soul, though ] knew IL not
was dyspeptic with the materialistic
fodder / crammcd into It. / missed
the incentive I had been lucky.
Another had missed ! might have
been such n one, NV highest vision
Of service - my fellow man was TO
minimize evil chance through secur-
Ing a propitious Environment. The
OWL and n VoCd liVCa altar me
Life Joined the snutfed -out lights OF
countless candles.
had no opportunity to watch his 1p-