The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-20


it is possible to see that the
demise of the tight little Island
Kingdom would be in the nature
of a world calamity. The Irish
in these last days of their fight
for freedom have developed many
types and one, type is predicting
that the end of the British EN-
pire is approaching and that this
is a desirable end. Other great
Empires have lived thousand
wears and then gone the way of
all flesh, but the fall of a great
Empire has usually been follow
ed by period of barbarism and
a net loss to civilization. These
Irish enthuiasts seem to forget
that England has done some
thing very vital for the world.
it's contributions to literature, it's
contributions to science, art,
philosophy are so tremendous
that we would have to recast our
lives if we were to take from
them all that British minds have
brought to us. It's development
of agriculture has been con-
siderable and even it's colonizlng
policy has spread ideas of Eng
lish Justice, law and order to
many parts of the world. Eng
land has not been all fine but
neither has it been all bad. A
lust estimate of her contribution
to the cause of civilization would
bring a big balance on the right
side of the ledger. We are will
ing Ireland should be free, but
the destruction of Great Britain
would be too big a price to pay
for it. A little more patience
and we will probably see an
autonomous Ireland but we
rather expect that there will
always be a little scrap on in the
emerald Isle for it's in the blood.
We have often heard that there
were two sides to every matter.
Psychologists have placed good
deal of emphasis upon the in
fiuence of mind over matter and
we all believe in it even if we do
not wholly endorse the religious
faith which uses the idea as a
corner stone. DR. Henry A Cotton,
director of the New Jersey state
hospital, while not disputing the
effect of mind on matter brings
up the other side, the influence
of the physical over the mental.
He says that insanity is not al
ways the result of a diseased
mind for it may sometimes be
the direct product of swollen
tonsils or an liberated tooth and
the presence of poison in the
system. This is interesting and
probably true for we know that
many an irritable disposition is
caused by a nagging toothache.
Pulling the tooth, however, does
not always cure the disposition.
Of course, we all have to learn
to write even in this mechanical
generation, but what do you
think of the suggestion of Roger
w Babson that the use of the
typewriter should be a part of
the regular school course since
the typewriter is in more common
use in business than the pen. Mr.
Babson says that teaching pen
manship, which no business man
uses, is as archaic as studying
stage coaches in a technical
school in the automobile age.
Two or three periods a week
devoted to typewriting during
the high school course would
make anyone reasonably profci-
ent.
Kaiser William has quite a tidy
little establishment, which he is
breaking up. 1t took fifty-three
railway vans to move his house
hold effects into Holland. He is
enjoying fairly comfortable
exile physically and his ego
wouldn't let him suffer much
mentally even though his side
partner, Colt, has seemingly
deserted the company.
The heirs are fighting over the
James J Hill estate. The best
feature of these inheritance
fights is that the principal in the
case has gone to that bourne
where there is no more worry
over mundane affairs.