Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13

& realizes that moment the oD-
ject becomes a reality. They say, you
are well. Ii is repeated often. When
the time comes that realization becom-
es fact, then the body is well. Can't
be otherwise. The fanatic is CORE
spondingly dangerous for the reason
he realizes his thoughts and knows that
they are true. He acts on knowledge
which to him is true.
1899
We do only the things we want to.
Couldn't do anything else. Little Babb
driving US through Louisiana late at
night. took the wrong road and halted
at the edge Of swamp. He said: Il
thought | was right" Job Hartman
said: "Of course you did, Babb; you
would not have taken the wrong road
otherwise" A philosophy summed up
in this.
1888
The hypnotist says, and you say af-
ter him: Il can't open my hands; |
can't open my hands and you can't
because you don't want to.
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The entombed dead Of the great
Woodlawn cemetery are noisily dissol-
wing into the primal elements in hous-
es fit to house the greatest monarch
of earth. NoisiIyl Yes. had you the
ear Of the microphone the breaking up
Of the tissues, the explosions Of gas, the
burning and dying of animals feasting
on the helpless flesh. would make you
think that a cataclysm was taking
place.
1893
Of the Fear thoughts Of those behind
and the spirit of competition control
ling life in trade.
SIS 3 3
One man had his name craven deep
on granite, and M. D. followed it. The
thought was raised whether he expect
ed that his profession would be part
Of him when he got into the beyond.
They say that there is no sickness or
death there. Useless vanity. but van
ity after all. He was proud Of his pro-
fession..
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Four people stood at the foot Of a
grave and tears coursed down their
cheeks. The newIy-turned sod gave
evidence that loved one had passed.
What were they crying for? Their
loss. We are selfish in our joys as
well as in our sorrows. Do we mourn
for the departed or for something tax
en- out Of our .livesp 1t is a selfish de-
sire to keep Joy. The desire for hap
piness is wound up in the feeling Of
sorrow.
1898
When loved one leaves us we
grieve for ourselves, not for them.
Soon that grief passes and another in
terest takes its place. Time is great
destroyer. One Of the best things that
Time does is to smooth out the jagged
edges Of grief.
$685.
Evidences of belief in Immortality
abound everywhere in this palacial city
of the dead. 1t will continue g as Ions
as the lips Of love kiss the lips O.
death. " Il doubtless will take an entire
" different form from that of our con
ception. The conception is limited t.
the limits Of our imagmations. w,
fashion our gods and angels after thu
images we know. We cannot go be
yond the imagination. The Wisdom
that controls the Universe and the soul
Of men very likely has different roll
for the departed to play from what w
imagine.
$3.50
Death does not stop the struggle 70
human supremacy. The offspring 0
the buried dead raise monuments on
after the other. each striving to shog
uniqueness and distinction, represent
ing honor. greater than that Of hi
neighbor. Here is a shaft of granit
forty feet high; twenty feet away i
another fifty feet high. with carvings
a few feet farther on another rs feet
rising out Of a granite base carved witt
exploits Of the departed. Strife, com
petition. vanity, superstition every
whereI
$685.
Cyrus the Great, entombed in gi
ant mountain, $500 years ago. the fac
Of the rock for quarter of a mil
carved with a record Of his exploits
In WoodIawn we read Member Of tn
Zouaves 81. battIed on the HEIGHT