Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21

MS grave, disgraced, victim of de.
Daochery and immortality.
Perhaps our Young men are NOT
quite so much tempted to booze since
prohibition has gone into effect Rr,
temptation viii not be entirely re-
moved until we can awaken a keanar
sense Tor living up to our laws When
one makes or drinks moonshine no
not only does that which harms him
physically, but that which breal,s
down his moral fiber for # makes
/ MIN a lawbreaker as we'll There 70
sood discipline to live up to the laws
( OF our parents, our teachers orr
state and our country even thougb
we may often think them nnneces-
Sdry or perhaps even unjust Seri-
Gus as / believe the i'll effects of the
4 use of tobacco to be with reference
TO the health Of the body in the grow
ing boy, | fear a greater danger in
the breaking down of the victim 9
VIII. That it is only habit is proven
by the fact that the person who does
not use it has no craving for it, Users
OF tobacco will tell you that they
/ can stop whenever they choose. but
lew ever do stop. Many youngster
must have a wrong conception of
manhood. Instead of taking as their
ideal man with clean habits. yigor-
Gus in mind and muscle, or strong
moral fiber, they initiate the fop who
doesn't know exactly where the top
OF his head is and so wears his hat
over one ear, wears gaudy clothes
cut along fancy lines, with the ever
present cigarette hanging between his
lips. Laziness and indifference are
common adjuncts, for you find him
hanging around the pool halls. hold
ing down street corners, or chasing
around at breakneck speed in an au-
tomobile, or taking undue liberties
with our sisters and daughters. whom
they should regard as the most beau
tiful of Gods creations. In truth,
that is decidedly low brow and will
get you nowhere in the end On the
other hand take the fellow who is
a real rock in the desert, when he
takes a stand, others, the weaklings,
will come crawling into the defense
of his shadow and take courage to
follow suit. Some years ago a rather
INSCRIPTIONS coach appealed to his
players to put an opposing player
out of the game by rough tactics be-
cause they had no men either large
or strong enough to work up a sue
cessful defense against him. There
was a silence for a little while, when
a fellow rose to his feet and said,
Coach, if you want US to do a thing
like that count me out" "Me too,
me too came from all parts of the
room. Men coming into the shadow
of the rock for defense
It often takes moral courage to
take a stand on an unpopular ques-
ton, but it is necessary sometimes.
In the end it is always worth while.
There is one moral evil to which l
want to refer, and that is what we
ordinarily call social diseases. Be
cause of the disgrace attached to be-
ing a victim it has been kept under
cover as much as possible. EXamina-
ton of our soldiers revealed its prev
alence to an amazing degree. 1t was
found among men of high and low
estate. Because of the shame con-
nected with it. it is a real menace A
, tubercular member of the family or
one afflicted with scarlet fever,
measles or whooping cough is at once
segregated from the rest Of the mem
bers of the household or of society,
but the victim of a social disease is
tolerated everywhere His goings in
and out are not restricted at all, and
vet it is very infectious. The time
has come when we no longer point
the finger of score to every victim,
for we have learned that many a
one has become infected not directly
through his own sin, but rather in
nocently though perhaps carelessly.
We appreciate its dangers to indi-
viduals and to society and are put
ting forth every effort to acquaint
people in general of its nature and
results and to educate folks in pro
tecting themselves against its in
roads. It's Importance can not be
over estimated, for it has been more
or less directly responsible in many
instances for the downfall of nations.
"As danger to public health, as
peril to the family, as a menace
to the vitality, health and physical
progress of the race, the Venereal
diseases are justly regarded as the
greatest plaques, and their prophy-
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