The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-09
NATURAL REMEDIES


AVA growth Some of the peculiari
ties Of chill ihooi are more s'ronsl,
reflected IN the adult than others
and one Of the inherent traits that
dies hardest is the ingrained desire To
belong 20 secret organizations.
Go back In memory from twenty TO
fifty years ana the hours you spent
with the boys Of tn, neigh borhood In
collar. attic or hnme made cavern.
will yividiy return. You will ssaln
be, giving the mystic grip. u,tsrins
tho password, rc,rmuniSatins In the
code.
Tho soiaeS charm. the lapel EN-.
bsGm, " the h, Of ivory you wesy
today but mark the ,dvanceme-is OF
years. In his predevcticrr ior secret
societies the average man 10 but q
boy grown mp.
This In not an argument against
fraternai societies. nor is II move TO
abolish their bovish or'sinatora The
recognized fratcrnal orders bespeak
the growth OF mans desire 'cr the
realisation OF the hishes, ideals. They
stand for brotherly love and friend.
ship. mutual bearing OF burdens.
charity In judgment. cooperation In
counsel. loyalty 20 the nation. all
that 10 highest and good. They bring
together. moro cloely than Ii OF.
times ret llzcd. moI OF utterly differ.
ont walks and classes and weld be-
tween them stronger link OF uni.
versai brotherhood.
So did their boyish prototypes land
no doubt still do) I'LL useful niche
IN life. They gave . harmless vent
for boyish ingenuity. energy snd the
creative desire. and . medium Of
solution for the gregarious spirit
that n the common attribute OF
mankind from infancy TO old age.
Occasionally. however. back In the
old DAYS. boyish fancy ran riot. first
to skull and cross bone messages TO
alright the t'morous and then 10
plans that had as the result casual
ties OF the chicken roost and water
melons absent aud unaccoun;ed for.
30 easily does virtue descend to
vice.
Adventure lures the grown-up boy.
too. into wrong paths cftimes, and
that false glamor today doubtless ac-
counts for the activity and temporary
growth In membership OF the Ku RluS
Khan.
Gee whix! Nf'vo all spent hard
sarned penniss anu evcn dimes for
Initiation Into The irucr circle OF
myst!c rites. And whats |
ten dollars. vhen II will buy the |
opportunity TO 20 forth upon q
knightly mission clad In sheet and |
pillowcase. to wrenk the wrath OF
the klau upon those without the fold.
OF coursc the youngster soon
found out that lLe romance was en-.
lirely maginary. Sometimes the real
xation was helred by the interven-
ion OF authority. which brooked the
absence OF It, offspring at ohore time
With some degree OF patience as long
ss II was convinced that youth was
'bout Its lawful occasions. but TEN.
porized not at all when the melon
aids and like misdeeds came to light.
For those Of us who escared the
'ainful but effective sessions Of the
'arental tribunal, however. adoles-
ence wrought It's own cure
So. We think. will perish the Ku
ilux Klan revival. H. some cases in
olerable breaches OF thc law. may
woke the Interference OF authority,
ut tho majority OF grown-up boys
rho have been momenlarily attract
d by the false romantic lure cf
,idnight adventurings. will return to
heir senses through the ascendancy
their own natural Intelligence as
,ey realize the falsity of their posi-.
on and its lack OF necessity.