Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-02

Have you got the Be-definite habit
If so, stand up and be counted
You're a curiosity.
Most of the folks today have the
habit of being indefinite it is
this habit with which we are seriously
concerned.
Why can't folks be more definite
when directing others! Is this habit
Of indefiniteness the result Of careless
ness or due to hack of training? Ir
either case, who is to blame!
Do you think this present day habit
Of speakers and writers saying a 10,
of things without really telling any.
thing is a condition brought about BY
over-training Folks in every dag
life, who neither lecture nor write, arr
also obsessed with this deplorable hab-
it-indifniteness.
Isn't it time something was cone "a
bring things to q focus and at least
make an effort to convey definite in.
formation rather than ramble all round
Robin Hoods barn without saying any
thing?
Are women more inclined to definite
ness than men? Would you class
them fifty-fifty?
Is the successful home today man
aged entirely by ''hunch"? II SO,
isn't II bit strange that some Of
these twentieth century wonders try
to enlighten us poor mortals who are
not blessed with that inborn sense of
knowing just how much "of-this" plus
little bit "of-that" will equal "just-
what-you-want ?"
In this day and age, when folks on
tho ranch mud II, tnWp nc xuoll huyo
to resort to many variations to meet
competition in order to eke out liv-
ing, is it right to the growing genera
ton around US to permit them to
work aimlessly and merely trusting
to luck that they will get along some
way?
For moment let us stop into
woman's domain. You visit frierd and
she serves cake that tickles your
palate SO strongly you want to make
one like it as soon as you go home
You ask her for the recipe. Willingly
and smilingly she gives it, somewhat
like this-"Oh, it's very simple.
take a little butter and add about {
cup of sugar, sometimes use ono egg
and sometimes two; then add soEis
milk and little baking powder and
some -four and bake until done. You
can use sour milk and soda If you wish
Not long ago we heard woman nj
the Ladies' Aid telling young bride
how to make bread. "But how long dc
you work it? ?" asked the newlywed:
"Oh," answered the experienced house
keeper, "until the dough feels just
right"
Now wasn't that explicit? Poor lit
tie bride is now trying to find out how
bread dough feels when its is "just
right"
Women are criticised in every line
of their activities for being indefinite
Take it in the home," said ranch
man the other night, when this
subject came up for discussion" SC
few women know what they want
My wife complains good deal be.
cause we don't have lot of convent.
cnces around the house. But never
has she told me exactly what she
wants. II she did, it's likely she would
get it"
With all due respect to ranchmen-
and other men, we will not concede
persons who have the be-definite hab'
it. It has been our experience that
as q class, they are every whit as
vague and uncertain in giving details
as any women we ever met. II you
doubt this, ask the first man you meet
how many crates of head lettuce il
takes to fill q car? We have been told
from 250 to 346. We are still asking
We doubt il any woman was evel
quite as indefinite as man writer
who, fortnight ago had published in
leading magazine so-called in
formation article, giving his ideas OF
how to start a family livestock group
The article got by the editor Ia man)
too, or it wouldn't have seen daylight
This man endeayored to tell the farm.
er how to make this livestock start
economically. In fact, it impressed Us
as being SO downright economical We
doubt its practically. He started out
by saying: EVERY farmer should have
variety of live stock and under NJ
circumstances should he omit the pig
in fact, he should have two of then
for ranch scavengers."
So far-so good. But his furthel
instruction is: "Raise them-don't bu!
them"
Whewi Isn't that fine idea? w,
decided to try the plan right away bu
up to date nary q long-distance guI
has shot = pig over our back fence
neither has fresh young porker ap
piled at our front gate for admission
having "come thither from hence"
It's nice to have these rising younl
authors keep our interest at heart $
keeply they can't sleep nights thinking
shout us-and 10 doubt incidentall
wondezine, u their articles are goinI
to get ? nse out 81 . check or . rejee
tion siip. We thank them for thei
sqlteitetions ON eur behalf. We Ar
hwing 70 ipezsase cur nnmher q liv
stock 1rvups tbs speing and add DO
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