The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-28
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cRYPTAEsTHEsIA SAVES WOMAN
FIGHT, Mr.. SINGH.
BOSS MURPHY WILL LEARN.

FIGHT, Mr.. SINGH.
BOSS MURPHY WILL LEARN.
The air giant Fri, bigger than the
biggest steamship, uses less than a
gallon of gasoline per mile in her
fight of 1900 miles. A big ocean
steamer would need two tons Of coal
TO one gallon of gas for a giant flyer.
That shows the difference IN power
needed 10 push aside light air and
heavy water and it tells you how
cheaply men will travel in years to
come If they get rid of that "all the
traffic will bear" slogan. 1t is quite
probable that in future one days work
will carr the actual cost of a fight
around the world.
Professor Richet of the French
Academy of Medicine says woman pos
sesses a faculty, called "Cryptaesthe-
STA" That's a scientific name for in
tuition, woman's strange power to
judge character at a glance, her abili-
" instantly to tell truth from false
hood.
"Cryptaesthesia" is older than the
French Academy of Medicine, older
than the pyramids. Women practiced
that faculty a hundred thousand years
ago, when their husbands came wand
ering in late from the cave across the
valley. It's their one safeguard.
A baby kangaroo born In the Chica-
go Zoo is an inch long, about as wide
as a lead pencil, and weighed nine
grains. Once born, it climbs into its
mothers pouch and stays there seven
months, while it's hind legs grow
strong.
A giant grizzly bear has a baby
smaller than a kitten. Nature is hard
on women. But science will fix that
one of these days.
st. Nihal Singh, one of 300, 900
Asiatics ruled in India by a few Eng
lishmen thousands of miles away, has
a grievance. When family members
of the British Empire meet, Canada,
Australia and other colonies of Euro
pean stock are represented by elected
delegates. midas vast crowd is rep
resented by men selected by English
men.
As usual, the trouble is within. It's
the same If you lack force in your
self-some outside force will rule you.
Among the 800, 000, 600 Asiatics of In
dia there dwell loo, 600 Englishmen
and they rule the 300, 000, 900, although
they are o~utnumbered 5000 to one.
Could Nh. Singh imagine one English
man keeping down 1900 Irishmen?
In these days you only get justice
when you fight for il. Even then ii is
slow.
In Ave thousand years, India has
written millions of different books.
And in all those books the word Lib
erty" does not once appear. That's
the trouble with India. Some day a
man will come along, not a Ghandi,
trying to fight Manchester with a spin
ming wheel, but some person OF mixed
race with thick hairy wrists. coarse
hands, short stubby fingers. He'll let
India elect her delegates TO the British
Empires family's reunion.
William PastoFio is in Jail for throw
ing a cat out of the window. and the
Supreme Court says it is unconsTitu-
tional TO pass a law that would pre-
vent driving thousands OF young chill
dren into mills and factories Write
that on your tablets. We can protect
cats, not children.
Charles F. Murphy, who demands a
wet plank in the Democratic platform
for 1924. was firing a shot at Nc
Adoo's ambition" according to politi-
cal reporters. McAdoo will welcome
such shooting. Before 1924 ends each
candidate will be trying TO prove him
self dryer than the others.
Mr.. Emmons, president OF the Elec-
trio Railway Association, says public
ownership means Socialist government
and an end of "a prosperous. sane
nation"
Mr.. Emmons is unnecessarily wor-
ried.
What about the post ofice2 That's
government ownership, and quite sue
cessful. Nobody imagines that any
private company would carry a letter
from Miami to Seattle for two cents.
What about the Panama Canal2
That's government ownership and gov
eminent construction also. Quite sue
eessful after private effort failed.
It may be that Americans don't elect
officials honest or capable enough to
manage publicly owned m~onopolies
But they may do il some day.
Private capacity and monopoly is a
grgeater menace TO national prosperity
and sanity than government owner
ship.
Tens OF thousands of doctors have
been turned loose with fraudulent
medical diplomas. Thousands of 9th
ers, with regular diplomas. know little
or nothing about disease and its
cures. Every doctor onee in so often
should be asked TO prove that he
knows the difference between scarlet
fever and appendicitis.