The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-21
Science Is Mans Greatest
Friend
II win Solve His Problems Eventually BY Abolishing
Them

II
The work Of the scientist Is usually looked upon as more
q less tancful 70 the general pubic
pOraon which understanding Of the application Of
natures forces from the point Of view Of the the
most hopeful thing ia our civilization
could have years ago scientific gentleman
experimenting with ammonia and other materials for reducing
temperatures should have thought that he amusing
himself harmlessly but uselessly.
Go down along the shore Of the Atlantic and find Of
the Woodworking colonies Of fishermen.
They viii tell you that formerly they caught their haul Of
fish and carried 70 All Of the fishermen arrived there
together to compete with other they al had big sup
CT their mercy gave them almost nothing for it even
OCmRel . snem e go throw y overload the catoh was
dealers Organization but the fishermen had little fish to sell
Now the fisherman points out to you the Shore few
YARDS from his cold plant that belongs
him and his fellows They catch their fish and find ont what
price they ge for them before taking them market
not give all the profit to the dealer.
Science helps the truck farmer the big cities he
up to date and especially he lucky enough live in
neighbcrhood where cheap telephone rates prevail
4 to on the chance Of finding good market when
e gCt there he was apt 70 find that somebody else had
mercy Of the mdeman always ready to take advantage Of
the producers competition among themselves
Now the truck farmer before picking his berries cutting
the telephone and makes his bargain cash sum 70 be
paid the following day for such and such produce he no
goods. to haul them back throw them away.
This Improvement Of course in the condition Of the farmer
n control Of the Telephone Trust shall been brought to
book and when ne telephone shall be made real benefit to
humanity through Government municipal ownership In
stead Of . means Of extcrton.
we should solemn old ID spectacles studying
insects through the microscope setting tiny creature to
fight another what should we think Of him9
We should probably smile indulgenty and says HE does
no one harm but Of course he cannot be Of any PRAC
But these scientific students Of insect fe so much made
fun Of in comic papers most important workers for good
The boil wee for instance has been destroying annually
more than forty million dollars worth Of cotton certain
student Professor d Cook has found an ant that
will destroy the boil weevn We make fuss over Carnegie
S Eosssfser who gives ga away one million But here
forty millions his hardly known
The cultivation Of oranges in Southern California at
time threatened with extinction. parasite deposited
upon the tree rongy massthe cottouy cusiony para
e the life Of the tree was destroyed by
M . ass gnna as s discovered tia. Ii. ordinary
destroy the eggs Of the orange parasite and thus save
the That simple discovery followed by the Importation
q several colonies Of LADY bugs preserved great and i'm
Science day will solve great practical problems by
ness q labor to fertility Of the soil Gas Vet not onetntS Ds
deveoped) and to the comfort humanity in all directions
Ayarice our greatest curse win disappear when science shall
comforts Of life.
Science win diseases or stamp them out entirely
pow fields make the independent Of the selfish
ness Of the few.
But do fear that there win be NOTHING left undOne
after science shall have done It's work
Science cannot MAKE better men, Men cannot think by
machinery or improve in morals by machinery
They will have to work out their moral and social
salvation through their own Intelligence.
The abolition Of poverty and Of avarice however win do
away with majority Of the incentives that lead to evil
Science will make easier for to be good men, even
cannot MAKE US GOOD.
Respect, hereafter, the wise that grind away at
science Follow their dogs respectfully in the
When Lord Kelvin Marcon among us let us try
70 get as much excited and interested though he were
heavyweight champion