, 1924-03-06
CN1LD CORNER
Edited by DR.. Jas. A. Fraser
ARMOUR BELTS

g.. L.gr atadied from time to time the pictures of the
grea' J. ttohins. Perhaps some of you have been on board
su"a lighting ship. MI attaships have a row of plates along
tlwr trJ,- which are called armour belts. Thesa are made of
tlicl aTj stc'I plates. The idea is that shells will not be able
to penetrate the vessel near tl@ water line while in action. The
In bay" guns which DOT for m'eN. ana l"-ni's guns
they "'"T signallmg mass and torpa}1 Tubs Gong ante
bait l. solemn and serious affair, and iust liz the Ships Of
our H"Vy we must have a strong defence.
Now what we want to do today is to think of some of the
great defences Of life, and the first one I verify believe is.
NAM work
There is an an1ient proverb which says, "The gods sell
everything for labor" In the old days when men found them
selves being sorely tempted they at once applied themselves
to laborious tasks. AS they worked their iealousies, unclean
desires were repealed by the armour of work. Work is a sure
defence. Try it! Edison is a great worker, and so are all the
men and women If affairs in the world. Incidence may be TEN
peramental, but it has to be fought down. Nothing is so fatal
to a young mans prospects in life. An idle man has no place
IN a healthy community, and unless he has riches he soon finds
1t out. The same might be said of a boy or a girl. The habit Of
procrastlnatlng-never doing anything today that can be de
ierred TIL tomorrow-haso often been called the thief of time. -
In business matters and even in minor affairs of life, the habit
should be learned of keeping fully abreast with ones work.
WORK neglected or deferred accumulatcs at a frightful pace,
and the opportunities for overtaking arrears never seem to
come. WORK! 1t is a sure defence.
ENTHUSIASM is another defence.
Enthusiasts are often despised by people who affect a lei
sure calm in all things. To be sure, zeal in the wrong place
may be an irritating characteristic in Il boy, and even the mark
o IA bore. But a young man without an enthusiasm of any sort
aeveIopes INTO "A stodgy personality. Cherish your enthusiasms
Take sides, and hold your opinions. Enter into your recrea-
TONS with all your might. Our enthusiasms quicken our lives
and enrich our spirits. Burbank is an enthusiast over plants. !
know someone who is an enthusiast over fishing! What a.
thrill there is for this man when a good trout is hooked! Ed
ON is "a enthusiast over electric discoveries. Temptation
Will dash itself to pieces against an enthusiasm.
CHEERFULNESS is another defencc.
we owe to mankind the duty Of being bright and happy
Cheertulness is a quality Of character that may be cultivated
No moral quality is more appreciated. Cheerfulness is IA habit
we can all acquire. 1t is a defence against life's hardest buf
iets. read "A story some time ago of a visitor to a prison. He
picked up Il Bible IN one Of the cells for long term-seryice con
WctS. lie turned over its leaves, and his eye caught a renciledi
on the pages, ''Cheer up, jeremiah, - that some waggish
prisoner had scrubbed on the last page of the Book of La
Here is IA verse which ought to help us along.
lin this world OF froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone:
Kindness in another's trouble. Is
Courage in your own l.
a few cheerful rules of life are worth living by. Make l.
our own inside weather, shoulder your own burdens, cultivated
phth spirit, keep n clean conscience. SO fortified you will
e able to face all kinds Of trouble and n ever be defeated. II