Evening star., 1925-02-01

poor. For an able man TO beneht by
such a tax is shameful.
Il X
A Definition of Common Sense.
There has lately been a good deal "a
of talk about common seASs-mers
than ever before. I think.
And, Of course, a lot of people take
notice Of the talk and say it is mean
ingiess-that common sense is any
thing any man believes 1t is.
They are wrong.
When It is raining IL is common
sense to seek cover Everybody
knows it is a bad idea to get wet
when getting wet is unnecessary. II
Is common sense to watch a fire, a
gun, a policeman.
It Is common sense to be careful a
a railroad crossing. and everybody
| knows a railroad train cannot get
| out Of the way of a fool walking on
| the track.
It is common sense to realize that
| if a man has gone into the woods and
| brought homo a sack OF walnuts he.
| will make a fuss If you say the wal
nuts are as much yours as his, par
| ticularly II he has taken no walnuts
| from you.
1t is. indeed, unnecessary to tell
| what common sense is, sincs every
| body knows.
Even the highbrow gentlemen call
| their stun higher thinking new
| thought. They know IL is not com
mon sense, which is what we all
| know for sure.
If a woman bakes a pie and puts #
! outside to cool, even the family dog
has common sense enough to know
| that pie belongs to the family, and
not to the dog. If he ventures to-
! ward 1t, he will hurry away If the
/ hanDaDS m oman fha door~
| catch him at it
| Common sense is sense. We use the
prefix only to announce that il is
| so common that every one knows
| about 1t.
| When there is a long and tiresome
discussion it usually means both sides
are violating common sense
! Ever hear any one say drunken
ness is good habit? 1 never did A
man who drinks to excess vio-
lates common sense, and everybody
knows IL.
Same way with thievery, impoIite- :
ness, unfairness, idleness, gluttony.
All are violations of common sense,
| and there is not a man on the face
OF the earth who pretends otherwise
| 1t is common sense to fix up your
| home and make 1t comfortable; to
be polite to women and children; to
earn the respect of your neighbors :;
to help others a little, since others
help YOU.
When a scoundrel like Lenin, the
| Russian. says his new ways are com
| sense ways, and that the world
has long been mistaken as to the
| meaning OF the term, he is a plain
| liar; he is smart rogue advocating a
new plan that will pay him and provs
| expensive and troublesome for his fol-
lowers.
i Lenin's way is an old foolish way
the people have tried and found in
practice to be mischief the people
| cannot afford.
! Why do women wear skirts and
men pantso Because both customs
are founded on common sense.
| When / smoke too much, why do r
| grumble at myself? Because l know
am violating common sense, the only
real reformer.
Common sense is intelligence; II is
education.
Every really great book Of science
is great because its author has com
mon sense.
Every great teacher. manufacturer,
statesman, doctor, lawyer. engineer,
mechanic, farmer, who succeeds in a
large way. does it because Of com
mon sense. Henry Ford's automobile
sells more than any other and makes
more money for its manufacturer be-
| cause or the common sense back of it
Copyright. 1921