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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

Have you ever noticed how prone
you are to take the advice of other
people?
You may be surprised to find
that you ever take others advice
in place Of that of an expert.
/ have known persons to employ
a physician for a sick baby and yet
give the child some kind OF con-
coction unbeknown to the doctor,
upon the recommendation of a neigh
Dor.
We pay for learning and scientific
knowledge and then don't bother our
heads about it further.
On the other hand, free advice,
unsound and unscientific, may slav-
ishly be followed.
People who give us advice usually
mean we'll and that is one thing that
is intriguing.
We have a natural tendency to re-
spond to kindness and courtesy and
to want to please those who try to
please US. o., -.-,.,.
1t flatters US and tickles our esocs
when people are kind. -.-..
1t makes US feel in some way I'm
portsnt to have others take an in
terest in our welfare. 49,
Although advice may be prompted
by the very best Of motives, that
doesn't make it valuable nor a sure
guide to follow.
We must not be afraid of hurting
other peoples feelings by refraining
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

than two billion dollars is spent for
powder, cold cream. perfumes, lip
sticks and other aids to beauty and
personal attraction. This sum OF
money equals that spent for auto
mobiles. 1t is more than a quarter
of the entire proceeds Of the farms
Of America. 1t would pay the ma
tional debt in a few years.
Eighteen million boxes of rouge
and seven million dollars worth Of
hair dye were purchased to camou-
hage youth and health.
II is the laudable ambition Of
every woman to look her best. She
isn't to be blamed for this. On the
contrary, she is to be commended for
her decent sense of self-respect.
/ have no objection to cosmetics
as such. They are harmless things.
it may be said in general. OF course,
there are certain hair dyes which
are not safe to use. But most
creams. powders and rouges are
compounded Of simple and safe in
gradients.
The objection ] have to cosmetics
is that they are too commonly APP
piled as a substitute for the color
and elearness of shin which health
guarantees. Too often they are used
to cover up defects which The con-
tinuous use of soap and water would
remove.
Every girl wants red lips, pink
cheeks, gold teeth, firm muscles,
sparkling eyes, hair of lustre and
skin which is sweet to smell and
pleasant to touch. She wants them
as a girl and as she grows older she
never gets over wanting them. When
she gets past middle life she weeps
il she does not retain them.
The chemists and beauty experts
have done wonders. They have
placed at the disposal of the fair
sex boxes and tubes. jars and pen
ellis. all the paraphernalia to imi-
tate youth and vigor.
Simple and well-chosen, food,
plenty of water TO drink and for
bathing, sunlight and fresh air, e1'
ercise and regular habits-these are
the things which will cut down the
cosmetic bill. There is no color like
the color OF red blood showing
through the transparent skin Of per-
feet health. This color comes from
no pot or tube. 1t is the result Of
the chemistry Of nature, more per-
feet than the product Of any human
chemist. no matter how clever.
But IL ] were girl and didn't
have what nature is willing to give
should contribute my share 10 the
two billions for cosmetics. And the
lsdies-bless their dear hearts--they
will buy these anyhow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
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San Antonio Now Has
The Big Idea

IN ONE time ago The Light suggested that the BIG
~ IDEA for San Antonio be found.
1t has been found 1t is the biggest idea of the
moment.
is the raising of 1000 to finance the extensive
and intelligent development program of the Chamber of
Commerce.
1t is easy to voice desire. But desire does not
become dominating impeing IDEA until it is trans
lated into terms of definite and practical program.
Obviously the desire of this any other city is for
rapid and substantial growth. That desire may be
made known in thousand and one ways, but in San
Antonio it has become crystallized into the slogan
Keep San Antonio First in Texas"
This desire, felt by every San Antonian, became the
biggest idea of the day when a plan of action was
evolved designed to keep San Antonio first in Texas
This is really big idea considering that Texas
is the largest state in the Union and that the develop
ment of the and possibilities of Texas is and
will continue to be scale hitherofore UMPIRE
cedented in the annals of the Southwest
This is an idea vital to the future of San Antonio
considering that growth relative and that as the pace
Of Texas quckens also must that of San Antonio II
to continue remain first in the Lone Star State
An army is in the field The soldiers there to win
the war But the biggest idea of the moment to win
the next battle. Each battle determines to some extent
the crucial one which will determine the ultimate victor
half-wt can feel the desire to win or to come
forth triumphant from battle But more than the brains
of half-wit required to formulate plan whereby
the war or the battle may be won.
plan of action to keep San Antonio first in Texas,
the desire of all San Anonans, has been formulated by
group of successful and representative business men,
II there is any San Antonian who has an idea more
practical he should have given the public the benefit OF
that idea. None has been forthcoming. Obviously the
only big idea of the moment is to raise s2500oo to bring
industry trade capital and population to the Alamo
City.
We all want to keep San Antonio first in Texas else
We could not be San Antonians.
NOW WE HAVE THE BIG IDEA. NOW WE ARE
noING SOMETHING TO KEEP SAN ANTONIO FIRST
IN TEXAS.
The campaign has been planned from start toI
finish The plan of action being made known to every
private in this vas tarmy of 900 persons Every pr
vate has the preogatives of general The only author
itv is that of the BIG IDEA.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
Knotting the Thread
SAN ANTONIO,
OCTOBER 2, 1925
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

The coarser the material and tho
finer the thread the larger the knot
that is needed. -.
II the thread of income Is small
or the material Of expenses 10 of
large weave. greater thrift is need
cd to retain the lasting evidence Of
the labor.
Thrift holds the results Of labor
which would otherwise slip away.
With a given thread the larger
the knot the greater the amount. Of
strain it will stand. A small knot
will pull out under a strain that
does not affect 4 larger one.
The larger the knot of thrift the
greater the security in time of need.
The man who is satisfied If his
income meets his expenses without
saving for the future is like a man
who in case of fire crawls out of the
window to climb down a rope after
carefully testing its strength, buf
paying no attention to the fact thru.
the rope it not tied to anything IN
the room.
The self-denial necessary to We
money is one Of the evidences, of
strong character.
Your ability is demonstrateH by
what you earn; your charact or by
what you save and how you saise it.
copyright 1925. BY The Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
II n NDS By Reed Heustis

TWO hands have known all these long through
Two hands that faithful and strong, and true;
Two hands that have reached to mine TO share
Ny burden, my sorrow, each grief and
In the years gone by they were soft and white,
And of those hands sought my hand night,
In pledge that her love should be true through all
The years that mine, though the should fall
Two hands do / know, but with beauty fled,
Wrinkled they are and instead:
But just Of old they first 10 heed
The call Of distress in the hour of need;
Two dear little hands that wondrous fine,
Two dear little hands cinging close 10 mine;
Two hands that shall toll in work that's best
Till the hands shall be foded-and laid 10 rest.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
OVER LIES HURDLES
Why.We Like to Take Others Advice.
By LOUIS E. BISCH
Copyright. 1925. Premier synd.. Inc.

from, or actually refusing TO follow,
their advice.
Weigh and consider ca refully all
such tenders of good will.
You cannot get too many angles
on a difficult problem.
Bring all knowledge possible 30
bear on the subject but he most
careful to separate knowledge from
opinion.
What people think and what they
know may be as widely separated
as the poles.
And, unfortunately, - many fall
into the habit Of not being able to
differentiate between what they
know for q fact and what they
merely think is a fact, that even
when they tell you, and sincerely,
that they are giving yeu facts, you
can't be sure.
Learn how 10 discriminate be-
tween spurious advice and genuine
advice.
Be careful not to be gullibie for
no better reason than that someone
offers you something for nothing or
out of the goodness of his heart.
The best Of intentions may prompt
the very worst advice.
Learn how to get perspective on
a problem.
When advice is given you, sit
back and interpret that advice Just
as though it were advice given to
a third person who happened TO be
you!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

Unless the thread is knotted the
stitch is lost.
You may painstakinsly sew a
whole seam, but if there is no knot
in the end of the thread the whole
laborious process Is nugatory.
In life you often see two men
work along for years side by side
at the same salary.
At the end of the time one has
achieved a comfortable financial in
dependence, while the other has
nothing.
Figuratively speaking, both have
been sewing, but one has produced
something of the solid, lasting bene-
fit, while the other has been labor
ing with an unknotted thread.
The knot in the thread is thrift.
Without it the strongest thread Of
income in the end slips out and
leaves nothing tangible.
You may sew long seam with a
thread that has no knot. The work
appears substantial and satisfac-
tory. But as soon as the thread is
pulled tight it slips out.
With a good salary a man may
90 along for years, spending all he
gets. giving the appearance of solid
financial security. But the strain
Of sickness or reverse fortune re-
veaIs the fact that his thread was
never knotted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
ONCE-OVERS
When Your Friends Accept Your Favors As Matter cf
Course. Forget to Be Generous Sometimes
BY J. ]. MUNDY
International Feature Service, Incorpors

There is only one way that is eff
fective and speaks louder than
words and that is to withdraw the
opportunities which your friends
have enjoyed at your expense.
There need be no unpleasantness
no trouble of any kind.
One day the clique, the crowd, the
gang will wake up to the fact that
you are not there when it comes to
a lackey or a carry-all.
When you feel that it is time you
can always resume the role Of Sery-
ing Sammy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
Natures Cosmetics Best
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.

During a year there are conven-
tons without number. Recently Chi
cago entertained the National Con-
vention of Beauty Experts.
At this convention somebody pre-
scented statistics showing how much
money our wives and sweethearts
spend every year for cosmetics. 1t
was stated that considerably more
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

You are always doing something
for your friends and you are suf-
ficiently delicate in your sensibili-
ties not to make your efforts felt.
But after all it gals you to see
your hard earned cash or your
strained physical efforts accepted as
a matter of course.
You want to give Of yourself and
your money ami your time but you
would like to feel that your gener-
osity is recognized.
But how to make it felt without
saying it yourself.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
Game Birds Doomed

~ HE game birds are IN fair way to be destroyed
because of the prejudice against the Federal
- governments assuming the duties of the States.
OF forty-two States only eight show disposition
to protect this form of wild life
"The failure of thirty-four State Legislatures,
says Dr. William T. Hornaday, naturalist and defender
Of wild life, ito pass laws limiting the daily bag Of
migratory game birds during the past winter shows that
the unorganized defenders of wild life have been unable
to wake up those Legislatures to the threatened exnc
ton of the wild ducks geese brant and other migratory
birds being slaughtered by the millions by socalled
sportsmen."
Greed selfishness and indifference hide behind the
doctrine of States rights and effectualy prevent ma
ton wide law for the preservation of birds.
Meanwhile the birds do not recognize the bour-
dares of States, but fly from State which protects
them to that which gives protection.
Those familiar with conditions predict that in the
near future migratory game birds doomed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
Something to Think About
By BRUNO LESSING

and your taste-and, really, no one
has a right to ask more Of life than
that.
The name Of this railway that
runs up the mountain side of life is
the READ, STUDY AND THINK
special. The lee of a ticket is
WORK AND CONCENTRATE.
There are no free passes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

The writer recently enjoyed a
funicular railway trip up the side
of q mountain. With every foot of
rise the panorama Of scenery grew
wider. The higher the train mount
ed, the farther the horizon receded.
What had at the foot Of the railway
seemed like a steep hill gradually
flattened itself and, viewed from
above, seemed but mere mound
upon the surface Of the land.
The surrounding country assumed
new aspects. Woodland and plain,
river and brooks revealed their pro-
portions to one another. Every fea-
ture of the landscape looked differ
ent from above than it had ap-
peared from below. And the higher
the train rose, the more beautiful
did the panorama become.
Is there not an analogy in this
10 the life Of each human being:
The horizon Of our lives is fixed By
the extent of our knowledge. The
great mass Of humanity are content
with what they see around them
and with their own conclusions con-
corning the problems of life.
The fortunate few rise to higher
levels. They strive 10 look down
upon the hills and wales that sur
round their fellow-creatures and 10
obtain a wider and more satisfac-
tory view Of the panorama Of life.
What do the great majority Of
people see as they gaze upon the
scenery Of life that surrounds them:
Daily roll, a few d4eap amusements,
little love and much worry. is
that not a fair catalogue?
Yet there are many sources Of
wonderful enjoyment and even OF
keen happiness that may be at
tanned by those who rise above the
level of the majority and mount 10
greater heights. They find that
their daily toll, which seemed like
raging torrent, is only purling
brook. They see clearly that the
steep precipice Of the worries that
confronted them is merely small
crack in a rock. Adore all, they
realize that the little love which
they experienced was really bar
from the wonderful symphony Of
the heavenly spheres, and that the
higher they travel the sweeter and
richer does this music sound.
A ride up the great funicular rail
way Of life is really worth while.
It teaches you that many Of the
things you believe are not SO. it
reveals 10 you glimmerings Of intel
ligence which you did not believe 10
EXIT II develops your judgment
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
FREAKS OF NATURE
The Barter.

The South American bird known
as the darter is to the bird king
dom what the swordfish is to the
marine world. Like'the swordfish,
the darter has a long dagger pro-
jecting from its mouth. With this
ugly weapon it stabs fish, like
fisherman spears cells. When fish
is pierced by the darter's sharp
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
YE TOWNE GOSSIP ,yx: c.:

WE ALL went out.
ON THE Playground lawn.
AND THE freckles we're there.
AND THERE were two boys.
AND I was about,
TO AWARD the prize.
TO THE boy who had.
THE FRECKLEDEsT face.
AND THE other boy.
DREW UP his sleeves.
AND OPENED his shirt.
AND i looked him over.
AND i called on the spirit.
OF OLD Jim Riley.
TO LOOK down on him.
AND WE gave him the prize.
AND I'M goinging up.
TO THE State contest.
AND THAT kids going.
IN BATHING trunks.
AND IF he doesn't win.
YOU CAN take it from me.
THE WHOLE things crooked.
AND ANYWAY.
I PROMISED the people.
I'D WRITE it 10 them.
AND HERE it is.
AND IT'S all quite silly.
But MAN, oh man.
IF THEY ever start counting.
THAT KIDS freckles.
THEY'LL FADE nut on them.
BEFORE THEY'RE through.
I THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

heak it STAYS put"-there Is no
chance OF the bird dropping it. The
darter has long, snake-like neck.
so that it has great freedom of
movement in twisting its head
around. The resemblance to a
reptile is heightened by the sud
den thrust by which the bird i'm
paies a fish on its sharp beak.
Copyright. 1925. King Feature Syn, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02

THE GENERAL manager.
OF THE County Fair.
DRAGGED ME out
FROM WHERE sat.
WATCHING THE races.
AND STOOD me up.
IN FRONT Of the grandstand.
AND WITH the aid.
OF A mesaphone.
HE INTRODUCED me.
AND TOLD the people.
I'D TALK to them.
AND HANDED me.
THE MEGAPHONE.
AND THE people clapped.
AND yelled and yelled.
AND GOT red in the face.
THROUGH THE megaphOne.
AND THEN somebody.
YELLED BACK at me.
WRITE 1T in your column"
AND I said I would.
AND WENT back to my seat.
AND WAS watching the races
AND ANOTHER man came.
AND SAID to me,
WOULD I b the judge.
OF 4 "freckled contest"
AND I said 10 him.
why HAVE il frecklsd.T
AND HE said 10 me.
ITS FOR boys and girls"
AND ANYWAY.
AFTER THE races
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-02
Armies in Europe

~ EPORTS from Europe indicate that there six
X million armed men maintained by European gov
Il ~ ernments.
Economic experts in Washington say that the gov
ernments of Europe cannot maintain this force without
breaking under the strain Of the most serious
Of postwar expenditures.
France maintains 1913 soldiers for every thousand
OF its population Yet France huge of money
to other nations including the United States.
America supports 1.24 soldiers for each thousand
OF its population.
The number of soldiers in various countries per
thousand Of population is as follows: Great Britain
,5t3; France, 1913; Russia, los; Italy, GA; Japan
ds0; Germany l.64
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-17
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DOCTOR FRANK CRANE
TlUO Paths Of Ambition

RE Won ambitious to amount to something IN LIE
If you are an excellent motto to remember y TINS;
= Never mind what others do Do better tnan your
self and break your record from day to day ana you
success. ....,,
Il is right that you should want to Be e big e
possible. 3.
is legitimate one.
Don + be ashamed cf your ambition.
Lincoln many times admitted that he was ambitious Long
fellow wrote school that he earnestly craved ds
tinction poet. y, ].
The way get anywhere to get out and scramble for y
Everyone should be ambitious
But which the ambitious person must resist
Is suggested Ia the motto above.
The qualification Of the 0esre to appear Dig sOuen -
two different ways
One IS to make yourself 50 big that stand out from
those around you.
The other IS to attempt make those around you look
small so you will appear big BY comparison
One method is good the other bad
One method takes the form of self government work ana
study. Of actual growth and increased capacity.
The other becomes active envy It depreciates the
achievements Of others IT makes light OF their aDitles
and refuses to recognize their worth.
almost every office organization where men are en-
poyed struggling to get ahead representatives q
these two methods of procedure are to be found.
board meeting Of big steel CONCERN years ago one
Of the influential members spoke up and declared
The only deal with labor is whenever 1t shows It,
head, hit It'll
Some people ambitious get ahead work on the princ
pal that the Only way deal with ability in those around
them is to hit it whenever it shows its head
But such program is archaic and unlnelgent -
similar dealing with lsbor
The ambitious who really attain their ambitions
almost always like Charles NJ SchWab j. C Penny,
and Henry Ford, who encourage the capacity OF those
around them and rise with them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-17

HUMOR has justly been re-
H garded as the finest perfection
Of poetic genius.-Cariyle.
Those who without knowing Us
enough think Ill Of US, do US no
wrong, they attack not US but the
phantom Of their own magma
tien.-De La Bruyere.
Imagination rules the world
Napoleon.
A friend is worth all hazards
we can run.-Young.
Labor is discovered to be the
grand conqueror, enriching and
building up nations more surely
than the proudest battles.-Chan-
ming.
A cheerful temper joined with
innocence will make beauty at
tractive, knowledge delightful ana
wit Observation-Disclosures
A man must get thing before
he can forget it.-Holmes.
The strongest principle Of growth
lies in human choice.-George
Eliot.
A circle may be small, yet it
may be as rnathsmathicaily beauti-
fuI and perfect as a large one
DisraeH.
IhA shortest answer is doing.
Herbert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-17
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON MIND
IN THE FACE
Poe's Face Recalls Bondsman of the Raven" Musso-
linrs the Charoteer Of Roman Destiny.

the masterfill Italian who holds
the attention of a distracted world
fixed upon his country. Signor
Mussolini has what we are &C.
customed to regard as the ma.
polenic" type OF head and face.
Whoever looks at his picture
thinks Immediately of the dynamic
character Of his career, and says
to himself: HE looks like a man
who would do just those things
that he has done. and in just the
way he does them
It ID not often that one sees
such accord between the physical
preserltnnent Of q famous man
and his mental action. The head
resembles heavy calibre pro.
Jectile, and the eyes seem to re-
veal glimpse OF tremendous,
direct-acting, driving force behind.
The other portrait belongs to q
character placed at the opposite
end of the spectrum of human
genius. Mussolinis is at the red
end--the region of the heaviest
fluctuations; Poe's at the violet
end-among the quicker, more
delicate. waves. To be sure,
man might look like Poe without
being able to produce such ex-
traordinary mental work as hts,
but one feels that the inability
would arise from some internal
imperfection of the cerebai ma
chine. The wedge.shaped face
broadening above into the pro.
jecting width of forehead is typi-
cal Of the hyper-T1ervous tempera-
ment, Poes face recalls the
bondsman of the Raven" Musso-
lini's the charioteer of Roman
destiny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-17
ONCE-OVERS

BECAUSE YOU HAD HARD TIME AS Y0UNGsTER
In your desire make life easy and enjoyable for
children don't you allow them to avoid the very things
which made you grow up sefreiant, industrious and
thoughtfulf
You had hard young life and you spare your
child
The stress of hard necessity made you work study and
plan so constantly you had little time for play East
street
You realize that otherwise you might have INDUCED
law disposition, but stark necessity kept
hard at it.
You remember the real suffering it to you to go
without things young friends had resolve that
vour children shall not have that sad recollection.
But look out that you do not spoil them.
Do not graft their requests for pleasure know would
be harmful because always wanted that certain thing
and found it impossible
If being strict certain ways hard for you, because
you love your child love child little more and you
will do what is best for him.