Evening star., 1926-09-14

Questions from readers are answered daily
by Dr., Parkes Cadman. president 81 the
America. DR.. Cadman seeks 10 answer IN
!ulries that appcar 10 he rrprrsentativee. opd OF
which he receives.
ALLENTOWN. Pa.
Suppose that YOU now had a family
of three boys. aged four to nine years;
that YOU Yourself smoked: that sud
denly your wife, their mother, said
she would like to smoke. on the
ground OF equal rights and that
" everybody is doing it,"
What would you say with the hope
OF detcrring her?
Answer should offer to quit smok-
Ing myself if she would agree not TO
begin the practice.
BUTLER, y. J.
How do You account for the re-
narkable growth of Jewish influence
in the world"
Answer--It is due in large part 10
the recent release of the tenacitN,
Rdaptahility, resourCefulneSS and edu-
Gated faculties of the Jew from the
long bondage of the ghetto. His finan-
cial power is largely overestmated.
The money markets Of civilization are
not controlled hy him. But in music,
the drama. the arts. Journalism,
science, law, politics, merchandising
and religion he has an influence en-
tirely beyond his numbers
Side by side with this predominance,
often obtained hy dint of uncommon
courage and endurance. is q wide
spread anti.Semitic movement, caused
mainly by ignorance and prejudice,
hut fostered 70 some extent by the
Jews rapid migrations and the local
results.
The fact that Protocols Of the FL
ders of Zion" a vile forgery Of hate
and Ca}umny, was tolerated hy re.
spectacle organs Of the press showed
how irrational the forces of anti
SemitiSm can bo.
OMAHA. Nehr.
Why should it not he "A good idea
to sign the newspaper editorials" You
sign your answers TO questions. But
nobody knows who writes the editorial
page.
AnSwer-And why should they" The
well orga anlzed newspaper is an inSti-
tuition. not personal column: certain
~ not a sheet for elf-adVertisement.
II is supposed 10 have a policy which
it's editorial writer's carry out in uni
son. and this arrangements renders
their names negligible. One of our
Western States once enacted legisla-
ton requiring the publication OF the
names of editorial writer's. but the
measure was abandoned as imprac-
ticable
Do YOU contend that the London
Times or any one Of our leading
American dailieS could l." as inde
pendent of influential in its editorial
writings If the names of their au-
/ Ill, a.
not think your contention would
prove true, Experience ratities the
present arrangement
WATTRTOWN. Y. Y.
Could not d book containing all that
is spiritual. elevating and educational
and not repulsive 10 refined taste be
contained IL a volume one-fourth the
size of the King James version OF the
Bible?
Answcr-Thcre may be some rea-
sons for an eNpurgated edition of the
Bible bat there are far more against
il. Cromwells command: Paint me
as am, warts and all is applicable
10 the canonical books. They are the
more sacred because the most human
of documents, delviuG into ahysses Of
the past when man Was not only non
theological, but nonmoral Why de-
vitalize these histories by wiping
out their sorry phases which should
teach us prudence and humility?
The well known principle of d!etetics
that the stomachs s due exercise re.
Quires bulk as we'll as quality in food
applies in literature. Elimination
can be carried too far. The gems Of
Holy Scripture shine the brighter be-
cause of their dark matriX of lust and
cruelty. They are the more appre-
ciated because OF the labor OF extract
ing them from encasing material Of
little value. Would you not rather
delve than nihble when reading Homer
or Shakespeare? And is not the mind
better fitted for the evaluation of any
great work by a thorough acquaint-
xnce with its whole content?
Evidently the plain people are con-
gincsd Of the wisdom of leaving the
bible alone and letting 1t speak for
Itself. They are aware that pocket