The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-15
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trying to understand what cannot be
understood.
From Thales to Spinoza, it is the
same story. 1--WE know the ques-
tiOns. but not the answer; Locke,
in his Essay on the Human Under
standing" seeking to establish the
limits Of human intelligence.
Bcncdett0 Croce, famous Italian
philosopher and atheist, life member
of the Italian Senate, was brought
up religiously. He became an atheist
when an earthquake killed his father
and mother, his only sister and al
most killed him. Had his family been
spared, and many others killed, he
, would have said, That's miracle
and might at this moment be more
religious than ever.
That's the sort of ''human under
| standing" We have.
| casting station, hidden away, sends
out daily denunc iations Of Mexican
policy cOnfiscating church property
forbidding religious teaching in
schools, etc.
Gales is annoyed, and baffled.
But imagine how he would have
felt had this happened twenty
years ago. before radio was known
A voice from the air denouncing hin,
and his laws in a thousand places
would have brought him quickly ia
his knees to adore the miracle. Now
even the Mexican Indians know II
is "only the radio"
An armored dinosaur, 10000 years
| old, is set up in London's natural
history museum, a fearful creature
And most intelligently, British scien.
lists have put in little case next to
the dinosaur a disease-carrying flea
10000 times more dangerous than the
biggest dinosaur that ever lived.
Man has conquered his big enemies
bears, wolves and tigers. His most
dangerous enemies still remain
microscopic life and mans own ma
ture.
Macmillan, arctic explorer, brings
back Eskimo legends of fierce bat
ties in ancient days when natives
slew Norsemen. Morse legends tel
The Eskimos live in the land Of
crful race drove them there. Marco
Polo told about it in his travels
GOO years ago.
Weaker races are driven to unde
sirable lands, just Us in civilization
weaker individuals are driven to thu
slums.
Georges Michel, Paris baker, beat
ing the Channel record by an hour
and five minutes, took for his onl!
nourishment on the long swim, sugar
and brandy. That will not hurt tn.
feelings of your enthusiastic pro
hibition friend. He will say, "Hov
much more easily he would have don.
the feat on plain nourishing ice wa
ter"
Mr.. Keynes. intelligent Britishe,
who told in advance what the WA
would mean, international misery ant
|loss, now tells US that we are no
really getting any debt money from
Europe. We lend money to Germany
the Germans pay it to the allies un
der the Dawes plan, and the allies
some Of thenl-pay US. What w
seem to get from Europe is borrowe.
here by Germany.
j However, It makes US happy to E,
through the motions Of being paid
even though the whole thing is mere
" circulating paper with signature
on it.
Miss Norma Smallwood Of Tulsa
Okla, is now declared miss Amer
ica," which means that she is tn,
most beautiful girl in the country.
There are many other Girls, o
course. that the judges didn't see
ld-fashioned mothers will be gla,
i to hear that Miss Norma hasn't he.
her hair bobbed yet. She braids I
neatly and fastens the little braid
in q "bun," one covering each ear.