Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES b. TRACEW ELL.

anger gets the complete best of one
that he is in terrible danger.
How to keep anger in check is the
problem How to prevent such ehulli-
lions of anger as one may possess from
turning into geysers OF rage Is the ques'
ton before the house.
1t Is exactly at this point that this
survey. as all other discussions OF this
matter In the past. falls down with a
bang. No one by taking thought can
tell another how to keep from anger
especially from its manifestation known
popularity as "quarreling."
If any one could put the infallible
recipes into a book and sell it for 81 a
COPY, he would be a millionaire in nc
time at all, unless his unhappy pub
fishers discovered that men and women
naturally prefer to quarrel rather than
live in peace together, in which former
case they would carefully refrain from
purchasing his book or even from ac-
cepting a copy free OF charge.
There are a few considerations when
may be kept In mind, however, which
ought to help any one who has a genu-
inc desire to keep firm hand on anger
in himself. He should bear in mind
that by controlling his own anger he
goes a long way toward putting the
brakes on Ire In others. since a soft
answer turns away wrath, etc. Thus
he who controls himself in this regard
is of incalculable assistance to others,
both in business as well as in society
in general.
Especially does this hold true in hot
weather. when perspiration makes Tor
perplexitv. Let us be honest about it,
Fuming and fIssing both among adults
as well as children. mounts with the
thermometer. 1t therefore behooves
every wise person, or every one who tries
to be as wise as he may, to keep careful
account of his tong'le from now on to
Fall.
In the first place, there is no par
ticular reason for arguing about every
thing In the world. Because YOU do not
believe as some one else does is no rea-
son why you must champion cause In
season or out of season. Every person
in the world was not born TO be de-
fender of causes. What has yonder
honest person to do with such and such
cause? What difference does 1t make,
honestly. what he thinks about 1t or
what his friends think? The cause
goes right ahead and is not whit wiser
or better because these two have almost
come to blows over 1t.
This applies with particular force In
relation to the forthcoming political
campaign. When you get right down
to brass tacks, as the saying is, why
should two good friends. neither one OF
whom has a vote. get red in the face
over the matter. as no doubt thousands
of good friends will do during the next
four months or so, unless the population
of the District of Columbia unanimously
takes to reading This and That" and
putting these good thoughts I'VE hope)
into effect, and there Is about as much
chance of the latter as of the former.
So
Well, why argue and get mad about
1t? This question Is but big example
of hundreds and thousands OF little
matters about which human beings
work themselves into red faces and
ugly mouths and hard eyes. all because
they insist on taking themselves so ter
ribly seriously. Now. taking ones self
seriously in serious matters is a beauti-
full thing but taking ones self ultra
seriously Just because some one else dis
agrees with one is about as foolish a
thing as any one can do, especially In
hot weather
So don't do 1t. is the advice of the
ancientS, those old bewhiskered indi-
vidualists who looked at things with
beautiful, clear eyes. and put great
deal of honest common sense into their
somewhat long belabored sentences
which smile at one out of Olympus even
to this day.