Evening star., 1928-03-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEW ELL.

and confusion. giving the building a
rigidity which they are poWerlcss to
give their structures in other ways
Contrast our hills with such a build
ing, They are thrown up by the in
comparable ant. under the green flag
of this nation. without recourse to such
clumsy. artificial props
The ant works silently, employs no
riveting machinery. and yet evolves n
beautiful structure, combining utility
with beauty since true utility Is also
true beauty
Il have been told that some species
of mankind, known as interior dccora-
tors have managed. after some mill
lions of years upon this earth. to evolve
a somewhat similar doctrine in the
establishment OF the insides Of their
dens, called by them homes
These facts, however. have been well
known to the ants for 5000 900 900
years together with vast amount of
learning as yet utterly unknown to
mankind 1t is pathetic to watch their
so-called scientists grabbing fer facts,
as they call them when all the time
what they need most is a we'll aimed
leap after the truth something which
their women folk call intuition
THE Saddest mistake of mankind" /"
concluded Grandfather Ant. is their
childish belief that facts ore all that
count. Some day when they are as
wise as ants they will realize their
mistake"
To be forever Dragging of ones self
or accomplishments Is boresome to
others as we'll as to ones self, especially
II one has any sense of humor.
To be backward about ones posscs-
sionS and abilities, however is to run
the very large risk Of being misunder-
stood
And no one wants to be mlsunder-
stood
Those who possess the great ability of
being taken by every one else for exact
ly their own worth have their reward
II fairy godmother were to bestoW
a divine gift, she could do no better
than To wave her magic wand over a
child in this simple direction.
It would seem that fairy godmothers
were absent in the cases of most human
beings. They plunge along headlong
with much Clatter Of machinery. both
physical and mental. trying their best
to do their best. and hoping that others
viii take them at their face value.
They have been taught that humility
is a wonderful quality and that modeSty
is another. Because there have been
many persons who have overdone the
thing, until 1t has become Grass bluff
and therefore offensive to persons Of
taStc, they come TO believe that the
absolute opposite is the only saving
policy.
Perhaps in this. as In most matters.
the golden mean" is the most truthful
the most appropriate and the most
profitable policy. One no DOUBT should
play up" the house he owns In the
most glowing colors
He should never be guilty OF mild
speaking In relation TO his automobile
OF course 1t is a wonderful cart Isn't
every other mans car the best on the
market? You know it is before you ask
him
The books he has read are the best
books, the plays he has seen the finest
plays. His city his State, hi9 Nation.
must be the greatest city. the most
wonderful State. the grandest Nation.
How can they help be-docsn't he grace
them?
This is the authentic natural Man.
the fellow who rose from a position on
all fours to one on two feet. with head
and chest up. determines to make the
most OF himself In the world