Evening star., 1928-01-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

troubling their heads about the un-
| usual
Their problem is not one OF making
others see, but OF making themselves
see. The moving pictures wnlcn the
greatest OF the French story tellers. IN
cluding Alexandra Dumas, managed 10
create with their pens. glow 1oi us
because these men had both aDlilties'
that OF seeing and that OF Settlhg
down. In their profession the lattef
Is of no less Importance than the
former.
With most persons, however. the
ability to take mental pictures as one
goes along is an end in itself. IL en-
livens otherwise dull hours in waiting
rooms at railroad stations. 1t makes
pleaSurable the solemn journey nome
on the street car.
Combined with slight amount OF
humor. this power of the Photographic
eye enables one to meet many un-
pleasant situations with saving grace.
so that 1t may be said to be real
help In daily living besides giving its
owner complete 50. Il impressions
them.
We have written m vain II we have
given the impression that one must be
a genius to have the Photographic eve.
| Thousands OF persons enjoy its use and
operation without being in any sense
genilses. They simply see. and. at the
same time that they are seeing. they
fully realize the extent of their seeing.
Their camera" as 1t were, Is
hitched to their mind. Perhaps another
way to put 1t is that there is a direct
connection between the eye which sees
and the mind which understands.
| r.
charged with egotism, has lost this con-
nective between eye and mind. He
does not understand. even II he sees
because the impressions which the eye
receive get no farther.
| Whatever he sees Immediately makes
him think Of himself!
| X * X
| A picture has no chance to register
In the mind of the person OF large self
esteem. because it no longer remains
an impression. but is at once put into
a bath OF conceit. from which ii
emerges transformed. more often than
not to its hurt
| The calmly seeing man, however. who
has no false impressions concerning his
own worth or Importance. takes care to
hold his visual impressions exactly as
he sees them.
His mind does not retouch his photo
graphs. but insists on printing them
exactly as the film" shows them
Thus he never fools himself nor any
one else.
His Is the ability to take his coat
off the hook with all eye which sees
the coat as one of curious weave. OF
pleasing color and with mind which
still finds even so commonplace an
action interesting.
| As he walks along the street he Is
continually struck with the heights OF
the houses. or their lack OF harmony
one with the other. He gives every
paSserby glance. which Is sufficient.
The man with the mean mouth Is
pictured. the man with the black hair
remains with him: the man with the
funny-looking hat is infallibly regis
| tered
The place where the paint has been
worn off the store door by the count
less thousands Of hands that have
| opened IL makes an indelible impress
sion upon him as he goes through.
He sees the old restaurant. not so
much as an eating place. but as q
gallery OF business men. each one dif-
ferent. yet each true TO type. They
sit in solemn procession around the
| walls, and drink coffee with dignity.