Evening star., 1932-01-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

leave the hands In worse condition than
before.
Most of this is due 20 carelessne5s.
combined with the queer state OF mino
which tells its possesSor that all simple
acts are above the use OF the brain.
But there are few things human oelng
does in the daily round which ne may
not do better by using such nina as
he possesses The mann sin. In tnis
common failure, is the belief that small
things are trivial things, and therefore
utterly unworthy OF tie attention oA
the mature mind.
The seeds of the greatest plants are
small things, yet from them come
giants. Acorns are small, but mon
strous oaks grow from them.
The ideas OF all Inventions are nttle'
in themselves but what mighty things
spring from theml Millions OF men are
given Jobs from a tiny idea which
once sprang into being In q single hu-
man beings brain.
In the daily life 1t is the small acts,
called for by the moment, which per
'haps play the largest part in maklng
life what 1t ought to be and wnaC IL Is
If their Importance is not forgotten.
God save lis from these beings VINO
deal only in important" mattersl Are
they not bores of the first water most
of these single tracked men and
women who have no time left for the
happy, innocent small things OF LIE?
One may be an artist in washing the
hands as well as in applying thick
paints to thicker canvas.
1t requires an appreciation by the
mind of the latherlng qualities OIL soap.
1t neceSSi,ates an understanding, 10
some extent. at least. OF the chemistry
of soap making. A recourse to an en-
cyclopedia may seem strange prelude
to the wash basin, but 1t Is sensible
one, for once done, 1t Is done forever
It need not be q daily practice. Reserve
that for the towel.
To know something Of the history and
chemistry of soap making is to under
stand better what soap does and how it
does It, And, since understanding helps
appreciation, in any line, this knoWl-
edge means that the washer OF hands
sees more in cake OF soap than most
folks
To the unstudied wight, a piece of
soap is a piece Of soap, but to the
man who knows the difference between
bars made by one process and those
made by another 1t may spell great
business romance
The practical side Of the matter calls
for a thorough lathering, and an even
more thorough rinSing, and still
greater drying
Many are extremely careless about
the latter process They grab a towel.
and give the hands few rubS, whereas
what is needed is a close application OF
the cloth until all, not some, Of the
moisture Is absorbed.
This means a few more seconds of
time. To hear some people talk about
wasting time one would think time were
. commodity measured out by a
meter. While a pretty thesis may
be built up on that theme (and was by
the late Arnold BennetU it is a bit Of
sophiStry, after all.
What We call time-and this is a
secrets something which Goes not
exist at all. as a matter of fact There
isn't any such thing Time past is gone.
and time future is not here. All that is
here is now-and 1t Immediately dis
appears into nOthingness. Time. the
process, is non existent. So, take what
does not exist. il you please, to help
you wash your hands. You waste moth
. ing, and gain much.