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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26

to fall away, while the ages watch
and wait, trying to tell us some
thing for which words we're never
made. It's glorious windows let
in light that never was on sea
or land.
IVES, everything is different if
Il seen from the inside, by
sight or insight. A great teacher
told how he had searched for
years for a definition of the word
superstition, and finally he found
it.
A superstition, he said, is the
other mans religion, the other
mans ritual-it looks like super
stition to us, because we see it
from the outside. From the out
side it seems silly, from the in
side it is sacred and profound.
Only by thinking Of religion
from the inside, relgiously, can
we know what it is and what it
means; and the same is true of
everything else. How cruelty,
how glibly we misread and mis-
judge our fellow-men, because We
are outside of their lives.
Only as we think, feel, or love
our way into another life, inter
preting it by sympathetic insight,
can we be just in our estimate and
helpful in our ministry.
Copyright. 1892, United Feature Syndicate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Just Plain Sense
. BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

A MEXICAN women can't stand the truth. And
A Mrs Franklin Roosevelt has called upon her
head the wrath Of thousands because she has spoken
the truth. In recent radio talk she said: THE
average girl of today faces the problem of learning
how much she can drink of whisky and gin and
sticking to the proper quantity"
Now this would not have seemed a shocking
thing to have said to boys fifteen years ago. 1t
should not be shocking thing to say to girls today
Prohibition has nothing at all to do with the
case. What does make it sane and reasonable
statement is the universal independence of the mod
ern girl, which did not exist a score of years ago.
Girls are subjected to the same temptations
that boys always have met and we shall have to
face squarely this matter of social drinking Whether
we like it or not the American debutante and
worker has to decide what she is going to do
about it,
Naturally, all of us would prefer that she make
up her mind to drink at all. 1t is highly absurd
to fancy that Mrs. Roosevelt desires anything else
But merely because we desire it will never make
it So
And with modification and repeal imminent, it
occurs to me that such comment was very pertinent
THE only sensible way to put this matter before
young people is from the standpoint of health
would drink if they knew how quickly it would de-
stroy their freshness and good looks and wreck their
nerves.
AT any rate, the time has come to make an in
telgent rather than sentimental approach to this
problem. The thing has lost all semblanee of a
moral question, sad as that may be-
Coming generations not going to regard it
as such. We shall have to use hat-footed COM
mon sense now, always the better way to cope with
such a thing.
With disappearance of the law, believe that So
cial drinking no longer will be smart or fashion
able. 1t became popular because it forbidden
Even now one may notice a trend among the very
young toward sobriety
They are surfeited with the sight of grownups
making fools of themselves and sick of the hula
baloo. God knows, hope they will use more in
telligence in dealing with the matter than their
elders have done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Reason Is Clear

a S a matter of record, we have
IA suffered surprisingly little on
that account, and the reason for
it is perfectly clear. TIE Amer
lean people have not reached a
point where they believe there is
anything basically wrong with
their form Of government or social
order.
If they had, it would be mani
tested in definite changes of Gus
tom and practice at the bottom.
If there were any considerable
element committed to Socialism
or Communism in this country, we
would have dozens of villages,
towns and cities trying it out or
clamoring for privilege to try it
out
When large numbers of people
really want change, they do not
wait for some leader to help them
smash everything, to put it into
effect on a widespread scale.
They seek opportunities to expert
ment with it on their own account
in a small way.
Revolutionary ideas are vastly
more apt to produce leadership
than is leadership to produce
revolutionary ideas. That is just
another way of saying that crises
produce great men.
What we call the crowd has
contributed quite as much to
make men great as their own in
dividual talents, and has played
very important part in the evo-
luton of human ideas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Every Day Religion
BY DIR. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

TINE old gray Cathedral of
Il Cologne, in Germany, can be
seen for miles before one reaches
the city. The twin spires-the last
parts to be built-dominate the
whole region, as if pointing the
minds of men to things above.
In the city, the old part Of it,
where bits of the Roman wall still
remain. life revolves about the
Cathedral, in fact if not in faith
"a central shrine of everyday re-
igion.
If seen from the outside, the
Dom, as they call it, stands state
lv in the sunlight, and even more
imposing when touched by the soft
magic of the night. But when
one climbs it's steps, worn by the
feet of men, women, and little
children, past the exquisite carv
ings at the doorway, and enters
its quiet spaces-ah, how differ
ent it is, making the heart stand
still by its gentle strength in
which the majesty of God seems
to linger.
One is awed by the lift of its
pillars, the leap of its arches, and
the vivid dirnness of its mysticism,
as if both the mystery and the
meaning Of life had been caught
and fixed in eternal repose.
The fret and fever of life seem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Avoid Cold Exposure in Scarlet Fever

This is the last of four articles by
Dr. Fishbein on scarlet fever, its treat
ment and precautions to prevent its
spread.
TT is important in the treatment
4 of scarlet fever to avoid eX-
posing the victim to cold. There
fore, the patient should be bathed
with sponges of lukewarm water.
Sometimes the skin may be
oiled, which aids the peeling and
prevents irritation.
In, most cases the throat can
be let alone, because the initial
soreness and swelling soon diSap-
pear. If, however, there is severe
pain from the sore throat the
usual mild gargles may be used.
1t is well, however, that only
persons who already have had the
disease should be in contact with
the patient and help him with
these procedures.
There is no certain method of
preventing the complications that
affect the kidneys in so many
cases Of scarlet fever. AL that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
PROS AND CONS OF SALES TAX

With increasing deficits and the tense budget
responsibilities for the next year. there is little doubt
that tax proposals will be forthcoming in the
current winter. Mr. Hooyers message to congress
indicates that the sales tax will be one of the most
popular plans set forward and, ilogicaliy enough,
by the spokesman of capitalism.
Hence, it is instructive to note the arguments
for and against the sales tax The fortnight case
for the sales tax is presented exhibit in Harold
s. Buttenheims satirical article "A Pragmatc
Experiment With Taxes in The Survey Graphic:
NO man live in modern civilized society
without buying of the products of other mems
work.
AN ad valorem tax, therefore, applied at a uni
form rate to all sales, would provide sure source
of revenue and compel every individual to bear his
share Of the costs of governments.
IF such sales tax we're made high elbugh to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26

particularly regarding those things
with which they are dissatisfied
and the remedies which appeal
to them.
Many of our wiseacres looked
for more or less disturbance as
a result of THIS depression. Some
looked for actual revolution. A
few we're sure that it foreboded
fundamental changes in our form
of government.
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terful mind at the top really be-
gan at the bottom.
Human experience is our most
instructive teacher and it has a
way of reaching common folk as
we'll as the so-called privileged
classes. When Campbell wrote
Coming Events Cast Their Shad-
ow Before" he meant you could
feel the approach of mass move
ments underneath.
Though apparently controlled
by those above, the lower strata
of society always have been in a
better position to break away
from the existing order. This is
because they have so little to lose.
More often than not, the real
experimenting, especially along
social, political ard religious lines,
has originated among the people
whom history overlooks. More
often than not, the great doctrines
and announcements which make
a few men famous really are the
expression of mass sentiment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Begins IN Cellar

THE way was prepared for
4 Christianity by the fact that
vast multitudes of people had lost
faith in polytheism. The way was
prepared for SOVIET Russia by the
fact that millions of people had
learned to live and work collec-
lively under the car.
The way was prepared for our
own republic by the town meet
ing and church vestry which had
been in vogue for $50 years.
Woodrow Wilson once said that
revolution begins in the cellar.
Not only is that true, but in most
cases it begins a long time before
it is recognized or understood.
If you want to know what
changes are likely to occur in a
government, a state or society in
general, watch what people are
doing down at the bottom. Listen
to what they are talking about,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Sirius Is 1888 Herald
. BY DAVID DIETz

A S the old year GIBBS away,
"A sparkling Sirius, brightest of
all stars, comes over the horizon
to remind us that soon the new
year will arrive.
One of the pleasures of know
ing the stars is the ability to rec
ognize the consultations as they
return to the night skies over the
eastern horizon.
In November as the bright colors
Of autumn began to fade, the
constellation of mighty Orion, the
hunter, came over the eastern
horizon to herald the coming of
winter.
It blazes now in the southeast
ern sky, easily distinguished by
the three DINNER stars that mark
the belt of Orion, the three dim
mer stars that mark the hunters
sword, and the bright red star,
BeteIgeuse, that marks his Shout
der.
And now, upon the heels of the
hunter, to celebrate the advent
of winter, come his two hunting
dogs, the consultations Of the
Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog.
Both consultations will be found
very low in the eastern sky, both
nearer the horizon than Orion.
The Greater Dog, known also as
CAMS Major, is marked by the
dog star, Sirius, the brightest Of
all stars in the heavens. The
Lesser Dog, or CAMS Minor,
equally low in the sky, but little
more to the north, also identified
by it's very bright STAR Procyon.
Sirius shines with white light.
The color Of Procyon is more
golden.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
BY. DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

one can do is to make sure that
the patient is quiet and that the
diet does not throw an undue
burden on the kidneys.
For this reason, it is customary,
during at least the first two or
three weeks, to eliminate meat
and eggs from the diet.
= IT.
TN treating scarlet fever, doctors
Il usually prescribe remedies that
will prevent headache and pain,
usually giving small doses to
avoid irritation of the kidneys.
If earache occurs, the ears are
watched closely so that the ear
drum may be punctured and the
infectious material allowed to es-
cape before there is danger to the
internal ear from pressure Of the
poison, and danger Of maStoiditis.
If the infection is virulent, these
complications may develop in
spite Of eYey precaution.
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TT was found long ago that the
l. blood Of those who have recov-
cred from scarlet fever contained
substances which oppose the dis
ease.
Therefore, in this disease, as in
measles, small amounts of such
blood taken from the patients re-
covering from scarlet fever may
be injected into those with serious
and complicated cases.
Later, Drs. Dick developed their
antitoxin. 1t has been found that
in serious cases this antitoxin is
valuable as an aid in preventing
the complications Of the disease.
Because some people are sensi-
tive TO the serum of the horse. it
is customary before injecting large
doses Of antitoxin to try the eff
fects of a small dose.
When this is done, dangerous
reactions are prevented and the
patient may have the benefit Of
the specific antitoxip,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
QuestiOn and
Answers

Q-How much is the subscrip-
ton to the Congressional Rec
ord?
A-Eight dollars for the long
session and $3.50 for the short
session.
Q-Is Poland an independent
country?
Ayes.
Q-Can the king of England
veto acts of parliament?
Ale has the power of veto,
but no king has exercised it for
more than a century.
Q-Do players in the world
series share in the receipts of all
the games?
A-They share in the receipts
only from the first four games.
Q-Are goats subject to tubercu-
losis?
A-The disease is uncommon in
goats, but they are not immune.
Q-Name the five chief imports
of the United States in 1881 and
give their value.
AIN millions of dollars they
we're: Raw silk, $191.3; coffee,
STAB; paper and manufactures,
$1256; cane sugar, $1127, and
petroleum and products, 1927.
Q-How long is the anchor
chain on large ocean liners?
A-One hundred twenty faith
oms, or 100 feet.
Q-What is meant by the pitch
of an airplane propeller?
At is the distance it would
advance in one revolution in a
solid substance with no slip, like
a bolt in a nut.
Q-f the secretary of state
should succeed to the office of
President, how would his office be
filled?
"A new secretary of state
would be appointed by the 1resi-
dent, with consent of the senate.
Q-Does a sinking ship go
straight to bottom?
A-Unless it encounters strong
undercurrents, it does.
Q-Is it correct to say, I'm glad
I seen you?"
A-No. I'm glad saw you," is
correct.
GLOW much revenue did the
government receive from the tax
on distilled spirits and fermented
liquors in 1918?
A-$443 ,839 ,544..
Q-What is the nationality of
Samuel and Martin insult?
A-They were born in England.
Martin insult never has been natur-
allied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Mostly IN the cling

II mas oeen presented the daught which x
ho ripe and ready Tor baritone the
lead had but tankard to burst forth in nras ~
- F|90 "a
Inc true TACT OF the matter that wholly without sm
~ IN It's own right On hot and scorchng
~ W. your throat put that Is true Of water milk pop
Beer Goes
close harmony 1t is not difficult seide
win the passage of of
1897 5 mas gone INTO oour Mores the work was
a1Aeu oy eer genus He
almost all the worthwhile things life There is for instance +
aHllar saying, Beer, beauties N"N
socialism known
he early days OF Karl Marx speaks beer and Waqnr -
Leonardo OF Prisoner and pickles. has been beverage
shgularly fortunate in its colaborators $3.50 N'NA"s0
had been called before ways and means commieo ~ Tho
VI representatives. could not have honestly testified that
f saw peer drnker intoxicated them mellow solder
@ ana contentious But the tiny ration alcohol had nobnr ~
tradition which ripped them ~ 1iOnS IL was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
NJ E. Tracy Says oR aHEA4 7T T6EED ' M

ORDINARILY people never
~ have been given the credit
they deserve for human progress.
They not only have done the es-
,sential work, but to a large extent
s have prepared the way for pio-
1eers and prophets.
Many of the revolutionary ideas
which we attribute to genius were
born of the masses. Many of the
reforms which appear to have
been brought about bv some mas
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
They Gaze 1t a Good Name

EFoE the war beer celebrated song and saying and a
1--WE goed signs It's fame spread so much eooencs %
frosted chocolate -' N1OA aS leeOie as That Of
We perhaps more imaginative lot in 1o1o and ,t
pecae gldd upon bubbles reputation Ana o we
0'Na rL no longer may prove effective. $500 N
youths now standing the threshold of manhood have
upon sternr fare The lad nightly ouafs his o 81
oylleuc gin Is likely beer the most ooh mug Oh
dt ooes not burn and throat as It masses dow -
oeSVroy The lining of the stomach. ~ - P'''eS oo"h 10
mo man while shaky from strong emotion likely t shout e
to cr 81 az 'ere never was a time anybody ran into CO..
JuS saw man mangled by
~ p0 me OUT large goblet beer and not too c f
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
Daily Thought

But v len Jesus saw it, he was
much Iispleased, and said unto
them, Suffer the little children TO
come INTO ?, and forbid them
not: fc Of 81 h is the kingdom Of
God.-5t. Mark 1914.
THERE never was any hear
a truly great and generous that
was not also tender and compass
sionate. South.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
1t Seems to Me:
BY HEYW WOOD ROuN

TN very much afraid that beer is going to be
L a bust
AT the moment am not referring to its par
ticular spot in the economic or the political field
mean that eSthetically it is going to be dis
appointing to all the younger generations.
II the truth must be told, beer never was a
beverage capable of standing on its own feet.
since its friends and hackers in congress have
SlcHlied it with such faint praise already. sup
pose that by now we may all speak freely. There
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26

no point IN setting up pretense bitter accusation
Drought against the brew by its congress is quite true e
is not intoxicating - 9"'9 tue Beer
few of the dys did their its reputation and asserted that
e ao 1d was Stu sufficient to drive everybody
knew 1hat thy merely lying like gentlemen and AntSaloo
League members IN order keep alive tradition our youth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26

days OF midsummer "the dog
days" because of an idea that the
TACT that Sirius, the dog-star. was
IN the sky at the same time as
the sun, made the days excessive
ly hot. '0-
This notion. of course had M
foundation in fact, since the
amount of heat received from
Sirius is inf1nitestimal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
The Nectar of the Poets

ne cnef association of beer with the more fivo1 A -
+ IL was the brew of love romance and marriage 81 ~
10y " ne AFTER an engrossing one called for NTIn
ana not Tor the sour cyncism o rickev vintage
U we nave with us which knows NOT tho
MaIIA VI the Iolk songs of the Rhine srniror
~ t ne mud hay OF college beer nights They have looked
midness. ~ 1871 -00NIe0 ouC OF us original
IL VIII take more than house. and President 70 brine
oeeI OacK IL Will require nationwide
% eaoy 10 sacrifice myself would overjoyed to hold the
Versity. T." any eaSeIn uni
by Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26
SiGth Closest Star

GURUS is of particular interest
to the modern astronomer
because it is the sixth closest star
in the heavens.
A star in the southwest heavens
Alpha Centaqri, that is, the
brightest star in the constella-
ton of the Centaur, usually is
considered as the closest star. But
recently astronomers have con-
Guided that a small star in that
same constellation is slightly
closer.
Accordingly they have named it
Proxima Centauri. Proxina is
APT light-years away while Alpha
Centauri is 4.31 light-years away.
A light-year, the distance ira
versed by beam of light in one
year, is approximately six trillion
miles)
ProXima Centauri is a small red
star whose actual brightness is
calculated to be a twenty-thou-
sandth that Of our own sun. Alpha
Centauri is really double star,
Both components are yellow in
color, one being little brighter
than our own sun and the other
about one-third as bright.
The next three stars in order of
closeness are all small red stars of
little real brightness, so insignifi-
cant, in fact, that they are known
to astronomers only by their cata-
log numbers, namely, Munich
l5O4O, Wolf 359 and Lalande 21185.
Their distances, respectively, are
sos, 9.07 and 1888 hght-years.
Then comes Sirius, whose dis
lance is 8.65 light-years. Sirius is
many times brighter than our sun,
twenty-six times brighter, to be
exact.
In addition, the light Of Sirius
is whittier than our own sun. for
our sun is classed by astronomers
among the yellow type stars.
Sirius actually is a double star,
but its component is a tiny star,
shining with only a four-hun-
dredth Of the brightness Of our
CWn sun.
This tiny star also shines with
a white light and therefore is
known to astronomers as a white
dwarf" 81
It's existence was known To as
tronomers for twenty years before
any one was able to Lee 1t.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-26

Q-How do ocean liners get
fresh drinking water?
At is carried in tanks IN the
ship, and pumped to the upper
decks for filtration, aeration. and
storage and delivered by gravita-
ton to various parts of the ship.
Q-Where was Lon CLANCY
born?
A-Colorado Springs, Colo.
Q-Give the atomic weight Of
Oxygen?
y A-16.O00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-02-03
frozen MOUNTAIN
CLAIMS TWO LIVES.
Youth Leaves Companions
for Dead and Fights on
to Safety.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TWIN MOUNTAIN, N. H, February
3-The hs55ies of Ernest McAdams of
Stoneham, Mass, and Joseph Chad
wick of Woburn Mass, were found by
tcarchers today on Mount Washington
where they dropped exhausted Sunday
while trying to climb the mountain
during a blizzard
The bodies were found near what IS
known as the gulf tank on the Mount
Washington Cog Railway, about two
II IDS of the way up the mountain.
Donald Higgins, 90 of Winchester,
Mass, who was with MCAdamS and
Chadwick is under treatment at a
Whitfield hospital, where he is suffering
from a frozen hand and face.
Higgins staggered into the base sta
ton of the Mount Washington Rail-
road yesterday and told the keepers he
had left his two companions for dead
tWO-thirdS Of the way up the mountain.
NcAdamS and Chadwick had fallen
victims to the high winds and SubZero
temperature as they struggled toward
the summit Of the mountain. One by
one they had fallen by the wayside, as
Higgins. to save his own life. fought
on to the summit house, gained
strength and waited for the weather to
clear
With one ski strapped to his ankle,
Higgins was brought into the station.
where he was given treatment and food
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buckner He
waited there until a sheriff and a posse
from Whitefield went to get him
Mount Washington is the highest
peak of the Presidential Range in the
White Mountains, which reach the
Hottest elevation in Northwestern
United States. The summit of Mount
Washington is 6,293 feet above sea level.
In Summer it may be reached by an
automobile road and by a wheel
railway.
In Winter however, the region is a
frozen wilderness of steep mountain
sides and yaWning raVines. presenting
mountaineering hazards approach
ing in some respects the perils of the
Alps Terrific winds sweep across the
hleher attitudes which sometimes are
yelled in clouds