Evening star., 1933-07-22
THIS AND THAT
BY cHARLEs 3. rRAcEHELL.

" . . part oe tho Wel1- -Wroug18t day. (.
- Meru not 3 heW1ng on q 8 Goo6
day " every fieft tlitnking man shn6
womau2 One has but 70 stop al1d
think Il al the imped ediments to 8 rood
DAY (an0 ~ would not forget the OF.
dtnAsy alarm clock) 10 .underytaud that
every: enod day q that partly, becaMe
one y aeeefmtne0 to make Il -.
sometimes It seems - u IN humanity
were eneaged secretly IN undermining
ttself, placing stumbling blocks In every
other persons stems. malicjously At
tempting 70 upset what others do, even
building, the character,
! War shown humanity st this Rame
unblDhing1y ana out In the oucn e
last. 4fum this aspect alone war =
good. II n honest, too terribly honest
for ~ own good or that Of any one
else.
At bottom, war = Q determination 70
upset the other fellow.
And We make var against war. IN 4
way. wheu we daily build up, out Of the
materials at hand, the bet and hap
pjest day Ne know how.
Every man = . ccuqusror, In this
One s,nall way 10 do this & 70 allow
ones self time n the early morning 10
look around 70 actually - and appre-
etste light and it, sdects, IN the eSfden
and elsewhere.
Even ID the tiniest apartment there
y time 70 watch The reelection OF light
Ia ana through o cobalt blue vnse. Of
the type commonly sold With IVY for 4
very modest sum. The universe of liRht
y caught up In little there, bat - truly
- anywhere.
The following Recommendation miRht
be made to such persons as have no
time In the morning FOR Q few peaceful
moments. The truth probably Is that
they Just think they have no. time.
They can make time. They can get up
In time to eat breakfast Is minutes
earlier than customary.
This would leave quarter Of an hour
for remaining In the house after break
fast u finished. Half an hour would
Be better In such time Q great many
beneficial events can take place. Not
the least Of these will be certain num-
Der Of minutes set aside simply for do
ing nothing.
Such . good do-nothinsnes. inten-
tOk1A1 8no puIpO0e1ul, - D 9Teot 0e4l
better for certain natures than q Wild
scramble for hat and coat, Q great hurry
downtown. . precipitation foreign and
unnecessary.
Such Q recommendation can be made
only to those Who need It, but one may
suspect that there are Q great many
more men and women who need II than
who realize It, else where come these
early "grouches." these constant frowns.
sulkiness and positive iii natures one
meets 20 frequently before . o'clock In
the morningf
Too much hurry II the diagnosis. Il
Is as plain as the nose on their face
II such persons would give o little time
after breakfast to . contemplation Of
the garden, or some necessary small
chore, before leaving for work. they
would md their early morning vastly
improved. Whatever Is done, however.
should be In Q slow temper, without
haste or fretting. Thus one could not
say that the working woman. who cooks
her own breakfast at home. and who
then snends . quarter Of an hour hur-
riedly Veaning the dishes. Is allowing
herself time TO look around her. The
essence Of this period is quietude. and
II 1t Is not secured, In one way or an
other, one might as well hufry-scurry
OF to work and be done with 1t.