Evening star., 1934-07-28

snothef W00iC lnVCiSe the most aruu-
ous detective work.
It would involve. surely q system of
spying and detection wholly foreign 10
the average persons way OF doing
things.
Especially would real work. and
probably money, have 70 be put into
such plans, for the piece Of work TO
be uncovered most often Is extremely
petty. so much 50 that It might go un.
noticed
But tust as some Of the best clues
are small so these sneaking attacks
on the well-being Of another human
being are never very brave or open.
but must rely on little triekeries and
deeeptions for their effect.
There Ia Q certain standard human
being. and ne or ahe who in any way,
though 1t be small. fails 70 come up TO
this standard. viii meet the open or
covert hostility of many who do.
Often enough the person who so re-
sentS another is not ct all aware of
the fact. He Will give you a dozen
good reasons why he does not like
him. but all OF them are rationaliza-
tions, not the true reason. which is
that he resents the Off-type person.
Just as the black and white penguinS.
enormously in the majority. pick at
the albino.
These differences among human
beings are not so plain as among the
brute creatures They cover a multi
tude OF physical, mental and Spir-
itual characteristics, so muitituoinous
that no one person can even begin TO
know them all
IL Is not to be wondered at, there
fore, that the average human being.
who often enough is q kindly person
in intention, falls down In his con-
facts with many another human
being.
Not liking him for obscure reasons.
he invents reasons which seem better
10 him, and at least have the merit of
being known. II he misapplies them.
that Is an error of Judgment for
which the mass will not criticize him,
since 1t specialiEes in that very thing.
Every one has seen some young man
enter an ONCE, to face for q year or
more q sort of "hazine" at the hands
and tongues of the Older hands" 1t
is always . pleasure to see such
young man finally win out by his per-
sistent effort. his application TO duty
and the good qualities in him which
so many could not see at first.
Often, however, in such cases there
will be one or two "die-hards" who
are forced into silence by the plain
verdict Of approval of the ma iority.
but who never give over their effort
to peck. They are ''snipers" OF the
worst sort. but usually are loudest In
their condemnation Of 'snoopers" and
"snipers," as might be expected OF
them.
How many honest, conscientious
human beings suffer from these covered
attacks in the working establishments
of the world there is no possible way OF
telling, but the number may be taken
to be very large, Judging from the
way human nature runs true 10 type
the world around.
The amount Of energy which these
persons use TO combat such hattackS must
be enormous, and 1t must be energy
which Is lost TO the establishments.
1t might be a subject Of study by some
true efficiency engineer, who would at
tempt TO discover ways and means for
reducing this mental friction, thereby
freeing a vast now Of energy to the
tasks in hand rather than permitting
it TO be spent on guard against a
subtle boring from within" 1t would
be impossible then for any human
being TO harass another by opening .
window ON the back Of his neck, for
instance.