Evening star., 1935-09-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

own street the friend of natural things
ought to notice alone, but the whole
scene presented by the streets and
parks of the urban and suburban scene.
Should be noticed, that is, If one likes
to notice such things, and finds 1t an
interesting and thrilling part Of life
to do 50. And we don't mean Just the
little noticing that ever the least imag-
more definite observation Of the per-
son honestly attuned to such things be-
cause he cannot help himself.
Something in his life and character,
in his very blood and bones, calls out, as
deep to deep, at the sight Of hills and
streams, oceans and rivers, fields and
meadows, and the city streets with their
changing traffic lights at night, and the
big public buildings and the majestic
Monument, and the hundred and one
little natural sights to be seen every
where by the eye eager for such things.
Those who lack this eagerness must
get their pleasure somewhere else, and
probably a great deal more expensively,
but those who naturally are inclined
this way find everything to their pleas
ure. as If disposed by eternal Providence
mainly for that purpose and apparently
none other.
The motorist as naturally cuts him.
self OF from much Of this as the pedes-
trian, or shall we not simply say walker,
naturally receives and understands 1t.
The whole thing brings itself down to
q question Of time. The man awheel
has no time for anything but the wheel,
the man afoot has time for his feet and
much besides.
The man who walks, whether we dub
him pedestrian or not, can see and note.
He can stop stock still If he wants to,
because 1t is in the nature Of feet and
legs to stop as well as to run. The
trouble with the motor car, as We see 1t,
Is that its very nature, as decreed by
man in the beginning is to run, and to
run faster and faster all the time. Not
that 1t cannot stop or run slow, but the
presiding genius in the bowels Of the
thing says mo" 1t is chemistry saying
Eyes" 1t is explosion saying go and
collision is the natural end Of 1t all.
In the garden, now If you have the
time for it and are more or less i'm
mobile, you will fnd the white ageratum
in bloom. Every one knows the blue
kind. but not every one is familiar with
the white sort. 1t is a worthwhile addi-
tion to the garden picture. but we prefer
the sturdy old blue variety.
There is the blue saliva, too. Every
one knows the red saliva, but not every
one the blue. yet it is one of the most
dependable bloomers of all. 1t has been
blooming steadily since early June.
Many flowers are advertised to do that,
but not many really do. Some flower
a few weeks, then stop for several weeks.
then start up again later, but the blue
saliva has been at it steadily for three
solid months in its quiet way.
There are still marigolds and Zinnias
in blossom. pointing once more to the
good qualities Of these plants in the
average home garden, which is not
show place, by any means. but where
some modicum Of rest and quiet fingers
from a traffic- mad world.
Last night great flocks of birds. on
their way south, nested in our trees.
singing an evening song of many chirp-
ings for the adventure of tomorrow.
. Whether we stay here or go around
the world, every tomorrow is adventure.