Evening star., 1937-11-20
DOES NOTHING DANGEROUSLY
Washington Policeman in Park System Dscoses Thoughts
Aroused by His Occupation - New Publication
Devoted Womens Interests.

ems interests" ough. to get It. ma
good Job Just like Barnum, 1t de-
serves a public.
But the reviewer herself though a
woman, sees no reason why her inter-
estS should be nrcumscribed in any
way, except as she elects TO do the
circumscribing.
THE new issue of Photo History Is
at hand, it's subject being war.
Beginning with the World War, II
traces events to the present, attempt
ing TO show, by text. graph and pic
true, how we mortals have come to our
current lamentable situation. It is a
depressing record, and equally de-
pressing is its conclusion. which deals
with the manner in which America
can keep the peace.
For, though much of the text of the
magazine indicates reasoned thinking,
in its conclusion it goes political and
voices its editors political doctrines
as fiat. America can keep the peace.
1T says, by seeing that the private
proft-taking struggle that now de-
termines the production and con-
sumption of goods must give way To
detnocratically determined social pro-
duction"
That might, Of course, be Vav
to do it. So would thls-that nations
end the possibility of war by decreelng
that all men shall love their neighborS
as themselves and live in honorable
brotherhood. Or so would thls-that
there be no more wars because men
refuse to fight. But, in the meantime
there is that ugly little question
who will bell the cat? Photo History
has significantly little to tell us on
that particular detail.
THE reviewer had occasion to men
ton, week or so ago, that
Stackpole 81 Sons, publishers of r.
wing TreSsler's yer-suffciently-to
be-praised How to Lose Friends and
Alternate People" had reported that
the Adult Education Association of
the w P. A. had taken Mr.. Tressler's
burleSQue of the Carnegie success text
quite seriously--so seriously. indeed,
that they had invited the author TO
address a meeting of theirs on his
philosophy as writer"
Now these same publishers send
this additional news, as illuminating
the current state of humor in the
one-time joke-conscIous republic:
"A national best seller" they write,
How to Lose Friends and Alternate
People has caused demand for other
books by the author, Irving Tressler.
Baker & Taylor, wholesalers, report
that people have written in ordering
Readers Digest Very Little and How
to Ride Over Hill and Dale These
titles" add Stackpole Sons plaintivelv,
were listed as part of the spool in
Mr.. TreSsls's book"
AS part of the spoof-yes. Along
with such other pleasantrles as that
4 the author held the degree of persona
non grata' Who in the world could
( have taken them seriously? But
alas We live in a serious age
Laughter is a manifestation OF sup
pressed sadIsm; laughter is a measure
for riddlng the system of accumulated
neuroses: laughter is good hygiene
Laugh five minutes daily You Will
find it worth the effort Get some
body to make funny faces for you;
get somebody to tickle you; force
yourself to laugh.
/ Seriously. your proper social develop
ment as a proper social unit in
/ properly functionlng community made
/ up Of properly funCuoning units OF
/ proper social development demands it.
/ How can you dare, then. to neglect
Your laughing? You can't Run right
/ out to the bookseller and get yourself
new funny book. Somebody must
have reasoned thus. That is the only
way the reviewer can explain Stack
poles note. And once we we're
nation of humoristS!