The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12


each night with merely a grur
The housewife who tells herself
that hers is a sorry lot-that moth
ing makes her life interesting and
that only responsibility and drcary
homework face hers in rut.
The stenographer who drags her
self to work that she does listlessly
who can't even become enthused
over an interesting movie or book
lis In a rut.
These are but few examples.
We have but to look about lis and
see the persons who arc in ruts.
We will find many of them, for
most of us are there.
What is to be done about it,
Plenty, If we have any magma
ton and energy at all
No one has TO be in a rut, for IL
Is merely the proof Of a stagnant
mind.
In every person is enthusiasm
for something if he will but stir
himself. No worker is doing him
self justice by feeling that life holds
little for him. The same applies
10 the housewife. the stenographer.
the clerk and all other members of
society. Fortunately. most persons
have minds that arc fairly good
ones-minds that have the capacity
to absorb, but they have allowed
habit to get them down"
For instance. If housewife has
for years found herself saving and
scraping for the home and family
and has been buying the same old
inexpensive hats and shoes for her
self, clothes that always make her
look the same-she can do lot
for her state of mind by splurging
q little and getting herself some
better and different looking clothes.
pShe may have to let something
else 60, but 1t will pay her for the
change of spirit she will enjoy.
The worker can take time off
each evening to read the things
that will do him good-he can re-
fuse TO drop YEARLY into bed and
get out to show or some place of
amusement that will revive his
spirit. Any kind of a mans club is
good for the man who has had to
work all day. The head of the
house can do lot for keeping him.
self out of the well known rut, If
he goes out to lodge or club now
and then. 1t may be a popular or
national organization, or II may be
a local workers club. but the fact
remains that weekly or monthly
evening contact with other men
does wonders for the weary worker.
We can all get out of our ruts
by doing something differently
breaking dreary habits. We can do
wonders for ourselves by making
an effort. to meet different people.
The same old friends are fine, in
deed, but a change does no harm.
Other personalities are stimulating
and that is what we need. Doctors
should contact other minds than
medical ones--lawyers need COM
pany other than their legal broth
ers - housewives should make an
effort to know business women and
business women should cultivate
housewives.
Sports have pulled more than
one person out of rut. Golf has
worked miracles for many tired
working man-skiine is doing its
share for the young who have Won
dered what there was left to do
hiking in the company of some
pleasant friend will take all
thought of fatigue from the per-
son who needs exercise but con-
stantly feels weary. Such person
Is usually not weary-he is merely
bored and indifferent,
Yes. there are many ways we
can get out of ruts. We can stop
doing the same things day after
day--eating the same food--talk-
ing the same talk and reading the
same kind of literature.
In other words--to make life a
little more zippy we must change
some of the habits that have put
us in rut The old saying, THE
world is full of a number of things.
I am sure we should all be as
happy as kings, isn't trite. It's
true.
She's Popular
Dear Miss Grey: l have been
severity criticized for not having
boy friends. But the truth is. Miss
Grey, unless like boy very
much, ! do not care TO cultivate
his friendship. know lots of boys
could 60 with. but none of them
are what ! want. try to be
friendly, but know that some of
them think I am little better
than they. Do you think should
70 with boys regardless of whether
/ like them? i am 10.
LOURINE.
! am afraid that you are too
serious about your boy friends.
You do not give yourself an OPP
portunity to know them and APP
preciate their better qualities.
A girl owes it to herself to
have as many boy friends as
possible, 50 that she will recog-
nize the right one when he
comes along.
You should be particular, Of
course, but unless there is some