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OCTOBER 8, 190S
The Commoner
cipal of Phillips Academy, Andover.
Ho has written an article In the Out
look about it.
Tho boy swearers, according to
him, aTe divided into two classes;
thoso who havo been early contam
inated by unfortunate surroundings
and those who have taken tho habit
in a spirit of bravado, with tho idea
of impressing their fellows with a
senso of their importance, or, per
haps, of conforming to the accepted
standard.
Tho first class presents few diffi
culties in schools and colleges. As
swearing is a sort of badge and re
minder Of tho unfortunatn finnrflHnn
which most of them earnestly de
sire to improve on or leave behind,
they generally discard this weakness
of their former life.
But the second class is a harder
problem, we are told. These boys
lack tho incentive which operates so
effectively in tho case of most of the
members of tho first class. Swearing
is an acquirement, an accomplish
ment, with them, and they feel a per
sonal pride in it. It takes very little
time to pass from the stage of an
acquirement to that of habit.
What is to be dono about it?
Here, we regret to say, Mr. Stearns
is far. from definite. "We must make
our boys realize that the prevalence
of profanity in our schools and col
leges Is a serious evil. The evil
muBt be revealed to them in its true
aspects. Tho mark of disapproval
should be indelibly stamped upon it
whenever and wherever it nnnparn "
After reading that one naturally
feels some curiosity as to these "true
aspects" which Mr. Stearns appar
ently thinks have lacked adequate
exposition. The curiosity unfortu
nately, remains ungratified. He does
suggest that if boys were shown that
swearing Is really the sigh of a
"braggart and -a swaggerer" a typo
jusy.y dgSRiseji by boysr-good would
be .accomplished, , J But we have a
faint idea that that point has not
been overlooked.
We suspect that Mr. Stearns rather
magnifies tho importanco of his dis
covery that somo boys in school go
in for swearing, it is an evil, of
course, and an evil to bo combated
by those in authority. But it is an
evil which any schoolmaster for tho
last hundred years could havo told
tho public about just as well as ho.
Civilization changes; but a group of
schoolboys remains largely tho same.
However, his advice that tcachors
do everything to put tho stamp of
disannrOVal On tlin nrnnHnn lu trnnA
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The fact that most of them havo been
aoing tins all along does not detract
from its crnnflTincjt! T7!vn i.rti,.
commonplace, indlsputablo and su
perfluous good advico will stand
much repetition. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
9
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Effect of Their Warm Drink in the
Morning
"A year ago I was a wreck from
coffee drinking and was on tho point
of giving up my position in the school
room because of nervousness.
"I was telling a friend about it
and she said, 'Wo drink nothing at
meal time but Postum, and it Is such
a comfort to havo something wo can
enjoy drinking with tho children.'
"I was astonished that she would
allow tho children to drink any kind
of coffee, but she said Postum was
tho most healthful drink in the
world for children as well as for
older ones, and that the condition
of both the children and adults
showed that to be a fact.
"My first trial was a failure. Tho
cook boiled it four or five minutes
and it tasted so flat that I was in
despair but determined to give it one
more trial. This timo we followed
the directions and boiled it fifteen
minutes after tho boiling began. It
was a decided success and I was com
pletely won by its rich delicious fla
vor. In a short timo I noticed a de
cided Improvement in my condition
and kept growing better and better
month after month, until now I am
perfectly healthy, and do my work in
the school room with ease and pleas
ure. I would not return to the
nerve destroying regular coffeo for
any money."
Read the famous little "Health
Classic," "Tho Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read tho abovo letter? A new
one appears from timo to timo. They
aro genuine, true, and fall of human
Interest, i '
Engaging Your Physician by tho
Year
It is gathered from tho proceed
ings of the National Academy of
Medicino that the movement to havo
doctors employed by. tho year 1b
growing in favor. A contract cover
ing that period Is entered into and
tho individual or family under its
terms is entitled to tho professional
services of tho physician whenever
he is needed.
There is little possibility of telling
In advance who will get tho better
of tho bargain from a financial view
point, but tho main arguments favor
ing the system waive this point. Tho
doctor Knows What his incomo is to
be from the persons with whom ho
contracts. Ho may make moro somo
years and less other yeara than un
der the present method of practico,
but he has a certainty and knows
what ho may count upon. Ho is
sure of his patients and his patients
are sure of him.
Leading practitioners testify that.
many people Wait too long to call
a physician, and are sometimes guilty
of fatal delay. One aim is to pro
vide for the stitch in time, to im
prove tho work of the doctor and
protect the better the health of those
under his care.
The idea that it Is a departuro is
a mistaken one. It is a revival.
Many an old-time doctor had his
families by tho year. They acknowl
edged his right to sanitary direction.
It was to the mutual benefit of the
parties in interest that sickness be
prevented, and to this end tho doctor
was the adviser and guardian. Ho
kept a close eye on his wards and
nipped trouble in the bud. He came
to know how beat to deal with his
people, personally and professionally,
and the less sickness that had to be
dealt with, the better all were sat
isfied. It is, in fact, a venerable Chinese
system, but why not a good one?
Detroit Free Press.
THE LITTLE, THIN TEACHER
Two men were seated at a table in
a downtown restaurant last night,
when a little, thin woman, wearing
an "N. E. A." ribbon, took a place
opposite them. She ordered some
buttered toast and coffee. In fifteen
minutes she was through. Sho paid
a dime to the cashier and went out.
One of the men looked at the other
and smiled.
"She didn't eat very much," re
plied the other.
"She'll never die of extravagance,"
came from the first. "Ten cents for
dinner. Say, she's worse than Rus
sell Sage ever was."
The other man was quiet a mo
ment. Then he said: "I know who
she is, although I'm not acquainted
with her. She teaches school In a
little town in Kansas. In all, she
works seven months s year, and gets
136 a month. Sho probably saved
a" Jfar to take this trip to Denver."
,! .ra.nn who had maUo fun ot tho
iittlp, thin school teachor coughod.
I wonder," ho said, "why it la
Denver's baseball team doesn't win
moro games." Denver Post.
STUDENT IIUMOIl
"When a student does not know
tho answer to an examination ques
tion ho does ono of three things,"
said a University of Pennsylvania
professor recently. "If bo is a good
student ho will simply leave a blank
space, while if ho Is not ho will
cither try to bluff It through or else
pass It off as a Joke. These latter
cases are rare, and tho result is gen
erally painful and does harm to tho
student who wroto tho papor. Occa
sionally, however, there will bo a
real gom, which does tho student
good by putting tho professor in a
good humor nnd so making him un
consciously mark tho paper less se
verely. I caino across two suoh
gems in ono paper rccontly. Ono
question was: 'Who was St. Bruno?',
To which tho studont ropflod: 'St.
Bruno was a great Dane, a brother
of St. Bernard.' Tho other question
was: 'What was tho difference bc
tvcon tho major prophets and tho
minor prophetH?' Here ho answered:
It would not bo right for mo, a sin
ner, to mako invidious comparisons
between such holy men.' " Phila
delphia Itccord.
REFORMED
"My lazy son has nt last decided
on a profession that ho thinks he'll
like."
"Good. What has ho choHcn?"
"Ho wants to bo a lineman for a
wireless telegraph company."
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