Judge — May 30, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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Scientific Pessimism HILE some scientists are laboring to im- prove the condition of mankind, other scientists are en- gaged in work which in some per- sons may inspire apprehensiqn. What the layman might call biological scientists, investigating diseases and their remedies, are working to increase the pe- riod of human life, while astronomers are discovering things which may seriously concern the inhabitants of earth when those inhabitants in the very remote fu- ture shall live for indefinite periods, with no diseases whatever to hinder longevity. It has repeatedly been announced by the wise who have found it out that the water on the earth’s surface is slowly but surely drying up, and that eventually those who use this fluid exclusively for drinking purposes may die of thirst. To the present generation, which Includes an increasing number of water drinkers, this prospect has no terrors whatever; for if there were not rivers and other streams and frequent rains, it is commonly known that artesian wells may be sunk in ten thousand times ten thousand places, where water may be produced in quantities to satisfy mankind, even if prohibition should universally prevail and the manu- facture of spirituous and malt liquors, wines and cider should be abandoned everywhere, A kindred scientific theory, quite lately announced, that the sun is wasting away and thus gradually losing heat, will not alarm anybody in this temperate zone during the coming summer. The astron- T O R I omers say that the sun will lose consid- erable heat during the next thirty million years, but humanity hereabouts during the coming heated term and for many heated terms to follow will scoff at this theory, while earnestly wishing that some real token as to its truth might be vouch- safed to them as they swelter. And here we may rest, until the astronomers find out something else as startling as these theories of universal drouth and frigidity. __ et What Cheer? 'Y ACTUAL count, Congress, in the last few years, has conducted 2,111,345 investigations into matters of more or less momentousness. In every case, Con- gress seemed to be the very soul of sin- | cerity and to be inspired with an un- swervable determination to accomplish something for the public welfare or know the reason why. Perhaps it is not too early to ask a lead- ing question regarding these investiga- tions. In view of what Congress has found out, what steps has it taken to prevent the recurrence of those happenings shown to be evil or to encourage the recurrence of those happenings shown to be good? WAMITROR ON, x PRIADHEN OS OO) TOR EN A L_ § The Democratization of Golf Wovurpn't many of our more ardent problems be solved by making golf more democratic? Golf has too many ex- cellent qualities to be allowed to degener- ate into a mere device for unnecessarily prolonging the life of undesirable citi- zens, If provision were made whereby everybody could get away from the office at an aristocratic hour in the afternoon and repair to the links, there to propel the pulsing pellet amid pleasing people, things would not be as they are now. If every labor union, laying down the law to reluctant employers, would insist upon a sufficient amount of time for its members to perfect their golf games, the enthusiasm of the National Asso- ciation of Manufacturers would know no bounds. What is being done about this? How Careless ! TH American commercial representa- tive abroad should say what he means. We have just been reading a consular report from the Uganda district, Africa, which informs us that ‘‘human beings acquire the sleeping sickness from biting fli If this is really a fact, the obvious advice is: Substitute beetles or roaches. Don’t bite flies; swat them! The Rue in Perv HOWEVER we may criticise Peru as behind the clock in some respects, let us remember with envious regard that she has it down in constitutional black and white that her Congress may remain in session only ninety days at a time. .