Judge — September 6, 1919 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Drown by Henwan® Judge Editorials Joun A. Steicuer, President Revues P. Scercuer, Secretary A. E. Rotraver, Treasurer Grast Hasuvtox, Art Director Perriton Maxwect, Eduor J. A. Wavoros, Literary Editor Lawton Mackatt, Managing Editor Wuo Witt Be tHe First to Sir Down all be very careful. The more regard we have for it, 1x Front? the more thoughtful our adventures along idealistic lines should be. AVE you your own idea as towhat the trouble An inestimable amount of harm has been done is with the world and as to how it can be idealism in general by people who have launched cured? Surely you have, because every- idealistic projects half planned. It is almost better body has, these days to have made a record at things a bit sordid than to have Perhaps the chief trouble with the world — failed miserably, again and again, at things dreamy. just now is that everybody is giving it entirely too much — Certainly, if any of us had a job we wanted done surely thought and attention. Perhaps the thing the world and completely, however beautiful were the job, we needs most right now is a lot of wholesome neglect. would be inclined to turn it over to a person with a Who will star reputation for doing things, rather than to a person Will you do your bit of neglecting? with a reputation for fine dreams. The world has just passed through a period of most Let us not forget, however, that in any job there strenuous activity. It may be no more than natural, is a certain amount of waste. So it is always well to now, that a philosophical jag should follow. After start out with just a little more idealism than will be the most trivial street accident there is a buzz of talk. actually needed for the job. But two or three times Everybody noises his story of the accident and offers too much idealism is too much. his ideas as to how it happened and as to how similar And let us remember that a great many unheard- accidents may be prevented in the future. of things have been accomplished in the world. A But the greatest help that a large majority of the few people with wild ideas have made them work. spectators of any accident can offer, is to stand back Not many, though. and give the accident-ee air, A lull in the present cackle would be interest- ing. We would like to see whether there were great heroi anything seriously wrong ig with the world, more wrong than is usually wrong, if everybody hushed for a time. The world might set- tle down pretty suddenly if we would all look the other way for a while. JupGELETs The stoic is one who gives and bears the mis- fortunes of others with sm. * . W. Hohenzollern, it said, passes his days idly dreaming—a case of laze majesty. Es ° The battle cry of freedom—Own your own home! * . * Is there no cure for For Experts Onxty the gas addicts in Con- . . . notto have any ideal- ism that won't work. Drawn by Pact Rener Idealism is something Elderly Gentleman—Cateh anythin erm¢ about which we should Blasé Truant—Nope—but | expect to when I get home. was brewing in the west.” i is everybody's duty poetry D Me gres From a tale, 1921: “An unfermented storm