Life — December 8, 1921 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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A Christnas Giff of § Rare oa leurs a/Lnour Oxtrait, Gau de Tlie, javon . Sachet, Sala riflantine. WILL YOU NOT MAKE THIS FRAGRANCE YOUR OWN? ROGER & GALLET 25 WEST 32™> STREET NEW YORK Creators of Rare Pex Paris Best Dealers Everywhere LIFE Would Overhaul the Bible ERBERT E. MILES, who has de- scribed himself as a retired busi- ness man, has come out in the North American Review for a recon: ’~action of the Bible in which parts shall be omitted and the remnants of it rear- ranged. He thinks the Bible is a great book but somewhat out of date; that it is not doing the good it might do, and if some competent hands took hold of it and cleared some of the junk out of it, a proper book might be made of it that no sensible person would object to. Mr. Miles has learned that half of the | people in the country do not go to | church. He thinks they ought to, and that if the Bible were trimmed up a bit and renovated, and preaching done to match, maybe they would. Mr. Miles is a funny man. His in- | tentions are obviously good, but his un- derstanding even more obviously lim- ited. There is no objection to his doing about the Bible what he wants to do— to rearrange what he understands and leave out what he does not understand. The trouble will be that when he has done it, he won’t be able to sell his product. There is more known and suspected about religion than Mr. Miles thinks. The great body of people who are interested in the Bible at all will know that the book as it is is vastly more valuable and useful than the book that Mr. Miles would produce. Some things were more familiar and better understood when the Bible was put to- gether than they are now. We know more about many things than men did 2,000 years ago, but some things, well known then, have been almost crowded out of knowledge, and are only now coming back. The Bible is valuable not only for those parts of it which peo- | ple like Mr. Miles understand, but also, and even more so, for what they don’t understand to-day, but may with good luck understand later if they keep on trying. The job of assembling and editing the Bible was remarkably well done. No group of contemporary men, such | as Mr. Miles suggests, seems fit to bet- ter it. E. S. M. Room for All Hanvarp astronomers, after six years of careful “photometric” measurements | have let a tuck out of the universe and report it to be a thousand times bigger than has been supposed. There is room for all, apparently, and places to go to whenever we are crowded or starved off Earth. “Is this hotel on the American or the European plan?” “European, sir.” “All right; give me a Scotch whisky.” STA TILT UO WINTER Athletic Underwear for Men The greatest im- provement since invention of the Athletic Union Suit itself. Knee-lengtt ve- less. KNIT of WOOL d Cotton, mixed. The light-weight fr dom you like, with the warmth you need. a only by th AMERICAN HOS, COMPANY New Britain, Conn. Your Dealer Private Stocks last twice as. long and taste much bet: ter when _ blended with this delightful drink, For cocktails— superb! “Original Recipes” Restaurant & Wine Co. 483 West. B'way, New York Local Distributors Desired A Sure Cure for Nervousness People who suffer from depression, sleeplessiss herves and general breakdown may derive the by At of my experience with these- deadly afliction: I furnish complete information based on my sic cessful experience which will relieve you from further suffering Temittance of $5.00 must accom all letters, or if desired, send letter from your clergyman or banker vouching for your character and financial L. W. VERIGIN, Brilliant, B. C., Canada comicbooks.com