THE CHEMA WA AMERICAIN
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SELF-RELIANCE
“ He who hesitates is lost,” is an old saw. Theie
is much truth in this old saying. It is well for all of
us to depend on ourselves. We should cultivate a
spirit of self-dependence and self-reliance. Permit
of no hesitancy, once having decided on a plan or
course of action. If it is a good plan or course get
right after it, yourself, and carry it to a satisfactory
conclusion. Do not rely upon others to carry into
effect your plans, but stay right at hand and see that
matters progress as they should. Make yourself
responsible. No other person can in reason be as
much interested in your plans as you are or should be.
Personal responsibility is something we notice to be
lacking on the part of our young people—more, per
haps, than any other quality or characteristic. This
ought not to be the case, but it is. Let no-one de
pend upon others to do those things or duties which
rightly belong to one’s self. Accept responsibility,
then have the self-reliance to “ make good.” If you
find yourself lacking in self-reliance begin to cultivate
it—this, by the way, can be done.
Do not depend eternally upon others. Benjamin
Franklin in one of his proverbs said, in words to this
effect: “ if you want anything and are particular about
it, go yourself; if not very particular in the matter send
somebody ¿lse? . How does that strike you? This ap
plies to 3IJ o£us. . Let all of our young folk develop,
for their own everlasting good and satisfaction, a char
acter of dependability and self-reliance.
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S A ID TO BE A CURE
In any emergency where the health of a person is
at stake it'behooves that person to take care of him
self. There is no use, no sense even, in resorting to
reinedies for this, that, or the other thing, without
making it possible for said remedy to do its work.
When contagious diseases or epidemics threaten the
people of a community it is up to the people to use
intelligence with regard to their every act. A little
care may save a life. The Spanish Influenza now
raging throughout the country has brought forth
numerous remedies for its cure; among others Mrs.
George Mackie of Oregon City gave to the public what
she termed a cure for the scourge. As it can do no
harm, and we believe may do good, we are publishing
what she gave out, as follows:
Realizing the great fear of this terrible disease, the
Spanish Influenza, and its results, I feel it my duty to
do what I can to prevent its spread. Some years ago
in Cripple Creek the same trouble broke out among the
miners and proved as fatal, then an old man there said,
“ Use my old grandmother’s remedy.” We did and
the pestilence soon disappeared from the town. Here
as the formula:
Eat plenty of onions every day and keep an onion
sliced in your apartment, uncovered. It will absorb
all the disease germs. Keep the liver active and bow
els free. Keep all surroundings in a sanitary condi
tion and rooms well ventilated. When leaving a crowd
ed streetcar or any gathering, breathe freely, inhaling
and exhaling by long, deep breathing. Keep the body
and feet warm and dry. Using these means you need
not fear the influenza. If you have it take a good lax
ative. If you have fever, get one ounce of sweet
spirits of nitre, put one teaspoonful in a glass of water
and during the day drink all of it. Repeat if neces
sary the next day. Keep quiet in your room and have
same well ventilated. Your recovery will be speedy.
W H A T A W H IST L E
The dear old lady who is always fidgeting, and al
ways fretting, and always forgetting, bundled breath
lessly up the platform as the train came steaming in.
And then she remembered that she had forgotten
something.
“ Porter,” she gasped, grabbing hold of a passing
official’s sleeve, “ have I got time—Oh, dear me, I
know I haven’t! How long does this train wait
here?”
“ Four minutes, ma’am ,” replied the porter.
‘‘Howlong did you say?” she asked fretfully.
“ From two-to-two to two-two,” said the porter as
he disengaged his arm with a gentle wrench and
hurried away.
“ Goodness me!” exclaimed the old dame, looking
after him. “ Does he think he’s the whistle?”
N E W IN B A SE B A L L
Several weeks ago the aero squadron at Kelly’s field
in United States tried a new stunt with baseball; a
plane went up to a height of 700 feet and the flier
dropped a number of balls one of which a baseball
player on the ground succeeded in catching. When
American aviators in France heard of this they decid
ed to try for a catch from an altitude above 700 feet.
According to an announcement in “ Plane News,”
balls will be dropped at intervals from a height of
750 feet. If any are caught the flier will go 50 feet
higher and drop more. The catcher of a ball from
either one of these altitudes will be the winner of the
world’s championship and a medal proclaiming his
prowess will be awarded him. He will also be allowed
to keep the bail as a souvenir. The catching of a
ball from 700 or 800 feet above the earth is no mean
feat and the player who tries it takes some risk of
being killed as a ball falling so far would acquire a
tremendous velocity.
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