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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Cbe bemawa Jfmercian
Published Weehly at the United
States Indian Training School.
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Five or Over 20 Cents.
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ond-class mail matter.
Edwin L. Chalcraft - - Superintendent
Postoffice Address - - Chemawa, Oregon
Telegraphic Address - - Salem, Oregon
PRINTING STAFF
Benjamin Wilcox, Henry Darnell, John
Service, Robert Service, Oscar Case, Jasper
Grant, Reggie Downie, Harry Stone, Patsy
Barrett
TEMPERANCE.
When reference is made to "temper
ance" we usually conjure up visions of
the curse of liquor. It is well that we
do, so far as that is concerned, hut in
temperance emhraces many things aside
from the evils of liquor. Intemperance
resulting from the use of lipuor occupies
the first place in our catalogue of vicious
habits, and a strong fight should be made
against it.
We would be happier, indeed, if liquor
were the only cause of intemperance.
But it is not. We over-eat as well as
drink and in that way work injury to
our systems. . To such an extent we are
intemperate. We are intemperate if we
deny ourselves the necessary repose up
on our "downy" couches, or if we play
the sloth and lie in bed for too long a
time, thereby rendering ourselves dull
and sluggish. In all our acts of life we
should practice temperance.
It is a common thing for us to be too
indulgent in those things which for the
time being afford us pleasure. But too
often those pleasures prove truant and
leave us to "pay the fiddler." To keep
late hours, indulging excessively in rev
els, over-eating and drinking, consti
tutes intemperance, which is often most
damaging to the health of the partici
pant. The proper course for young and old is
temperance in all things. Do not allow
37ourself to become a slave to over-indulgence
of any nature be temperate.
Above all, try to do only those things
which will make and preserve the high
est and best of the manhood and woman
hood within you. Keep your body and
your mind clean and ywu will be bless
ed beyond reckoning.
THANKSGIVING.
Yesterday, November 24, 1910, was
proclaimed a holiday by the Presi
dent of the United States and the various
Governors who represent the states of
the union. This is, and has been since
the founding of the government, an an
nual holiday. It is the outgrowth of the
thanksgiving of the little band of Pil
grims who landed at Plymouth Rock
when this country was nothing but an
unexplored wilderness. It is customary
that the Thanksgiving day be proclaimed
by the chief executive of the nation, to
be immediately followed by proclama
tions of the governors of the states. It is
always set to occur on the fo.irth Thurs
day of November of each year.
The Pilgrim Fathers were thankful
for few things in comparison with what
the average American citizen of today
enjoys. Above all he desired to worship
Almighty God "according to the dictates
of his own conscience." He had found
a land which promised him religious free
dom and he g ive thanks for the blessing.
Thanks were rendered unto God for de
liverance from the elements during the