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The Idiotic Craze for Ath
letic Supremacy
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In the Schools, at Least., It Ought Not to Become a Menace to
Health
Thousands of children lake purl in school athletics, competing
in the tournaments through which athletic championships are
awarded
School, athletics, reasonably conducted and competently super
vised, are useful. They teach children to care for their bodies, and
it is well known that a good mind in a poor body is as bad as a good
engine in a leaky ship.
But. unfortunately, the school athletic contests are not always
wisely conducted. The glory that attaches to champions leads hun
dreds of children to take part in them who are not physically fitted
for the contests, and to train energetically that they may have a
chance of success.
Training, of course, means hard work. It is often carried to
the extent of limiting a child's food, which is worse than foolish.
And. in cases where children have weak hearts, weak lungs, or
tmder-nourished bodies, the average course of training is so danger
ous as to he criminal.
In the great cities, where the majority of children come from
badly ventilated tenement houses, only about 25 per cent of them
are fitted for school athletics.
Before being permitted to enter any such contests, every child
should be subjected to a rigid physical examination an examina
tion at least as thorough as that given a prize-fighter before he is
allowed to go into the ring.
In New York, when the Marathon craze occupied the attention
of every child old enough to run a block, hundreds of little hearts
were weakened by overstrain Naturally in the wake of the Mara
thons followed an increase of disease and a rise of the death rate,
Into the contest went all sorts and classes of little boys, some of
them hollow-chested, others anaemic and half fed, still others with
inherited tendencies toward disease.
Had every one of these children been examined before he was
allowed to go into even the short school Marathons, needless illness
and unnecessary deaths might have been prevented.
Parents who send their children tn the schools, paying rents
and taxes for the support of the schools, have a right to look tn the
hoard nf education to protect the health of their children.
Pupils who are not strong enough for school athletics can be
given light exercise, which will he sufficient to develop their bodies
and fill their lungs with fresh air.
Any doctor, after examining a child, can prescribe the exercise
tjifit.he needs to build him up—all the exercise that is safe for him
to take.
But no doctor would order a four-year-old child to hammer a
punching bag or swing Indian clubs; nor would ho expect an invalid
to run five or six miles to work up an appetite for breakfast.
Two excellent measures for the promotion of the health of chil
dren have lately been taken.
One of these is the reduction of the temperature in the school
rooms from 70 to 68. or even lower.
The lower temperature will not in the least endanger the chil
dren. but it will bring cooler and better air into the school room.
In addition to thia, dentists are employed to examine teeth of
all pupils, to arrange to have decaying teeth filled or removed, and
to instruct the children how to keep their mouths in sanitary con
dition
This will he of tremendous benefit, as three-quarters of the dis
of childhood, as well as of adults, are due to the lodgment of disease
germs in the mouth
Give every school child good strong teeth, with which thorough
ly to chew his food, and teach him how to keep his mouth free from
dangerous germs, and you will largely reduce the activity both of
the family doctor and the undertaker.
Two measures so good as these should he supplemented by an
order to examine the lungs, hearts and general strength of children
who go into school athletics
This done, parents may feel secure that their children, while al
school, are as veil cared for as they could possibly he at home, hnd
that the education of their minds will lot be at the expense of their
constitutions.
To Kiss or Not to Kiss
Ladies and gentlemen, is kissing a crime" Echo answers " No'"
And.echo must be right, for even Dr. George Bowling, who organ
ized the Oklahoma society to do away with kissing, admits that the
practice is nice albeit insanitary.
“Homes have been wrecked, nations destroyed and thrones
overturned, all because of that one thing." he declares, “still that
is not my reason; I am enthusiastic on the subject simply from a
sanitary standpoint. I believe that when people are educated they
will eliminate kissing."
Now. this is all very well, but Dr Bowling may be sure if he
were pul up for office on an anti-kissing platform he would go down
in history as lhe man with one vote assuming, of course, that he
voted for himself
In this scientific age. when even mir shadows seem t«> a
(htn-myer. b ? t us rise in our might tutd de*' the antt-kissers.
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The Story of Ahab and Jezebel By Garrett P. Serviss
How the Modern Science of Archaeology Confirms the Narrative of Hebrew Scripttoes
The Remains of the Jewish Gate at Samaria-
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WE all like to see th? stories
Os the Bible, which in our
youth, at least, we read
with wonder and veneration, con
firmed, in some of their most in
teresting details, by the results of
modern exploration, which seeks
only for hard facts, and often ob
tains them in unexpected and sur
prising ways. Most of us, no
doubt, have been better pleased
with the thrilling stories of the
earliest adventurers around the
Dead Sea, who thought that they
had seen the very pillar of salt into
which Lot's wife was changed, and
had caught sight, deep beneath the
tremulous water, of the- walls of
Sodom.
* * * old palaces and towers
Quivering within the waves’ in
tenser day,"
than with the more scientific rela
tions of later travelers, who find
only indications of a great geologi
cal catastrophe there. Yet even
these, in a manner, confirm the
Scriptures, for they show how the
legend of the destruction of Sodom
may have originated.
But lately there has been made a
discovery which offers a more di
rect. if only paitial, confirmation
of one of the most fascinating of
the Bible narratives, that which
tells of the wickedness and, woes of
King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, and
the adventures of the Prophet Eli
jah.
Explorers, digging on the site of
the ancient royal city of Samaria,
have uncovered what are believed
* The Artistic Temperament «
ID WINIFRED BLACK.
SHE ran' to be an artist's
model, and she has written to
me asking me ho" to get to
wot k ai bein 4 one
"I have an exquisitely molded
form." she says in the letter, "ami
an artistic temperament. I am
ver.' talented and have done artis
tic work My work has been ac
cepted and highly praised In va
rious stores, atid I would like to
go on with if. but they offer me
such ridiculous prlc< s that 1 can not
do it How shall 1 get into my
proper spltete?"
My dear, sweet, foolish little girl,
your ptoper sphere is right at home
with jour good, sensible mother
' who worries about you." you -ay.
I don't blame her
If n ‘ daughter, of mine ever got
the idea into her little head that
she had "an exquisitely molded
form" I’d never give her rest or
peace, night or day. till 1 got that
notion out of her brain, if 1 had to
f'd.-e’uiigi tiie laundress and give
daughter the family washing to do
10 make her realize that there is
only one thing on earth worth hav
ing, and that is rest.
Artistic temperament! If I ever
caught any girl of mine thinking
Imr. -If "t-'mneiomental" I'd shut
her tip in a convent with a wall six
feet high ill around th- place, and
I d keep b" r there till -h- ■ one tn
het ..< nses.
The 80-foot Wide Stairease in Ahab's ‘‘lvory
to be foundations of Ahab's palace,
or "Ivory house," containing He
brew inscriptions, with familiar
Hebrew names, and. what seems
especially significant, references to
a. “vineyard." This. it. Is thought,
can be nothing other than the
vineyard of Naboth, which the Bi
ble says lie near Ahab's palace,
and the coveting of which by the
king, who wished to turn it into a
royal park or garden, brought
about a terrible example of the
wrath of God.
The owner of the palace, some
of whose walls are shown in the
photographs, and which occupied
about two acres of ground, with its
many’ chambers grouped around
inne: courts, "did more," says the
Bible itself, "to provoke tha Lord
God of Israel to anger than all the
kings of Israel that were before
him."
His fundamental offense was In
marrying Jezebel, the daughter of
an idolatrous king, and herself a
worshipper of Baal, who steam
rollered the enemies of her religion
with a cold nerve that would have
made even a national committee
man's teeth chatter. It is true
that the other side had set her
some examples, for Elijah took her
prophets, and "brought them down
to lite brook Kishon. and slew
them there." When Jezebel heard
of this she sent to Elijah a mes
sage. which, from the point of
view of literary effectiveness of ex
pression. must be regarded as one
of the most blood-curdling threats
-Artistic-temperament! Yes. there
Is such a thing, but the people who
have it never know it themselves.
The one sure sign that a girl is ab
rdittelv without w hat we call tem
perament for want of a better
name, is when she starts talking
about it
And your work. poor little girl,
•ha. "artistic" work yon do so de
lightfully. what is it. tatting or wool
work,? Perhaps you make doilies
with marguerites on them, or trav
cloths with pond lillies all over the
part where Hie unoffending cups
ought to sit. or maybe you paint
panels or decorate china, all nice
work; but how can you think that
there is anything serious about it"
They praise you at home and tell
you you are "so artistic." Well,
so you are. no doubt, within the
limits. Why don't you stay in the
limits and be happy?
Some day some nice young man
will see you sitting on the porch
embroidering a bureau scarf and
he'll think. "There, she is the right
kind of a girl. No tennis for her,
no golf, no running around ail
hours of the twenty-four, but .just
a nice, quiet, neat, gentle, little soul
who'll love to darn socks and look
pleasant while she's doing it." \nd
he'll speak Io vain w ith a new not
in his voice, and all at once con'll
see v hat nice eyes h- has and how
broad his shoulders are. and you'll
foreef a!! about the 'artiftie t"tn- i
House."
ever uttered. "So let the gods do
to me. and more also, if I make
not thy life a? the life of one of
them by tomorrow, about this
time."
Elijah, who had just performed a
marvelous meteorological feat by
putting an end to a three-year
drouth, quailed at that threat, and.
in the language of the scriptural
writer, "when he saw that (the
queen's message), ho arose and
went for his life."
Rut the ful anger of the Lord
was not excited against Ahab and
Jezebel until the incident of the
vineyard occurred. When Ahab
told his relentless wife that Na
both refused absolutely to sell his
inheritance to suit the royal pleas
ure, Jezebel took charge of the
affair herself. She trumped up false
charges against Naboth, got some
rascals to swear to them and then
had the unfortunate man stoned to
death, by due process of law.
Then back, came Elijah with a
message to Ahab from the Lord
God of Israel: "In the place where
the dogs licked the blood of Na
both shall dogs lick thy blood, even
thine!”
It all came out according to the
. words of Elijah's message, but the
wicked queen, strangely enough,
long survived the husband she had
ruined, although she, too. finally
felt the vengeance of Jehovah, for
she was thrown from her palace
window, and when the dogs were
through those who went to bury
her found onlv hones.
perament" and the things that go
with it.
You'll find yourself walking up
the aisle of a quiet little church
some day to the old. old song the
organ sings, and your liftle head
will be whirling around and a-oiind
with happiness, and you will have
found your vocation and the best
vocation it is on earth, too
Don't envi lb- girl with the real
artistic temperament, pity her.
She'll fly farther than you. but oh,
how her wings will ache some
times!
She'll s-e th- world, she'll be
part of it. and half the time she'll
be envying you, just simple, con
tented. little wholesome you. with
all her poor, hungry heart.
Oh. yes, they're all right, the
studio teat, and the Rohemian din
ners. and the "Ait for Art's sake”
Jargon, for a while, but any one
who really grows up. grows away
from all that sort of thing some
day. and then what?
You don't belong there, little girl,
at all. Re content in your "com
fy" home, with your mot he . the
best and dear—-I friend vou'll ever
have.
And remember that HE is com
ing down the road some time, mav
be today, perhaps next week, to
round ou’ and ltd in vour lif.
*Ariisti< temperament." "> xquls
itciv mulch ! form,' forget these
foolish war .is. rnv d-a ■ 1 i11 1- git 1.
anti = '-m< -la-. eon'll |.. quit., quite
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THE HOME PAPER
The Education of the
VoE
PROSPERITY—GOVERNMENT
Prosperity Is Not 'Dependent Upon
the Election of a President
By THOMAS TAPPER.
A GOOD many earnest people
try to convince us that Pros
perity depends entirely on
who happens to be president of the
United States.
When Populism was rioting
through Kansas in 189t>. like a
cyclone, Wit'fam Allen White ;Vrote
an editorial on the movement, in
which he begged to suggest to the
Kansan that he "raise more crops
and less hell."
When citizens get down to busi
ness and raise crops. Prosperity
takes care of itself; when they
begin to raise the other thing, it is
impossible even for the president of
the United States to take care of
Prosperity.
The Crop is the thing. Any man
who devotes his days to industry
is a crop raiser. If he cares for his
money, manages himself and his
household on a wise and economic
basis, he will be prosperous. When,
by careful management, he has
been able to set aside a ten-dollar
bill for deposit in the savings bank,
.he name of the president of the
United States is not likely to enter
his mind while he is waiting for
the return of his bank book. He
is probably pleased to know that
he has so ordered his affairg as to
have the money for deposit. And
if he thinks further, he may real
ize that while Prosperity in gen
era] is talked of a great deal and
freely argued, it does him no good
until he finds the perspiration of
bard work and careful manage
ment streaming down his own face.
Devotion to Work
Gives Best, Results.
Consideraible attention has re
cently been given to the point of
view of Mrs. John H. Flagler, in
reference to labor problems in the
household. Mrs. Flagler points out
that w'hen the mistress of a house
begins to recognize a difference be
tween her servants and the furni
ture of the kitchen, there will be
less domestic friction. This all
means careful study of household
management. Politics has nothing
to do with that.
As a man intent on securing t.he
benefits of prosperity, you will real
ize that loud talk and argument
put no money in the hank. Pros
perity and Polities have a rela
tion. but you will never know much
about it until you fix the mind on
getting all the prosperity you can
OUT OF YOUR OWN INDUS
TRY.
There are countless voters in the
United States who feel that they
could run the government, but Who.
very apparently, can not run them
selves. The great value of learn
ing that government means guid-
Letters From the People
DOROTHY DIX ANO FLESH POTS.
Editor Tht* Georgian:
The vegetarian is always a fa
vorite butt Jor the wit and the
joker. His superior diet enables
him to receive the prods of the
I Philistine without an attack of
eholer. So. while enjoying the
laugh. I ask permission to correct,
some <»f the errors of your clever
contributor.
A vegetarian Is not a vegetable
arian. The former' term is derived
from the Latin word vegetus—vig
or. strength, vitality. The diet of
vegetarianism consists of fruits,
nuts, grains, roots, vegetables, eggs,
milk, cheese and butter. Some
omit the animal products, but that
is optional.
Delicious nut meats are now
made from all kinds of nuts and
almonds which contain no skin,
hone and fat to throw away, ami
whose handling and cooking give
no offen**?.
Your contributor’s ideal husband
an pi'ure. But iffe vegetarian
ism there is much moi e scope for
palate-tickling dishes, the variety
being greater, more refined, esthet
ic and subtle. And the reformed
diet creates a more sensitive sense
of taste and a finer discrimination
of flavor.
The gormandizing husband, with
his drinks, dopes and smokes,
lolling in his easy 'chair, 100 ob
fuscated to think beyond his ani
mal appetites, is not a pretty pic
ture. He is only one type, and
not likely to aid the world in get
ting forrader In the things that
matter. A more likely type to sur
vive is the one that refuses to turn
tn* stomach into a cemetery by
eating scorched corpses and avoids
all dangerous dopes, poisons and
stimulants, including the unfta
giant weed extolled bv Dorothv
Dix.
I am sure that in Atlanta there
are many ladies who have higher
Ideals of a husband than " a nice
fat gentleman, with a pink skin,”
who .-an digest "-teak a yard
square."
If "a well looked dinner" is the
main thing to "keep a man in the
snail and narrow path,” then.
1.0 , i' help .'ill such matrimonii!
' ■ .mure. ' JAMEB MELDRI M
ante, management and control lie?,
in settling down to the
of guiding, managing and control'
ing one's self.
You have your crops to raise and
your money to spend. You raid
crops by being fcusy and turning
out as much good work as lies in
you. Most men. like you. think
they know how to spend money
But they' do not. There never was
a harder thing to learn than how
to distribute the income, doing u
i with justice to yourself and all
others.
Urges Setting Aside Fund
For Needs of the Future.
Government and organizations of
men become v&ry powerful, but le:
every acre of ground in America
produce its maximum of crops, and
you will see all the rulers of the
people standing in amazement at
the vastness of prosperity’.
Likewise, let every workingman
work with all his energy, let him
learn how to govern himself, to ad
minister his family affairs, to begin
to set aside some of his earnings a a
a fund for the future, and he will
tell you without hesitation that
while it may pay to argue about
Politics and Prosperity, he. in th«
meantime, is taking care of his ow n
Prosperity, BY PRODUCING IT
The gentleman who meander"
through life looking for a windfall
or a pension is apt to get shabty
and to lose connection with thre»
meals a day. Until he comes back
he is a stray dog without a master.
What he needs is to examine the
power of the Initiative IN HIS
OWN BEHALF. He must set
things going again. The wise advi, °
of all philosophers, once expressed
in these words, "First be sure
you are right, then go ahead," H
the Initiative in its highest form
The Successful Man
Is One Who Does Things.
If you are fond of trout, it ?> in
give you only a second-hand form
of satisfaction to sit on the bank
of the stream and see another
man catch them. If you. want
them In your own frying pan. you
know what to do.
Prosperity is the same. If you
want it, go out and get it. The
fact that another man across th?
street is making good will not
cheer up your family’.
There Is a very' direct connex
ion between Prosperity and Gov
ernment. but the connection i
tirst with self-government. Mod
men are prone to wish that all
things be done for them. But
the man who wins out sees th?
joke in that platform .and begin?
io do all things for himself
SUCCESS OF NEW GAME LAW
Editor The Georgian;
Th© new game law of Georgia
has proved a success. Jesse Mei
cer. the state game warden, de
serves the honor .for this good re
sult. Not only has the law pre
lected the game and fish, resulting
in the greatest abundance of both
but the protecting machinery has
made its own expenses and l>:u
$13,801.78 in the bank Io the state -
credit.
Mr. Mercer asserts, and the sact =
bear out his assertion, that the ad
ministration of the office has been
definitely economical, not nea i
one-half of the revenues having
been expended for putting the D"
into effect and for its execution.
For this splendid result the sta ,£i
has not been taxed one cent and
the department will be able to con
tribute to the school fund, w hom ■■
the excess' of the collected fund'
goes.
Mr. Mercer calls attention to i
fact that the law has been popu
lar generally with the people, and
that only one clause has been much
- < ritieis' d— that for the protection
of field larks. He claims that lb
farmers do not like the field la>l.'
and want to have the privilege n f
shooting them out of their rrops
He also says the people in general
"ant to shoot robins about I'hrisi
mav time, whereas the law finds
no open season for robins.
The state warden stress, i l ’"
fact that while Georgia has gen
erally been in the. forefront of
other reforms for the people, she
has lagged behind in the reap, ' '
to the protection of her game and
fish until now, and that Georgia
will soon be abreast of the tini"
and of those states which have f |ir
years been giving time and thought
and money for this great refoi m.
the protection of her game and fish
While the state does not require
a report from the warden, he s
compiling an interesting and in
structive report for the aid oft: ■’
legislature in strengthening and
perfecting the law. With tin ■-
suits tuns attained in less than
two years of his administration "f
this department, it may be said
J, -sc Mercer that ho has pro' ■
himself a most efficient. ta' ,r,:
and worthy pubic servant and
< nr itloil m the thanks of 'l"' °
J<>HN W GREER
. Tifton. Ga