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EDITORIAL PAGE THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 20 East Alabama St.. Atlanta, Ga. Entered as second-class matter at postoffice at Atlanta, under act of March J. 187». Subscription Price—Delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week. By mail, $5 00 a year. Payable In advance. Interesting New Theory on Noses * •» st It Is Interesting. Let Us Discuss It. Here is a sugg- stion handed to the editor in regard to noses. Have you noticed, by the way, how many suggestions all men find in things that interest their CHILDREN? Editor The Georgian: Dear Sir—Here is a hunch on big- noses that rnay be useful some time, if it Isn’t too old. You remember our friend Napoleon wanted men for gen erals with big noses, because they were usually abler. I've been trying to find out why. Lately, since my small son was operated on for adenoids, I find his nose, which was formerly small, is beginning to develop rapidly. Os course, this is because he now breathes through It, and using any organ de velops it. But Isn't it barely possible that the MEN WHO HAVE BIG NOSES ARE THE NOSE BREATHERS? AND THAT THEY ARE ABLER BECAUSE THEY GET MORE AND BETTER AIR INTO THEIR LUNGS BECAUSE THEY DO BREATHE THROUGH THEIR NOSES? Sincerely, J. O. This letter is printed because all human beings are interest* ■jrin noses. ‘Whatever a man HAS he is interested in. Consequently you can be sure to attract all of your readers when you talk about blue eyes, big noses, red hair, fat or thin bodies. For the same reason you interest millions when you talk about babies. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred the man with the big nose is the able man. Go over at random a few of the very great men—Dante, Na poleon, Washington, Wagner, Voltaire- most of our everyday fa vorites —and you will find them with big noses. As we have said before, you find them with blue eyes ALWAYS. There are NO ex ceptions to the rule that the really great men have blue eyes; there ARE some exceptions to the rule about big noses. For instance, Socrates, who was very great indeed, had a very small and turned-up nose. Perhaps some accident happened to it when he was young. The Greeks thought big noses--reasonably big •—beautiful. And they thought so much of beauty that they didn’t see how it was possible for a man to be as wise as Socrates and as ugly as he was. Beethoven —-the greatest musician that has lived thus far—also had a rather small nose. Cromwell had another small nose. Speaking hastily, we should be inclined to say that great IN TELLECTUAL power goes with a big nose, and that, force of char r acter, the FIGHTING quality, goes with a small nose. Cromwell and Socrates-—the latter was really only a moral fighter, not an in tellectual one—compared with Voltaire, Dante and Napoleon, bear out this theory sufficiently well. Wo disagree with our contributor in one way. We do not think it is BREATHING that makes the nose big. It is THINKING that produces big noses. A life of prolonged study and deep mental concentration will actually change the nose of the individual to a perceptible extent — making it larger and bumpier than it would be naturally. Os course, this effect is accentuated from one general ion to another, and it is pretty safe 1o say that the man with a highly developed nose either comes from a thinking FAMILY or from a RACE that has done some thinking for a good many centuries. The pronounced noses of the .Jewish race are undoubtedly due to the four thousand years of education that they have behind them. When most of our ancestors were savages, dancing around with lit tle civilization and few clothes, the .lews already had more than two thousand years of civilized and thinking life back of them. When Solomon ruled and wrote his song, a young man could say to the young lady he admired: "Thy nose Is as the tower of Lebanon*which looketh toward Damascus.” •—Seventh chapter, fourth verse, Song of Solomon. That was meant as a compliment, not as a joke. If you have ever seen the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus we haven't you know that such a comparison would not be called complimentary in our “nez retrousse” day. Tn addition to that, the last two thousand years—during which anti-Jewish prejudice, which, having reached its climax, has been gradually dying out—has been a very thoughtful period for the Jews. Only those that could THINK could ESCAPE. Why it is that thinking should affect the nose we don’t pretend to say. Os course, even in the animal world you will notice that the mental operations seem reflected in the face. For instance, the eagle-—with his very tine beak, his savage, determined tempera ment —has a very different physiognomy from that of a canary bird, or an honest egg laying hen. We must remember that it doesn't do to judge a man EN TIRELY by his nose. Very often the nose—which originally indi cated thought or concentration of purpose keeps its shape long after the thinking has ended and after the purpose has melted. For instance, von can find in Europe an elaborate collection of princes and princesses with magnificent inherited noses -and among them all there is not enough real thought, energy or concentration to make one single street peddler a success. Our friend thinks that he has solved the nose question, as he explains in his memorandum sent to the editor The strongest man is the one that has the best blood; the one that has the best blood is the one that breathes the greatest quantity of fresh air getting his blood most thoroughly oxygenized the biggest nose gets the most air. etc. It is a good idea to encourage, anyhow Anything that will make people take deep breaths, leave their windows open, and get into their lungs the fresh air so plentifully supplied about the only thing that we get for nothing -must do good. Those very lazy fish called ’■suckers,” that country boys pull up from the muddy bottoms of stagnant ponds, are the only animal as foolish as the human being that neglects his fresh-air supply Thesucker.it he chose, could come up out of the mud and fill l,g gills with good air, as the other fish do. Instead of that, he digs down in the mud. and his flesh isn’t tit to eat it is even worse than that ot the cattish that stays in the mud all winter. If our contributor’s idea will stop a few of his fellow-creatures being like the sucker in the pond mud, he will do good. It will Ma Iso do good to get people to thinking even about their noses. It is think a- all The Atlanta Georgian The Worship of Military Glory Can Honor Set a Leg? No. Or An Arm? No. What Is That Honor? Air. By GARRETT P. SERVISS. rp HIS photograph is unusually I well worth looking at and thinking about, and that for two reasons. In the first place, the man in the dark coat and the em broidered cap, who is fastening a cravat on the collar of the white coated man before him, is General Lyautey, the commander of the French army tn Morocco, who is regarded as the best soldier that France now possesses, and whose countrymen would feel easier in their minds if they were sure that he had a spark of the genius of the first Napoleon. They HOPE he has got It. for they think that it may be needed —not in Morocco, but at home. Re cently a call has been made upon the French government to furnish General Lyautey with plenty of re inforcements, whether he demands them or not, in order that he may make quick work with the African trouble, and then get back upon French soil, which he may have to defend against a foe that is ah ways dreaded. There is no doubt that many Frenchmen would sleep more soundly if that man were at home, with a compact army ready to obey him. You must have the historic imagination to enable you to under stand this feeling; you must recall what happened to France, more than a hundred years ago, when General Bonaparte was away in Egypt, with no means of quickly getting back again. The second reason which gives particular interest to the photo graph before us is of a different na ture. tt arises from the fact that this is a representation of war in one of Its wheedling moods, such as we are not familiar with in Amer ica. It is the cunning serpent of military glory charming its victims. The ceremony upon which we look is the bestowal of the decoration of the famous Legion of Honor, which was established by Napoleon to in flame the zeal of tils officers and soldiers. If in this ease it is not IK-rformed on the battlefield itself, as happened so often In Napoleon’s time, at least It takes place on the field of war. within view of serried ranks of men, who tomorrow rnay be called tq>on to fight and to sur render their lives for the glory of their country—or of their lead- General Erulard is being decorat ed witli the magic "cravate.” These decorations have a wonderful In fluence in Europe. Our practical minded American officers and sol diers are not very fond of show ing themselves with their breasts covered with glittering medals and staring ribbons (If they happen to have any), but on the old continent where war is in the daily thoughts of the people, it is different. Any where in a European street you en- I he Rearing of American Children By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Copyright, 1912, by American-Journal-Examiner. YOU may he happy in the thought that you are pro gressive. You are interested in everything which can help the world along. You study political economy, you believe in equal rights; you are a good economical housekeeper; you are a cultured woman, and you take an active part in all move ments which trend toward social betterment. But what part are you taking in the bringing up of your children? American children have the repu tation abroad of appalling 111 man ners.. It is almost universally mer ited. Mother's Training Lacking. On board a large ocean liner (the passenger list composed of many nationalities) four children at a ta ble in the dining room were notice able for their bad breeding. They were handsome children. well dressed and carefully groomed. But they laughed loudly, stared at neighboring tables, made audible comments upon people, whispered and pointed, and giggled, until some of the other passengers called the attention of the head steward to their annoying peculiarities, and they were requested to behave themselves in a seemly manner. These children were from Amer ica, and the most offensive of the four was the twelve-year-old daughter of an American banker. They had been given governesses, tutors, schooling and travel bene fits, but they had never received the refined training of a wise moth er. Otherwise, they could not have shown such vulgar and offensive traits. Children are born mere hungry little animals. They have no way of knowing what is good taste, and what is kind, and what is graceful ami agreeable, unless thex ar* taught bx their elders. All refined manners are things of growth, from the animal state to the higher hu- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1912. i i kt I UT II k ilk w r I Jra > r ri its GENERAL ERULARD, ON LEFT, AND GENERAL LYTUTEY. counter a general with his clothes loaded with flashing metal and gaudy colors, like an African chief man state. It has been a thing of slow evolution. Our remote ancestors all ate ravenously and used their hands to tear food into morsels. They smacked their lips, and made loud sounds and drank noisily. They flung their limbs about ungrace fully and picked their tpeth with thorns or slivers, and they did not hesitate to slap and bite and kick one another when angry, as ani mals do. Gradually, an Idea dawned upon these more highly developed crea tures that there was such a thing as behavior, and that it was some thing for which to strive —some- thing better than mere impulse. So through eons of time good manners developed, and the more delicate and gracious the manners, the farther away the tnan iij from the purely animal state. Mere conventions, mere formal ceremonies, do not indicate good manners. Good manners are the re sult of an unselfish desire to avoid annoying others and to give pleas ure to one's associates. Children should be taught these things from the time they are able to sit upon a mother’s knee. They should be taught that their hands are not to pull and tear the moth er's hair, or gown, or slap her face or otherwise be offensive. The Duty of Parents. A little dog can be taught that he must not jump on people, and put his paws on their laps; it re quires a very short time to train the average puppy in this manner. So a small child can be taught to be gentle if the mother cares to give the time and effort. And as the child soon understands language, it Can b» trained by tender, sweet counsels to show courtesy in all the little dally matters of life It is the habit of most Ameri can children to dispute with their elders, and flatly to contradict In argument. In European countries such u thing is almost unknown. in his war panoply. And instead of exciting laughter or derision, he arouses admiration and envy. American children COMMAND their parents to fetch and carry ob jects for pleasure and rarely say thank you unless reminded. It is an easy matter to teach a small child to say “Pardon me, but I think you have made a mistake,” where the child is confident, to an elder or a companion who has made a mistake in relating some incident. Every child has a right to express its opinion, that is the way child ish minds expand; but when they say, "That's no such thing,” "No you didn't, either," and the parent allows the Hat contradiction to pass as a proof of the child's smartness, then a great American evil is being countenanced and abetted. Mother Can Easily Teach. American children are rarely taught to listen respectfully to their elders They w histle, sing and in terrupt. and walk away In the midst of conversation without making an apology. Boys sit in the pn sem e of older people who stand; they rush into and out of a room where there is conversation or music, with no apology and usually unrebuked. Proper attitudes of body, proper position of growing young limbs, proper handling of table utensils, the retirement to the private room for use of toothpick or attention to the person in any way—these are a few of the many things which it is the mother’s duty to teach her children early and continually. Any woman, however poor and humble, can instruct her children to be gentle mannered, courteous, and refined in voice and deport ment. if she realizes the value of good manners in the world. Good manners, without educa tion. wit! pass many a man and woman through the world and into good society: but education with out good manner- will only enlarge a human beings opportunity to be oh' : f e to his fellow men. r THE HOME PAPER Thomas Tapper Writes on How to Build a Fortune B & No. 8 Small Bonds and What They Mean to a Wage Earner as an In vestment. By THOMAS TAPPER. i, IT has already been pointed out that safety of principal means comparatively small interest re turns. The best types of savings banks pay from three and a half to four per cent. This means that, in states like New York and Massa chusetts, the bank takes in the money of the public, invests it in ways prescribed by the law, and from its earnings pays the ex penses of its business and its in terest rate. Hence, the bank has to earn more than it pays its deposi tors. The Lesson of Thrift. Os late, much has been written about the thrift of the French peo ple, of their custom of buying bonds in small denominations, and of the enormous amount of capi tal so invested. If the French peo ple had the privilege of depositing money in savings banks as can be done in America, with safety and at four per cent or thereabouts, they would probably not purchase so many bonds. But the lesson of thrift exempli fied by the French has led to the offering by certain bankers of bonds of small denomination, but prin cipally of SIOO each. These bonds pay from three and a half to six per cent. A few bonds are issued in denominations of SSO, and some municipal bonds (generally yielding around four per cent) can be bought in denominations as small as $lO. The question arises: Shall the wage earner who has saved a hun dred dollars that is earning four per cent withdraw it from the bank and buy a bond that pays five per cent or six per cent? 11. Assuming the wage earner is slowly adding to his savings bank deposit, say a few dollars per month, and that he proposes to let his fund increase for a number of years, it seems wiser for him not to change his investment. Four per cent compound interest, over a pe riod of twenty years, is approxi mately equal to six per cent simple interest over the same period. Save the Interest. If the wage earner would save the interest from a bond he could better this result. But while a bond is easy to buy, it offers some elements of trouble to one not ac customed to it. To begin with, a bond should not be kept in the house. Next, the wage earner who exchanges SIOO A Monument Erected to Five thousand negroes who have been visiting in Atlanta during the last few days have made a record for deportment which should stand as a monument to their race. Not a single visitor has been in any trouble here serious enough to attract the attention of the authorities. The police report that at no time during the convention of' Odd bellows, which was the occasion for the visitors being here, have they been called on to arrest or even discipline a stranger. The Atlanta negroes have every reason to feel proud of their guests, and. at the same time, to hold up their conduct as a model to guide those of their race who’are less inclined to fol low the quiet and orderly path so strictly adhered to by the Oild Fellows. IMv y ♦ jgMg- ;:, c F I ' ' F if' ' jllilßl for a 6 per cent bond is. by the very nature of his exchange, in creasing his risk. If, however, he is desirous of being a bondholder, he should con sult with tlie officers of the savings bank where he deposits his money and be guided by their advice as to the safety of the bond he is offered. Better still, let him get the advice of a business man of integrity also; particularly of one who has no interest in the bond. If they find no objection to it as a security, lie may consider his principal safe. H» has then only to cut off his cou pons every six months and deposit them, as cash, in the savings bank He has still to provide himself with a safe place to keep the bond. He should have it registered in hi name, if possible, but he should not trust It to the safety of a bureau drawer. The benefit to him of the bond over the savings bank investment is the amount of interest. Benjamin Franklin had a precept that, if the money saver follows, will ultimate ly make him well-to-do. The precept reads thus: Money makes money. But the money money makes, makes more money. Don’t Waste the Interest. 1 his means: Never spend your interest. Add It to your principal. It is surprising how rapidly inter est accumulates to increase princi pal. This is the oasis or tne legiti mate growth of savings. If the small bondholder can resist ‘be temptation to spend the amount of the semi-annual coupons, he will become a true economist. But if he can not resist spending what seems to’come so easily he will not move forward very rapidly. If you buy a small bond, follow these rules: 1. Get the best advice possible as to its safety. - 2. Do not spend the interest. De posit it in the bank. 3. Keep the bond in a safe place. A safety deposit box, costing four or five dollars a year, will be nec essary. In this you can put all val uable papers you may have, and they will be perfectly safe. 4. The higher the Interest rate on a bond the more closely you must question the safety of the princi pal. 5. Select a tax-exempt bond if possible. 6. Once again—Don't waste the interest.