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EDITORIAL RAGE
he Atlanta Georgian
THE HOME RARER
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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What You Can't Do NOW, You
Can Never Do.
There Is No Such Thing as a To-morrow T hat Is to Do Won
ders. To-morrow Means NEVER. It Is a Word of Failure.
(Copyright, 1913.)
Don’t plan for anything to-morrow, unless you ARE WORK
ING AT THAT THING TO DAY.
A picture on this page shows you one of a million young
men who say ‘ ‘ I will make a start to-morrow.
There is no such start, there is no such to-morrow.
If you can’t work to-day, you can’t work to-morrow.
If you can’t begin the thing to-day, you can NEVER begin it.
To morrow is a word that in every language means NEVER.
It means self-deception, disappointment, idleness, lack of purpose.
When a thought comes to you, get at it.
Don’t say to yourself, “I will do that sometime; perhaps to
morrow. ’ ’
Make a note of the idea, think it over, plan for it, BEGIN IT.
If you can’t start it now, you never can do it.
The thing to do is to work to-day, and to keep working to
morrow and every other day.
Keep your mind on to-day, devote the hours of to-day TO
THE WORK OF TO DAY.
Then when to-day’s working hours are over, and you have
actually done all that you can in those hours of work, permit
yourself, if you choose, to think of plans and dreams for the fu-
Demain, Morgen, Manana, Domani
ture.
There is not a young man in the country without some good
idea, some good plan, some earnest hope in his mind.
But the curse of a million is, that the plan, the idea, is to
take form and become real TO MORROW.
Get away from that to-morrow habit.
You need not take literally the advice, “Live as though this
were to be your last day. ’ ’ A man who starts a house must be
lieve that he has days in which to finish it.
The thing to do IS TO START THE HOUSE TO DAY, and
let the to-morrows take care of their work.
We print this picture because it seems, in the attitude of the
man sitting under the tree, to typify the attitude of a great many
American young men, and to give a needed rebuke.
If you are sitting like this boy, with your arms folded, your
feet together and your head down, jump up, throw back your
shoulders, take a long breath, and start now up that hill that leads
to success.
Pity this poor “futurist’’ of failure. He is the futurist of
to-morrow, the futurist of the plan that will never become real
action. He is as dismal a failure in his way as those poor so-called
“futurists’’ who invented what they call a new style of art, and
have only succeeded in being unusually hideous.
Don’t BAKE Your Baby= =
Many Mothers Do It
Hese Is Common Sense Advice from the Chicago Health De
partment. Read It. Profit by It.
Copyright. 1913.
There are too many “BAKED” babies in this world. Every
where you see unfortunate little babie3 suffering with the heat,
dressed in woolen or in stiff, starched clothing that adds to their
sorrow, babies better suited to the arctic regions than to a hot
summer day in a hot city.
Many mothers need the advice which is given and repro
duced here. The two pictures are from a bulletin issued by the
Chicago Health Department.
This little tot it comfortable and
happy when the Summer days are
hst. He is dressed right to stand
tfo heat.
THE BABY IN
A baby can be more comfort
able In hot weather than an
adult, but few of them arc.
The pernicious and senseless
habit of dressing a baby In flan
nels and endless frills und fan
cies on hot summer days Is such
a common practice among moth
ers of certain nations I ities that
scores of babies sre literally
baked to death during the sum
mer months.
Xhirlhg the very hot weather
babies should wear only a diaper
and a thin gauze shirt. If under
IfcU months of age, an abdominal
This unhappy little codger is all
fussed up and as a result he Is hot
and uncomfortable. He is dressed
wrong for hot day*.
SUMMERTIME.
binder of thin flannel and light-
knitted booties may be worn,
these being advisable only when
ordered by your doctor.
These few clothes are all that
are needed, but they must lie
kept clean, soiled garments ly
ing promptly removed.
Never replace a used diaper on
a baby without flrst washing It.
Wetted or soiled diapers must lie
washed with as little delay as
IKWslble, using hot water la
which a little soda has been dis
solved. litnse well and see that
they are perfectly dry before
All these words mean the same thing. They mean TO-MORROW, and they mean FAILURE.
This young man says, “I’ll make a start to-morrow.” And he never starts. There are a million like him
sitting, waiting for the “to morrow” that never comes. (SEE EDITORIAL.)
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In Real Life
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using again.
All clothing should lie loose
and so adjusted as to ]>ermlt
free motion of the legs and arms.
Never put starched, stitf or un
comfortable clothes on a baby.
Having dressed your baby cor
rectly, now see that you place
the child where it will get fresh
outdoor uir. l'ut it la a shaded
place on the porch and cover Its
resting place with mosquito net
ting to prevent flies from annoy
ing and possibly Infecting It.
Never keep a baby in the kitchen
when you are cooking or wash
ing. When the child mus{ be In
the house keep it near an open
window in the cleanest und cool
est room.
In very hot weather give your
baby a sponge bath two or three
times a day, using lukewarm
water In which a little salt has
been dissolved, or you may use
a little alcohol Instead of the
salt. Never give these baths im
mediately after feeding; better
give them before feeding. Take
especial care to des-use the body
creases and dry thoroughly. If
you use talcum powder lie sure
It is the best and the unscented
kind.
Rational dressing, fresh air
and cleanliness will do much to
keep your baby In good physical
condition and will go a long
ways, toward enabling it to sur-
vhe the summer dangers.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Writes on
Culture
Women, No Matter How High
ly Accomplished They May
Be, She Says, Lack Real Cul
ture if They Allow Evil Tem
per, Evil Speaking, Selfish
ness and Uncharitableness to
Grow Into Their Nature.
Written for The A.tlanta Georgian
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright, 1913, by Star Company.
P ERHAPS there is no word
more frequently misused
than the word Culture.
We often hear a woman spoken
of as highly cultured.
But in what does her culture
consist?
She may speak several lan
guages; she may play several In
struments; she may be able to
talk understanding^’ of the arts
and sciences; she may kno' much
of the customs of many lands,
but still she may LACK REAL
CULTURE.
If she .is allowing the weeds of
evil temper, evil speaking, self
ishness and uncharitableness to
grow in her nature, she is not
cultured.
That always means that the
earth of that land is carefully
tilled, and that every weed is re
moved; every ugly thing banish
ed, and every beautiful and use
ful and valuable thing is fer
tilized, dug about, encouraged
and helped to grow.
So it is with the mind.
A Cultivated Person.
Unless ungracious and unlovely
traits are removed, and all the
virtues cultivated, mere educa
tion which comes from books and
travel and the possession of
money can never 1 ake r. cultured
person.
What constitutes a cultivated
personality? What is it that up
lifts character and beautifies con
duct? _
The answer to both questions
can be found in the advice Bud
dha gave his pupils five hundred
years before Christ was born:
“Do nothing to another that you
would not have done to you,” and
by Christ’s improved rendition
of the motto: “Do unto others as
you would that they should do
to you.”
There is no higher phase of
culture, and there is nothing
which beautifies conduct and
character like the practical and
perpetual use of the Golden Rule
in daily life.
The majority of people regard
the keeping of the Ten Com
mandments as a literal fulfillment
of that rule’s obligations; but
one who contemplates its entire
meaning realizes that it applies
to every trivial act of daily life
and necessitates culture as well
as morality.
The loud, jarring voice, the un
controlled temper, the neglect of
bodily cleanliness and disregard
of dress—all these things break
A FEUDIST is a gentleman
with a gun on the lookout
for another similarly
equipped. He who shoots first
lives longest.
^wo horsemen riding over a
mountain road in the Cumberlands
came to an obstruction. They
jumped down, picked it up and
tossed it to one side.
The obstruction was a man who
had been put out of business by
a blow on the head with the butt
of a gun.
When he came to he crept up
among the trees and had it out
with himself. Then he crawled
back home cautiously. After a
day or two he disappeared.
For ten months he Avent to
school. After a while We added
seven other months to these ten.
Equipped with seventeen
months’ education, he became the
president of a college.
One day when his sohooling
was over he called a meeting of
the feudists in the Cumberlands.
One group sat, sullen and armed,
at his right. Their enemies, just
as sullen and as well armed, sat
at his left.
He made a plea to them for
the sake not of themselves, but
of their children; a plea to give
the little ones a chance to learn
something, to forget the enmity
of the feud spirit, and to be able
to go out from the mountains as
useful men and \vomen.
It was a new idea to these feud
followers, but the man’s eloquence
prevailed to the extent that the
tw o leaders of the clans arose and
shook hand9.
With a bit of land and fifty
dkillai* the man began to build
the Golden Rule, because they
are not what we would wish
others to do; therefore, we have
no right to do them.
A "cultivated personality” in
cludes cleanliness, neatness, a
certain conformation to the cus
toms of the day, or of art, in
dress; a w’ell modulated voice, an
attentive manner in listening to
others, a well poised body, a di
rect and easy carriage and walk,
and a pleasant, agreeable expres
sion of countenance.
Haughty, Cold Demeanor.
The haughty, disdainful and
cold demeanor is incompatible
with culture.
Only the vulgarian with an
outward veneer of polish,
“puts on airs.” The really
cultured, like the really great
souls of earth, are always af
fable and simple and natural.
That quality which most up
lifts and beautifies character is
consideration of others and obey-
ance of one’s own highest in
stincts.
The man who is considerate of
his fellow men pays his debts
promptly, does not endeavor to
“beat” his neighbor in a bar
gain, does not haggle over prices,
and is tolerant of others’ politi
cal and religious ideas.
He is kind and affectionate in
his family, appreciative of his
wife and children, and patient
and thoughtful with those in his
employ.
All these homely virtues “up
lift and beautify character.”
Without them the most heroic
and brilliant deeds can not make
an admirable human being.
‘ ‘ Cultivated Personality. ’ ’
The woman who wishes to pos
sess a “cultivated personality"
and a beautiful character must
keep her engagements, pay her
social and financial obligations,
shun gossip and harsh criticism,
suit her dress and her amuse
ments to her Income, keep her
home orderly and attractive, and
herself a pleasure to the eye, ear
and heart.
The path to character build
ing is a long one; there is no
short cut.
It requires continual watch
fulness, continuaUself-control, to
travel that path.
But it is a way which grows
more beautiful, and the world
seems more interesting and life
sweeter each year as we advance,
when the goal of a beautiful
character is our aim.
the college with his own hands.
There were plenty of heartaches
and discouragements, but no want
of trust. Then the college began
to be a real thing, visible to the
eyes of men.
That was ten or twelve years
ago. To-day the college educates
about six hundred people annual
ly. Little children, young men and
women, fathers and mothers come
from all parts of the mountains,
eager to get an education.
The man who has done all this
has never taken a penny in pay,
He does his work as a distributer,
and therefore has no need to take
an anxious thought.
Thirty cents a day will bring
one of these mountain people to
the college and will pay for
board, lodging and education.
Less than sixteen cents a day will
pay for it all if the farm about
the school can supply the stu
dent with an opportunity to work
to the extent of fourteen cents.
The man who has done all this
is J. A. Bums, of Oneida, Ken
tucky.
He was one of the flrst to see
that the m&untain problem was to
be met only by the most practical
form of Vocational Training, and
and he has given a living demon
stration of the truth of his idea.
He saw dearly that not only
did these people need knowledge,
but that they needed the kind of
knowledge which they could ap
ply in the dally work of their
hands.
And he has wrought a remark
able transformation among them.
Educate a human being to do
work well, to take pleasure in tb*
doing of It, and efficiency la es-
1 taidiahad.
Vocational Training Applied
By THOMAS TAPPER.