Show homemakers WS PAGE eit from humanity magazine we take the foA following owing food for thought and if this is true of one product we k know now it is equally so in other cases Is it any wonder that the world is in turmoil now biow when such unfair methods of doing business prevail 7 and if like to know just what the profit system does to the poor farmer who produces grapefruit and to the millions minions who would like to eat it lut but cant here is the true story told by ernie pyle authentic correspondent for the scripps howard newspapers who has just been investigating ti the situation in the rio grande valley south of texas because of an every man for himself attitude grobeis gr oveis beam to 10 cut prices the minute a deal opens the little had ai fellows have to have some cash casha and will undersell their neighbors that knocks the whole thing down 1 you and I 1 tuy LUY codr grapefruit at the grocery at so much per grapefruit but the grower sells by the ton toll upa although they have gone one up since grape grapefruit fluit have bean been down I 1 to 4 a ton this winter you cant 1 produce them for mach less than 6 a ton producing at ia 6 andl and selling at 4 is one of the shortest routes to the poorhouse I 1 know of I 1 there are approximately 1 OUO grap timit in a ton that means that at 4 the grower gets two I 1 tenths of a cent per grape grapefruit fluit 1 or a penny for ave I 1 1 I dont know low how that happens happen sl and I 1 dont know who gets the rest of that money I 1 dont know anything about it at all and I 1 wish id never brought it up but I 1 do know that citrus farmers are hard bard pressed while friends of ours n the north have quit buying grapefruit because it is so expensive and down here they feed citrus fruit to cows there is another kind of food for thought in the following turkish proverbs A thousand friends are few one ne foe many contentment is an inexhaustible treasure the courteous learns his courtesy from the discourteous egg is better than tomorrows hen he that accomplishes his ends by deceit shall render 4 up his soul with anguish satans gatans friendship reaches to the prison door the hearts testimony is stronger than a thousand witnesses it is not liy by saying honey honey that sweetness comes antol into the mouth one already wet does not fearl fear the rain I 1 victories victores attended with little advantage will ruin rather than enlarge an empire do you know that one of the greatest ways to attain happiness is to make others happy consciously ly plan and strive for the happiness of others as sincerely as you would for your own and you will tind find that in the very striving for others happiness you have found your own and oh it takes so little to make another happy often all that is needed is a pleasant smile when you meet someone a kind word to one who is discouraged or unhappy or an unselfish deed for one who needs the help if a husband or friend brings home a flower a book or any other little remembrance he knows you would like how happy you are why because the thoughtfulness and love that prompted it will call forth an answering love f from born your heart similarly if you prepare some ap peptizing peti pet izing dish of which you knowl know lie he is fond or df you have some other little surprise for him hw how it will arouse love and appreciation in him also i |