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Show Prevailing Opinions I Comment of th American Prow I contribute to one's own happiness and make for th good of others. New York Times. Wanted: A Policy W ar glad to learn from his own lips that the president is "studying our antitrust laws." In its policies toward collusive bidding, price-fixing, monopoly end busin regulation generally th government haa not let it right hand know what Its left band haa been doing. Ar we really going to "end monopoly" by vigorous enforcement enforce-ment of th antitrust laws? If these law bav been largely nullified by th courts, as th attorney at-torney general Bays, are w going to mak them workable by amendments? amend-ments? Are w going to try to make competition work in behalf of little lit-tle business and the consumer, or ar we going to let industry become be-come pooled and then try to regulate regu-late it? - Or are we going to enforce free competition ia some industries and governmentaJly rgult those that are exploiting natural resource, re-source, the utilitiea and certain aick industries that need government govern-ment help? Th San Francisco News. Recreation at Fifty Dr. Bernard Sachs, th eminent neurologist, lately president of the New York Academy of Medicine, in an article in Recreation advises ad-vises that (barring well-known phyaical limitations) men and women wo-men over SO should "continue doing do-ing thos thing which they have been accustomed to do" and "add a few tricks. ' This advice la based on th physiological principle that any organ ef tbe body "must be encouraged to continue con-tinue its activity if it is to function func-tion normally." Walking, he holds. Is the best form of exercise for the aging person. Golf may be continued "aa long aa you bav leg to stand en and a heart that will pump aatiafactorily." Most per tinent advice at the moment-advice moment-advice that the automobile companies com-panies should spread is : "Learn to run a car before 60." One may then continue running it without with-out being beset by doubts as to one's reaction' time and remain an independent citizen. "Do not depend upon others till you have to." . In general, "keep the mind active, the brain going." - His motto (and he ia rapidly approaching th fourscore period, for he will be SO at th beginning of tbe new year) ia, "Keep en doing, keep on planning." It will |