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Show C... THIS 1 Once Is a story without a moraL a great magazine commit-stone- me to do an article about a '.a e man who was at the head It tAj la of a business enterprise capitalized Fear, one of man's greatest eneat many millions of dollars. It mies and the root of much evil overseemed like an easy assignment whelming the adult, acquires all too and yet more than a month elapsed a growth In childhood. Yet Middle Age and Painleti before the story was assembled. DentUtry. hardy of the current Issue of the readers There was a reason. Although be CITY. Parents' Magazine are reminded by Is lucky when he breaks 1()0 CULVER at nearing middle Psychologist Rhoda F.acmelster that golf, this man once had made a hole In one. So he spent the eve- age the age when you begin If fear had no survival value, It to exchange your emotions for would not have persisted to the denings talking about that ace. gree It has; that a little fear Is an "Why shouldn't I talk about it?" symptoms it's gratifying to excellent thing to keep humans out he asked each time I tried to hear a New York scientist has of danger. It Is caution and forechange the subject. "Suppose I am hit on a formula for really sight, the habit of going slowly and the head of a million-dolla- r corporapainless dentlsty. If he's right, the thinking when In doubt that father tion. So are lots of other people, but and here his voice always operation will only begin to hurt and mother should spare no effort to when you get the develop In their offspring. took on a new note "how many bill. was Time Fears come and go. Mrs. Bacmels-te- r people ever made a hole in one?" 1 when you could There was no use In pointing out admits It Is easier to know wbat onto hang your to do for a timid child than to unthat holing out In one stroke from stately ruins until derstand where the fears come from the cup was a mutter of luck and there was English In the first place, bnt says It Is Imthat the odds are perhaps a milon Ivy growing lion to one that It can happen to portant to find out. Her anaylsis I them. Nowadays, Identifies several varieties of fears. A him again. It was a triumph that no matter what set him apart from others, he could Baby cries at the sight of a floatalls you, they talk about It and be happy. No ing duck In his tub. Why? Because teeth, once he lost his balance In the bath your theorist could take that away from which Is a mistake while d him. watching ducky. to begin with, beSomehow even though this often runs from a salamander. Bobby cause I never yet "Shame on Is tabbed as a world given over Irvin S. Cobb. Bobby," cried mother, forsaw an pho I to much vain regrets the fuss she makes when anygetting suspect tograph that was And flattering. that there are numerous others comes towards her. the next thing you know, you've a thing crawling who feel the same way. a fear that comes from conHere's taste In your mouth like a drugtagion. Small Susie's afraid to go to gist's dishrag; and your face looks bed In the dark. The chances are and Memories His Job like an buckskin this Is a direct suggestion fear Incompurse, with the draw-strinEx-Pu- g duced, perhaps, by mother who cauAre Enough for ing undone; and, on the inside, tions Susie against doing so and so feMs as empty as a haunted house; lest "the hooerey man" catch her. Not so long ago I passed the ofStill, getting the upper plate from Mrs. Bacmeister remarks : "It Is fice of a great newspaper. At the a mail order house has Its a to both cruel and warp side entrance where trucks were stupid Ilot soup no longer gathered to carry away the first makes blisters In the palate. Just child's character by making fear the emotion that controls him ; It Is a reeditions, a tall man was standing, a slight smell of burning rubber pressive and Inefficient control at cap tugged down over cauliflowered that's all. best" ear. As the match flared to light In order to help the child get rid his cigarette, It revealed his twistA True Maker of Melodies. of unreasoning fears, the psycholoed nose. gave a dinner here to the gist suggests replacing the old assoI had not seen him for years, had THEY of desperately poor Immi- ciation with a new and pleasant one wondered what had happened to a modest, kindly little man and urges calm reassurance when a him. We stood there In the shad- grants, who started life as a singing waiter child Is frightened. "Never rush nor ows and talked about a career that In a The dinner Bowery once had been revealed in the says she. "Take it easy 1" swoop,1 celebrated his silver Jubilee as a We learn from the lady who knows brightest light of the headlines. maker of melodies. It has been that among the more Immediate and "Are you un'Kid," I said. Just 25 years since he set the toes less abstract reasons for a child's happy? Do you wish you had It to of the nation to tingling with "Al- anxiety attitudes and nervous ten do all over again, so that you exander's Ragtime Band." be a champion?" might I can think of an occasional popThe tall man grunted, then ular composer, who might be deme reddened at eye- fined as a through peered person who has a good lids that had come Into contact and memory hopes no one else has; with thudding fists all too often In Just as now and then but this Is those later days when the shadows a trade secret v you strike a writTaf5rirrB3rr3i i ii were creeping persistently about him. er who Is getting by not because he "Hugh, you sports writers think Is such a good writer, but because of the darnedest things," he an- he has been such a close reader. swered. "I got a Job, ain't I? And But for Irving Berlin, It may be I was pretty good when I was tip said that his lyrics are his own and ll there, wasn't I? Pure I was. his airs are his own and his Ideas tell you that." are his own. Maybe that's why his He paused. Perhaps he was Is so good It renot so far tuneful output thinking about a past flects the spirit of an authentic distant. Then he pursel thick Hps creator, a genuine minstrel bard. and hit a target ten foot away. "Well then," he said. "Why The Great Republican Hope. should I be unhappy? Even If I NEVER thought the stocks that wasn't champion and even if it Is I licked the desert and the ApaI most lick could that quite likely ches would be slackers, but neither of these muggs who're around to- In Arizona nor In New Mexico can I smacked over of It? what day, I find trace of an anesthetic Presithat's some of the best, and enough boom for any home-grow- n for any man. You can't have every, dential statesman. On the other hand, the thing." Is reported good. Since most people have forgotten sheep crop Maybe It's Just as welL Already about him anyhow there Is no renl more than one fareason why his name should be hid- there has been boom that reminded me son vorite den under the title of "Kid." But of a new trunk store on a side a promise Is a promise, and so street you know, the kind that always opens with a grand self-mad- tinder ,Inor8 s5 1 i g Mr iO Wr0ng.-- fl ,1 ! ll Moment tnnt.. e NeW Tork Post WNU Service. liile Cops Chased im, Frank HE class In thinks sion the most harmful is "the children's radio program In which voices are keyed up and sound effects used to give the Impression of, Intense, usually terrifySays Mrs Bacmeister, ing emotion. mincing no words: "This fear Impression the youngsters get only too well. The entirely unsuitable emotional strain disorganizes tholr nerves. They have bad dreams, restless sleep, are persistently timid rather than panic stricken at any one specific situation. Par- thrlll-mongerin- history. Acid-Indigesti- - I turf. One year, while the were conducting a nation-d- e $earch for him, he raced a on the Tennessee ring of horses win-iicks, and even rode a few gentle-e- n in races open only to jockeys. gen-irme- s n after he had adjusted cer-ibanking, railroad and ho:nl-ti- e matters with the state of he became an eminent bet-nFor several commissioner. asons he operated at Old Gutten-arcourse near VVehawken and jndled wagers for some of the lost distinguished Improvers of the Later, Mis-mr- till g teed. ITod Sloan, probably the obtest all American Jockeys, weighed isj than 60 pounds when he rode track. It first race on an important 'uIIoruiB Ural fafa' the first of the American javywelght champions (this whs the bare knuckle days) was an aned convict from Australia. One y his noted contemporaries ended for Iraaediitti 'or Hut Git One of ifldi,rtat ne, wnti 1M blir IEHIES l, MKYX? JlOAOWA 'CBEET Pnti, cm htfuIlTilf k jail after killing a policeman. A third spent years In jail for and assault but was released o that he might fight a Brooklyn Bolitician for the title. Bob Fitzsimmons fought for the rst time in 1880 when he knocked ut four opponents to win an elim- iiation tournament and become Amateur Champion of New Zea- nd." His last fight was In 1914. n tne meanwhile he had been eavyweight champion of the world 'or two years and middleweight for six. rob-fer- !hampion Single Sculler Also the Tiniest Tas 3.00 I Edward Ilanlan, probably' the greatest single sculler who ever lived, aisio was one of the smallest. He was nve feet eight Inches and rowed best when weighing lj2 pounds. Hanlan came from Toronto, was one of the best liked prsnien of all time, and was piled "Canada's Boy In Blue." l'hat last was because he always faced lu a blue shirt and cap. The first recorded International oat race participated In by American oarsmen took place In 1824 Hoboken. Then four New York Harbor men easily beat a picked Jtrew from the Thomas. More than J0,0OO people witnessed the race nd later the winners presented jtheir boat to General Lafayette. Walter Okeson, chairman of the ntercollegiate rules committee hich looks down upon such on nowadays, was one of earliest professional football jpe P'ayer. in the late 90s, when the Pay for play business was not as el organized as now. he olaved ith the Latrobe (Pa.) club. Frnnk Ives, one of the most of billiard champions, also starred as a basebnll catcher, hike r"ler, roller skater and horseman. car-flin- ''flupg his keen ejeslfcht was the mnsl n rpni!irlto.i i.... .h "HOIB vi nil, lIM'Utl. recall that, when at the ' rrncic watching horses line up "a'f a tniio away, he could spot "is colors Instantly, while his companions PpPre( vaInIj tnrol)(;h ngn. WhiPpets, most famous of rae-'ndogs, came lnt0 exi5tence 100 ye'r ago when English fanciers crossed a terrier with a fl greyhound. o' them, Capperbank, once "shed 200 yards In eleven and a ne hj,f seconds. Altlmngh he always hit, threw "(J did almost everything Babe Ruth continues to his name with his rl:ht paw. ,r 1924 the University of North Carolina basketball team led for ,hrty-onminutes (plus a few "conds) of th forty minutes of But the Tar Heels lost by to University of Mississippi. left-"""- e fl- -al self-mad- ents who care for their children' wholesome emotional development will not permit exploitation of their sensibilities. Children should be kept as free as possible of all forma from whatever of source. Peace Is their birthright n Away on Amazingly Fast Relief Now from "Acid Indigestion" Over' Indulgence, Nausea, y prank James, brother and partmore celebrated Jesse, !r of the a lona and successful career on ABSOLVES OTHERS One thing to be said la favor of e the man who boasts he Is la that he absolves everyone also from blame. Here's Very Fast Way to "Alkalize" f James Star of Turf as PEACE BIRTHRIGHT, OF CHILD; BANISH ... FEAR FROM MIND what and Upsets Three-year-ol- y you want really quick relief IFfrom an upset or painful 6tomach condition arising from acidity following smoking, mixtures of food3 or 8timulanU just try this: over-eatin- g Take 2 teaspoonfuls of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia in a 2 full glass of water. OR Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Tablets, the exact equivalent of the liquid form. This acts almost immediately to alkalize the excess acid in the stomach. Neutralizes the acids that cause headaches, nausea, and indigestion pains. You feel results at once. if you are a Try it AND s. bar-roo- frequent sufferer from "acid stomach," use Phillips' Milk of Magnesia SO minutes after meals. You'll forget you have a stomachl When you buy, see that any box or bottle you accept is clearly marked "Genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia." SIGNS WHICH OFTEN INDICATE "ACID STOMACH" PAID HFIfl FEELING SLEEPIESSKESS EAT1NJ OF WEAKNESS IH0I6UII0N APfEIItE SOUt M9UTH NAUSEA LOSS OF FREQUENT ACIDITY STOMACH HEADACHES i J m i i Ffsiwdfc ih rflr nt linei or in i Any-body- clos-Ing-o- Medals Couldn't Take Away Thorpe's Victories Let us try again. There Is the ' story of the Indian who won a at the trunkful of medals and cups Olympic games In 1912. Later it was discovered that he had played while competing against these amateurs of all nations. He was ordered to return his prizes. Newspapers of the day carried tearful columns about this decision of the overlordj of amateur sport Friends attempted to sympathize with him over the loss of awards greater than those that ever had come to any athlete. Jlra Thorpe peered through beady eyes, noted all this hullabaloo and was genuinely surprised. "What are you making so much of a fuss about?" he asked the mourners. "Yeah, I know those cups and things looked pretty and they would have been nice to have around the house, but what of It?" "Yes, Jim," his well meaning "But think of friends persisted. what those things meant. They were tokens of victory and you never can have the chance to win And. so them again. They . . on and on. Thorpe listened, frowned and was silent. It Is said that Indians never reveal their thoughts by the exSo his pressions on their faces. friends may have been wondering what was going on behind those high, copper colored cheek bones during the long moments of silence. But they did not have to wait long Thorpe stretched one long arm, pointed at them and spoke. "I finished first In those events, didn't I?" he asked. "I proved that I was the bpst of them all. dlrtn'l I? Well, then, whnf do I need with Yon Zon't a lot of trimmlnes? think that I'm going to forget ah' that, do yon? This Is a story without a moral, but the world being what it is I hope It has tome uses. sale. Republicans here speak highly of Governor Landon of Kansas. Still, you never can telL If you can believe what the Sunday papers print when the edlttrg can't think of anything else, tragedy always followed owning the Hope diamond or digging Into King Tufa tomb. But being Indorsed for office by W. R. Hearst is pretty fatal, too, seems to me. Kind of Inflation. one of the New Deal WHEN the President's conannounced the sumers' council other day that Americans have larger hips than formerly, I Just said: "Well, I'm glad things are There were several expanding. years when nothing I owned showed a tendency to go up except my blood pressure, and If hips are spreading. It merely means wider detours for a fellow when dancing on a crowded floor. But now another White House pet, the Works Progress administration, gives a real thrill by prom-sinto expose spinach, proving there are plenty of vegetables Just as good for the diet, that taste like something and not like spinach. Maybe they'll yet find a use for spinach by applying It externally. A New g England's New King. IN THE matter of their ruling monarchs. the English are luckier than some. The crown Is never tarnished nor the people ever shamed, for all their kings are gentlemen and all their queens are That's why, I think. Brit queen aln will keep her royal line, whli we keep our flag, which ought to be quite a long spell. In case any communistic person should ask yoa So, to the witty and engHglng youngish gentleman, who picks up the mantle that slipped from the tired shoulders of a kindly and gra clous elderly gentleman, we over here offer our best wishes. We know Your Majesty Invariably will show good taste, and whilst you may The thirty seven year old Cecil not always do the right thing thai Walker Is the oldest of the bike would he asking too much of any A Ausof native now stars racing. man we're dead sure youll at tralia, he has held the American ways say It sprint title three times. IRVIN 8. 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