| Show r j The Point of Equilibrium Between the e Country and City and Town Dy By PROP PROF EOW EDWARD AnD M. M EAST Harvard University with the facts is the back t all QUEER QUEEn idea rot got t t at compatible A to soil propaganda A few years ago President Roosevelt of the cities caused became very cry much excited o er the congestion by by the trek of rural manhood from the farm Carma lIe He appointed a ft which was expected to devise some Borne method of enticing the ml migrants ants lants to reverse re their steps But nut things do not work this tius way One cn cannot not repent repeal natural laws by a statutory enactment Agricultural efficiency is increasing thanks partly to the advance of scientific method applied to the art of farming thanks partly to industrial development in other lines lims which has had an indirect effect In the early part port of the last Jast century four out of five live of our p people ople were farmers The fhe ratio has gradually gone down Yet the people have lune been fed and we have bate exported food in quantities Today roday only 30 per cent nt of the total population are to be classed d as farmers Every three C farmers support ten people and as the days go goby goby by bringing production to a still higher state of ot efficiency this ratio will further decrease I do not know where the shift will end but I have ha not the slightest hesitation in predicting that within twenty years 80 percent per percent percent cent of the population will be housed in cities towns to and villages leaving only 20 per cent to produce the food of the nation nation and and still the nation will be well wen fed One farmer con can and will support five per persons ons perhaps he may even support t six t persons Whatever er the limit is this limit will ill measure the tho point of equilibrium between the country and the town and city Until that point of stability is reached the farms n will ill continue to food foed the cities and the cities will increase e in numbers Depression Consequent to the War Var Ameliorated Too Slowly for Europeans By Dy F. F A. A BRITTEN Congressman From Illinois The depre depression consequent the to the war war is being ameliorated too slow elow slowly ly to satisfy ever even tho the Europeans There appears to bo be little effort on the part of the tilO politicians to promote a comprehensive bu budget get balanced by proper taxing laws until the they realize that their respective countries can void avoid bankruptcy in no other way The fhe politicians proclaim faith in themselves es and hope that relief will wi come through g gold ld channels from from America Germanys Germany's position has improved tremendously since my last visit visit- She is one of ot the few countries of Europe with a carefully balanced budget I find that the main cause of the improvement ement is the realize tion of the country that it has lost a costly war The country's legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion is shaped toward meeting conditions as they tiley are President von is popular and has the confidence of the masses so 80 that tax legi legislation lation though heavy is borne with grim determination by the German people l France rance is in a much mud better position to meet her indebtedness to the United States than either Italy or Bel Belgium um and the quicker her politicians politicians poli poli- realize this tills the better it will be for France Obey the Golden Rule Eat to Satisfy Hunger Not to Please the Palate By Dy ELBERT II H. GAILY OAKY United Steel Corporation Here r are ore re the 14 health points I am endeavoring to live up to Exercise in the open air but do 10 it moderately Breathe deeply of pure air as much as 13 possible Leave alcoholic alcoholic stimulants alone Take tea and coffee if you like them Drink pure water J Eat at little meat Eat red meat but once a r week C Eat little starch fat or sweets eat plenty of green vegetables containing containing con con- mineral salts eat whole wheat bread brend eat eit good fresh fruit and drink milk if it agrees with you Follow n regular gular habits I Oct Get plenty of sleep Bleep I Work hard mentally and physically but not too long Lead Lend a good clean life Keep I an even temper and avoid excitement Never get angry or indulge in controversy Obey the golden rule Eat only to satisfy hunger not to please the palate Mechanisms That Madly l Hasten the Excessive Speed of Modern l Life By Dy OCTAVE in La Toulouse We are generally proud of ot the progress of or science It certainly makes for lor our well being an and comfort But Hut individually we are becoming very ery sensitive e to the imperious dictation of certain mechanisms that madl madly hasten han the excessive she speed of mo modern ern life jf jfe Ve We e complain of or repeated calls rails to the telephone our is exasperated exasperate by bj every wry regression toward the methods of ot former lormer time tire the the stoppage of ot motors motor punctures of tires tins that force us to go back to the use of our legs the necessity of ot going goin upstairs when the elevator willI will willIot I t work and many other such daily miseries It is n 1 common rommon feature of modern moden conversation to rebel against throe thee interruptions in our velvety path j we vie should like iU insurance against the tho failure of all lilt these thes deY devices les of the ec easy life Spoiled by have ha we how hall to be Le patient and rr in ill the tho pro r of the thc unexpected de width which Ix c cues more and und more as M the multiplicity of organisms devised l' l ld for Cor our comfort be be- come nore nure complex in ill function Education for Better Citizenship Now Receives Popular Attention I II I By fly JOIN JOHN J J. J United State States Commoner l of l Education I II I 1 tl tle I just year Jar ution for U-tU-r U lit citizenship hii ha hill bus continued I to ro red ens v tint that popular interest and I from front c ed l ts which begun began till the star after ter ft u good deal 1 of u cu ot of such l iK-l u adult add ett eh tto wc Ufe are now be to h 1 a n real re program m it t only fr fir If better citizenship c iu in i 1 time regular H cui 1 hIt tut ut n. n an among our citizenry of nil all lI t atu and ats twenty Mate have ha now dire directors tors tor fur tin till Kim of in their state tate department ill in l 1 It S 'S 5 r rl to patriotism UI good citi citizenship hip hp and Many like i laws Jaws matters were w ml h a as th the equipment that the Ha lIu I thug bo he displayed ed on oa t W s 1 Mn for the ft teaching Of or the Li h State ill in n the tho schools school cr creation of ur patriotic or of the he holidays awl and regulation of their Pro i proven lUlI for tor evening euing schools and similar das clus es S 'S so for foreign born subjects etc tc |
