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Show THE MODERN SPIRIT. Dr. II. W. Wiley, the food expert, paused in on address in Washington to tell an appropriate story. "Not in food alone," ho snid, "bn3 nn ugly modern spirit manifested itself. it-self. Take, for instance, tho building build-ing trades. A builder the other dny was showing a prospective buyer over a row of new houses. 'Talk about walls,' tho jnan said, rapping n pnrlor wnll proudly with his knuckles. 'John' to his clerk 'just go in next door and we'll show 'this here gentleman whnt these wolls ore like.' John ran into the next house. Tho builder shouted through the wnll to him : 'John, can ye bear mo? "Tho builder, looking disappointed, disappoint-ed, paused. Then : 'John, can ye see I me?' ho-shonted. ' '"No, sir,' sing out John. 'No, ! sir, I can't see ye.' "The builder turned to the prospective pros-pective buyer. 'There's walls fur ye,' ho said." |