Show uncommon BY JOHN BLAKE sense koense y 0 bell syndicate service L the films of travel which carry the vision around the world and back again eyes around have vastly the wor world id broadened the horizons of millions of at people and in that respect have proved to be of high value the opportunities of most people for seeing the world are very limited the average person in small towns and country places has a very dim idea of the length and breadth of the world or of the people who live in places remote from him today almost every boy and girl can tell you of the taj mahat mahal or of the he desert of sahara ot 01 the he peaks of the andes or of life in remote cities lilie like london paris and constantinople IN 0 mr shakespeare informs us is that home keeping youth have ever homely wits but homely wits hardly ex when practically all the people of all the civilized countries of the world can by paying a small price for a seat in a cinema theater look round the world and back again the camera man has completely replaced the men who used to go forth and view the world and bring home pictures of it to be thrown on a still screen from your seat in a theater you can view the eskimo catching a seal which will provide him with his supper and an overcoat with a good clear glance at the peaks of the alps or the andes or at elephants a teak in burmah minds feed on what the eyes see wherever there is anything worth seeing the camera goes loving their work and eager to bring brine home pictures of all the known world world these daredevils dare devils of the films are never daunted by obstacles or by dangers to rac it has always been astonishing that every school room in every city and village and town has not long ago been provided with cameras and screens to aid the children in their work not only would they vastly broaden the view of many sections of the world but they could I 1 should think be tremendously useful in teaching such subjects as biology and zoology an intelli intelligent cent teacher provided with a moving picture projector and a stock of films would never lack the earnest attention of her pupils even pictures which only incidentally ci show the streets of foreign cities would be valuable what they would do if wisely used would prove a marvel |