Show i. i f JOIN JOSEPH N 44 ARGUMENTS I HAVE learned to shun contention contention conten conten- tion so far as possible arguments arguments arguments ments never get us anywhere The fhe doctor may give orders but not argue Can you pardon a story Well VeIl three very pious old Monks lived in a cave away in the far East l Iiley craven craved blameless lives They hey tried to avoid even speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing to each other in the fear of uttering sin Une Uric day a brother I took a outdoors At the v silent evening meal he reported that he rte had lad been seen a woman riding riding riding rid rid- ing a white horse Glances were exchanged but nobody said anything One year later at an evening meal one of the old brothers said You were wrong wrong the the woman rode on a aBLACK aBLACK aBLACK BLACK horse More glances glances- more silence Another year rolled around r The Mlle third Monk l decided to move to to different quarters he packed his few belongings and set out the mountain tain Hay j cried one of his mates Where you going Come back brother broth broth- er Cant stand tand it in there came the reply too reply too d damn mn much argument Im I'm not arguing that active men women and children need good breakfasts Im I'm stating fact Im I'm not contending that you should eat a a. good round noon- noon meal Im I'm demanding that you do Im I'm not debating with you the evil of the six o'clock dinner Im I'm telling you that it will shorten short short- en your life if you persist in inthis inthis inthis this abuse of your digestive organs or or- gans because gans-because because I know I dont don't want to drive an any ally saint out of the cave of his Monk lonk L hood I just dust want vant my readers to act sensible and obey good gd ad ad- vice Because it is my business to talk for health health and and consequent happiness |