Show 0 damn is good english SINCLAIR CINCLAIR who said damn needlessly in tho the pre presence lenee of t two bishops while with them and othera in a conference excused himself by saving that it jy ff Z word and is aly ni hy a contraction of etc n whether that j ex alfius lang ungo offensive to present aay thay be left to the decision lec lecis ision loit of those aho vho bold hold varying standards standard of A v lat at constitute i t rt gentleman things innocent in tl or proper when done under certai certain lit conditions cean to be so mo ben conditions chango change or tl ere is a different different theman os yentle gentlemanly manly culture or instincts recognizes es this fact one who does not is is often denominated a boor s however that phase of tho the nt may well bo be left eft to the deflections of mr lewis himself the real quei question tion is whether that word Is good english it I 1 fh mero fact that it 6 found in the dictionary bl ett conary la Is proof of its goodness then of course it U is ond ani go are a number of other words word one would aou not feel comfortable in using in a decent society except in a purely pur ay iy restricted and aad special sense we arc are not responsible for the english language that is is a product of tho the age ages nor era ora vv ve responsible for the dictionary which is a modern record of the language but wo we are responsible for the way ar we uso use it and can not shift that responsibility either ta the dictionary or to aba tbd language itself profanity pi does not consist solely in in tha the nature of the words used but Is cli chiefly lelly the sense and spirit in which they are aro altered ott att ered avo we bragino one man might bo be more profane in spirit by uttering the vord 11 shucks than another in saying damn monr greatest authority said thai that it is i ahat hat Is inside of us that defiles us thus chile f it is a mark oa the tha ll 11 gentleman to be careful in the choice 0 of f Ws y lis words when in the presence of others it is the mark of a tra trac anun to be bet still more caretti of the spirit in aich he lie speaks at all i scotch hypnotists claim to have proved that one may take poison safely if somebody gives them a sufficiently strong suggestion that it is harmless ahat 1 hat seems simple but cyanide leaves little lime in which to hunt up somebody to offer suggestions A noted dancer who was recently chronicled as enjoying new byork night life in company with harry th thab q has sued for a divorce lafter but 60 day days of matrimony to quote a noted ictor why tha delay c I 1 a y loa LOG angeles angelea officials report a largo dehnad a in crimo crime in that city which may be said to be important if f true the ordin oly aty observer would ake to know whether irli ether it U ia is crime that has decreased or arrest and punishment for it amundsen hue has visited pr dr cook at the leavenworth to get north polo pole pointers doc doe was two to eare in the polar legion gion longer lorger than any other white annn and whether ho lie actually abet set foot en cu top tep of the pola polo or not he lie surely knows a gret gmt nebout condit conditions ious up there like ra miny rainy iny etheri athor he suffered from ids arede action to pre prevaricate varica aie even jhc when belas bead telling tie me truth A i |