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Show oo . CIVILIZATION BEING TESTED. This old world of ours must be in possession of the evil spirits. Misery, bloodshed, hatred, hungor, death are everywhere. Over In Europe, tho rlvere are crimson with the blood of men; women and children are starving, starv-ing, and civilization Is being tested to the utmost. The war has extended to Africa and Asia has had its battles. bat-tles. The United States is sending its army out to kill Vilistas, and now we too are in the carnage. Stay-at-homes cannot realize the nil meaning of war. We read of the Mexicans enduring all kinds of hardships hard-ships in their fighting. "When they are severely wounded, requiring the amputation, of an arm or leg, their attendants apply no anaesthetics. Meat saws aro employed. When the sawing ends, the wounds are cauterized cauter-ized by applying the heated saw. Then, if hotly pursued, the wounded aro secreted in cavo or underbrush provided with some stale food and forced to care for themselves. That is war in Mexico. Every part of the earth, with but little exception, seems given over to hatred and the finer traits of men aro yloldlng.to brutality. . oo |