Show KNOWING HOW TO STOP by THOMAS ARKLE CLARK dean of men Wiver diversity sity of illinois Illi noil in old norse mythology there Is the story 0 of a poor man who through bargaining with the devil came into possession of a quern which Is a sort of ancient coffee mill tills this quern was capable of grinding out anything that it was told to grind meat and drink and daan dainties ties of all sorts it would grind lights and cutlery and tablecloths and g gold 0 I 1 d even if it were vere told to do so the poor man had a rich brother who when he saw the luxuries with which the once indigent member of the family was now surrounded became curious and envious whence in h ls name have you got all this wealth he asked and so persistent was he la id his inquiries that he finally wormed from his brother the secret of the quern seeing its possibilities lie he was not satisfied until lie had possessed himself of it which lie did upon the payment of a large sum of money it was evening when the rich brother got the quern home and next nest mom ing it being the time of hay harvest lie sent his wife out into the hay bay field to turn over the hay which was being cut that it might the more quickly dry and he agreed to stay at home and get the dinner when dinner time came lie he put the quern upon the table and said grind herrings and broth and grind them good and fast the quern began to grind until the table was covered and the kitchen door and lie he was vas forced to open the door to let the flood of herrings and broth out ue he had learned how to start the machine but be bad neglected to discover how it could be stopped and the yard and the streets and the fields were in danger of being covered with herrings and broth like a great lava stream it was only when he ha rustled rushed frantically to his brother that the quern was stopped 0 E 1931 western Nowa newspaper paper union |