Show IN THE STRAIN AND STRESS OF TRYING TO MAKE A in the hustle bustle and bustle of this fast fasi moving aze age we are losing count of some of the cardinal ctr dinal virtues we are allowing our sense of values to minimize the importance of some of the simple rules of behavior that makes life pleasant and happy for both ourselves and those around us courtesy is one of the niceties of human relations that is giving way to hard bard boiled matter of fastness fact ness in our every day intercourse in too many instances it 1 is being replaced by rudeness and ingratitude that brings out the courser sides in all who indulge or are victims of it the story of the street car episode in which a man offered his seat to a woman and so surprised her that she fainted and when she came too thanked the man and so surprised him that lie he fainted is not as far fetched as it was at one time civility and gentility have been relegated to the background in far too many cases and yet they are wonderful assets for anyone who will cultivate them they will open the door when strength and threats have failed and more to the point they will make friends from potential enemies en emles two instances of sincere gratitude are worthy of note at the hospital recently a woman patient passed to chance to express her thanks to both doctor and nurses for any attention they gave her it does not take a vivid imagination to guess the reaction she got nor would it be difficult to guess the frame of mind of those who served her they were made to feel that their efforts in her behalf were worthy of appreciation and that they were rendering her a service which in fact they were she on the other hand genuinely appreciated this attention and service and by her very attitude was helped to a speedy recovery the other instance i one we observed at a service station involving vo living a stranger when asked what could be done for him lie he met the at with a smile and imm immediately dia tely got out to unlock the gas tang rather than hand the keys to the at by a little gesture as if to wipe the dust from the car near the gas cap he made the at conscious of his pride in the car and there was no gas spilled on the side of the car he made the casual remark that the mud smatterings spatter ings made seeing difficult and the at polished the windshield rear view mirror and windows he put himself out to see the point of view and the problems of the service ervice sl station operator expressing a sympathetic view ivIl whenever enever possible when bell he had been served lie he thanked the at courteously and drove off the at looked after him with a pleasant look on his aw am and said the kind of man I 1 would like to know better it is sate safe to say that the tha motorist himself left with no ill will vill but in a pleasant frame of mind almost every contact we have with our fel is an opportunity to put to the test the wisdom of that sae sa sage e council do unto others as you would that they should do unto you no one so far hits has had any occasion to discredit the advice trial once they have given it a fair |