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v pessimism greatly overdone ihiere are features in the sit- iiation says the econo- v mist which entitle england to take a rationally optimistic view of the fu ture we are glad to quote a note of real fcood cheer thu week the econo- inlst noted for its sobriety of ex pression gives good reasons for a healthy industrial outlook it la an parly spring tonic there can be little doubt that bri tish trade has experienced ail appreci able setback whose effects are to be found not only in additions to the j numbers unemployed short time iuj inayn branches of manufacture and depleted orderbooks but in less obvi ous though equally significant symp toms of depression such as decliniug cable tariffs and a striking full in the volume of general advertising matter carried ty the daily press say the economist the trade cycle in fact has clear ly taken a downward turn but the most casual observer of tha situation could not fail to be impressed by the depth of the psychological depression into which the country seems already to have fallen without much regard either to tha causes of the material reaction or its probable duration the popular scapegoat in business circles the popular acaposoat is the forthcoming budget apprehensions of increased taxation are cited as a prime factor in retard ing trade and stifling enterprise more generally doubts with regard to the effects of the coal mines bill and un certainty as to the alignment of the governments whole futuro policy are held responsible for the absence of the requisite confidence in our indus trial progress in addition there is the calculated pessimism of interests bent on justi fying claims to protection by tariff and the dismal chorus is swelled by a largse chain of newspapers whose noble proprietors demand that eng land should discern iu her imminent bankruptcy and downfall the necessity for swallowing their particular pauu cea discounting however all fore boding- which are not disinterested in motiie the impression remains that the country as a whole is set in a frame of mind almost one might say deliberately bearish of our pros pects emphasis is laid on every un favorable factor in our position the growth of competing industries in hitherto nonindustrialized countries overseas and our handicaps in the shape of much antiquated plant dear cost of living and high sheltered wages while not only is the extent of our recovery since the war belit tled bul the possibilities of renewed expansion based on a forward policy of constructive rationalization are tendin gto be viewed in a spirit of apathy and discouragement it is as though england having long ago lost faith in samuel smiles had ceased as a result of the present setback to be lieve iu herself tills being so ir is pertinent to consider carefully whether the pre sent lack of confidence has any war rant let us state at once that in our view pessimism is being quite un justifiably overdone we have no de sire to minimize the gravity of the un employment problem and the trade reaction coming uo as the aftermath of a boom in this country but as the sequel to nine years of hardlywon and very moderate recovery is a serious disappointment 10 hopes already long deferred at the same time there are features in the situation as we see it which entitle this country on one condition to take a rationally opti mistic view of th future the central fact is titat last aut umn a surplus of supply over recent average demand reached simultane ously over a wide range of foodstuffs and raw materials a point at which lower prices were inevitable the fail of prices curtailing the puchasing powe rof producers of such important commodities as wheat sugar coffee rubber wool and tin to name only a few of the distressed products was bouni to have a rapid effect on the volume of international trade and though th dlsaaullibrlma between demand and supply is ft passing phase prolonged rather than mitigated by artificially withholding stocks from sale its indirect repercussions on highly industrialized areas hare been already serious our misfortunes as witness the rapid increase ot unem ployment in the united states ger many and other manufacturing coun tries are by no means unique facts that should cheer far indeed from its being the case that our competitive power de- sunday school lesson april 27 lesson iv giving up all for the kingdom matthew 19 18- 88 golden text lay up for your selves treasures in heaven mat thew 6 20 analysis i the rich young ruler vs 1622 ii riches and the kingdom vs- 2320 introduction here we come to a 3ubject which occupies an important place in the teaching- of jesus he fre quently discussed the nature of wealth our modern life how changed every thing would be 1 jesus doe3 not say that wealth is an end in itself nor does he lay down any rule of com pulsory poverty as was done by the monastic orders 2 neither does he teach that riches is a good in itself life does not consist ir the abundance of the things that we possess wealth cannot save us in our ime of great seetsity neither is it the needful con dition of atl happiness 3 evervtvrig depends on the way in which men use the wealth they possess hre we may rotice the two parables of the unrighteous steward and dives and iazarus- wealth is a trust a telent which we are to employ for nobe ends 4 the dancers of wealth are very the lesson con- many there is a deceitfulness about terlorated during the past twelve u5e and abuse months tho weight of evidence favors ample m riches which it is hard to escape iu which the love oi monev keeps back a apt to take the nrst place in the the conclusion that british industry imm fl j of thought of those who desire to be after losing ground relatively to iiajfe greatest fight of science competitors between 1523 and 1923 last year progressed to an extent greater than that achieved by most countries englands imperative need today may be summed up in three words- courage vision and determination we have endeavored to direct atten tion to such elements of comfort and assurance in the situation as we can discern in so doing we havo had iu mind that rational optimism does de pend as we havo said on one condi tionenglands ability to throw off the malaise ot economic defeatism whose symptoms are disquietingly visible it is a distemper which takes various forms there are those whose mistrust iu our industrial futrue coupled with de sire to cheat the tax collector is be ing expressed in a quiet flight from the pound some evince their disbe lief in our capacity by proposiug that we should secure a tiny sheltered home market at the cost of throwing up the sponge in the foreign trade es sential to our present populations standard of life others and iu their ranks one may fairly include the ma jority of the privy council of the bankers and industrialists and of the trade uuion leaders throughout the country are defeatists iu the sense that the courage la lacking to push forward even at a risk bold and en terprising plans safety first despair la our present situation safety first is a counsel of despair there is no salvation in caution which looks until senescent legs can no longer leap at all traditionalism is a heavy brake on the progress of every effort to modernize and reconstruct our in dustrial and commercial organization but the greater the severity of the present trade recession the greater becomes the need for enterprise in carrying reconstruction through how ever painful the process of rationali zation may be in its immediate and direct results on interests affected and the heavier the prospective bur den of direct taxation the less reason have those possessed of wealth either in capital or brains to draw back from the risks of the arena defeatism in the form of manual workers ca canny is not the wor3t danger to our future national achieve ment those who profess that their enterprise is deadened because re- ward is so heavily mulcted by the use would do well to bear in mind that taxation becomes a burden greater or less onerous to a nation in proportion as the national productivity dimin ishes or expands there is little need to point tha moral for the individual whether he considers the national in forest or his own rich it thus monopolizes the place tht god should have the love money lessens the spiritual zeal it often warps our moral judgment makes people seiiish avaricious and unscrupulous it creates a false hun ger for more and hardens the heart making those who seek money to be come mean ami hard it dries up the streams of pity and love merc money- sei king makes men dull and empty i the rich young ruler vs 1622 v 16 it is from luke that we learn that this young man was a ruler which probably mean a ruler of the synagogue this class was chosen from the men of leisure and wealth and their services were given freely all the gospels lay stress upon his wealth v 17 the tuestion here is probably why askcth thou me what is goad but in mark the form is why callest thou me good we are not to sup pose that jesus is intending to confess any personal faults or to sav that ho has failed he isl not disclaiming goodness on his by annebelle worthington part but he is conscious of the fact that this youths views of good ness are very conventional and defi what new york is wearing old stager i hear you have the part representing young giddyboy open in your new play i hope im not too late for tho place manager sorry but you looli about forty years too late cient and he desires to correct this fault the first condition of attaining t goodness is the fathful observance of the commandments v- 18 when the man asks as to the kind of commandments jesus selects four which he sets forth as examples of his meaning v 20 evidently his youth had lived a good life had kept the pro prieties like paul he had sought after righteousness mark adds a line touch when he says and jesus be holding him lovod him mark 10 21 v 21 jeeus recognizes that there is a weakness in his character which can be corrected only by a severe method this young man was deeply attached to the comfort and honor which wealth brings these worldly connection were taking up much of lis thougnt and jesus sees that it is only as he makes a complete break from these outward bonds that he can enter upon the real purposes of the kingdom accordingly jesus bids him sell all that 1 e has and give to the poor three things arc to be noted in this condition laid down by jesus 1 this advice is meant for this individua case and is not to be applied as a general rule for all followers it would be impossible for this ruler to follow jesus in his roaming mission if ho were involved in business interests which made hi3 pesence in certain places needful his mind would be divided and he could not seek the king dom first- 2 this abandonment of wealth was a stage in the following of jesus he was to get a new occupation here was something better than that which he was called to give up the new life would be the true riches jesus never asked a person to give up any thing except for a greater good 3 this story illustrates the cost of perfection jesus says that if the youth wishes to be perfect then lie must make the necessary sacrifice no moral or spiritual gain is possible without effort and selfdenial v 22 the departure with sorrow presents us with one who saw the highest and had not tho moral cour age to accept it he wished to serve god but he also loved tho world and one cannot serve both god and mam mon ii riches and the kingdom vs 2326 v 23 these incidents naturally fol low upon what ha3 just happened jesus draws from this actual case tho conclusion that it is difficult for a rich man to accept the kingdom- v 24i he uses a familiar saying which was meant to give point to his remark the eastern mind loves such extremes in language the purposo of jesus is to insist upon the impossi bility of loving wealth and of being also an earnest member of the king dom v 25 the disciples aro astonishod because they had boon accustomed to suppose that rich men were tho hap piest and most favored of god this was and for many still is the common estimate of good fortune it is there fore natural that they should ask who then can he saved if it is so difficult for the rich men to bo saved what chance is there for the poor in considering the teaching of jesus on wealth we may observe that there is no subject to which he returned more i frequently and if we could have the j i principles of the gospels applied to llhistrated dressmaking lesson fur nished with every pattern a new princess type that is de lightfully exclusive it reveals clever handling of horizontal tucks at waist which breaks the width to give tha figure slim line the pointed treat ment of vestce and of the circular flounce of skirt add3 further to the effect of slendcrness it combines navy and aquamarine bluo crepe silk stylo no 3414 comes in sizes 14 1g 18 20 years 32 34 36 38 and 40 inches bust 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substance that the outlook though hopeful was not bright patience wins that note of caution was more than justified twenty years ago radium in spito ot the fact that it did kill can cer was nearly if not quite useless in the treatment ot this terrible dis ease indeed the oftener it was used the deeper grow the disappointment this strange and fearfully potent ele ment showed itself capable of inflict ing grave injuries and in some cases even of making worse the disease it was designed to cure but human patience is as great as human courage the workers with radium in spito of their disappoint ment could not forget that the sub stance did kill cancer for long and diligent years they strove to perfect the only weapon except the knife which doctors have ever possessed against that disease and they succeeded sorting out the rays the first step from darkness to light was taken when it was discovered that of the three separate and dis tinct rays which radium gives forth only one is of any use to medicine these rays bear the greek names al pha beta and gamma the alpha kay is of no account it is neither beneficial nor harmful but the beta ray is in quite a different class it can inflict grave injury and it may help rather than hinder the cancer it is the gamma ray and tho gam ma ray alone which cures was it possible to obtain pure gam ma rays- that is to say gamma rays entirely separated from tho harmful beta rays after long and anxious work the desired end was achieved it was discovered that if radium is encased in a shell of plati num the beta rays aro completely shut off they cannot pass through the platinum this was the first step in the direc tion of hope at last doctors could work with a ray which killed cancer unhampered by other rays which might cause it to grow more quickly bomb that blesses today all the radium in use for the cure of cancer is encased iu platinum shells nothing but the gamma rays is employed the result of this really great dla- covery was soon apparent hopeless ness gave place to a sense of achievement and within a very few years jt was possible to say that rad ium had taken its place as a real and powerful weapon against cancer today we can go further than that tho latest available figures show that in certain parts of the body raliuni is to be preferred to the knifo as a treatment of cancer and that when treatment by radium is begun early the rate of recovery may be as high as forty per cent by recovory it must be explained is meant that tho patient has remain ed free of the disease for five years experience has shown that those who remain free indefinitely cancer of the tongue is a good ox- ample of a type of cancer which is specially well suited to radium treat ment operations in this organ are apt to be very severe and not very successful radium causes the can cer to disappear with great rapidity and this without operation and with out mutilation tho tongue becomes normal again if tho case is treated at an early stage tho chance of recovery is very good indeed only a doctor who has seen the ro- sults of surgery in cases of this kind can form any idea of the blessing i which the new treatment confers it is beyond description and we are only at the very begin ning until this present year radium treatment consisted in surrounding the tumour with a large number of platinum shells each containing rad ium these shells were shaped like ueedle3 and could be thrust into the body of the tumour if need be tho trouble was that it was not always possible to briug every part of the tumour under the influence ot the rays some small part might escape the of sanitation rays and go on growing buying more radium in the present year a new method has been introduced it is known a- the bomb and consists in using a large quantity of radium in a big plat nutn shell which is kept some distance away from the patient the gamma rays pass through the skin into the patients body and so reach every part of the tumour at the same time after the fashion of the beam of a search light treating by the bomb entails uo cut ting operation and since the gamma ray of radium is invisible the patient is unaware that he is being treated at all it is possible by this means to reach such organs as the stomach which could not be reached by the older means there is unhappily only ono bomb a small one at that at work at tho present time in this country for our national stock of radium is very small consequently radium treatment is not as yet generally available but a change will soon take place a sum of money exceeding 250000 is now at the disposal of the national radium trustees for the purchase of radium and it has been calculated that this sum should bo enough to meet all requirements in use day and night the radium when bought will be kept in use day and night so that not a moment of its precious activity will be lost i treatment lasts only a few hours j after which the cancer gradually dis appears patients treated by the bomb frequently go to sleep while re ceiving their dose of rays the radium itself is almost ever lasting it gives forth its wonderful healing ray day and night without any 10s3 of strength indeed it has been calculated that more than a thousand years hence it will still be almost as sanitary science just cleanliness cooking washing hands are all sanitary measures the science of sanltattni is entire ly a matter of keeping things clean because uncleanliness is about lh main removable cause ot deadly dis eases throughout the world sanita tion assumes an imp rtance which cannot be overestimated when you cook dinner for your family you are employing a method while it is truo that heating foods first became a world custom because it makes them moro palatable just the same it is difficult to tell what would be tho conditions in the world if disease germs were not destroyed by this means before tho food is eaten when you wash your face that is sanitation when you sweep the floors that is sanitation when you wash your clothes that is merely another method of sanitation the science extends from oso slight but important forms of personal sanitation to great engineering under takings which are iu progress at all times the purification of tho water which we drink the drainage of the areas in which we live and the dis posal of the refuse which would be so dangerous if it were allowed to col lect public drinking cups constitute a danger to the public health which la sometimes not appreciated by those who use them thoughtlessly diphth eria or tuberculosis or any of tho germ diseases are apt to come from applying to ones lips a cup which just a few minutes before may have been applied to the lips ot a completo stranger this applies as well to public towels dirty dishes or cutlery in a restaurant ot which you may be doubtful or razors in a barber shop where tho best methods are not employed every day improvements are brought out such as the sanitaiy i drinking fountain which bubbles and requires no cup and the paper towels that are employed in most public een- j tres anil advantage of these safe and j sanitary methods should be taken by all in large centres the disposal ot gar bage dust and dirt from the house and ashes is largely attended to by the public facilities available where these are not at hand iu the country for instance the prompt disposal ot these waste mattei3 is just strong and potent as it is at this prej p as in the city sent moment so the new weapon will far outlast the generation which has forged it once it has been obtained progress will be swift for every year since tho war has seen great improvements in the ways of using it the day of hope for the victim of cancer is just about to dawn for boudoir for beach aud oven for tea to bo uptodate hetrousered shell be a cross counter sing a song of highballs a stomach full of rye four aud twenty keyholes dance before his eye when the door 13 opened his wlfo begins to chin well isnt this a pretty time to let a fellow in too much good will for an ambassador as im- the two best methods empltyedare burying and burning and one of these should be used with the greatest possible speed as long a3 refuse is allowed to collect lt is a source of danger to the health of everyone in the vlciu lty tlie sewage question has a great deal to do with the study cf the wa ter supply because it is sometimes the sewage that contaminates the water and make3 it unlit for humau consumption as the raiu comc3 down it is pure enough but when it reaches the earth washes over roofs down the streets and over the lands it picks up a groat deal of foreign matter including many disease germs with milk which ranks second to water as a possible carrier df dis ease we also have a firstclass method of purification it is called pasteuri zation and consists of heating tli milk to a temperature of 140 to 145 degrees fahrenheit nnd keeping it at that temperature for twenty minutes to half an hcur this kills the germs and doe3 not affect the taste ot the milk nor the digestibility of it the only thing that it does do is to take away from the value of the milk by destroying one vitamin which pro tects against the disease of scurvy it is to make up for this lack which is made necessary by the purification of tho original product that your doc tor will tell you to give your baby tomato juice or orange juice which are antiscorbutic the food supply cfiers tho third danger in the spread of disease ire- tectlon from these disoaaos is offered by the inspection ot animals in the abbattolrs before they are slaughter ed clean methods n the preparation of foods and arranging matters as much as possible so that no dlseasa carriers can come into contact with the things we are going to eat it is also true that some dlscasos can como from foods which have not been properly preserved and it is a safo rule to avoid any foods of any kind that roveal indications if decomposi tion the good oldfashioned custom ot swatting the fly is not as a rale considered in the light of a sanitary nicauure and yet that is just what it is because the fly is ono of our most deadly mlcroblc foes elimin ating this enemy he3 in the proper disposal of manure in the use of screens fly papers and fly poisons in gonerous quantities sanitary condi tions in evory home and around every home should be made such that fly- brecdlng is impossible as their exis tence in tlie home is a confession ot carelessness mosquitoes too as well as being a decided inconvenience are a definite danger they can be best controlled by draining off the marshes and re moving all small accumulations ot stagnant water jones did tho storm damage your barn robinson i dont know i havent found it yet