Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1914 — NO EXCUSE FOR EARLY RISING [ARTICLE]

NO EXCUSE FOR EARLY RISING

Man Who Gets Up at Dawn Is Stupid, Is Assertion Madp by Father Dwight. The arrogance of the man who arises to the minor heroism Of a cold bath has been complained of by less heroic folk who arise to a tepid or warm one. To be set apart by the ability to stand the shock of cold water has seemed to less vigorous folk an unsubstantial claim to immortality. It lacks moral sufficiency and is too much made of by the cold bather. Another arrogance is given consideration by the Rev. Walter Dwight, S. ip America. It is the arrogance of early risers. Father Dwight denies them heroism and enters into doubt as to their intelligence. As a rule" he finds them a “notably arrogant set," appearing tp believe that they move on a “higher ethical plane.” Every normal human being, not given ordinarily to early rising, but being on occasion tempted or forced into it, has felt the strange spiritual afflatus, the moral patting on'the back In consequence thereof. The feeling that a good deed has been done for a naughty world is inexplicable, but supreme. Father Dwight is remorseless. The early riser is the least intelligent of mankind.