Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1915 — Opening the Cupboard Doors. [ARTICLE]

Opening the Cupboard Doors.

"There are some people so afraid of fresh air/* laughed an old sea captain, "that they seem to think they can ventilate their rooms by opening their cupboard doors.” And there are people who imagine that they can keep their lives fresh and healthful In very much the same way. They shut off all currents from the outside world. They shudder at its wickedness, they shrink from its clamor, they do not want to be disquieted by its demands, and so they selfishly shut themselves into their own Interests and pursuits, and begin, all unconsciously, to grow pinched and narrow. . . . The breath of the outdoor world may sting, but It Is invigorating; rubbing against other people’s, angularities may be rasping, but it smooths down our own, and all the rush and burry about us, however weary we may grow, la better than withdrawal and morbidness.