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Hoover On Dry Law An interesting line of speculation presents itself in connection with that part of Herbert Hoover’s acceptance message which deals with the abuses under prohibition and with the subject of modification. Hoover says: “Common sense compels us to realize that grave abuses have occurred—abuses which must be remedied. An organized, searching investigation of fact and causes alone can determine the wise method of correcting them. Crime and disobedience of law can not be permitted to break down the Constitution and laws of the United States. “Modification of the enforcement Jaws which would permit that which the Constitution forbids is nullification. This the American people will not countenance.” Especially significant is the sentence—“modification of the enforcement laws which would permit that [Which the Constitution forbids is nullification.” How much modification might be possible, under [that? The old question of what is intoxicating arises. The Eighteenth Amendment prohibits the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquor. It leaves with the Congress and the individual States the job of passing appropriate enforcement. The present congressional expression as to what is iappropriate legislation is in the Volstead act. That fixes one-half of one per cent as the limit of alcoholic .content. But the Congress that created the act has the power to change it. Suppose it were amended to make three-fourths of one per cent or one per cent or two or four or 'fifty per cent as the legal limit. Where would the point of absurdity be reached? Is three-fourths of one per cent intoxicating? Scientists say no. Some scientists say the same thing about two and three and four per cent and even five per cent. Beyond five the tendency of science is to declare that the intoxicating effects are obvious if the beverage is consumed in any quantity. Five per cent was about the limit for pre-prohibi-tion beer. Other beers ran less in alcoholic content. Beyond five per cent came light wines, heavier wines, Whisky, brandy and liquers. What would happen if the percentage were raised by O. gress to four per cent? Would that be nullification? The test would come quickly. An arrest would be made and the drys would contend four per cent to be intoxicating. The wets would oppose. And the courts would decide. Where would the President be during the controversy? He probably would busy himself with other things—and would be content to abide by what the courts said. It would then be, his clear duty to stand for enforcement of whatever had been determined to be the law. That in substance is the Hoover position when he says that modification of the enforcement laws which would permit that which the Constitution forbids is nullification. But it is up to the judicial, not to the executive, department of the Government to determine what actually would constitute nullification. Since under the Constitution States have concurrent rights to pass laws vitalizing the Eighteenth Amendment, it is even possible that Congress could fix a certain percentage as, say, four per cent, as intoxicating and have that sustained by the Federal Courts, and that a State could go farther and fix onehalf of one per cent as the limit. That would be State “option.” In our opinion, the ultimate solution of the whole question will not be confined to a modification of the enforcement laws, but instead will involve an attempt to repeal the whole Eighteenth Amendment, then leaving it up to the States and the various local communities within the States to fix their percentages. That would be local option in the broadest sense. On that, as already pointed out in a previous editorial, Hoover has made himself clear and has taken the question out of the field of fanaticism by sayiig that the right to work for repeal is unquestioned and that citizens are not subject to criticism for exercising the right. But it is not unlikely that the first move in the direction of changes will be in Congress through a modification of the alcoholic stipulation. Whether that move or any other will succeed is certainly a debatable question, the answer to which we believe is largely a matter of whether the orgy of graft and crime that has attended prohibition up to now continues. > 1 1 it does, a change is inevitable. On the other hand, should Hoover be elected and should he be able to perform the miracle of real enforcement that no one else in ten years has been able to perform, it is possible that the issue would die and no change in the law would be brought about. We don’t believe Hoover or any one else can do it. We think that a change is the only way out. But we do believe that Hoover, in approaching the subject with open mindedness and common sense, in the characteristic Hoover manner, as an engineer and • not as a politician, is likely to get farther toward a sane and final solution than any other man that the Republicans yet have put forward. Women Find Better Jobs You know', of course, that there was a tremendous increase in the number of American women who worked for their living between 1910 and 1920. Don’t you? Well, you’re mistaken. The Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor reveals that the increase in the number of women workers in that decade was the smallest in fifty years. What really happened was that the number of women in some jobs increased enormously, while the number of women in other jobs decreased. Women servants, for instance, declined in number about 14 per cent, while the shrinkage in the number of women in agricultural work was even greater. On the other hand, the number of women in professions increased 39 per cent, while women in clerical work increased 140 per cent. Nearly as many women were earning their own living fifteen years ago as now, but they were doing it in less pleasant and remunerative ways. And now we’re to have radio motion pictures right in our own living rooms. At last hubby will be glad to take friend wife to the movies.

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The Wilderness Vanishes Not more than twenty-one areas in the public lands of the United States can be found suitable for reservation by the Government as wilderness recreation grounds for the people, according to a report of the National Conference on Outdoor Recreation. No more Impressive commentary on the spread of civilization in this country can be adduced than this simple statement. By “wilderness,” in connection with public parks is meant a portion of the public domain where primitive nature is modified to the least possible degree by human influence. Twenty years or so ago there were plenty of such sections. Today they are few and far to find. There still are some hardy and adventurous souls who prefer such localities for a vacation outing—far from the übiquitous Ford, the milling throngs of resort hotels, the raucous tones of the ballyhoo man, and the gastronomic monotony of the table d’hote. In this pleasant province of summer delight one would find no roads, no conveyances, no shelters, no feather beds, no post offices. The camper would load his pack horse or canoe and set forth into the “cathedral silences” of the dim woods or rocky heights, severing as completely as possible all connection with civilization. It is to be hoped that the Government recognzies the wisdom of the recommendation of the conferences that such areas be set aside for the benefit of those who do not insist upon being met by a uniformed doorman and a host of bell boys upon entering the forest primeval. One thing is pointed out with significance in the report, that wilderness recreation is the one form of outdoor life which cannot be restored or made to order and that if measures to preserve it are not made soon, the opportunity in America will be gone forever. How the Ocean Fliers Died What are the last moments of an unsuccessful ocean flight like? What is the nature of the final tragedy in mid-ocean darkness? A lot of us have tried to picture it, since tire disappearance of Nungesser and Coli and the others who were lost at sea. Now comes Commander Richard E Byrd’s book, “Skywtid,” to tell us. Byrd’s plane, you remember, came down in the water off the. French coast. If it had not been close to land Byrd and his three companions undoubtedly would have drowned. Byrd gives a graphic description of the crash. The plane hit the water with terrific force. He was dazed by the blow; a moment later he found himself swimming around in the water. Novile he discovered climbing out of a window of the sinking plane; Acosta and Falchen appeared a moment later, swimming j near tne wreckage. Fortunately, they were able to get ashore. But that account of the wreck gives us an understanding of what the last moments of other less fortunate aviators must have been like. Not the Ship’s Fault London newspapers are having a good deal of fun over the fa r .re of American athletes to do the things expected ' f them in the Olympic games. One of the reasons commonly advanced by London writers is that the Americans are not properly quartered on the liner President Roosevelt. It is said that the dining room is “stuffy and cramped” and that the living accommodations are not such as to promote the best of health and spirits. This may all be very true. But you might remember this: The Lohdon press never loses sight of an opportunity to take a poke at American ships. If the Olympic debacle happens to offer an opening for a roundabout whack at ships that are trying to compete with British vessels, it can be imagined that British writers are going to strain a point or two, if necessary, to make the most of it. The American Olympic failure may be hard to explain. But it does seem that some better reason than the quarters offered by the President Roosevelt must be at hand.

David Dietz on Science Anatomy in Magic No. 128

EARLY civilization reached a higher stage in Mesopotamia than it did in Egypt. Consequently we would expect to And Assyrian and Babylonian contributions carrying medicine to a higher point than the Egyptians had carried it. But, like the Egyptians, the Babylonians attributed disease to the work of evil spirits and so they too developed a double system in which magic was used

est students of Assyriology. in his treatise on “The Liver in Antiquity and the Beginnings of Anatomy.” The Babylonians practiced divination, that is, they attempted to foretell the future. One of their chief methods was to examine the internal organs of sacrificial animals. The earliest records of any anatomical studies are those of the Babylonian priests. As Jastrow points out, they did most of their forecasting on events from an examination of the liver. The Babylonians regarded the liver as the seat of life. This was probably because the liver is so rich in blood. Jastrow gives many instance* of the use of the word "liver” in Assyrian and Hebrew and Greek writings in precisely the symbolic fashion that we use the word “heart” today. The success of a divination depended on the care with which the priest inspected the liver. Asa result, the sclenca anatomy was begun. Careful drawings were made of the liver. Clay models were also made. A number of these models are to be found in European museums today. One of a sheep’s .liver dates back to about 2000 B? C. As time went on. other organs beside the liver were inspected in divinations, but the liver never lost its place as the chief one to be considered. The practice of divination was handed down from the Assyrians to the Greeks and from them to the Romans.

M. E. TRACY SAYS: “Every One Is Opposed to Corruption, of course, to Murder, Theft and Poverty, hut the Opposition Is Really What Makes Life Interesting

TTERE Is an issue on which . neither Smith nor Hoover have made themselves clear, as one of the 117.000,000 souls in this country who enjoy confusion, I demand that they do so. The question referred to Is whether stenographers, especially those engaged in public service, shall come to work with bare legs. It has been raised in Los Angeles, but there is no reason why it should not become Nation wide. The question obviously merges itself into the larger problem of whether stenographers, or any one else for that matter, should be compelled to wear clothes at all. A broad construction of the doctrine of personal liberty suggests no interference. tt tt tt Stubborn to Changes The decision of Miss Lillian Genth to give up the painting of nudes seems to have a logical place in the argument. She has made something of a reputation in developing the September Morn School of Art. | Her decision to abandon it comes as a great surprise, especially since the public is left to guess wwhy. Not that it is any of the public’s business, but that human curiosity j is irrepressible. The convention which demands an apology or explanation whenever a person changes his mind is not only quite as rigid, but quite as irksome as is that which demands a certain kind of clothing. The country is peeved at Miss Genth for exactly the same reason it was peeved at President Coolidge, and its peeve at both is due to the same kind of loyalty to convention. What we are used to, we want, whether there is any sense in it or not. tt tt tt Politicians Losing Out People might give more attention to modification programs for light wines and beer as topics of table conversation if science did not present so many more interesting things. If the politicians want to keep their place in the sun, they j would better muzzle the scientists. ; As things now stand they are los- i ing their audience. “Talk” movies, television, cathode i rays, forcing thunderbolts to leave cards when they call, bombarding atoms and other achievements make even the prospect of light wine and beer seem tame. If that is not enough, what about luck, which one scientist calls upon us to recognize as a basic cause of change and, perhaps, creation? Only one molecule out of one hundred million, we are told, is electrifie i, and though a lot depends on where that molecule is situated, or what it happens to hit. it is apparently chosen and whirled about without law, order or system. We can not do anything about such a promiscuous, haphazard process, but it does offer splendid opportunities for debate. B tt a Pride in Crusading Bad as corruption may be, it not only makes news, but opportunity for courageous editors to crusade. By the same token, it makes business for lawyers and politicians. A lot of our ideals would not seem half so good if we could attain them. Think what a country this would be without graft, corruption or crime. What would there be left for the reformer, not to say the judge and the sheriff? Everyone is opposed to corruption, j of course, to murder, theft and poverty, but the opposition is really what makes life interesting. Fighting them, trying to overcome them, and, above all else, the illusionment that we are making headway gives us courage to go on. B b a Thrive on Conflict When men reach perfection in any line, they have merely cut themselves out of a job. The fact that they do not and can not is the driving forcee of civilzation. The imperfections which make improvement desirable an>l struggle necessary count for more than we like to think. Human nature demands the stimulating effect of conflict, thrives on issues, problems and the clash of opinions. This is vividly illustrated by the fact that whenever a community Jicks something big to talk about, it will invariably work Itself into a passion over something little. Contentment is a condition for which we all sigh, but which we can not tolerate. The law of growth is against it. The common saying that society can not stand still is based on the obvious fact that the human mind will not. France turns from the renarations problem +o a discussion of bathing suits, and with ouite as much zest. It has gone so far that one bishop has forbidden people to enter his church without stockings. This is a good companion piece to the Los Angeles row. e ff Lack Sense of Values Conceding the necessity of issues, it does seem that we might select them with a better sense of value. Some are obviously more important than others, but that appears to have little influence on our choice. We are quite as apt to get excited over a neighborhood scandal as an international controversy. More often than not a divorce attracts greater attention than a diplomatic intrigue. We are not only provincial, but personal in our view points. Prohibition would not be the issue it is if it did not appeal to the individual palate.

against the ravages of disease. Magical practices were highly developed. But, as is often the case, good was mixed with the bad. The study of anatomy had its beginnings in magical practices. This was pointed out by the late Prof. Morris Jastrow, one of the great-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and ot Hvceia, the Health Maeaiine. IN the summer season the boy equipped with an air gun or a slingshot becomes a serious menace to everyone in his vicinity unless he has been taught definitely the proper use of these accessories of play. Recently two San Francisco physicians reported several instances in which eyes had been practically ruined by careless employment of these devices. One boy 16 years of age was hit in the right eye by a BB shot from an air gun. Although the device itself is not extremely powerful, the metal entered the right eye and caused swelling and bleeding. After the swelling had subsided, an investigation revealed the Bjl* shot in the eye and it was necessary to perform an operation in order to remove the metal. After this the eye recovered, but with some permanent scarring and loss of vision. In another case, a boy 11 years of age who was playing behind a wooden box was hit with a BB shot fired by a boy who was using the box as a target. The shot entered his left eye and brought about an immediate loss of vision. The result here also was an operation with some permanent loss of vision in the eye. The metal was found only by the use of the X-ray. In a third case a boy 8 years of age was struck in the left eye with a staple from a slingshot while playing Indian with some other boys. The shock ruptured the capsule of the eye and tcre the delicate tissues beyond the point of complete repair. . By the modern use of the X-ray

(Abbreviations: A—ace; K—kinr; Q—queen; J—jack: X—anv card lower than 10.) ASSUME, for the following illustrations, that east had bid one spade, but south has won the contract with a bid of one no trump. Thus, if west holds a solid suit, or only a singleton in the suit named by his partner, it often is advisable to lead from his own strongest suit, for it probably can be more easily established. 1. West holds—spades K 10 5; hearts Q 3; diamonds Q 7 6 4; clubs 10 8 5 3. West should lead the 5 of spades. Since the declarer must hold a stop in‘spades, you may in this manner capture all of his possible spade tricks. 2. West holds —spades 4 3; hearts A K Q 2; diamonds Q 4 32; clubs 6 5 4. West should lead the King of hearts. When you hold a solid suit It is advisable to open it before leading partner's suit. 3. West holds—spades 7 6 5; hearts A K J; diamonds 5 4 3; clubs 5 4 3 2. West should lead the King of hearts and then switch to partner's suit. 4. West holds—spades 2; hearts 4 32; diamonds K Q J 6 5 4; clubs A 4 2. v West should lead the King of diamonds and continue the suit as he has a strong re-entry in clubs. The diamond suit may be established more readily than the spade suit. 5. West holds—spades 2; hearts 6 5 4 3; diamonds 8 7 4 2; clubs 7 6 5 3. West should lead the 2 of spades. Although it is a singleton, he has no other desirable lead. (Copyright 1928. bv the Ready Reference Publishing Company) This Date in U. S. History Aug. 14 1670—William Penn arrested for preaching in Grace Chu’ ch Street, London. 1779—American fleet under John Paul Jones returned from France 1876—First wire of the Brooklyn Bridge drawn over the river 1894—John Quincy Adams, American statesman, died.

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it is possible to find foreign substances when they penetrate the eye and to remove them when necessary. In many cases, when the foreign material is clean in a sense that it is free from bacteria, and if it is in a portion of the eye where it does not obstruct vision, it may remain for a considerable period of time without removal. Sometimes the inflammatory reaction tends to get rid of the for-

With Other Editors

FI. Wayne News-Sentinel There’s scarcely a day but sees a whole army of well-intentioned people running around the streets in quest of signatures on petitions for pardons and reprieves. There is entirely too much of that sort of thing. Os course there are times when clemency for prisoners is sought in a wide, spontaneous demand. But most of the petitions circulated around town are hastily hatched up and depend for their success upon the disposition of many amiable persons to sign anything in reason when they are respectfully and pathetically approached. Surely now is no time for the granting of any large number of pardons. This is an era in which there should be consideration of petitions for pardons solely on the merits of each individual case.

/ lines Readers Voice Views

The name and address of the author must accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published. Letters not exceeding 200 words will receive preference. Editor Times: I see by the evening paper that another “fool killer” is coming to Indianapolis. Asa reader of The Times, I wish to say that I am surprised to think that you would sponsor such silly thing as a pole-climber. Don’t you think that we have enough nerve-wracking stunts every

Questions and Answers

You can get an answer to any answerable question of fact or information bv writing to Frederick M Kerbv. Question Editor. The Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave.. Washington, D. C. enc osing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be made. All other questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered All letters are confidential You are cordtnally Invited to make use of this free service as often as vou please EDITOR When Is the “dark” and when Is the “light” of the moon? The expressions “dark and “light” of the moon are popular terms having no astronomical significance. The dark of the moon is defined as the interval of a few days near new moon when the moon is invisible; therefore the remainder of the lunar month may be regarded as the light of the moon. Is a naturalized American citizen of Italian birth liable for military duty if he returns to Italy, or can the American Government protect him? ’ If an Italian-born naturalized American citizen returns to Italy, and did not before leaving that country complete his military service, he is liable to be drafted, and the United States Government cannot intervene in his behalf. There is no treaty 'on the subject of naturalization between the United States and the Italian government. The present Italian law upholds the doctrine of inalienable allegiance—once an Italian, always an Italian. How long should a pair of shoes last? The conditions of use. as well as the quality and size of the soles are the determining factors. No useful average can be given. What was the population of Indianapolis in 1875 and what is the present population? We are unable to ascertain the population in 1875. However, in 1870 it was 48.244. and in 1880, it was 75,056. The present population is estimated at 358,819. What are the bugs that look like “lady bugs” that get into furniture and ruin it? Probably they are carpet beetles,

eign material without any further trouble. Certainly any child that is permitted to use an air gun or slingshot should be thoroughly impressed with the fact that such a device is a menace if improperly employed and destruction of materials or of human tissue should mean permanent removal of the devices from the possession of the boy who cannot be trusted with them.

The authorities are sorely pressed by bandits, murderers and all sorts of criminals. Their work is made much more unpleasant by those who, by pleading for those already sentenced, unwittingly, but effectually, encourage law violators to hope for softhearted treatment in dealing with offenders. Everywhere in America we hear of robbers and highwaymen going around heavily armed in public thoroughfares, shooting to kill whenever they are challenged or offered resistence. The public has been stirred to the depths of its soul by crimes. Police officials have been aroused to extraordinary activity. But there are still numerous dangerous men roaming around loose, and there should.be no relaxation of vigilance in hunting down the guilty. Surely, then, convictions should come ahead of pardons.

day to contend with without being forced to gave at a stunt that is not brave, but foolhardy? There are too many good things that could be featured to take up such a relic of barbarous days when men tortured themselves because theey knew no better. Besides, the public does not care for such cheap advertising. Tell that guy to get a decent job and go to work—or to jail, and oblige H. M. STEWART.

which will attack upholstered furniture. Their presence is not known until they begin to come forth in great numbers. The only remedy is to have the furniture reupholstered or fumigated. About how far Is it from Land’s End. England to John O’Groats in Scotland? Approximately 700 miles. Docs a man who enlists in the army have to pay for his own uniform? i No, he is given a clothing allowance estimated to be sufficient to supply him with all the clothing he needs. If he overdraws this allowance, he must pay for additional clothing. Is the swimming pool at Broad Ripple park the same depth all over? The water in the Broad Ripple pool graduates froir a depth of eight inches to twelve feet, is 450 feet long and 207 feet wide. Is there a company In Indianapolis that receives songs for phonograph records and pays a royalty on them? We do not know of any company in Indianapolis that makes records. Gennett records are made at Richmond, Ind. Will you please state the number of miles of track owned by the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and also the number of cars owned and operated by the concern. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company owns 170 miles of track and operates 300 cars in Indianapolis. Who were the parents of James W. Gerard and where and when was he born? He is the son of James and Jenny Gerard and was born in Geneseo. N. Y., in 1867. Where and when did Abram Van Buren, son of President Van Buren, die? In New York in 1873 at the age of 66.

lAUG. 14, 1928

KEEPING UP A With THE NEWS

BY LUDWIG DENNY T TNIVERSITY, Va., Aug. 14.—The L, present “war” in I'ffcaragua is due to the State Department doublecrossing Sacasa, whose claim to the presidency is supported by the rebels, by Mexico, by Senator Bprah and many other Americans, according to Dr. T. S. Vaca, representative of Sacasa. “Sacasa was told specifically he was considered by the State Department as the constitutional heir to the presidency, otherwise nobody could have driven him to lead a revolutionary movement,” Vaca told the Institute of Public Affairs here. The State Department and its policy of marine intervention was defended by John Clayton, an Ameri ican correspondent recently in Nicaragua. A neutral position was taken by Dr. Rcscoe Hill, until recently American high commissioner in that country. Arthur Ruhl, another correspondent, said that now the marines were in they would have to stay to supervise the elections, as pledged. “As long as we pursue a policy which we may call a militaristic policy, and as long as we consider the defense of the Panama Canal and the defense of our rights in regard to a Nicaraguan Canal, I do not look for withdrawal of American marines,” Prof. J. I. Cox, Northwestern University, declared. “Our marines were landed to protect Americans living in Wall Street,” in the opinion of Dr. John H. Latane of Johns Hopkins University, leader of the Nicaraguan round table here. tt tt tt IN denying the honesty and validity of the Coolidge-Kellogg reasons for American intervention, Vaca said: “There is evidence enough for anybody, because there is testimony of former American officials to prove there never has been any ; danger to American lives and property until in recent months after Marine intervention. General Sandino in retaliation has destroyed some American property. It is not the proposed Nicaraguan Canal that prompts Intervention; I l doubt whether they will build a canal, because of many natural disadvantages including volcanic eruptions. The other iSsue about the supposed corollary to the Monroe Doctrine that has converted the United States into a policeman to look into all the financial failings of LatinAmerica is also false. , “As Prof. Cox has said, the real motive for American intervention is the strategic situation of Nicaragua in Central America, and the commercial expansion of the United States. “When the Marines were temporarily withdrawn in 1924, all the parties and people celebrated; beI cause no matter how humble their aspirations, people always like to be free. Now it is true most of the people have been cowed into submission by the State Department and Marines.” BUB HERE is Vaca’s “proof” that the United States has not only violated Nicaraguan independence, but has injured that country economically and culturally: “Before intervention, Nicaragua, in spite of its shortcomings, was getting along fairly well on the road to progress, building up schools, railroads, telegraph and telephones, electric plants—all out of its own resources. There is nothing in Nicaragua today that has been built up by the bankers of American intervention. Now, after seventeen years of American meddling in our political affairs the number of schools has diminished. Americans have forced an extravagant and expensive administration on the country, several railroad branches have been abandoned, freight and passenger rates have been increased, taxes raised, and the cost of living increased.” According to Ruhl, “the trouble has not been so much our policy as our lack of policy—tactlessness underestimating the importance of ‘correct’ attitude and behavior merely because the countries themselves are small, weak and not always themselves ‘correct’.” But Clayton insisted that “our present position in Nicaragua is not that of a great power intervening in the internal affairs of another nation, but that of a mediator desired and demanded by all the best elements of that nation.” The State Department preferred Diaz to Sacasa because it thought Diaz “would stand hitched,” Cox said. After eight years in Nicaragua as commissioner, Hill said he was completely at sea, that he had no solution to offer. B B B Newspapers of the world consciously are working for peace, but often unconsciously through exaggerated nationalism and provocative news they “contribute to a certain incessant international irritation,” Willis J. Abbott, contributing editor to Christian Science Monitor, told the institute. Interest of the American public in foreign news is growing, due to American participation in the war and heavy investments abroad, Abbott believes. He quoted Karl A. Bickel, president of the United Press, “as keen an observer of international affairs and as astute a judge of world standards as can be found in the profession today.” as saying the United Press has doubled its foreign report since 1920 in response to this increased public interest. But the Associatde Press manager was quoted by Abbott as believing that "interest in European affairs has lessened since the years Immediately after the war.” I' - Daily Thoughts A merry heart docth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.—Proverbs 17:22. * t ; b b DEEP joy is a serene and sober emotion, rarely evinced in open merrijpent.—,Mnie. Roland.