Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1911 — Our Manner of Living Is Absurd [ARTICLE]

Our Manner of Living Is Absurd

By Dr. CLEMENT A. PENROSE of Baltimore

1 H ITH ALL OUR VAUNTED MODERNISM, IS NOT OUR MAN/g I NER ° F LIVING ABSURD? The slaves of convention and prejudice, we EAT IRRATIONALLY and without desire, yet we know that avidity for food is as important as the food itself. We drink freely any POISON handed to us, especially if we do not pay for it—l mean in money; we generally do pay in some other way. We cover our bodies with clothing which is of such a nature that it excludes the air, although the therapeutic value of the air bath to the skin is well known.