Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

This conservation talk is wise, when sprung by people’ safe and sane, who know where moderation lies, and have no schemes absurd and vain. But now we re going to extremes, which is our tendency, alas! And we are airing hop joint dreams for bringing victory to pass. The faddist makes a foolish sound, and tries to regulate my coop: the piffle vendor goes around and tells me how to salt my soup. “Let’s win the war by eating prunes,” I hear the noisy alecks' call; “If you eat fowl.” cry other loons, ‘‘devour the feathers, bones and all’’’ “We can bring near the dawn of peace,’’ some other .ocoed spielers say, “by spreading bread with axle grease, and making tea of last year's hay.’’ They tell me I am in the wrong, because I have an extra cap; they say I wear my pants too long, since cloth will help to win the scrap. They tell me I do grievous hurt to every noble soldier lad, because I have a Sunday stflrt, and wear a costly liver pad. Now, I’ll conserve with any man, do every sane and useful thing; but I’Jl adopt no foolish plan that any noisy nut may spring.