Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 52, Number 40, Jasper, Dubois County, 8 July 1910 — Page 2

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The Brahmins of Boston and Benares Compared. WHERE SWAMIS FOREGATHER Comparisons Between Two Headquarters of Brahmins Soon Exhausted; Contrasts Endless Benares Prod uct of 20 Centuries of Hinduism., (By Francis E. Clark, D. D. LL. D.) I'rUHl United Society of Christ Krade vor. 1 bar aot chosen my title simply because of the faint alliteration Involved, but because of certain resemblances and contrasts which are worth noting between tbo city on the Charles and the city on the Ganges. Boston is often spoken of as the headquarters of the New England Brahmins: Benares Is certainly the headquarters of the Indian Brahmins, American transcendentalists havo foregathered ab ät i'oston; Hindu A Bathing Ghat transcendentalists (the shades of Emerson and Alcott forgive me!) have tried to realize their astral bodies in Benares more frequently than in any other place. Moreover, Boston has been more hospitable to the Indian Swamis and high priests than any other city, if these game Swamis are to be believed, for one of them, a fat Swami or god in a yellow robe, whose turban was several sizes too small for bis swelled

Police Headquarters at Bombay.

head, told me the othor day that be had Ave thousand converts to Hinduism In America, many of whom lived In Boston. Moreover, he dcolared that his school in Huntington Chambers was thronged with the cultured people of Boston, and that be hoped soon to go back to the Hub to make more converts. We must take his statements, however, with several grains of salt, and his own culture can be gauged by a

Some of the Temples at Benares.

ctaten.cnt in a little book he has recently published, to the effect that Mark Twain Is "the greatest author In the world." and that his "Following the 'iquator (notably his poorest book of travels) Is his most interesting work. Doubtless the Swami Is fond of "Following the Equator" because tho genial humorist alludes to "his godship" In that volume, and chaffs him In a good-natured way. which bo is too obtuse to understand. In this chapter Mark tells how -Satan," his servant. Introduced the "god' to him, and afterwards showed him out of the room.

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stirred the rislbles of our author, and be makes the most of It Hut to return to Benares and Boston, the comparisons are toon exhausted, but the contrasts are endless. Boston. In spite of Us vagaries and Its i ... iuauj rtrtigiOBS. is me pruuuci inrntM of Its Puritan and I'llgrlra fathers, who set their seal so early upon Its hisIX laZZ' m Bnarts Is the product of 20 cent furies of lllnduisraHere It has built Us roost gorgeous temples and palaces. Here all the throe ant! thirty millions of gods of tho Hindus are worshiped. Her the wealthiest Hindus build their most beautiful houses, and from here, If they die and their dust Is scattered on the waves of the sacred Ganges, they go. according to their theology, straight to Paradise, or at least on joy a comfortable reincarnation. What is the difference between this typical Hindu city and n typical American or Kuropean city, for to point the contrast, we might take any other city as well, as Boston. New York. Chicago, Cleveland. St Louis. London. Berlin. all show the same contrast with Be naros r rares, tn the valley of the Ganges. ivs in one of the garden spots at Benares. of the world. Well Irrigated fields stretch away on every side. No American city has better advantages from a material standpoinL Moreover, the wealth of a hunJred generations of devotees has been poured Into Benares, and many- villages and cities all over India have been Impoverished that Benares might be enriched. But what do we see to-day ? Probably the filthiest city of Its size In the world, barring one or two in China and Turkey. The nearer you get to the holiest places, the fouler grows Benares. Narrow lane, slimy with holy water, offal of cows and the tramp of thousands of dirty feet, lead to the Golden Temple and the Cow Temple, and when you set within their sacred precincts the ttSStlneSS Is Inlrtb!b tÄsnaat usnks! nlled with decaying flowers and other I offerings to the gods, eager pilgrims quaff the poisonous water as though it were the nectar of tae gods, as In-

deed It Is to them. If the Hindus, 0,1 ted to wakefulness, and the man through centurlea of Inoculation, were ' wbo does Intellectual work and exnot microbe-proof. cholra, dysentery, WW wn1 h'a friends thisk a dlsposmalljrox and plague would claim sUlon t0 obeying a thetr mi li ions throughout India, as heltnJ' Instinct Sleep reeuporates they do now tbeir tens of thousands hlm and he nows It Family Doctor. every year. The marble floors are often Inches deep In manure from the Her Handicap, sacred cows which, aside from the You say you won your husband monkeys, are the only peaceful, petted. wcaring a $2 graduating gown?" well-fed creatures is Benares. i did." Hideous idols abound everywhere. 1 "How romantic! 1 suppose you aro stone bulls and grotesque and horribly i very happy?" distorted Images of Siva and Vishnu. "Oh. yes. Dut the 52 stown wai an

Most common of all, In every temple ' and shrine, while thousands of them

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tho Ungarns, such representations of J pares or me numan uouy ns would bring the police of any American or European city about tho ears of priests and vendors allko. The No paullse temple, though containing some fine carvings, Is so covered with obscene figures that .European ladtos are no longer allowed to enter, and European men, unless coarse and v Rar. would blush to be seen by any tholr kind there. When one conies to the banks or the Ganges, he seos Hinduism in Us most characteristic pulse, for here to its holy waters come tens of thousands of pilgrims every year to wash away their sins They bathe in It. they throw it over their heads in ecstasy, they dip beneath its waves In holy glee, they drink Its horrible mixture of water and dirt at the- mouth (J the city sewers, and thon they shivering! stand upon the steps of the bathing ghttt and put on their strips of dry cloth Many of the pilgrims are old men and women, who have Journeyed hundreds of miles, and whose tottering stops will hardly support them to the bank of the sacred stream and out again. But no matter, their sins have been washed away In its dirty water, and near by is the burning ghat where. In a few days or weeks at most, their poor old bodies will be laid on a pile of blazing sticks, while curious tourists look with morbid eyes and hear "the old thing sizzle." as I heard on' man express IL No reverence, no solemnity, no respect for the dead is Inculcated by such a disposition of he bodies in the most sacred spot in I all Hinduism. Cremation is very well, hut such rnuti9tlnn The Monkey temple Is another show rlace for all visitors, where grinning simians that vault and caper over the wall, and hang by their tails from the frees within the enclosure, are considered sacred and worshipped as Ods While the monkeys and cows ire potted, the rest of the animal creation Is hardly treated Indeed. The little racks of bones, called horses, hat drag around the Benares vehicles, are starved and beaten till they fall in their tracks, and then they are left to die in agony, for it is a sin in Hindu eyes to kill and put them out of misery. Human animals are scarcely better treated. They live In squalid quarters, in filth and wretchedness, in comparison with which the worst purlieus in our most ill-governed cities would be comfort and decency They live on eight cents a day. and their wages will average one-hundredth part of the worst paid laborers la America, Yet these are the results of the philosophy and religion that are laud ed in some Quarters in Boston and other American cities; a religion that j sends Its missionaries to the west to J be petted and adored by some foolish : men and addle-pated women. Compare such a city as 1 havo de- 1 scribed with any city in America, how- I ... ever much ashamed w mnv ho nt some of our municipalities. Compare Boston with Benares, and we have !eanliness Instead of filth, stately rhurcbes instead of obscene temples, b.-autiful cpuifteries instead of horri- ' public burning-ghats, universal edcation in rlace of almost universal illiteracy, fair day's wag for fair iay s work instead of starvation for man and b-ast. To say the leas, the .ontrast Is not favorable to Ulnares. Copyright. 1!0. by Jj?ori B. BowIm.i Unusual South Carolina Wedding. A very unusual wedding was solemnized at the Mary Help Catholic church recently when Mary Glover and Joseph Williams, both colored, were married, Father Lannlgan officiating. This was the first time that a colored couple had ever married In ' a white people's church in Aiken, and consequently it drew a large crowd both white and colored. Uoth parties tn the match aro well knnn-n AIV-.n f.n!nrrf nannln anrf rnnnv nf ,,- friends were present to witness the certnnon. Tue br,de and her attendBnta wpro nan,u. . , ,n, thp hrtrfremom nnd hu n. tendants wore Prinee Albert suits ' with white gloves. After the wedding the bridal party repaired to the home 1 of the bride's mother, where a largely attended reception was held and where many presents, gifts of both white and colored people, were displayed. Aiken Journal. I Prejudice Against Sleep. j t Why can some men sleep at will i 'and some nervous n:en too. blla others, sometimes very " heavy" men. with appareut!y iutmoTab'.e nerves, are tortured by insomnia? Why too j .!o some m-n seem to obtain sufficient rest with tiv hours' sleep, while others require nin " Do tome men ( sleep Id-," as Mr SuMMU'-y Jocular- ; ly srg-jcd in one of fc amusing storh'?. cr do tbey actually require i zzz.; - !pT 1 The i-opniar prejudice against sleep works sn innnit ot rutschtet. Theru i are plenty of sluggards even atnonc the cultivated class, but the sleep sluggard ts in that class a very rare specimen The tendency of the rduawful precedent to establish, fr found."

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MUST BEGIN EARLY CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT VALUE OF NEATNESS. Excellent Method by Which One Mother Instilled Idea Into Her Little Ones Parents Must Be Careful to Set Example. j ttnoss Is always attractive in grown-ups, and the host place to be gin is with the little boys and girls. It Is dillluult, as every one who tries it knows, to teach children to keep tholr belongings in order, or to be careful and neat; but when once the habit of neatness Is inculcated, it is of inestimable value to the boy or girl in his or her future life, and well worth all tho trouble incurred. An Ingenious mother thought out an excellent plan. She mado it an unalterable rule that there should be a place for everything and everything kept in its place. Whenever any of the family found anything belonging to an other member of it out of place, they were at liberty to put It in "chancery." The chancery was a room, kept locked and presided over by the mother. Every article entering there called for one cent to effect Its release At Ürst caps, slates, pencils, slippers came teeming In, and following them the pennies for release, and these formed a fund for purchasing something to promote tidiness such as waste-paper baskets, paper racks, slipper cases and so on. Soon, by firmly adhering to the rule of demanding the ransom money, the articles coming to chancery decreased, and tho lesson was thoroughly taught to all the children, from the oldest ones away at college to the little maid of four years of ago at home and mother's "right hand." Outside the chancery door there hung a slate with a pencil attached, and when any articles was confiscated, the date was noted. A certain time Qxed for their detention was a wise forethought, for If the little articles or toys must remain in chancery three or four days or a week. thelr 1,tt!e owners will think more of being deprived of their treasures than ßvea of Pacing the necessary penny to release them; and the toy comes Utvsa, ltha certa,n freshness that ma,kes U doub,J' active. Mtlt hnronro cht rti Irl nlirnva -r- - m . -v.uk.iiber that they must set a good example. MADE UP IN PASTEL BLUE English Idea for Attractive Costume That Has Been Generally Admired. Pastol blue cloth Is chosen here; the pretty skirt has a tight yoke which is cut in a big tab at the center of front; a wide strap edges the yoke; buttons and cord ,trlm the' tabs; the lower part of skirt Is plaited in sets of threes. Folds are made on the shouWers of bodice, drawn in under the strap which edges the lower part of bodice, which matches In shape the yoke on sklrL The upper part of sleeve Is arranged In folds and pleco lace forms tho under-slccves and oke. Hat of soft straw trimmed with a buckle and three quills. Materials required: 8 yards cloth 48 Inches wide, 2 yards lace, 1 dozen buttons, 1 ynrd cord. Trimmings. Suede, taffeta and moire silks and buttons and stitchings are to be muck paed as trimmings.

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am! the sorvants should bo Instructed to remembor neatness as absolutely imperative. Children nro very quick at dotectlng Inconsistencies, und notice nt once tho fact that their elders nro not practising what the aro so atornly prouchlng. JUST RIGHT IN SEWING ROOM Cabinet Insures Everything Being Close at Hand When It Is Wanted. Tho most con content thing yet in tho form of a sowing cabinet has been designed by a Missouri man. It can ho stood up near the owner like a screen or when closod is oaslly canlod by handles nt the fido and top. Tho cabinet is made in two purls, hinged together. Insldo is a scries of spoolsupporting arms, with pegs to set the spools on. There are cushions for pins nnd flannel for noodles and hooks to hang floss or other sewing silk on. Also there are pockets to keep material or patterns. On the other side 13 a drop panel on which articles In Immediate uso can be placed, and below this Is a large pocket, adapted to hold embroidery and the hoops used In this kind of work. Such a cabinet will hold everything that a woman needs for sewing, except a machine, and being compact in arrangement can be carried to a friend's home. When It Is stood up by the sewer's chair it brings everything within easy reach and saves confusion. TO MAKE NECK BEAUTIFUL Massage With Properly Made Cream Is One of the First of the Requisites. Always before any kind of cream Is applied the throat must be carefully washed at night and the cream rubbed from skin to chest with a rotary motion. This work should last for Ave minutes at least. At the expiration of that timo the cream may be lightly wiped off and a lotion made from n pint ot high proof alcohol to an ounco of tincture of benzoin applied. Following this the head Is to be i bent back as far as It will go, which should be enough to stretch the throat cords, and alternating with the backward tilt the head must droop forward until the chin rests upon the chest. Afterward tho head must bo twisted first to one side nnd then to the other, the object of theso movements being to keep cords and muscles strong and elastic and prevent their sagging and so destroying tho throat contour. A woman who carries her head well that is, the chin up Is less apt to Joso the beauty of her1 throat than ono who permits her head to droop forward. A3 a matter of fact, the head held up, the chin In place, is a beauty not common, but adds enormously to the effect of .presence and distinction. A mistake not unusual to those trying to cultivate the habit Is to thrust out tho chin. Concerning Curtains. Attractive-looking curtains are fashioned from the all-over filet in tho squnro designs. The edges are trimmed with cluny lace about two Inches wide and'sn insertion of this laco is set in four Inches from the lace edge. Any person who knows how to sew, or even baste, could make these curtains, as the lace is laid on flat and may be sewed by the inachino and thus save fully half of the cost of tbo ready made. These draperies are desirable for uso In rooms where elaboration Is not wanted, yet where simple curtains or scrim or muslin would not bo aulaclently important Apricot Linen. A suit was apricot linen of Bllky weave and shot with white. It consisted of a long coat or tunic opening over an apricot moussollno underdress,' crossing In Japanese fashion. Tho coat was sleeveless, but the sleeves of tho frock wero of tucked apricot muslin, finished at neck and sleeves with smocking In black silk. Tho deep belt was of black, with a veiling of apricot muslin.

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