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n one generation, save all that this war
'flu cost in money.
James II. Pou
To Our Readers
On account of the influenza, this issue
The Bulletin has been delayed. We
sure of the sympathy and under-
ending of our subscribers regardinp:
difficulties of getting out our publi-
4tion under such conditions as we have
'*6n facing. We trust we shall never
similar cause to ask for the indul-
■6nce of our people.
The Heart of Badin
As The Bulletin goes to the printer,
influenza situation in Badin seems
*®idedly hopeful. It looks as if we are
’ sight of the end, the number of new
^es developing being very much smaller
the number of recoveries,
are not yet sufficiently out of dan-
to talk of our success in fighting this
which has proved more deadly
, country at large than even the
War. But it may not be out of
'*'* or place to mention a few of the
"Standing features of the struggle in
«din.
Tk
^ '*® first thing that comes to mind is
* prompt and efficient action of the
Pany in providing every possible
*ty for taking care of the sick. Mr.
'eft nothing undone that could
®ne for the comfort and safety of
».*^|'*cken ones. As soon as the small
infirmary on Kirk Place proved
*nuate the theater was promptly
'fin into a hospital capable of
'ly could not be prop-
and nursed at home. Our
®'*P«i'intcndcnt was many
^ IIJK dav nnil niirht nHHiHtinir t
times
day and night assisting in tak-
from their homes to the
*’• Speaking for the community,
to
for all that he has done,
express our gratitude to
'* much more than can Ihj men-
physicians and nurses we also
^ice gratitude for their loyal
the ill. Many times
•ifk and weary to the |)oint
thoir work,
Mj^vj '*>'1 fidelity could do
N'o *uffering and to save life.
*>>() ^*'thful were those who volun-
*'ur«ing and worked like sol-
hnttio against the
th» »• '*P*^i«lly lio we wish to men-
Work of our teachers, who
* l*«dership of Miss Sullivan,
gave their days and nights after the
closing of the school to the work of
mercy. They deserve and have earned
the gratitude and affection of our peo
ple.
The volunteer helpers of the town who
served and are still serving on the vari
ous committees, going from house to
house to find those who were ill and in
need, reporting what was necessary for
the sick, nursing and cooking for people
who were helpless, carrying patients to
the hospital, raising money for immedi
ate needs, all working in an orderly and
systematic way in the various depart
ments of the Committee of Community
Service—these self-sacrificing people
have given us the finest example of what
is meant by the words humanity, good
citizenship, Christianity. In this con
nection it is a pleasure to note that the
ministers of the Gospel in Badin, Mr.
Arnette and Mr. Houser, gave them
selves with whole-hearted devotion to the
service of those sick and in need, thus
exemplifying the teachings and the life
of Him who went about doing good.
The boys at the Club did not spare them
selves in nursing thru the nights the
patients among their number, while con
tinuing on their jobs during daytime.
They proved themselves soldiers in real
ity, tho without the insignia of military
service.
Likewi.se honorable mention must be
given to those who cheerfully sacrificed
their businesses to the general interest,
closing their doors and thus shutting off
their incomes. The Badin Amusement
Company is first in the list of these,
and these public-spirited men are closely
followed by the owners of the barber
shops and the soda-fountains.
In all of these instances, and others too
numerous for detailed mention, we see
the heart of Badin—the true spirit of
helpfulne.ss and sacrifice of self, of co
operation in service for the benefit of
“the other fellow” whom chance or mis
fortune had brought low.
All honor to this noble spirit and to
those who have so strikingly revealed it!
F. A. CUMMI.NCS
Mr. Moritz’s Visit
We were glad to have Mr. Charles H.
Moritz, of Niagara, in October. Mr.
Moritz is General Superintendent of Pro
duction for all the plants of the Alumi
num Company of America, and is a big
man in more ways than one. His genial
ity and magnetism make it a pleasure
to know him and to have dealing* with
him. His visits are always wicomed.
Homer McKee’s Prayer
(From Wells Fargo Messenger)
We do not know who Homer McKee
may happen to be, but certainly Homer
McKee’s Prayer, as published in the
August Bulletin by the Kansas State
Board of Health, is something that
would be worth while for all of us to
consider, and if we commit the principle
to heart we cannot go far astray. Here
it is:
Teach me that sixty minutes make an
hour, sixteen ounces one pound, and one
hundred cents one dollar.
Help me to live so that I can lie down
at night with a clear conscience, without
a gun under my pillow, and unhaunted
by the faces of those to whom I have
brought pain.
Grant that I may earn my meal ticket
on the square, and in doing thereof that
I may not stick the gaff where it does
not belong.
Deafen me to the jingle of tainted
money and the rustle of unholy skirts.
Blind me to the faults of the other
fellow, but reveal to me my own.
Guide me so that each night when I
look across the dinner table at my wife,
who has been a blessing to me, I will
have nothing to conceal.
Keep me young enough to laugh with
my children, and to lose myself in their
play.
And when comes the smell of flowers,
and the tread of soft steps, and the
crushing of the hearse’s wheels in the
gravel out in front of my place, make
the ceremony short and the epitaph
simple:
“HERE LIES A MAN.”
A Card of Thanks
We desire to offer our heartfelt thanks
for the loyal sympathy and assistance of
friends, also for the beautiful flowers
received in our recent affliction, the sud
den illness and death of our little son,
Raymond.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton
Another Way to Save
I use the thick starchy water in which
rice, macaroni, or spaghetti has been
boiled, for setting sponge for light bread
or sweet rolls. It takes the place of milk
and potatoes, and you need less flour,
which means quite a saving in these days
of high prices. The bread and rolls are
as light, nutritious, and moist as if milk
and potatoes had l>een u.sed. Mrs. C. E.
D., Nevada.