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:i |: 'i li|l'J . . lii i ■ I I X. L i J 14 THE CADUCEUS KEEP SERVICE TO THE FRONT HEISTMAS season brings thoughts which extend in many direc tions, largely in relation to events of the past, the nature of which is diversified, and dependent on the individual doing the thinking. Th recollection of childhood’s happy days tte^lrfnlf; the mLtle or besid: w, It’s counter-part for those in the service who WMh their own socks and hang them up for another purpose tlioughts revert to those who are near and' dear, and the home and the home folks claim much of our attention; ' Most homes are glad, ’ Some homes are sad 'This Christmas,—Year of Peace,— For men have fought And with .lives bought The wond’s supreme release. To all of us our thoughts ha,ye been occupied with service —service to our country,-and while many ^f us leave here to take our places among the home folks and our former associates, let us keep to the fore-front this word Service, and use it in the sense that He who was responsible ^ m Christmas would have us, “Do unto others as you would that they would do unto-you.” ^ PHILIP A. SHBAPP., Major, M. C. Assistant to the Base Hospital Commander. cause of poor morale, and two years ago Italy began to openly and honest ly tell its soldiers what the war was all about, and to keep them informed of how things were going at home, and did everything possible to ally unrest, to keep up the spirit of the army during a hard campaign, and the results have proved the value of the remedy. This country too, spent the first three years of the war in finding out just how many and how bad were the deeds of ■ Germans, because, at first it could hardly believe. But when the realization of all that Ger man domination meant, this whole country burst into a flame of righte ous anger against Germany, the out cast among nations. That burst of righteous indignation is morale, and this carried our soldiers, both here and abroad through their hardships and sacrifices in splendid style. Now that the war seems to be over, that spirit which made for self-sacri fice, and which helped to keep up one’s spirit under privation, must now be turned into other channels. Morale is even more necessary in peace times than in war times, because the ex- citment which goes with war and the interest which attaches to travel frOm MORALE -CHEERFULNESS AND GRIT MUST TURN TO PEACE .By Ralph "Yan D'eman Magoffin, Major, Q. M. C., Camp Wheeler ORALE is not a new tonic, but is a perscrip- tion which has been satis factorily filled ever since the world began, but fill ed by the individual himself who needed the tonic. Now the tonic is going to be put into th© National pharmacopoeia, and it has been given guarantee by the War department, which has appointed a Chief, Morale Branch, General Staff, under whom are morale officiers in every camp, and at least one morale sergeant for each company. ^ Morale was first used as a national tem^tically after the Pranoo-Prussian war to give n^ale in~rithei"hauseat- ing doses afllnfst'"^ the Teuton, who was not so^Keen about igetting ready for affetfier war. Eivenj the Germans kneyr that their three wars against Denmark, Austria and.' Prance were the wars of a bully, anA although they won a great deal by them, it was re cognized by the Prussians, who were the war lords of Germany, that it be necessary for them to to^^x- tonic by Germany which began sys- up the rest of €h'e"'Gf'erMins who just come into the German empire, ostensibly with, but really under the Kingdom of Prussia. The nauseating tonic of the Prussian finally so dead ened the sensibilities of the rest of the Germans, and so poisoned them against what the rest of the world called honor and honesty, that they were in a state of stupor as to what was meant by treaty obligations or neutrality of Belgium or honest treat ment of Serbia. Italy lost a campaign or two be/ one camp to another or abroad, are missing. The ideal, which is the greatest of all ideals to be reached is that of the national and interna tional spirit or frame of mind which will let this country resume its nor mal activities without undergoing the dreadful period which usually follows a great war, and it is the intention of everybody concerned to try tO' have all our soldiers learn the reasons for this war and for the demobilization and the dangers of a reconstruction period, in order to bring about a con tinuation of stable government and a resumption of all our activities with out any of the distressing incidents which might accompany social or lab or unrest, or a period of anarchy. A spirit of cheerfulness, of stead fastness, of belief in our nation and its national ideals, and a determina tion to go through these next few try ing years without a moral or national calamity: such is the morale which is going to be given, and which will be gladly taken as a combined na tional tonic and national remedy. Liuiieu [umc ana national remeay C. A. WILLIAMS. President N. V. PORTER. Secretary and treasurer WILLIAMS & SHELTON CO. INCOPRORATED IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS 406 South Tryon Street, CHARLOTTE. N. c. DIRECTORS: f 9 CHAS. A. WILLIAMS JNO. M. MILLER. Jr, J. J, HUTCHINSON N. y. PORTEr'^^^'^ 9 I
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