the Carolinian
RALEIGH, N. C.. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 198 fl
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Editorial Viewpoint
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The CAROLINIAN’S
WORDS OF WORSHIP
There is something both obtrusive and inso
lent about the pressure of material circumstances.
They not only infringe upon our time, but insis
tently enter our souls. One arrogant detail after
another pushes between us and a sense of peace,
destroying our relation to life. If we allow this to
be, happiness is impossible. The solution, how
ever, is not in trying to escape the facts of ma
terial existence.
We cannot merely fold our hands and expect
the divine providence to carry us. Either there is
some meaning in being put into this clumsy and
resistant physical world, or there is not. If no
purpose lies behind it all. why struggle? Let us
remain Ignorant and take all the sensuous joy
can by whatever means. The conquest of inse
curity does not come either by a lazy and supine
trust in tomorrow or in a frenzied industry. There
is a natural way of living and of striving; and in
tills alone are peace and accomplishment.
We understand how well Jesus realized the
The Qualifications Os That Candidate
We had envisioned the race for the gover
flhip of North Carolina as one in which racial
hatred would not be fanned into notice by a
segregationist theme. But. Dr. 1. Beverly Lake,
the Tarheel symbol of massive resistance, has
stated that he will run on that platform.
Candidate Sanford is hopeful that the ra
cial issue will not raise its ugly head in the
campaign arena. He bases his opinion on the
success of the Pearsall Plan, which the voters
approved and which has resulted in token inte
gration in some of the larger cities.
Political observers say that with little or
ganization and with an admitted lack of ready
cash, if he hopes to get anywhere. Dr. Lake
must appeal to the emotions of the voters in
the racial matter. This seems unescapable to
those who have studied the current political
situation closely,'
The Honorable Mayor Enloe has appointed
# Citizen’s Committee composed of distin
guished persons of both races, to discuss the
problem situation created by the recent lunch
counter sitdown strike. This action on the part
of Mayor Enloe is indeed a good sign, because
surely intelligent men and women ought to be
able to sitdov/n around the conference table
and iron out their differences.
The personnel of this committee, we believe,
has the know how necessary to identify and
state the problem, to analyze it through logi
cal questioning free from bias, and to gather
the facts in the sitdown case We expect these
members to consider the various alternatives
and their consequences, the matter of timing,
and the designing of a formula tor achieving
the desired ends through a step-by-step plan.
No one has ever solved a problem completely
by discussion. Men do not develop motives for
Scholarship Applications Lagging
In this day and time, numerous opportun
ities arc available to youth regardless of eco
nomic condition and race. Yet officials of the
Uni//rsity of North Carolina have been in
formed by the National Foundation that only
twenty-eight applications have been received
from North Carolina students for 15 scholar
ships available.
The scholarships will be awarded to both
men and women in the fields of nursing, physi
cal therapy, occupational therapy, medical so
da! work, and medicine,
Negro youths cannot afford to let this op
portunity pass. These scholarships are valued
Honesty Is The Best Policy
The Tabor City study, which revealed that
158 out of 165 high school students admitted
that they cheated on tests and examinations,
did not surprise us at all. There is a growing
trend toward dishonesty, and there are few ex
ceptions in the field of education on the part
of students.
Conditions in Tabor City aT not far differ
ent from those in schools in other sections of
the state and nation. And we conclude that al
most every student “ndes ironies” on tests and
examinations.
Since teachers have large classes makes
grading on each daily recitation almost impos
sible. Hence they must make use of frequent
tests and periodic examinations.
To reduce the amount of cheating, several
proposals have been made;
(1) Increase the amount of supervision ovei
students when examinations are given;
(2) Lower the “passing mark” on tests and
examinations;
(3) Give the students who (ail the first time
ah opportunity to take a second and even third
corrective examination.
Students' Honor Systems as a substitute for
proctoring calls out: a good deal of can’t. The
proponents of this idea say that “students will
not cheat if you put the whole examination
system in their own hands and allow them to
manage their own affairs.” We arc not sure
The Man Or The Automobile
Men are, by and large, much more careful of
their cars than they are of themselves. At the
first knock of the engine they will stop at a
service station, or if the car is slow on the pick
up or has lost power on an upgrade. Yet they
themselves will puff and rattle along for
months.
They will tinker with their own bodies, de
pending for repairs on an odd assortment of
advice and patent medicines. Os course, when
our automobiles arc out of order we have to
take them to be repaired. Don’t we use them
to get to work in the morning and to take the
children to school? Besides, if we go to Frank’s
garage we can be pretty sure that he will find
the trouble.
Frank, the garage man, has one enormous
advantage over the physician. He can replace
Worn-out parts with new ones. The best that
The Citizens' Committee
futility of flurried, iaboriousness when we picture
the scene with Mary and Martha, who were his
devoted and intimate friends. On one of his visits,
Mary sat at his feet to listen to his words, while
her sister bustled and went about, making ready
to serve Him. Disturbed by Mary’s indifference to
her preparation for their meal, Martha said,
"Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left
me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she
help me.”
Jesus, however, did not respond as she ex
pected. Instead of praising her efficiency and re
buking Mary, He said, perhaps in a tone of mock
despair, having observed her practicality. "Mal -
tha. Martha, thou art careful and troubled about
many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary
hath chosen that good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.”
Jesus, at this moment, was aware that too
much emphasis on the physical side of life is a
constant barrier to joyous, even peaceful living.
Certain factions of voters may be satisfied
with the qualifications of Lake because he can
fan tiie fires of hate into a consuming menace.
But if any candidate for the governorship has
to depend upon winning by riding the racial
hate bandwagon, then we are not satisfied with
the qualifications of that candidate.
Although Dr. Lake’s entry into the race will
cause some of the other candidates some wor
ry, it is predicted that he will fall short of the
mark. This forecast may be true, but there is
strong possibility that Lake riding on the crest
of a massive resistance 'wave will become a
Cinderella fighter capable of wearing his op
ponents down.
We are not satisfied with the qualifications
of that candidate who seeks to win by inflam
ing men to hates and prejudices.
right actions out of mere talk or even by think
ing. What we do and what we see others do.
what we inherit and learn by precept or by
experiment, makes us as honorable as we are.
But: we hope the committee will not stop here.
If men can use their minds, they can solve
a moral issue, not as a substitute for action,
but as a supplement.
The eommitte will be expected to make re
commendations for some sort of action on the
part of everybody concerned—the city ad
ministration, the managers ol the chain stores
having lunch counters, the white lunch-coun
ter customers, and the Negro students. And
when the committee recommends action, we
hope the citizenry and leaders of the commun
ity will have the courage to move forward in
the vanguard of action. Then men’s words and
actions will be one and the same thing.
at $2,000 each or SSOO per year for a four-year
college course.
Besides handsome remuneration, the fields in
which these scholarships offer training provide
vast opportunities for rendering service to per
sons injured in war, persons afflicted with cere
bral palsy and “polio”, and individuals need
ing rehabilitation and a new outlook on life.
The deadline for filing applications is April
L Awards will be made upon the basis of aca
demic records, professional promise, personal
qualifications and financial need.
In the years ahead, don’t be weighed in the
economic balances and found wanting
this will work in the secondary school
Harvard University students have steadily
refused to accept the honor system on any
terms and distinctly perfer the proctor system.
Evidently, they do not want the invidious dis
tinction of looking after their fellows’ mis
deeds. though they are quite certain that with
out some watching the average student will
cheat when he gets a good chance, just as his
father will break traffic rules and his mother
will smuggle goods home from Europe.
If examinations could always be so phrased
that a student would not profit from by* copy
ing another student's paper, the evil of cheat
ing would be cut down. But even then there
would be deception in the papers written out
side of class.
Even the abolition of the marking system
would not, we believe, stop dishonesty so long
as any standards of scholarship were maintain
ed. Students are far from valuing knowledge
for its own sake. To go through school and
get a job afterwards are the prevailing reasons
for such studying as most students do. How
ever, we believe that the minority* who become
interested in their work is slowly increasing.,
The best hope of honesty in the field of edu
cation lies in the general improvement of tea
ching. in the gradual rise of standards in the
student’s home, and in betterment of human
relations in industry.
the doctor can do is to help the human mu
chine to run as smoothly as it can until the last
mile has ticked off. Os course, you can be sure
of one thing, the longer you wait the less the
doctor can do,
A man in moderate circumstances would not
think it exorbitant to spend fifty or one hun
dred dollars a year on the upkeep of his car.
But if he has doctor bills of this amount, he is
sure to be very unhappy.
Most of us argue that there is no room in the
family budget for anything so incalculable as
doctors’ bills. Sickness is like a burst water
main. It comes suddenly, an unheralded, un
welcomed and unexpected act of God with
which we art: net prepared to cope.
We must make up our mind as to what i*
important. Will it be you, or the automobile?
Only An Effective Civil Rights Law
Can Do That
PIC
What Other Editors Say
SEAWELL; A SHARPENING
OF THE ISSUES
Just as North Carolinians set
tled down to what was expected
to be a relatively quiet, sudden
death primary bet%veen John
Larkins and Terry Sanford for
the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination, in stepped Attorney
General Malcolm B. Seawell to
assure fireworks aplenty and
force a sharpening of issues
which had so far gone begging.
Not only did Mr. Seawell
tttrow himself into the race with
characteristic force and vigor,
but along with his announce
ment went a detailed platform
which leaves no doubt as to how
he stands upon practically every
question facing the next admin
istration.
, Anybody who knows Malcolm
Seawell or has followed his rec
ord in public life will accept at
full face value his assertion that
his decision was his own and
not that of ‘‘any other person or
group of persons” and that he
will not be “a carbon copy of
any administration of the past
regardless of who the Governor
was.”
For all of that, however. At
torney General Seawell must be
exceedingly close to the man
who named him first Judge and
then to the position from which
he promises to resign to make
the Governor’s race. Incidentally
Governor Hodges only a few
weeks ago told his press confer*
ence that he thought guberna
torial candidates should discus*
the issues and that any and ail
candidates should offer a specif
ic platform upon which the vot
ing public might pass. Candi
date Seawell did just that.
It ig also part of the Seawell
candidacy’s chronology, which
actually may date back over
several years, that he resented
criticism heaped upon the Hodg
es Administration by Dr. I. Bev
erly Lake, still a potential op
ponent, at Sanford last week;
that he believed Terry Sanford
was overly fulsome in his praise
of the good doctor; and that he
became convinced that the peo
ple of North Carolina should
have somebody else besides the
two announced runners for
whom to vote.
Mr. Seawell, in or out of pub
lic office, can never be charged
with lack of courage or candor.
His platform minces no words in
giving bis stand upon issue af
ter issue. If at times it has seem
ed, and still seems, that he is
inconsistent, there is an under
lying consistency in his empha
sis upon the law and his deter
mination that the law be upheld
'in North Carolina. As part of
the record he has struck out at
the Ku Klux Klan, the NAACP,
opponents of the Pearsall Plan,
the big oil companies, the small
loan sharks, labor principals in
the Henderson strike violence
and tiie American Civil Liber
ties Union. Court reform reap
portsonrnent, modified prison
and highway : ystems and ade
quate ' pport for education, ev
en though additional taxes be
found necessary, are embraced
in his platform commitment.
Keenly aware of the public
protest of reduced welfare pay
ments for the state’s aged end
disabled, he regrets that the law
necessitated denial of supple
mentary aid from the contin
gency and emergency fund and
promises that one of his first
acts, if he is victorious, will be
to request Governor Hodges to
call k special session of the Gen
eral Assembly for restoration of
these cuts.
With Mr. Seawell of? and run
ning, the people of North Caro
lina are assured of a lively cam
paign, a wider dissemination and
discussion of the issues and a
Irenter choice of Candida tea than
many Tar Heels had about de
cided they would get.
The matter of campaign costs,
Mr. Seawall obviously surmises,
will takee care of itself. Mean
while don’t think for a moment
that Malcolm Seawell won't
make the most of his own ability
and whatever resources are a*
vailable to him.
—DURHAM MORNING
HERALD
ALL THE ANSWERS NOT
WITH COURTS
The Supreme Court of the
United States does riot have the
answer to all the problems
which confront the nation’s citi
zens of color. It is about lime
we realize this and begin to de
vise additional means of secur
ing the rights which are ours as
citizens.
At the time Moberly, Mo., in
tegrated its schools, there were
eleven colored teachers in the
community's school system. The
schools were integrated, but the
Gordon B, Hancock ’$
BETWEEN THE LINES
THE TRAGEDY OF INTER
RACIAL UNDERSTANDING
When World War I had been
successfully concluded for the
United States and its allies, it
left the Negroes with high hopes
which were doomed to disap
pointment.
The war had reputedly been
fought to make the world safe
for democracy and with this in
mind the Negroes gave freely
and thousands gave all, even
their lives. But when Negroes
returned from Europe they
found the doors of full-fledged
citizenship strongly hai red when
they sough to enter.
Violence broke out in the
South and Judge Lynch took the
bench and served notice on the
returned Negro soldiers that the
democracy winch the war was
fought to make safe, was not
meant for him.
In order to shield the Negro
from too severe disillusionment,
interracial committees on inter
racial "understanding” were or
ganized throughout the South,
which had for their purpose the
lessening of the impact which
the great disillusionment
brought with It
The committee on interracial
cooperation which enjoyed such
popularity for a - short spell,
functioned very much as the
bumper of the automobile; it
does not prevent the collision
but lessens the impact and the
damage.
The extent to which the in
terracial movement served to
mitigate the impact eof the Ne
gro's disillusionment it served
a worthy purpose. But through
the subsequent years the com
mittees on interracial coopera
tion lost their appeal; for it be
came apparent that they were
designed primarily to keep the
Negro illusioned about his sta
tus as an American citizen.
The organization of the Dur
ham Conference and the South
ern Regional Council which
stemmed from it, was the first
break with the principle and
purpose of the movement imple
mented by the organization of
committees or, interarcial coop
eration.
The Council faced up to the
fact that the movement of the
Southern Commission on Inter
racial cooperation was paternal
istic in its outlook and purpose.
It patently was designed te
colored teachers were not i e
hired
The school board's decision
not to rehire them was based
on the "detertnination that the
white applicants' qualifications
were superior to those of the
Negro teachers.”
While St is unlikely that a
mong eleven teachers there
was not one who met the stand
ards set by the school board, it
must be realized that the school
board set the standards and
then, acting as jury, handed
down the decision.
We don't have the answer as
to what the Moberly teachers
and others who may find them
selves similarly situated should
do, but there is away out and
ii is up to tlie teachers’ associa
tions to find it. If and when the
teaching profession finds the an
swer, in keeping with the Su
preme Court’s decision of 1954.
it will have the backing of ail
fair-minded citizens
—PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
camouflage the fact that the
South's "not now' was a smooth
way of saying “no never”. T’r
stiff opposition the Negro is
meeting in his current t fi’orl
to attain to his full citizenship
shows that what was once call
ed "interracial understanding”
was In fact interracial misun
derstanding.
Today we have interracial un -
derstanding with whites show
ing that full citizenship for Ne
groes is foreign to the purpose
and program and with Negroes
who are resolved not to be de
nied.
The situation is tragic but re
velatory of the real purpose of
the Negro and of the white mar.
The current picture of Negro
students protesting against seg
regation and the evils thereof
and of whites sworn to opposi
tion, is a much truer picture
than that of whites and Negroes
sitting around a discussion table
forty years ago.
Today whites .are brutally
frank and ‘brutally frank are
the Negroes. As ugly as the pic
ture currently is. it offers a
more fruitful basis of interracial
adjustment.
More strength to the youngc
generation of Negroes who ex
press and demonstrate their re
sentment for segregation and
the limitations in away Negroes
dared not forty years ago. What
those Negroes of forty years ago
did make possible what the
young Negroes of today are do
ing.
Interracial understanding to
day is tragic, but it holds poi
sibilitics of a better tomorrow
There are some complaint
where the patient grows worse
before lie gets better.
It is fervently to be hoped the
current interracial situation it
but a prelude to an interracial
understand that will evontu
ate into a brotherhood of man.
The current sit-down move
ment among the Negro students
of the South as a protest against
segregation and the Supreme
Court decisions have put upon
our proffered "interracial un
derstanding” a strain it could
not stand. Now we have real in
terracial understanding.
The white man knows wha*.
the Negro wants; the Negro
knows how determined the
white man is that he will not
get it. But such is interracial
understanding.
JUST FOR FUN
BY MARCUS 6. BOCJLWARE
lAi LINf. IN SNOW
1 wonder what makes 3 fel
low look around when he fails
down in the snow. I remember
once while at the University of
Wisonsin I started lip some steps
recently made icy by snow fol
lowed by rain and a freeze.
Proceeding cautiously, ! lost
inv grip and twirled and landed
on the street on the posterior a
natomy
Imagining my embarrassment,
t looked around to see who saw
me fall To rny chagrin, three
saw me.
Completely mortified, I arose
and tried the steps again. And I
was more successful this time.
"Well”, said Mr. Cornyard, ”T
saw a man down on ali fours
trying to get up his steps, and
he wasn't ashamed either.”
DU) ! TELL YOU?
Once there was a temperance
lecturer who sought to put in
to the hands of people literature
that would create a hate for
whisky, and othei intoxicating
beverages of all kinds.
At one particular meeting, ha
made an address and was mak
ing a special attack on beer. As
he progressed in his talk, the
more passionate he became in
his denunciation of beers and
ales. Finally he reached the high
spot of his lecture and proceed
ed to make use of the following
illustration to drive home his
point against beer
"if T place a pail of beer arid
a paii of. water in front of a
donkey, from which pail will he
drink?” the temperance lectur
er demanded loudly.
"From the pail of water,’ said
a deep-voiced man in the audi
LETTER to the EDITOR
NEGRO COLLEGES”
TO THE EDITOR
Several Negro colleges were
horn prior to the Civil War,
hut, most, o.f the existing insti
tutions emerged immediately
after that bloody conflict. It.
was through the instrumental
ity of Northern misionary so
cieties and other philantropic
organizations that, these col
ieges matured during the in
tervening years. Many God
fearing men and women left
their comfortable homes in the
North and ventured into hos
tile Southern territory in order
to assist the emancipated
slaves in getting an education.
Despite the good intentions
of these early pioneers in Ne
gro education, a pattern of pa
ternalism was evident through
out the early history of these
institutions, which was under
standable. Negro students were
so eager to learn that they ov
erlooked many of the weak
nesses found in the administra
tion of treir schools. As they
withstood the initial shock and
gained experience in various
areas, there developed a feeling
of confidence, independence
and destiny. They were now
ready to shoulder re ponsibil
ltie.s and carry on in the foot
steps of the earlier educators.
Booker T. Washington was,
perhaps, the leading scholar of
that era.
This was a period of trial
and error. ,of accommodation;
it was an age of run-down
schools, hostile neighbors and
poor facilities, but blessed with
men and women who were will
ing to make sacrifices. Long
before Negro administrators
came on the scene the colleges
played a significant role in
bridging the gap between the
majority who opposed giving
education to tins despised
group and the few Southerner
whites and Northern educators
who dared to assist in elevat
ing their status.
It is a recognized fact that
when communication breaks
down between people there en
genders a feeling of fear, inse
curity. mistrust and antago-
BY REV. FRANK CLARENCE LOWERY For ANP
THE SYCAMORE TREE
1 There are TWO TREES in
sacred history that shall never
be forgotten, while others, of less
importance in man's thinking
quietly fad'- away, metamor
phose and decay.
2. One of these TREES, in th
midst of the Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve m-wi forgot,
and left a good reason; for even
down to date through a eireruil
ious route, are the earmarks of
their sins for having eaten tin
forbidden fruit.
3. Bui the SYCAMORE I RI F.
had a better flavor, for provi
dentially to Zaccheus it meant
a higher type of behavior; bring
short of stature and lost in the
crowd. h> might have remained
like many others, haughty and
proud.
4. But hearing about a man
who had performed great won
ders, he perhaps was growing
tired of some of his past blund
ers . . and happy to find a mar
of such high design, he ran so
this tree and began to climb.
5. He did not stop until he
reached the ton. and like the
mystery of television unknown
in his day, he saw this perfect
man, and heard Him say, “Zac
cheus, make harte, and come
down: for today 1 must abide at
thy bouse” . . and he who had
lived in obscurity, walked away
with a King wrapped in abso
lute purity.
8. And when the proud Fhara
sces and Scribes saw the Bless
ed Master make Zaccheus a
Heaven bound winner, they
murmured saying “that He is
gone with a man that is a sin-
The lecturer was waxing en
thusiastic. "And why? he de
manded of the man in the audi
ence, “will the donkey drink the
water rather tan the beer?”
“Because he's an ass,” was the
surprising answer.
GENTLE SUGGESTION
A country boy and his best
girl were walking along a road
together "I’m seared half to
death, Abner,” she said.
What arc you scared ot gal?”
"I'm scared that you're going
to kiss me.”
"How can I kiss you when Eve
got a bucket on my head, a wash
pot in one hand, and a turkey
gobbler in the other?”
“Oh, well, you fool. I was
thinking you could set she buc
ket of water on the ground, put
the turkey down and turn the
wash pot over him. then set me
on the wash pot. throw your
arms arburid roe and jo.st help
yourself,”
AMBITION
When a boy is eight, he wants
to be a circus clown. When he
is twelve, he wants to be like
his dad When he’s fifteen, he
wants to be a locomotive engi
neer. When he’s twenty-one, ha
wants to be rich. When he’s for
ty he wants to do something
noble, When he Is sixty, he
wants an oiri-age pension.
TOUGH ON FATHERS
According to the customs of
the Indians of Ecuador in South
America, when a child is born
the father goes to bed for six
days where he received visits
from his friends and congratula
tions. The mother must go out
into the jungle to bring tasty
foods for the father of her child
num. Out of these mi* riving*
often emerge bate and, at
times, violence. During the life
of these colleges they have
stood like rocks of Gibraltar in
upholding the democratic
ideals. When public places and
white institutions consistently
refused to allow men of good
will and racial understanding
to meet and disc us common
problems, they opened thi t
conference rooms to ali with
out any reservations whatso
ever.
Negro students developed mi
espirit de corps in these i: ;
leges which ultimately buoy r >
their faith in push v, foi
despite many handicap-. Fro a
within these halls cum «-
standing men and women w
leadership qualities. It is. in
deed. gratifying to observe H
this tradition of good 1 :ud
ship is still found among t.
present-day students. The;- a
actually blazing new paths
were the founders of these c
leges. They are setting the p
tern for others throughout ,
land by taking the initative >
movements that aie demon -
tic in purpose.
In America, adults, as a
group, have been responsible fc '
new movements in the i> - t
and students generally less, ar
ticulate as compared to the e
ot continental Europe and La
tin America. Die reverse >s
happening in our Negro insti
tutions and it certainly indi
cates a healthy sign of growth
and maturity. There is. how
ever, a danger'in this complac
ency on the part of our adult
population in that it might re
flect a ternd toward conform
ity.
Despite the emphasis on de
searation, these institutions
that have program good ad
ministration, balanced budget,
strong faculty and an alert
student body are here to stay
One hundred years hence the
muse of history will write that
th * Negro colleges played a
vital role in keeping democracy
alive in the South and maybe
the coifntry at-large.
CHARLES ROBSON
Raleigh. N. c
ner."
7 What a wonderful pictui
Zaccheus went up high alone,
but he had to come down to
arth to meet the one Blessed
Savior who held the keys to an
•torn a I Throne; and here is what
this once ritn and arrogant 7ac
> Ileus had to say "Behold Lord
the half of my goods 1 give to
The poor; restore him fourfold.'
8. And Jesus replied, "this day
is salvation come to this house.
surely he must have realized
then, that a man with great
riches, and in a palacial house
is just about as small as a lone
some little mouse.
<1 The SYCAMORE TREE
then, is a symbol of HIGH LIFE
. . not the kind that winks at
selfishness, hate, prejudice and
strife . . but a true example o'
what this lowly Nazarcne came
to portray, and prove its prin
ciples and standards twenty four
hours a day.
10. There are church peoph
today who seek his places, who
need to climb the SYCAMORE
TREE and lose sight of other
faces, and study Christ alone
whose face reflects the Kingdom
of His Father in all of its as
pects.
11. No man or woman can look
at Christ very long without,
wishing to be freed of every se
cret wrong, and then walk with
Him on the boulevards of God’s
Grace and fear no one that he
might face,
12. This is the final secret of
the SYCAMORE TREE that
holds a rich heritage for you and
me; therefore let no man cheat
himself by starving upon * rat