TUZSDAY f.IOItf ,'ING, AUGUST 10, ISia
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NORTH CAROLINIAN IN FRANCE .
SUGGESTS WIDER FIELD FOR T"
W. Rea Parker Thinks It Should, Be Made To Answer In
American Life To the Social Qafe In French LifeWould
Have It A Place Much More Sought After Than It Is
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Observiaf ways of UvSaf U Frtaee
and. Germany, W. tea Parhef, at Ootde
boro, who it still with th colors la the
sentrsl records office at pourgta, FrW,
writes lorn an interesting letter in
which he takes the -lew that eertala
changes la the conduct of the Toung
Men's Christian Associations of Amer
Ica. should be mad to mass them more
responsive to the social aeeda of tbt
time. ' Mt. Parker thlnkt the T. M.
C. A. should be aude.to eerrespoai
somewhat to the French eafe, that It
ahould be a place aatoralt attractive
and not ao mur h a plaes where oaty
those will go who are expressly seeking
physical, intelleetnsl sad spiritual Im
provement. His letter, which is writtea
to Ms father, Mr. W. K. Parker, aU
sf Qoldsboro. follows; ,
Ton kaow, father, there Is mneh
beauty la the Freneh life, despite the
eft-repoated and shallow criticism to
the contrary. There is markedly ab
sent from it the hurry and bnltle to
prevalent amoag onr own people, j The
FroAch enjoy life in a wny unknown
to the American, generally speaking.
This fact becomes more fleer te wie
every day I stay in France. I have
studied them in their daily life, both
la the country and in the city. And
I have seen ronl beauty there.
' I have observed then, too, at their
drinking" and admired them for he
moderation that they display. T have
noticed with appreciation what a source
of conviviality It affords them, and It
reminds me of 'the symposium of the
ancient Greeks, or of the tea-houses of
early England, at one time the fona
tain of her national thought. AU the
world recognises the healthful eentrilm
tkm tt English life that was to be
found in the tea-honses of that souatry
In the days of Ben Jnnsnn, of Addison,
Bentt, MaCaulay and Pitt. At other
public drinking p!eet where stronger
drink that tea is served, as is the ease
14 France and in Germany, very much
the tame result is obtained.
Paring my stay ia Germany I fre
quently visited after supper a quiet
safe here and there over the city and
observed the men and women who
would drop ia for a quiet hour or as
aver a glass of beer, a game of cards
and the sociability that the eeeaaioa
tfforded. Ia these meetings the dally
hews had its share and I often thought
that were I able to aaderstand Germas
it would have afforded me aa oppor
tunity of feeling the pulse of the peo
ple la a way which waa tantalixingly
denied me as it was. There ie offered
la the Freneh and German eafe an op
portunity of meeting la sober and ap
preciative Intercourse the people about
you, of exchanging views, of airing
Opinions, of learning from what the
other fellow knows much that yofl don't
know and of showing la turn your
knowledge with him.. Then is offered
here a keea realizatioa of the sense of
brotherhood. Ia short, there Is te be
fouad here a source of constructive
eitixenahlp.
Ia America bo euch benefits as .these
emanate from our public drinking
places; but, instesd, just the reverse.
It may all be attributed to the impet
uosity and nervous temperament of the
American people. To us moderation is
entirely foreign- As a result, our pub
lie drinking places, or saloons, are
recognized as destructive of the best
citizenship and a place ia which no lady
la ever seen. It should not be so. But
It is. ,
I observe every time I walk down
town after supper tho habit which the
French hare of dropping into a quiet
safe to apcad the better part f the
eveaiuf ever a bottle of beer or wine
apieeev engaged ia a conversation of
mutual interest or ia a game of cards.
Tonight the iaelemeae of tho wea
ther urompted Mr Wick and I to
speed quite a "FreaehmaaV eveaing"
for 'ho ana I betook ourselves to a
secluded eafe aad with the assistance
si a bottle of beet each, a deck of
cards aad S aewspapef quite a pleasaat
time, ' . - . ,
If sociable, sober drinking places have
a value all their own, a value construc
tive aad worth while, why ahould" Amer
ica bo denied that value! (Now do not
aaderstand me to desks to convey the
lm pressi oa that the Frearh aever Im
bibe too freely. I anow that they do.
If" is only for their relative sobriety
that I speak, ia which they are to be
eommeadee). -
The absence of sober, eoaatraetive,
puqjie drinking places in America, lor
ne atnetijr commercial soda ronataia
vwo wi mo irovu, n u prims
eeativs for tho establishment of Y. If
C. A.'s throughout our land- Tale to'
atltuUoa aeeks to make heaeScial the
leisure heere of the yeeag mea of
America. Aad it is a well kaowa fact
that the way a. man spends his leisure
hours is a true index of the man. If
these hoars are, or eaa be made, con
strnetive, this fact is certain to And
rellcetioa in his daily life anil work.
It Is His positive expressioe that the
"Y" thea, aims to promote.
But, Instead of springing into life
aafu rally, as ia the ease with the French
or German cafe, or the British tea
house, the T mnst be fostered and
promoted by sacrifice and appeal. The
question Is, eaa we aot by slightly
modifying it, make a more extensive
use of this institution to our national
laUrestl If we have ia the Y. M. C. A.
meeting plaeee ia embryo of the nature
which we seek, can we aot assure to
it A fuller measure of dcvolopmcat if
ws tryt To do ao. first of all. it mast
beeomo less artificial aad decidedly mors
expressive or our dosires aad needs.
Tho T today ia behind the most id.
vaaeed thought. It ia serving the aar
rower of two id ess whea it eoat lanes
to lay stress oa the iadividual BttrltJ
idea, and the salvatioa of oaes soul
is of so great a eonsequeaee that the
idea or service and ef thourht for
human kind, even to the extent of for-
getfulness of self, is left in the back'
ground. ForgetfulaesI of self was the
cornerstone of tho teaehinr of Christ,
aad to Him the saving of his soul was
a result, aot a eause of His work aad
love. But 1 think it has beea the eoa-
tributioa of this war to eat deep, this
idfa into the tablet of humaa thought
ta general. Our ehurehes have got to
realise this sooner or later, or else lag
benied the thought of their conrreia
tli.Bs. It necessarily follows, thea, that
the Y" has got to direct ita efforts
towards the objective more, towards the
subjective less. This thought aad work
will lead it naturally into , the whole.
broad field of constructive, Christian
SORE, ITCHING
BROKEN-OUT SKIN
' NEEDS POSLAM
TOBACCO HABIT
DANGEROUS
sax Doctor Censor, forawrlr at" Johns Hapktas
koapltxl. Thousands of imsi sofforias f row
fatal dam would be u poricrt smith today
wore H not for tho dtadlr anas Nieotta,
Stop ta saMs m Moss H's too lata. It's a
iaipla art mi la rU oattalt of tha tissirs
habit la our Im. Joot is ta say ao-to-data
drat store aad aot oaw Ntootol tablotai
tako Utom as diroetod and lot tha swraleious
kahlt avicklr vaalskas. Droits rotund th
aumoo W tho fall Mo iota ta Mad Uru
aad tatmstlae aaaoononaaat hf Pastae Com
nor moo to aapoar la this saoor. It ulla of
tho danfor of aiastlao aoioonlns and ao
aroid it. la tho awanthno try Miratol tahirts
you will as saCarissd at the ralt-(A4v.)
eitiaeaahip, to which I ahseld like) to
see tt apply Itself more. CltiacSIhip is
bigger, fuller, fteher word today
thaa ever before la the world's history.
The eppertuattr ia offered the Y, M. C
to lead ia this work, eKekse ta be
ledt la which tetter ease H will have
failed te measure up to ita possibilities
sal opportunities. Bow best might it
servo ita opportunity fullest t That ia
ths qaestioaw -
Evea t heash wo to one stoat further
la eus Y. It. C. A?s tha the Preach
do ia their cafes , aad aMd religions
programs, periodicals, amesemeate aad
indoor athletics to those establiabod
places of Isisnre, we, aeverthelesa sub
stitute aa artificial bid for the time
aad interest of ear young men to plaee
of tho aataral aavreseiea of tempera
ment toned 1a the Preach meaner of
life. Pert aermere, eur Y. UC A.'s
eater primarily ' to the yes agar act of
n, last end of being of popular ap
peal, as they must be if the are teJ
bars abouadiag sweeeea. They mass be
appealiag la aad ot Ihemeelves to to
sure a large aad atesnly atteadanee or
Sac, Instead of being merely Sjuietv
staid places , to which only those re
tire who have nothing cue to do, or
those who desire to make good use of
aa hoar or more in txerriart In r?ad
ing or la wrltlagjThey must he places
to which a fellow eaa take his sister,
his girl or, his mother at any time that
he chooses Without their having to feel
ill at ease.' A, wholesome, free, cordial
atmosphere mast pervade the place.
Anything that is merely quiet aad
staid has ao appeal for the Amerieaa
His attention eaa oaly be claimed by
something that Utsrests him. Tela is
admirably tllaetrated ia the mushroom
like growth of moving pietares la the
States. The Amerieaa responded to
the moving picture show spoataweeesly.
It was something aew. Interesting,
thrilling. Eaah program offered him
. , i
something different, aad It waa "some
thing different that hie aervoue tern
perameat desired." Thea seat It cvt'
deat ho blank ths appeal of ths "Y"
meat bo to the Amerieaa Badsr Its
Lpreeent condition! - It does aot afford
euffleieat aataral interest to a sumcieat
number ftt people. If it did. it M res
tlaed the aitnalioa aad proved equal to
the occasion, there would lie before It,
aa I have said, the whole broad field
for the development of constructive
eitiaeaahip. I believe It possible to
make of It ah lastitatloa that will
eoant vlUlljr la set aatienal life.
While the moving picture show la
America eajoyi s ewormoas patronage,
such patronage leada to effects that
are ao "detrimental aa they are bone
fetal, if enjoyed too eonstaatly They
draw their patronage at ths expense of
the family circle. They change the
weald-be qwiet, reflective moment! Into
momeata of snspease aad excitement.
It the T. M. a A. werq more inviting,
It wen Id appeal to tnea la their more
thoughtful moods, ia tho first place,
and it woald substitute for ths home
atmosphere aa atmosphere next best to
it Ita wotroaago would also The at the
expeaae at ths corner drag stors aad
the streeta. ' .
Driaka of aims sort might be served
as a means of Inducing patronaee. If
so, they ahould aot be served free, but
rather at the popular prices, ao that
ae one weed feel any restraint in pat
roalxing toe. T. M. C. A. Whore eat
tret drops la for hie after-supper drink,
there ho is. apt to loiter, it aeeommo
datioaa are afforded. Ia the ease of
a driahiag place of thia kind tho loiter.
lag wiH he chaaged from negative ts
positive, from aa hoar wasted, to la
hoar worth while. Furthermore, where
those accommodations are. there ths
mea will make it a point to drink. It
le so ia ear slahe and fratsraal or
ders. Thea let toe Y" profit by this
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TBI BIG AJtDWAAl MEM
ObservatioB, fad make ot itself, aa oV
der limited "In membership aad useful
ness only by Itt capacity to take ears
ef ita pstroaage. - 1
I kaow ot as commaaal ftatherlag
plaeee la history that did aot have their
drink of eas kiad or aaotber. There Is
something decidedly sociable rahout
driahiag with one ot more ethers. Ths
drink seed aot be ef aa Intoxicating
nature, aa with ths Greek symposium or
the Preach eafe, (for It serves sot beer
ir coffee alone, aad, due to ths ahseece
of temperance to anything la ths Amer.
leas temperament, sh6uld aot be so will
us. Iastead, ws might Very well follow
ths early Eailisb manner wf drlnhieg.
substituting tot " tesj, soda fouataia
drinks, which have a ealversal demaid
ia America. If America ia aot yet to
go entirely dry, personally I esa see ae
objection to the serving of beer la tbs
T. M. C. A.'s ia those States which show
clearly their desire te retaU this form
of drink. Perhaps, however, ths public
judgmeat will aot bear me, out iuuthie
idea ot permitting ths sals of beer ia
the Y. M. C. A., for however harmless
beer of a very low per coat of alcohol
might be, tbie said beverage bra always
kept euch bad com pa ay that tt haa lost
the ability of being judged en Its owa
merits only. If the public Would not
he too dogmatic oa ths subject this
queetioa might properly be left to ths
desire ef eech - community ia those
States, ss I hats Intimated, which ds
aot prohibit sale of beer. Eventually,
it evea beer takes the eoant, soft drie'ie
eaa readily Substitute tot lame. ,
Created, thea, that out T. M, C. A."l
should be of Just such a nature as I have
Intimated they thoald be, you would
find sdded to their present limited at
tractions, eas of a unlmssl, positive
assure. , Yew Would find drinks, and of
these drinks, la a few instances, beer.
You woald have ia thia fact an appeal
of a universal nature, fdr drinks have
always besa th aaeletn of social gather
ings of, tho nature of which I speak.
The soqvivialitjt accompanying It, ths
sober aad appreciative intercourse, the
interchange of Ideas, the hiring of opin
ions, the general positive aad beneficial
stmoinhere would beeeme I .latloaal as
set There is nothing that I should ss
much desire Is to see our Y. If, C. A.'s
become the power hoeeet st oar national
life- If it eaa stiliao' aad earlch ths
idle moments of ths t.en of America
with an appeal that is general, desirable
and eoaatraetive, It will have aeewm-
lislisd tha major portlos of its task,
a atartiag. It might well afford to take
a cue if rem Franco, following such a cue
only he far. as adaptability to our owa
peculiar clreitartawoca roqalro.,
Germane Te Ship Coawa.
Mexico City, Jury tt. (By mail.)-
According to German merchants here,
as quoted la fit Universal, a million
marks worth of drugs aad hardware will
he sent t Mexico City by German trws
as eooa fit shipping facilities are avail
able. Ths orders tor these gooui u a
placed as eooa ah ths bloekads agin t
Germany waa lifted.
Tee many mistake
misfortune. '
their faaKs Lt
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on high prices. The fact- is ws are offering many foods away below
todfy's cost to manufacture. We give you an opportunity to buy
'many winter necessities at prices that will not be possible thirty to
sixty days from now. If you wish to buy at a saving, now it the op
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Palmolive Soap, 6c
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month, day in the week, hour in the day, minute in the hour, second in the
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