The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 26, 1926, Page 4

+ AGE FOUR THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO, Ls P. ARTMAN, President. MA J. MOON, Business Manager. uteted & Key West, Florida. as second class matter Member of the Anspetated pa e Associnted Press 18 exclust lot republication of all news di it. oro { otherwise credited in this the Jom news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une “Month. oe acc sane, ERE: Pe ADVERTISING RATES ® plade known on application, » “Cards of thanks, resolutions of respect and obituary “\ctices other than those which the paper may give as pea of news, Will be charged for at the rate of 5 ine. tice of church and soctety and all other enter- ents from which a revenue is to be derived will ed. for at the rate of 5 cents a line. in open forum and invites discussion Di issues and subjects of local or general inter- Pag it will not publish anonymous communica- "SUMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST Pt sia ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Road to the Mainland, Comprehensive City Plan. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. .Man’s universal delusion is that he will some day get out of debt. " “Gored to Death by Bull#—Headline. Well, | welye been nearly bored’ to death by it. Man is mentioned in the Bible 4,332 timesy | sxqman only 636; but women didn’t write it, After. the presidenting job gives out, it looks ds if Mr Coolidge could support his family by fish- ing. . ‘ The people are urged to get. a good night’s rest, but some prefer to take the same in the day- time on the job. . \ It looks as if many people would know whether ‘the president will run again, long before he knows ‘anything about it,' i ° secret for twenty years must have had a mighty sorry looking husbandy . sie iw ****< Tt is claimed that people should have clothes fitting their personality, but if ihey did some folks ‘hot wear very much. 2 iad DT Bee ie +“! Some folks think that every family should have fs homes, and about half the folks already have he same, one of them being an automobile. .. An Oklahoma dairyman takes the public into iBis-confidence by advertising that “having installed city water, I can easily increase my customers for “nite? ® Louis Mowbray of the New York aquarium has Spo! more fish ‘han any other person. Nat- ufally enough, most of them came from Florida fi waters. 4 ' "Phe Pathfinder suggests that the trouble with Eprope is that she has “lost her cud.” At any rate she appears to have bitten off more than she can chew. ht — + Some fortunate Americans are at this season of the year being presented to the English court, while « large number in this country are being pre- sehted to the traffic court. NON-GOOPERATION Ina certain town that could be named, there Was a movement a few years ago to close all the stores every even! in the weck but one. Pre- viously they had kept. open several evenings. It was a fine move for the town, because it relieved overworked siore clerks and proprietors, and the pulific convenience was practically as well served when people got use! to it, + Nearly all the stores went into this deal, but one old established store stayed out, and kept open- ing about every evening. The proprietor was a wery herd working man, and he felt thet he could serve the convenience of the public and make more mney by keeping open. (Yow could not help admiring his industry. But he’ probably gained nothing by it. He worked toc hard himself and worked his clerks too hard. If he had closed up with the rest, and put half of that additional effort inte advertising and soliciting for the sale of his goods, he would have gotten ahead faster, and he would have helped promote the spirit ofunited effort in that town. The same principle applies to many points where the business men are asked to act unitedly. The London woman who kept her marriage @ what | | CURIOUS CUSTOMS, ieee a Among the peculiar customs which have influ- enced mankind, one of the most interesting, as well as amusing, is that system of religious prohibitions THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Secoeegnccs coeeoees The Villain Still Pursues Him COCSHORSESSLELETEDeOCeeseeooseseoeEseeeNS | - } known as taboo. This systém attained its fullest |. : and most complicated development among the na- tive island inhabitants of Polynesiz from Hawaii to New Zealand, but its traces may be discovered in most parts of the world, even’ among civilized peoples. oe The word “taboo” in its ordinary ‘sénse means set apart or sacred, and the persons.or things so set’ apart were usually designated by kings, chiefs and priests. A taboo might be general or special, permanent or temporary. _ For example, in Hawaii, the flesh of hogs, fowls turtle ard certain kinds of fish were taboo in favor of gods and men, but were not to be eaten by women, except in special cases. Certain periods of religious ceremonies were marked by strict taboos; during which all fires and lights were jextinguished, no canoe was launched, no one bathed, no dog-might bark, no pig grunt, no cock crow. The animals were caused to observe the taboo by having their mouths tied up. ° In New Zealand the places where great thiefs had rested were taboo or sacred, and fences were placed around the spots, so that ‘no one might tread thereon. others. own head or hair, he had immediately to hold his fingers to his nose and sniff up thé sanctity which had been extracted from his head by having touched it, It was believed that as a penalty for the viol- ation of certain taboos the offender would swell up and die, but the priests were able to prevent such dire consequence by performing certain mystical ceremonies, for a suitable fee. Violations of, a ta- boo were often punished by death, or at least by a sort of judicial robbery, whereby the unlucky viol- ator was despoiled of all his property. These are only a few of the innumerable | strange customs associated with the taboo and its attendant superstitions. But if we will look around us we may discover beliefs and customs in vogue today which are not far removed from ‘hose of the native Polynesians, so far as rationality is con- cerned. EDITORIAL EMPHASIS As time passes, ideas change, and emphasis changes. At one period a certain quality of mind and purpose will seem to be the most essential thing- And then ‘as years pass, it will seem as if a some- different point of view was called for. The old idea. ‘was good as far as it went, and may still be needed to a large extent, but it seems as if some- thing else needed greater emphas:s. Years ago in running a newspaper, the publish- er or editor wes very much inclined to pride him- self on his fearlessness. It seemed to him that his first qualification was a disposition to fight some- one of something, and that he must expect to be at war with this or that wrong development most of the time. : It was a useful point of view to a large ex- {ent, and as a result of such fearlessness, many evils were exposed and righted. But frequently a newspaper man would develop a quarrelsome spirit that led him to be knocking something all the time. To-day while the newspaper has consiant need of fearlessness, the viewpoints of helpfulness and optimism are quite as much as called for. The new editor ought to be a worker for the business, educational, intellectual, moral, and religious ad- vance of his home community. He should not | merely report the news of these activities, but should take their success very much to heart, and | be constantly thinking how he can'present thoughts and facts helpful to such forms.of ptogress. The old time editor frequently held himself aloof from community movements, and was quite | The new editor is apt to have a scoffing attitude. a part of all these movements himself, He has identified himself heart and soul with his home | town and its progress. STYLE AND THE INDUSTRIES me ‘ Changes in women’s styles of clothing have made a marked change in certain industries. When the women wear fewer and shorter clothes, the re- | sult inevitably is to make less demand for such fabrics, end to throw many peeple out of work. Such inevitable industry. changes are in When automobiles became common, many people | who had been making carriages were thrown out | of work, but many of them began to work on aute- | mobiles, and made more money than before. It may work the same on women’s clothes. But if the styles swing back and forth so that one | year the women are wearing short dresses and the | next year long ones, the pople in those industries wiil be upset and not know what te expect. But if the changes in style prove permanent, then the in- dustries will have to consider how to change their preducts to things that (he women want. Moral precepts do not seem to cure the boys from fruit stealing, but the insertion of Towser’s sharp tecth in the seat of their trousers is often ef- fective. The head and hair, especially of a chief, | was taboo and not to be touched by himself or | When a ehief inadvertently touched his | ENGLISH By W. L. GORDON BY CHARLES P. STEWART | eccccceccecseceeovcccces NEA Service Writer | AW tececas laboratory ‘to train men to fight disease, just as they are now trained at | West Point and Annapolis -to fight | the nation’s enemies in wart Senator Joseph E.. Ransdell of Louisiana will make a fight for such an institution at the next session: of | Congress. His bill is in already, but it was too late for action before the adjournment. . ‘The senator's plan contemplates expansion of the Federal Public Health Service's hygienic laboratory into “an international clearing house for health"—“in close touch with every agency that ts trying to oon- quer disease. not only in the United States but.throughout the world.” The present hygienic laboratory, established 20 years ago, has done “magnificent \ work,” Senator Rans- dell agrees, but Congress, he com- plains, has not provided adequately for its growth : lites a deadly, feud.” Large Appropriation ee ae He wants an annual allowance re five years. and machinery provided | Words often misused: Don’t call | a dog “a canine.” “Canine” is| properly an adjective. | Often mispronounced: Chic. Phonounce ‘shek. The i: is pro- nounced as in “police,” not as ih “it? Often misspelled: (wine.) 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It's a symptom of matrimony, Fish will not bite during summer, winter, spring and autumn. x Borrowing money is dangerous. | You may have to pay-it back. A fine menu for foneh on a warm day is nine glasses of iced tea, (Copyright, 1926, NEA-Service, Inc.) | Mayor George Vannote of Bel-| Today's; mar, N. J., admonished members} Satellite; an obsequious! of the police force to be pleasant} there arose to. visitors in the city, between the leader and his satel-/ “Smile, boys, smile.” saying, } Florida East Coast Railway FLAGLER SYSTEM Effective April 20, 1926 Havana Special Royal Poinciana Dining Car Service—Trains 75 and 76 Fer Further Information See the Ticket Agent J. D. RAHNER, General Pesovaner Agent SOUTHBOEND / ARRIVE 6:25 A. M. 3:00 P. M.. i i 4 } STEAMSHIP CO. UNITED STATES FAST MAIL PORT TAMPA—HAVANA—WEST INDIES Ly. Key West for H 30 A. M. dai aes ry , or Havana 8:30 A. M. daily ek Canes Ly. Key West f : . M. Biuaraare y ‘or Port Tampa 7:30 P. M. 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