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Is Un elfishnes Myth? By Rev. Thomas B. Grego Coprrigat, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New Terk Rveni World), - Setentists Say It Is: Common Sense Says “No.””| [oye set or co Which Is Correct” FoR UTURS FAMILIES ROF. RAYMOND DODGE of the psychological department of Wesleyan University is of the oginion that unselfishness is a myth. The learned profersor says that in the final analysis it is found that there is “no such thing as unselfishness.” | The professor is a psychologist, and psychologists, like “metaphysi cian,” can find whatever they want to find In the “metaphysic dust” and psychologic twilight things are “seen” that do not exist except in the tine spun theories of the professors, With the departure of the dust and the haze the theories “fold their tents like | the Arabs, and as silently steal awa: In spite of the findings of psychology I am going to keap on believing that there 1S such a thing as unselfishness, that there always has been | such a thing, and there will be such a thing to the end of the game. History and my own personal observation assure me that there have been, and are, many instances of absolute unselfishness, of complete for- Ketfulness of self. Tt is fair to aswume that creature-comforts, all the good things of this! wWorld—happiness, health, reputation, life itself—are déar to all men, and yet time and time again men and women have given up all these precious | possessions when the votce of Duty has commanded them to do so. They did not WANT to give them up—all things being even they would have elected to keep them—but when the votce was heaml they instan- taneously obeyed its command, threw the thought of self aside, gave up! all, oven life itself—and did it without stopping to debate the matter. I do not say they did it CHBERFULLY. The psychologists say, “These instances of so-called seif-atmegation are in reality nothing of the kind, eince those in question only do the thing that they want to do the most.” Nonsense! het some more of that metaphysic dust or psychologic haze. Nobody deliberately PREFERS suffering of body and mind, the keenest penury end want, and, to cap the climax, death itself. All men, it is fair to suppose, enjoy life and all the happiness of various forms that it may afford, but when It comes to the question of resigning all this or refusing to respond to the call of the highest some are herote enowgh to say, “I will do what seems to me to be my duty, regutdiess of what the consequences may be to myself.” x ‘This is what I call unselfishness—and don't come around telling me! that this is only a “very high form of selfishness!” | There is nothing selfish about It. It is complete forgetfulness of self. | And, for God's sake as well as for the sake of the highest and holiest sentiment of our own souls, don't come around with the statement that “nowadays science can recognize no such thing as unselfishness. ‘To the devil with science! Science knows nothing about the matter, ome way or the other. Let science keep Its own place and attend to its own business. The gou! of man knows lots of things that solence never heard | of and never will hear of. Our Children’s Health By Dr. Charlotte C. West Copyright, 1919, by The Prem Publishing Co. (The Now York Ryeing World), ¥OW tar are parents responsible articles in the sick room should be de- for the feeble constitutions of stroyed by fire. their offspring? ‘The sins of Kid Looe) Ay Prevails among many i visited upon the People that it is advisable to expose the fathers wil Be i. ah gah fourth & Child to tho lesser infectious dis- ohildren unto the thi eases and “have it over,” ag it were. goporation” is a warning handed Notping is more absurd. down to us from time immemorial, SUBLET eters AAwweeend §SSHAPISRA Sah ba! HOME PAGE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919 (Toe New York Evening ONE TABLE 1S Big ENouaH FoR Two FAMILIES AND THE PARTITION PRivAcY THERE WONT sey: Be ANY HEAT WITH THE HIGH ms) COST oF Food HALF The (IT HELPS Pay THe RENT SUBLET HALF THE BATH TUB ONE {RONINGY Board IS PLENTY FoR Two FAMives No effort is made to learn where- inthe deficiency les in «o-called | ‘ouckward” children, Often such a| nn child is born with weak or poorly! sid " — developed lungs, The chest falls to} expand properly, The blood ts not sufficiently aerated, ‘The entire econ- a en ed ee Slee rrr SM his omy is hampered in its growth; or if the heart may be emall and weak ne at birth, Congenital heart disease is. |} . lip : easily recognized, but one which 1s |} Jewels in London—A Man Who Be ‘J- functionally incapable is overlooked. bad % Im such a child developement is slow. | i f - J The entire body is stunted; it ts || less Sapphires Is Suspected of the Crime, | : weuk and puny, The child ts made .. ©, : my “ways forced to do things which re- a "tard instead of aid its progress. Copyright, 1916, by The Bobbs-Merrit ely 4 When such children are attacked by = daa BYNUDIS OF Pasuxputy Rarciteesg: “!Gdipntneriay wearlet fever, &o.), the fate megh ge eessuieg Wg, watoa tua eu ei cee oe struggle for supremacy between the gt hie mile. v eo oul a Boat as me economy and the invading germs De- by,» suanect who ‘siawuk et for one hui audi, tae hat rus wad ter 2 comes a one-sided affair, and yet, oud ina aah walk fr Ait a Ayebb puuned out us oy we |. handicapped as these deficients are M isle thiel “het vesovens: toa yor at is umazing what a brave fight is) Muley dws Sid tues cma My vy SRA NNR ARE OR Pereiacy of the bureau, "While trailing & wuspect, Detective Maxautl) fait sea The isolation of children suffering tre wsord shows, Foros, tb teenies 4 he, tate wn rigidly enforced and the most pains | the paver Webh is cmberraseed Wg, ine, Inrited 10 ae. rah tes taking precautions used to prevent) the per ot ty tint Lord, Sion hana, fled te biel, nd the eprend of these dinenses. A mild ihe,Risieons, Rint tests him ater cPE Tain Aveo, unable wo further fest de- ov attack in one child may cause a ma.| Kitty, suddenly setaes and Risses hor after # set of uw her lignant type in another, Hspecially yho y i8 this true of the above-named dis- CHAPTER XVL her check, and he had gone. et a: ages, in doth of which the sequelae (Coo tinned.) for +s are 80 far reaching, notably in scar- 66 FEST 2 moment, aif” warned hag a thunder-polt " + let fever, in which diseases the ears Thomas, ‘Phe tense, short fect, nor more bereft ent are so often involved. but powerful figure of Sten’ wigont He Lifelong suffering due to middle ear Kitty’s father was Not qhomas, the oC~ 0: disease acquired through one of the] #t that moment an of sable thing to did it but , fectious feve: ‘en hey look at; and Thomas knew that t nd infectious fevers, resulting in deaf-|inotted hands were rising toward his givene OR ‘~~ ness; severe operations, involving the}throat. “Do not misinterpret me, sir. fenti Kitty in my arms and have been Kusned. removal of diseased portions of the}! took Ri bone; abscess of the brain, cerebro| #issed her: meningitis and death, follow neglect] fel back into his chair, limp. b break, For this reagon all portable} Killigrew got up and walked the — —_—- —. [length of the room several times, his a chin in his collar, his hands clasped THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT. behind his back, under his coat-tails, nile eS . The fifth passage carried him out on “ce OW dOlto the veranda. He kept on going youlikejand disappeared among the lilac | ' y ou r{hedges eyes blazing. wi vat new neighbors?” | acainat the stout branches of tho Ma!ds. “All right. The! }jacs and buried his h in his | D not first thing they|coat-sleeve, He was as near apo- Prim é " pan : did was borr v|plexy as he was ever to come, Feally apoountadie my & our sawn mate CHAPTER XVI. “No, The strange part of it aps ° ‘ ANS yr PANWHILE Kitty sat on fended, A few minutes ago he came ero urned it? the bench, stunned, Never to me and told me what be had done, ve Not yet, and I hope they'll keep It. ee TMD RS, Ne Be te lanting? “i * rphen they'll be careful not to use it Daee Ua Si De NN Malls i Aneel Wail. Out | ened. snuffed—candle-wise, wo early in the morning or at any hour’ avyo, young men had at times at- " “Hang it, Kitty, I had to run into vho when jt would attract my attention tempted to kiss her, but not in this the wlacs to laugh! we tor My Wheat it they treat me as a hu- it iy Decuuse they believe should not boy; I don’t care if he is a Britishe and sometimes as simple as a foo! When I think of the ded duffers who call them ruden Ou thought L ¢ de any other woman furious. waid Kitty to herself. | Two American Women Are Robbed ot Rare “Ah! We are all open to a y whiskies, smoke my cigars, and me an old Mick bohind my back.” “That's true enough, are acting very strangely, | Inherited an English Title and Some Price- Good morn Gf this rotten blisiness * murmured Lord Monck- Ordinarily I'd have “You have all ton as he let the portieres fall behind been #o kind Lam also quite r whichever you say. shail say no more about | “Blighter!” muttered ing malevolently at the empty’ door- Bs into the road. of those young coming down to-night, I'd have done 1 like Thomas, and I don't think he kissed you either to affront or to And if \t had been one bachelors who homas, star- iv Kitty's laughter bubbled, It sub- trim little heels and went out into gardens, where she found fault with the head gardener; and on to the stables, where she rated the exercising her out, then dropped. She had almost “Thomas, what have you done with my sapphires?” “Indeed!” (iclly). say I stole a kiss or two in Urgent as tho y: Des mother know it?” “Back In the old eountry, ‘or deep in her heart she wanted to believe in Thomas; wanted to believe that it was only she could not eat striving to smother her generous im- There isn't a young man alive w and all the time look upon & hout wishing to kiss it.’ | marvel at you more and more. Is it generous, then, 4 without so much as by your le He'll have to pay for slightest doubt d that Thomas nekton were the had #tood on the curb that foggy One had take had wagered six months before returning Nana Sahib's ruby she attributed to a real known Crawford in former days and, conscience-stricken, That first night on board the ¢ when Thomas came to her e dark, she had r ch stirred in h ‘an to arrive @ little be- ‘ in to Nes 6 gir fore luncheon Thomas took his documents “Poor devil! “Next, I suppose you'll be wanting An about him. Kitty volley me to marry le to further restrain himself eousermini But she wasn't half so angry ag she just as he was on the point second man sked for admittance, What? Thomas?” 's different, isn’t it? There, » promised to overlook the offense on condition that he apologize “Miss Killigrew wishes you to com aboard the visiting yacht at 10, str Misx Killigrew my excuses. Lam very tin Killigrew was decided, He wishes vou had returned it, not a sign not have been more . perhaps I could understand a man better.” Her father's orders. his resident partner Killigrew and must have wat there fully had dulled the pness of the in search of red him in almost. the could not under- ntly begged for- variation in sound betw Kitty had found her Lord Monckt would trap thei nom to await the motor Thomas, when Kitty comes down, And remember you can't kiss a pretty girl just be- » you happen to want to. “Rut, Mr, Killigrew, 1 didn’t want r and walked away “You —- kissed — Kitty?” Killigrew might have kissed Celeste, und had, a fo. all she knew! Thomas got s evening clothes, Sooner or jater she pumps sang ton's valet stood before mas did not lik with his soundless his thin, nervous fingers, his brilliant der and ran into Kitty and exactly as she had ar. ranged he should. CHAPTER XIX, And there K was a wise old * 49 treating the early symptoms amd in|moment there had boen black murder Bhe went iGirectty to her room and Vea , , in his heart; now he wondered flung herse fi Reedlessly exposing others to the con) vnethor to weep or Mugh. The re- dered and unhappy tagion, The poison of scarlet fever i8/ action was too sudden to admit of stow found her I'll be tinker-damned!" up through all turn at once to A perfect servant, ke your grips very virulent and extremely tena-| coherent thought. “You kissed hom, di ply Eten in humanity, hav- e gy t jothing, walls,| Kitty?” he repeated mechanically, ng passed his way A etesig ghey sea eca| “een, min sorts and conditions of it to bis pres- ‘ i950 ERE: LOR Ae What did she do?" ent peaceful state ; years afterward may cause an out-| +7 did not wait to learn, sir.” “Kittibudget what the deuce is all UL? 6 man was always expecting some one up behind him e glances over his shoule back to your room, ve ore Nonsense." "Supposing T have?" came muffled Morris chair the pillows, have you been doing to CHAPTER XVIII, above his ear been dark, logically. is over the arm, That ought to " agreed Thomas, fold- ing a sheet of paper and placing the paper-welght 1?" she sho! kK, sitting up, her Kissed me, dad, as And Killigrew, blinking tears, leaned he probably kisses bis Wnglish bar- ‘Lord Monckton has dropped his Thomas dipped his pen ®, sir, and he sent mo the inkwell and went to work, American fathers ‘To condone He could not understand thes He had approach to inquire, sir. “Oh, here tt in, ter to be vary oa nt wtep on | itty, dear, you're as pretty as a y And tell your mas- mrose, I don't think Thomas was Lord Monckton laughed easily oful of it. Bome one re you defending him?" blankly, front of his coat and shirt jove! Lost my glass; parted as nolsclessly don’t think ‘Thomas wants to be de- ‘otter!” breathed Thomas. He re- Long after midnight Kitty awoke She awoke hungry, So she put on her slippers and peignoir and stole down- The grills on each wide of the entrance to the main ball were open; that is, the casement windows were thrown back. Sho heard voices paused te learn whone other on slight provoes Webb heard a slight no! stood there like pale, calm of ey ~ He Wes of e. ed Lord Monckton, paus- picture in a frain “Bowign Transoript, .,... tushlom ‘A rough siabrace, a kiko om qulfotbed over auiue way? 1 bike Abat i . “Really, am not @ guest here; I secretary, ta Mr feet quickly, “Miss am only private Nhe Eveni Kiddie Kl ng Wold’: ub Korner Conducted by Eleanor Schorer Copyright, 1019, ty The Prem Pubintiing Oo, (The New York Bening World.) THE RIGHT SPIRIT. My Dear Kiubmat Here are two iateresting letters, one, the “Hittlest, from Cowsin Robert Schwarts, the other from bis mother, 1 think that after you have read them many of you will wish to write to Cousin Robert. T think that you will have something to way to this at once fortunate and unfortunate Cousin of ours. Cousin Robert ts fortunate, frat, v cause be has a sweet, loving mother; weeond, because he has been gifted with a talent; he will find his third good fortune, I hope, in this host of Kiddie Kiwb Cousins, of which T am happy to make one, Yours loyally, COUSIN BLEANOR, Dear Cousin Eleanor: 1 received the Thrift Stamps, for whitch I thank you very much. They came just in ume for my ditthday. Your klub cousin, | Cousin Eleanor’s Klub Kolumn that was eo unfortunate as to bave been stricken with paralysis during the epidemic of 1916 and is unable to walk without @reans of braces und crutches, and it pleased me #o tech to know that, although he cannot get about as other children do, he is fortanate to be ate to make good ute of his brain and hands, He is very much interested in your Kiub and derives @ great deal of plenwere (m takitie part in yout contests end reading your artictes each sight Agein thanking you, I Deg ¢o remain your Klub Cousin's mother, ROSE SCHWARTZ. Dear Cousin Eleanor: After reading Marguerite (Bille) Rainsford’s poem in the Klub Korher T made up my Mind to write and tell you that I think it ts one of the best poems you ha 4 favored Korner. Why doesn’t ROBERT BOHWARTZ, aged seven Mar. years, No. 260 Manhattan Avenae, |#uerite send ip her proture? I bad Ge New York City. Dear Miss Schorer: T wish to add a few lines to thank |to have pictures, @ daneing pose, but unfortunately I lost it, Tam eure that many other of my cousins are anxious picture of so ta.ented @ you for the stamps sent to my son as Cousin, May you print many more 4 reward for his drawing in the /boeme Uke Marguenke’s, A tovin were, She would have known them anywhere in the world. don’t be a bally ass and lose your temper.” “Temper? Lose my temper? I'm not losing it, but I'm jolly well tired “It was you who suggested the the wager; ly accepted it.” “L know “And once booked, no Englishman will welch, if he isn’t a cad. “Um not thirking of weiching, But 1 don’t seo what you get out of it.” “Sport, And a good hand at bridge.” “Remarkably good.” “I say, you don't mean to insinu- ate eos & I'm just dam- devil did you cle business’? You and Miss Killigrew ound out this morning that is was an inary glass. She did?" Lord =~ Monckton kled nd she laughed over It, too.” Keen of her, But, what the devi Stick a monocle in your eye, and you don't need any letters of introduction, Lucky idea, your telephoning me that you were here. What a frolic, all around!” ‘0 that was why her coup had fallen flat? thought Kitty, “Cll tell you this much,” said Thomas. (Kitty heard him tap his pipo against’ the veranda railing.) Play fair or, by the lord, I'll smash you! I'm going to stick to my end of the bargain, und see that you walk straight with yours.” Hhe atole back upstairs, Ag she reached the upper landing, some one brushed past her, swiftly, nolseiessly. With the rush of air which followed the prowler's Wake came @ peculiar sickish odor, She watted for & while. But there was no sound in all the great house CHAPTER XX, 66 HE Carew cottage was en- tered last night,” sald Kiltigrew, and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone, Getting uncomfortably close. Yow and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your Jewels into town to-day.” “We have nothing out here but trinkets.” ‘Trinkets! Do you call that fire- opal a trinket? Better let me take it into town, anyway. I'm Irish enough to be superstitions about opals.” “That's nonsense,” “Maybe.” “On, well; if the thought of having it around ‘makes you nervous, I'll give it to you, The Crawfords and Mr. Forbes are coming down this afternoon, You must be home again before dinner, Here's the opal.” She took it from around her neck. “Crawfords? Fine!" Killigrew slipped the gem into his wallet, "I'll bring them back of the yaoht if you'll take the trouble to phone them to meey me at the club J A $80 Be August contest, I was very proud of — him, as he is one of the little children BUY A THRIFT STAMP One little Thrift Stamp pastéd on @ card, Fifteen more to buy, It won't be so hard, Two little Thrift Stamps right near each othe.; Keep right on buying, Johnny, don’t oay it’s @ bother! Three little Thrift Stamps seated in a row, Buy another one because thirteen’ bad luck you know, Four little Thrift Stamps take up @ quarter of the card, If we keep on buying won't old Kaiser Bill be jarred! Five little Thrift Stamps mean eleven spaces bia: They will help avenge the day the tania sank, Six little Thrift Stamps worth @ dollar and a half, Buy, buy, keep on buying, buy Thrift Stamps and laugh! Scven little Thrift Stamps take up quite a lot of space, But keep on buying Thrift Stamps, don't make a sour face! ht lite Thrift Stamps, elgbt more and the card is done, When you've reached that stage to buy a War Stamp you'll run Wig oer a & full go get » 1 nickel and a me, ¢ (I wonder what I'll put in beré to make thi rhynre?) Go to a War Stamp Agency with: your Thrift Card and money, And give it to the clerk, he'll say, “Here is your War Stamp sonny’* By LOUIS RAFFER, Aged 18, Bklyn, MY LITTLE BLACK KITTEN. HAD a little black kitten and every day I had some fun with it. He'd chase after a little horse 1 had and all over it and everything. We had lots of fun, But in the nighttime, when I went to bed, he'd curl down at the bottom of the bed and keep my feet. warm. The next morning I'd go to the fish store and buy him some. fish. When I came home I'd say: “Fish, kitty! fish!” and he'd come tearing out into the kitchen and “Meow, meow,” and my mother would have to give him some. One fine day we went to the coun- try. Up there is where he had fn ‘running after grasshoppers, But another day about two months from when we got there we had to go home to the city once more. About two or three weeks after we got home he ran away. That was f saddest day I ever had, and that's one day I'll never forget By THOMAS DUNWORTH, aged ten years, Brooklyn, N. 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