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first and the month, etc., follow in nature's order as 1908, May 27 — 10.0 

 a.m. 



We are industrially ahead of them, but they can by example teach 

 us thrift, industry, courage, perseverance and other virtues including 

 tolerance and open mindedness to see the good in both white and yellow 

 races — as those who last year saw the sturdy Japanese rush into the icy 

 stream near Field, B.C., to ûx the timbers needed to support the C. P. "R. 

 bridge, admiringly admitted when the failure of white men to do that 

 had necessitated sending some miles to geft the plucky Japs to do it. 



"We abandoned crude earthenware and fading inks when we found 

 how the Chinese made China cups, etc., and indelible inks, becau53 they 

 benefitted us. That all sufficient reason of personal benefit will lead the 

 great peoples of Asia to quickly adopt the four week-month, as they use 

 the seven days week, and when every third year their 13 moon-months 

 approximate our 13 months of four weeks the practical advantages of 

 the latter will speedily lead to general adoption. 



Similarly the use of the " Dies-non Holiday " after the proposed 

 almanac is used by European races will every few years unite the Mahom- 

 medan, Hindoo, Chinese, etc., sabbaths through all the 52 Sundays of a 

 year, during which we can unite with those creeds in worship to the 

 all wise Creator, instead of Mahommedans doing that on Fridays, Jews 

 on Saturdays, etc. That almanac created unity will unconsciously develop 

 the interests of peace and good-will amongst all races and creeds, just 

 as you are doing with such immigrants in America who enjoy our Sun- 

 day's rest. 



Ease with which the Change can be Made, 



Some persons who have never fairly considered the subject imagine 

 that before this beneficial change can be accomplished some great diffi- 

 culties have to be overcome; but all who have been open-minded enough 

 and given ftime to consider the facts have been convinced that the desired 

 reform will be easily effected at an early date. 



Uninformed people are apt to think that an alteration of the 

 almanac involves difficulties like the introduction of the metric or decimal 

 system of weights and measures, whereas there will be scarcely any diffi- 

 culty as will presently be shown. 



Others erroneously jump to the conclusion that there would be sim- 

 ilar trouble to that you experienced in America during the change to 

 decimal coinage ; but glad as Americans were to make that change they 

 may rest assured that though these proposals would, when carried into 

 practice yield similarly increased facilities, there would not be one thou- 

 sandth part of such practical difficulties occasioned by almanac reform. 



