SEPTEMBER 1, 1916 



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(he storage battery clear up full and then 

 letting it run clear down. It is better for 

 the battery, and it will give longer service, 

 than if a little move current should be add- 

 ed, especially when it is only part way run 

 down. Now, I think this will also apply to 

 these bodies of ours. At least for myself 

 it is better to do a thoro day's work — of 

 course not overdoing, but to avoid sitting 

 around in a lazy way. After doing a fair 

 day's work with both mind and body, I am 

 then ready for a good sleep, and then ready 

 for another day's work. If my regular 

 hours of sleep are broken on it impairs Ihf 

 machine. This comes right in line with the 

 injunction to " wear out, instead of rust 

 out." If possible, find some kind of work 

 that you enjoy — better still, some that you 

 thoroly enjoy. But I would recommend 

 keeping busy, even if you do not always 

 enjoy it. I would especially urge all old 

 people to study how to help themselves, and 

 take care of themselves as much as possi- 

 ble, and avoid m every possible way being 

 a burden on the younger ones. I am thoro- 

 ly convinced that " length of days, and long 

 life and peace," depend very much on what 

 I have been saying. 



THE AMERICAN CIVIC REEORM UNION. 



The superintendent of the above institu- 

 tion writes me as follows : 



My dear Mr. Root: — What do you think of my 

 hrancl-new lecture circular ? I know you can say 

 " amen " to " Why I am a Reformer." 



Cleveland, O., Aug. 8. A. S. Gekgg. 



The first page of the circular referred to 

 reads as follows : 



Wnr I AM A REFOEMEU. 



Because innocent and helpless little children cry 

 for food and clothing while brewers, saloon-keepers, 

 and coi-ruT)t politicians wax rich on money stolen 

 from the b)-eadwinners. 



Becanse of the broken-hearted wives, mothers, 

 sisters, and sweethearts whose loved ones have been 

 robbed of streuy,th, health, and all that makes a man 

 noble. 



Because Mr. Indifferent Voter is so busy making 

 a living or striving to get rich that he doesn't care 

 a hang who is elected to office unless the election 

 happens to liit his pocketbook. 



Because evil men in high places corrupt the peo- 

 ple, and control government for private gain. 



Because ignorant goodness and a " pork-barrel " 

 state of mind Ijreed a " pork-barrel congress." 



Because fiends in human form " sit in. the lurk- 

 ing-places of the villages," and often in the palaces 

 of the city, and plot destruction of innocent young 

 girls. 



Because our .iails, asylums, and poorhouses are 

 overflowing with tlu; uncanny victims of vice, drink, 

 and degeneracy. 



Because many nu'n are so rotten with 'the results 

 of vice and drink that they could not defend the 

 country in case of attack by a foreign foe. 



Because I want to help destroy the works of the 

 Devil and establish justice, purity, and sobriety on 

 earth. 



My pror/rani. — A relentless attack on evil condi- 

 tions by Tucans of lectures, sermons, Ijooks, news- 

 paper articles, legislation, and investigations; and 

 the development of a righteous public opinion that 

 will elect honest and capable men to public office 

 and keep them there. — R''v. Albert Sidney Gregrj, 

 Lecturer and Promoter of Civic Reforms, Superin- 

 tendent of the American Civic Reform Union, 501 

 Oa.vton Building, Cleveland, O. 



If I am correct, friend Gregg stands 

 ready to respond and take charge of any 

 case of white .slavery, cruelty to children, 

 or anything along that line. Address him 

 as above and he will have the matter looked 

 into. And I want to say to m.y good friend 

 Gregg that I not only give a hearty "amen," 

 but, as you see, I have got it in print also. 



SOrilE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF FLORIDA. 



We take pleasure in clipping from an 

 article in the Florida Grower the following, 

 written by "W. A. McRae, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture. Our readers can rest assured 

 the statements, coming from such a source, 

 are unbiased : 



The centerx of continents are subjected to greater 

 intensity of storms and variations of heat and cold 

 than along sea-coasts. Kansas is the center of more 

 uncertainty in weather than any other part of the 

 Union. More dangerous storms occur in the central 

 section of the Mississippi Valley than elsewhere in 

 rmr country. 



Florida is freer from dangerous winds than any 

 other part of the South Atlantic or Gulf regions. 

 Severe storm centers originating in the West Indies 

 or Carribean Sea pass across the Gulf and strike as 

 a rule the coast adjacent to the mouth of the Missis- 

 sippi and pass up that valley to the Ohio Valley 

 and Lake region, and thence to the east, or else sub- 

 side on the way. Florida has heavy rainfalls ; but 

 most of its rivers are tidal and seldom overflow their 

 banks regardless of the quantity of water flowing 

 into them from downpour. 



Floiida is more fortunate in having a purer at- 

 mosphere than any other of the States, it being duly 

 swept by mild and constant winds from the seas on 

 each side — modifying the heat of summer and the 

 cold of winter — with air free from impurities, which 

 is not possible in the interior region of the country, 

 where it is liable to contamination from the land. 

 Florida, too, is fortunate in having a larger supply 

 of good fresh water in surface lakes and rivers and 

 underground than any other State, not to speak of 

 its unrivaled sea-coast — the longest in the Union. 



Florida, therefore, has an ample supply of a rem- 

 edy that's good for what ails you, no matter what 

 it is. and it costs nothing. It is good externally and 

 internally. Applied externally, with a bit of soap, it 

 has magic effect on the skin — a refreshing experi- 

 ence always — and yet few understand that equal 

 magic comes by its frequent internal use. We eat 

 when hungry, and most people drink when thirsty. 

 But thirst does not come until the tissues are wait- 

 ing, and a United States public-health bulletin re- 

 cently announced: "Taking in just enough water to 

 satisfy thirst means living on a stagnant level with 

 never a flood to wash out the old and stir the new." 

 .\hout 70 per cent of the human body is water. 

 Have a drink; and the more you drink, the better. 

 Wdlrr'.s iihnvt all ,1/01/ ran f/et now in most Florida 

 liivuis , anil h'iJ<ten_ihe_day when it will_apply_to 

 cveryiiook and C(iiner_of llie_State. Water is the 

 world's one best drink. Have another I 



