“suggestion is well made. 
June 15, 1917. 
every person, 
DANGER IN Fats—E Economy! Worse, if possible, 
than extravagance just at this time would be a false idea 
of economy. If the people become hysterical over the 
matter of conservation the very ends aimed at will surely 
be defeated. We should bear in mind that, provided our 
great waste and extravagance is eliminated, there will be 
plenty of food in the country to supply the necessities of 
There is now no call, and probably will 
not be, for any person to deny himself or herself sufficient 
good nourishing food. On the contrary, all should strive 
to keep themselves up to their best. Kat plenty, and the 
best you can afford, then you will be able to do your full 
share of the work that is before:us. Napoleon wisely 
said that ‘“‘an army travels on its stomach.” And it is 
equally true that we work on our stomachs. <A hungry 
man or woman is incompetent for any task. And it will 
be all too easy for us to develop a false economy in other 
lines. Miserliness and hoarding of means would be most 
dangerous to business conditions, Anything that checks 
the normal volume of exchange unsettles the markets and 
tends to promote panics. In fact, this is a large factor 
in all financial panics. Money becomes a little scarce, and 
we at once imagine that if we turn loose the dollar we 
have we will never see another. Millions of other people 
imbibe the same idea. You know the result. The sensi- 
ble economy and the true patriotism is for each to exert 
himself to keep the business of the country normal. Buy 
and sell, earn and spend, as only by stich a course can 
business be kept healthy and on the up grade. Be eco- 
nomical and prudent, but don’t be a miser. 
Bess 
‘Tr Is a Prerry Poor Counrrry that is not worth 
fighting for. That is the opinion of most men. And 
while many of them feel that way about “fighting” for 
their country, especially when their personal chances of 
seeing the foe are slender, it is surprising to find how 
many men will hesitate about backing up their country 
with their money. If a country is good enough to live in, 
to prosper in and to be free in, it ought to be good enough 
to lend money to. The man who has been ignorant enough 
to question the safety of money invested in Liberty Loan 
bonds deserves pity rather than comtempt, but the man 
who has urged others not to purchase them is entitled to 
treatment, which courtesy to our readers forbids us to 
mention. Lending money to one’s country is not giving 
it, but who wouldn’t be willing to do that? 
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In tHE Minst oF ALL THE Socrar, WorRK now being 
done for the prosecution of the war it must be remember- 
ed that the regular peace philanthropies must also be 
maintained with a support that will afford earnest and 
intelligent workers. One of the real dangers of the war 
situation lies at this very point. Patriotic instincts impel 
many to serve the nation in the work directly related to 
the war, but it must be remembered that all of the regu- 
lar philanthropies must be supported. The line of social 
defences at home must be maintained. 
SEs 
PresipENt Row ey of the Massachusetts Society for 
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals suggests the laying 
of central strips of cobble stones up the hill on Beacon 
street and on Park street as an aid to the horses. The 
Anyone who has: seen horses 
struggle up Beacon Hill drawing heavy loads upon wet 
days realizes the advantages that accrue from such an im- 
provement, The plan should be tried out. 
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| Tur TraniAN Army has been heard from again. 
Ouietly the army prepared throughout the long winter for 
the spring drive and the winter plans are now spring 
realities. 
ate circumstances is to be dissolved. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 91 
Tue Coat, SrruATion is still a problem to the dealers 
in New England, but before the summer is over the con- 
ditions which have prevailed during the late winter and 
spring should be remedied. The local dealers along the 
North Shore are not in a way to blame with all of the 
adverse conditions to be met. The time will come when 
all will be protected by governmental supervision. Gov- 
ernmental supervision of the coal problem would probably 
result in the establishment of a‘coal price at the mines. 
It does not yet appear desirable for the government to 
take over the mines. A reasonable supervision at the 
mines would eliminate the middle man’s extortion, who 
preys upon the business of the dealers from whom the 
consumer must purchase at retail. The retail dealer is 
the one that bears the brunt of the complaints and the 
hardships imposed upon their business while the consumer 
is forced to pay the price. 
SSB 
By PERMISSION OF THE Courts the Boston organiza- 
tion that was incorporated to assist and plan in the de- 
velopment of sanitary dwellings for workmen of moder- 
The plans of the 
organization were of a high order and the purpose of the 
incorporators were in the line of reasonable and desirable 
social service. The organization was not able to accom- 
plish all that it hoped to and it isto be regretted that 
more could not have been done. All of the original incor- 
porators are from the North Shore with winter homes in 
Boston. The organization was a forerunner of a large 
number of social agencies that are at work now upon the 
same problem. 
SSS 
Tue Y. M. C. A. Hut Campaicn is being pushed 
with an enthusiasm which shows that the American peo- 
ple are awake to the fact that the Government must not 
be expected to carry on all of the work. The monotony 
of camp life and the intense trials and temptations to 
which the young men are subjected will in a large meas- 
ure be counteracted by the work of the Y. M..C, A. The 
work is going on with a vigor that is satisfying. 
SESS 
Tue Boston Crty Hospirar is to continue the vol- 
untary social service department as a regular department 
and the workers have been placed on salary to continue 
the work. The plan has been demonstrated to be efficient. 
SSS 
Liserty Bonp HoLpers are beginning to receive their 
notices. If you purchased a bond remember that 18% 
payments are due the 25th of June. 
BUT NOT IN THE SUN! 
Wilhelm, the Kaiser, (may his tribe grow less) 
Awoke one night in fear and dire distress 
And saw, within the dim light of his room, 
Making a glow, bright as a coal in the gloom, 
A Devil who sketched on a canvas white— 
The Kaiser stared in the faint glowing light— 
And of the red imp in the room he asked, 
“What makest thou?” The Devil ceased his task— 
A fiery glance he turned upon the Hun— 
“The fate of those who would be in the Sun.” 
“Such is my fate,” said Wilhelm. “Nay not so,” 
Replied the demon, Wilhelm spoke more low, 
And falteringly he said, “What is my fate? 
Did not I the whole world defy, O Sate?” 
But Satan sketched and painted. Then he turned 
To Wilhelm’s gaze the future he had earned. 
And though the berth the Kaiser’s deeds had won 
Was hot; the place ’twas in was not the sun! 
—R. P. YOUNG. 
