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mm, t mmmmmm 'â-  roâ- â- 'â- .. . â- â- '. â-  THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER fr 1921 The Bowies* Sitmtioi Okie of a series of especially prepared articles surveyini teneral business condi- It if customary for tome pessi- mists, In speaking of the business outlook, to say that the United States can not be prosperous until Europe recovers its normal condition. As it will be some years before Europe recovers pre-war prosperity, that makes the situation look blue to the average mechanic or business man. Re feels in the grip of world wide forces which he can't improve, and ia which his country as a whole can't modify very much. Yet this point of view ignores the fact thst our exports during recent years have been only about 10 per cent of our total production. Before the war they weireconsiderably lest than that. Even under the depressed conditions prevailing during the first eight months of this year, the United States exported $3,227,000,000 worth of products. Before the war our ex- ports for a whole year were running only about $2,220,000,000. Of course the recent figures look bigger because they are based on higher prices. But after price dif- ferences are allowed, the volume of, exports to-day compares favorably with that existing before the war. And as our exports are only a small part of total production, we could lose a considerable fraction of them and not yuffer seriously, if conditions were right at home It is worth while studying these figures a Jittle, to refute th€ idea that this country must drag along for years without recovering its normal times, owing to bad conditions in Eu- rope. If there are troubles in busi- ness here, they are principally due to some internal dislocation, some lack of a proper balance in our affairs, which our people should be bright enough to study out and remedy for themselves. An increase of foreign trade would of course start things up a good deal in this country. But Europe is buy* ing heavily of us today so we must look nearer home for the difficulties that most impede the return of full prosperity. GENIUS ONLY A GERM; SAYS NOTED SURGEON 0 London.â€"According to Dr. S. T. Irwin, a prominent Irish surgeon, genius is nothing more than the pro- duct of a germ that gingers up the gray matter in our brains. The microbes of various diseases. such as tuberculosTSTfcastric troubles and appendicitis get into our braiu- cells, kick up a shindy there and make us think bright thoughts and other things. It is an intriguing thought that if you are healthy you cannot be clever, and genius is to illness near allied. What a hive of microbes Shake- speare must have had. And -Charlie Chaplin must be full of complaints. Look at his poor feetâ€"all caused by the genius rioting round in his cere- bellum. The more one looks at the doctor^s idea the more there seems to be in it. For example, who are the strongest and healthiest man in the worW? Dempsey, Carpentier, Hackenschmidt and the Terrible Turk. Now, it is asked, has any one of theie gentlemen ever written a great play or a sonata? Of course not. Could Hackenschmidt have written Gray's "Elegy*? Why he doesnt even know the language. L As a composer Dempsey isnt worth a row of beans, even though he does occasionally put people to sleep. Then the other end of the scale? Who are world's geniuses? Shake- speare, Titian, Botticelli, Wagner, Beethoven, Franklin and Napoleon. Cast your eye over the list and what do you find? Every one of them has died of something or other. Again, where does one find the old- est people, the people who live the longest. In the workhouse) Read pave 9. Parmer KtntTsbury'a ad on â€"Adv. ROOSEVELT SCOUTS LOAD SHIP FOR THE NEAR EAST The Roosevelt Troop of Boy Scouts are "loading a ship" to be sent to the Near East for relief work. In plan- ning for their Christinas gift the boys decided that the Near East needed aid more than jmy other countries, A ship had been ordered with port holes large enough to receive a sil- ver dollar. Five dollars will provide food for a boy or girl for a whole month over there. Those who would like to help the boys load their ship are informed that a coin of any sixe will gladly be accepted by any scout of troop No 2. On Saturday, December 10, the troop hiked to the Forest Preserve where second class tests Including cooking, tracking, scout pace, and nre were passed. The boys wish to take this oppor- tunity to thank Dr. Segsworth for the instruction that he so kindly gave them in first aid work. Another section of the troop will soon be formed to care for the boys now on the waiting list. An evening meeting Is being considered, The troop now meets on Friday, from 5;30 o'clock at the First Congregational church. , A TRUE SOLDIER Critically ill in m New York hos- pital because of overwork while he was director of the hureiu of war risk iniurance, R. G, Cholmeley- Jones haa received from the American legion through Hanford MacNider, its commander, "sincere wishes for your speedy recovery from disability brought on by service to your coun- try and your comrades." Mr. Jones was twice rejected for the army be- cause of physical disability, but served overseas as chief of tk. bureau. ^ *** en Portlands Famau. u in Portland, MeTSL*** front, thoro stauar^J* * waather-benten, neaieX?.^ of them is the hott* ?!»*! follow was born; m uWT** a Reed, -the canr otl?fc> •tw the light. Butts^rjy Wsi la concerned houses. they Want Ads EnUfl Small Coat) Bring Big Bssesssssnssssss&a Dr. LESLIE W.JONES PHYSICIAN-CHIROPRACTOR-OCCULIST Wilmrtte Office Room 27, Brown Buildingâ€"Houret 10-12 A. 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