Pleasant Evening Reveries Editorial Pen Segment
An excerpt from the Editorial Pen column presents reflective musings on daily life. It offers a domestic view of home circle topics and casual social observations in a cultivated voice.
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
9
An excerpt from the Editorial Pen column presents reflective musings on daily life. It offers a domestic view of home circle topics and casual social observations in a cultivated voice.
A reflective piece urges kindness to critics and the weary, urging readers to offer encouragement and praise. It contrasts harsh tongues with humane words, argues health and home life shape character, and honors motherhood and daily labor while warning against discontent. It calls for sympathetic support to uplift families and communities.
The article narrates ancient poison arrow practices among European and Asian peoples, including American aborigines using venom from snakes and animal liver to coat shafts. It cites Serbians and mentions the Smithsonian Institute containing hundreds of poisoned arrows.
Cultivate a cheerful disposition and brighten home burdens. Do not let disappointments shadow the door. A cheerful word lightens the hours for husband father brother and rekindles love in a wife and children. Cheerfulness sustains a home like heaven on earth.
The article surveys drum origins credited to ancient Greece and Bacchus, cites 2000 year gaps, notes Pizarro’s finding in South American temples, Ireland’s pre Patrick drummings, and church use as bells, plus colonial uses and a timekeeping analogy. It ends with a reflection on dogs mirroring their owners.
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