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A great termed the healthy mind." dal has been heard lately of the repres sions of childhood being all-important in TJIBODAS... the nervous troubles later life, but he was not one of those who belonged to the Freudiah school, whose outlook, he believed, was far too narrow. new truth that man is the product of the child, and it could not be emphasised too strongly that a happy childhood was CHILDAR esantial ta a well-balanced adult life, Although there was no need, to fear a child beredity, there was danger to

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exhausted was, rapidly at an early period of life.

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Mental hygiene, and all that it stands for, was one of the greatest branches of preventive medicine, and even with our present knowledge it pointed the way by which the number of insane might be re- hteed by 50 per cent. Mental hygiene was a subject which hul been too long neglected for it possessed in its teach ing the knowledge which would lead to greater happiness in the individual, and in this way benefit the race.

"THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME.”. TRAGIC LIFE OF THE BALLAD WRITER.

Foster..

One of the most popular songs in the world is undoubtedly The Old Folks. At Home. Its author is Stephen Collion Foster was a prolific ballad. writer and has been called America'a In all, says "the" premier balladist. Mentor of New York, he wrote some hun- dred and seventy songs, including Old Kentucky Home. Old Black Joe, Old Uncle Ned, and, as the Meniur writes. all the other Old sweet songs.

Morrison Foster, Stephen's brother, tell a good story about The Old Folks At Home Stephen, when he had written out the song. was displeased with the name of the river given in the second verse: in the original the verse runs →→→

Way down upon de Pedee river, Fur.

far away

Dere's whiny heart is turning, eblær. Dere's wh my brodders, play, He consulted his brother as to a bet- ter nume for the river

What Southern stream di your sug- Morrison Pedre," gest instead of offered Yazoo," which Stephen thought wouldn't do. Well, let's consult an atlas," said Morrison, who had a prac

On a map of Florida, way tical mind. down at the tip, they found a little river called Swanee, That's it, that's it exactly, cried Stephen.

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And so the original "Pedeo" river became the Swanee river known to all the world. The Old. Folks" is suid to be the most translated of all songs ever written, nul is to be kard in the mast, remote corners of the Bung

word.

Within few years of its publication, over half-a-million copies were sold. Travellers in remote parts of Asia and Africa report having heard native tribes men singing their own words to Foster's emotional melody.

Christy, the famous minstrel, was the first to sing the ballad and willingly paid a fee of £100 for the privilege.

Though his most popular compositions. breathed of the Southland, he made only occasional pleasure trips there. He was

on July 24th, 1898.

borg in ater's Be was a tragic one.

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His first two songs he gave away to a friend, who made ten thousand dollara out of them. Marrying in 1850, his life was extremely unhappy. He eventually event to New York, and became a vaga hond, friendless and drunken,

During this time he composed another song, out of which he made almost nothing. It was at this period of his life that he strayed one day into a store on Broad- way and; sitting at a piano, won from the keys the wistful, pleading tune 6. STATE OF WEATHER THAN sky, a féläched Come where my love lies dreaming." clond, à drizzling rain logs glowmy, kul A gentleman present offered him five lighting, o overcast, piperring how dollars for the rights to the song, and

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