it go at that. But Brazil is Portuguese America and has nearly half the area of the whole continent, being larger than the entire United States. It speaks the language of its founders, Portuguese, and nothing else. It is quite as reasonable to go to Chile or Peru and expect to do business successfully in Portuguese as it is to tackle Brazil with Spanish = propaganda either written or spoken. -Each country will strenuously maintain, in a friendly manner, that theirs is the - original tongue and that the other is - merely a dialect. The lack of comprehension of this important subject, particularly in its reference to Brazil, constitutes the rock upon which has been wrecked many an otherwise worthy effort on the part of American merchants to introduce goods in the latter country." A Brazilian merchant, it is noted, frequently dumps letters written in Spanish into his waste-basket unread. The remarkable whistling jars of the ancient Peruvians are among the most curious of musical inventions. As described by a bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History of New York City, these jars consist of two vessels connected near the bottom so that the water passes freely from one to the other. Near the top of the first jar (usually surmounted by a human or animal figure) is the opening of the whistle. When the jars have been partly filled and are swung backward and forward, a series of whistling sounds is produced, the rush of the water inside forcing the air out through the vent. How many men, confronted with a lion, have the courage to look him in the face, to think of and put into practice methods of self-defense? The question is asked in a French treatise on the art of war. "In war, when terror has seized you," the writer continues, "you are as before a lion. You fly trembling and let yourself be eaten up." Here comes in the influence of moral support to diminish physical terror; as phrased by Napoleon, "This simple statement seems to contain the whole of battle morale: "Two Mamelukes held three Frenchmen; but one hundred French cavalry did not fear the same number of Mamelukes; three hundred vanquished the same number; and one thousand French beat fifteen hundred Mamelukes. Such was the influence of tactics, order, and maneuver.' With unity and sensible formation, men of an individual value one-third less beat those who were individually their betters." "Of all tributes that I have heard to the verisimilitude of the phonograph," says Robert H. Schauffler, who was one of the original phonograph "fans," "I like best the story of the farmer who was in a drug store in town trying on a red flannel chest protector when some one behind the prescription desk started a loud and brilliant military band record. The farmer sprang convulsively to his feet, and, without waiting to dress, rushed for the front door, exclaiming, 'By gosh! Here comes the parade! fergot ter tie my team!"" Ho Honor Her Memory Do ABE BRAHAM LINCOLN, in the course of a famous speech, attributed solely to his mother his own greatness and success. In a few words, he immortalized her memory and the ideals by which he had been enobled. How can we, today, fittingly express in some tangible form the gratitude which we all owe to those mothers of ours! How can we best acknowledge the infinite value of their early teachings, their countless sacrifices that we might some dav stand, leaders among men. Surely it were wise and just fittingly to perpetuate for future generations, that love and those ideals which have animat ed us. What could be more appropriate, more peculiarly fitting, than a memorial carved from enduring wood -a memorial in her own church, harmonizing with it in design and spirit. What a wealth of suggestion from which to draw! It can take the form of a Lectern of inspiring design, a Sedilia, substantial and artistic in form, a Pulpit with its possibilities for individual expression in detailed carving, or in an Altar of exalted beauty. These few suggestions serve to emphasize how personal an expression of respect and honor can be made to those who have passed on and how eloquently and beautifully their aims and aspirations can be perpetuated to future generations. To those who desire to perpetuate the name of some one near and dear, we offer the services of our Ecclesiastical Department. A request will bring without ob ligation, a beautifully illustrated booklet and complete information, making the selection of a fitting memorial a delightful task. If you will give the name of the particular church, it will help us in suggesting especially appropriate pieces. 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