A NEW BADGE WANTED.

Western Star, Issue 987, 3 October 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)

A NEW BADGE WANTED.

By the;, mere act of breathing we help to' exhaust the oxygen which makes t|(e atmosphere available for the life of tbfc community. But surely it is more or less in our power to avoid increasing by tributaries of our own the unwholesome mass of nonsense which clbgs every channel of honest thought,juor, if we care for our fellowmen, should we grudge any measure of self-discipline to the attainment of such an end. Total abstinance has become'a great power in this country, and the -tiny shred of blue ribbon which pledges its wearer to allow nothing to enter his lips of a character to prejudice his wits has become almost fashionable. Is there no badge, or is no badge necessary to mark those who are 'prepared to hear both sides, and to suspend judgment until they have done so; to avoid at any sacrifice the epigrammatic exploitation of half truths quarter truths when the whole truth is attainable; and when judgment must be expressed upon more or-; less partial information, to acknowledge frankly the exact state

of the case, and that on this occasion their word must be taken vale at quantum ? If our style loses something of smartness and vivacity thereby, such ornaments will be lost in such a cause, and they will gain ten times in effectiveness when reserved to fledge arrows that we use only when the intention is maturely strung and the aim sure. — Macmillan's Magazine.