American history comes alive when one visits presidential libraries and museums. A recent visit to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in Iowa proved to be very interesting. Reading some of the quotes from his speeches at that time in the history of our country - the Great Depression, was very enlightening. On the lighter side, he wrote an essay which I would like to share with you at this time.
"What is a boy? You can absolutely rely on a boy if you know what to expect. A boy is nature's answer to false belief that there is no such thing as perpetual motion. A boy can run like a deer, swim like a fish, climb like a squirrel, balk like a mule, bellow like a bull, eat like a pig, or act like a jackass according to climactic conditions. The world is so full of boys that it's impossible to touch off a firecracker, strike up a band, or pitch a ball without collecting a thousand of them. Boys are not ornamental, they're useful. If it were not for boys, the newspapers would go undelivered and unread, and 100,000 picture shows would go bankrupt. The boy is a natural spectator. He watches parades, fires, fights, football games, automobiles, and planes with equal fervor. However, he will not watch a clock. A boy is a piece of skin stretched over an appetite. However, he eats only when he's awake. Boys imitate their dads in spite of all efforts to teach them good manners. Boys are very durable. A boy if not washed too often, and if kept in a cool, quiet place after each accident will survive broken bones, hornets nests, swimming holes, and five helpings of pie. Boys love to trade things. They'll trade fish hooks, marbles, broken knives and snakes for anything that is priceless or worthless. When he grows up, he'll trade puppy love, energy, warts, bashfulness, and a cast iron stomach, for a bay window, pride, ambition, pretence, and a bald head. And will immediately begin to say that "boys aren't what they used to be in the good old days." Herbert Hoover.
Warm Thoughts: I have had every honor to which any man could aspire. There is no place on the whole earth except here in America, where all the sons of man can have this chance in life. Herbert Hoover. Have a great day. Enjoy the autumn of the year!
Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G Werner
Published in the Marion Record September 25th, 1997.
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