If a word or two will render a man happy, said a French writer, he must be a wretch indeed who will not give it. Such an act is like lighting another mans candle with your own, which loses none of its brilliancy by which the other gains. If all people acted upon that principle, humanity would be happier and, the world a better place in which to live. Kindness to our equals, to subordinates, to children, to animals, is the best expression of Christian character, the worthiest contribution to peace and the most comforting and inexpensive philanthropy that any man or woman, rich or poor, high or low, can claim credit for in the last accounting required of humanity at the bar of the highest court. To be considerate of the weak and helpless, to be patient with the petulant who are desperate, and to overcome evil with good, is to carry sunshine into the darkened corners of life and create an atmosphere of kindness on which the souls entrusted to mortals thrive. An impulse of kindness is a spark of immortality that glows when earthly flames of pride, passion, avarice and ambition have burned to ashes. If thine enemy hunger, feed him. There may be some misunderstanding, so that a little patience, a word of sympathy, a morsel of food, may clear away all doubt and distrust. To make a friend of one who has considered himself an enemy is to win a victory greater than armored knight eer gained by sword and spear. Without risk or pain, without regret or remorse, the prize of friendship may be obtained, a guerdon more valuable than jeweled cup or studded belt. Sallust recorded that the Romans acquired friendships by giving rather than receiving kindness. And Seneca said: Where ever there is a human being there is an opportunity to do a kindness. Cicero remarked that It is difficult to tell how much mens minds are conciliated by kind manners and gentle speech. To the stranger within the gate, be kind. He may have wandered far from those he loved; he may be driven by the lash of pride from scenes of humiliation or failure; a word of cheer, a smile of sympathy, may cause him to stop his flight and consider, to swerve from a precipice, to return to his circle and his duty. Scores may be made happy by one such act of kindness. Lord Bacon is quoted as saying: If a man be gracious unto strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and his heart is no remote island, but a continent. Most of us are reticent regarding strangers in apparent distress, some of us are indifferent and a few are suspicious. But anyone may find himself friendless among strangers; our own children may some day need the very kindness which we oft withhold; experience may have taught caution, but it should also teach discrimination. Kindness is wisdom; there is hone in life but needs it and may learn. A.C. Alves, of San Antonio, Tex., has a clock which turns on the electric light, starts the toaster, heats the water for the eggs, turns on the coffee percolator, and starts the radio going. In Command Major General Craig Veteran of Two Wars Succeeds Mac Arthur; Holds Medals. Boston Counts Six Homes Prior To 1776 BOSTON Only six dwellings built before the Revolutionary war remain standing here. They are: Willis House, at Sun Court and North Street. Built about 1680. Only overhang house left in Boston except Paul Reveres. Old Corner Bookstore at Washington and School Streets. Built in 1713. Marshall House, on Marshall Lane off Hanover street. Built in 1713. Langdon House, on Unity street. Built in 1713. Brick House, at Tiles,ton and Hanover streets. Built in 18th Century. Daniel Pierce House, next to Paul Reveres House, in North Square. Built in 1711. Most of them need immediate repairs if they are to be preserved for future generations. WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY