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These two eminent scholars present the conclusions that they have individually drawn from historical study. THESE TWO EMINENT SCHOLARS PRESENT THE CONCLUSIONS THAT THEY HAVE INDIVIDUALLY DRAWN FROM HISTORICAL STUDY
pression, to give utterance to a system of practical philosophy that was a benefit and blessing to his fellow men. Franklin was the peerless Practical Man, and his writings contain the Complete Gospel of Common Sense. * * * * * It would be well if all of us could look at the world through Ben Franklin’s discerning, gray eyes. It is not the gray color of the eye, but the gray matter back of it that counts. I note here the color of Ben Franklin’s eyes only because I have just been “checked up” on the subject of eyes. A reader writes me as follows: Let me call attention to a discrepancy in the Julius Cæsar number of The Mentor. On cover page 2 the statement is made that Cæsar’s eyes were dark gray. On page 8 it is said that they were black. Our reader overlooks the fact that the two statements are not made by the same writer. The first statement is made by the English historian James Anthony Froude; the other by George W. Botsford, late professor of ancient history in Columbia University.  A MEANS OF PUBLIC EXPRESSION TO GIVE UTTERANCE TO A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY THAT WAS A BENEFIT AND BLESSING TO HIS FELLOW MEN FRANKLIN WAS THE PEERLESS PRACTICAL MAN AND HIS WRITINGS CONTAINED THE COMPLETE GOSPEL OF COMMON SENSE IT WOULD BE WELL IF ALL OF US COULD LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH BEN FRANKLIN'S DISCERNING GRAY EYES IT IS NOT THE GRAY COLOR OF THE EYE BUT THE GRAY MATTER BACK OF IT THAT COUNTS I NOTE HERE THE COLOR OF BEN FRANKLIN'S EYES ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE JUST BEEN CHECKED UP ON THE SUBJECT OF EYES A READER WRITES ME AS FOLLOWS LET ME CALL ATTENTION TO A DISCREPANCY IN THE JULIUS CAESAR NUMBER OF THE MENTOR ON COVER PAGE TWO THE STATEMENT IS MADE THAT CAESAR'S EYES WERE DARK GREY ON PAGE EIGHT IT IS SAID THAT THEY WERE BLACK OUR READER OVERLOOKS THE FACT THAT THE TWO STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE BY THE SAME WRITER THE FIRST STATEMENT IS MADE BY THE ENGLISH HISTORIAN JAMES ANTHONY FROUD THE OTHER BY GEORGE W BOTZFORD LATE PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
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