"It is our moral obligation to control the most important part of the body.
"Housekeeping today is transformed into a fine art and should be pursued as such.
"Plan to make systematic use of the mind. The best skill is not too great to put on every task in the home.
"Making the budget is the big task for our housekeepers today, war is to be paid for by savings but don't go into debt to buy a Liberty Bond. Gray hairs as well as gray matter are necessary to do this.
"Have daily variety—exercise all the functions of the mind. Have recreation. The most tragic waste in America is the waste of leisure.
"Happiness is not to be bought at a drug store, it is a wiser mental note.
"The laugh is the best."
There is one man in the country in these days of investigations who can sit back in his swivel chair and laugh a hearty, hilarious, contented laugh. It is Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy.
It is not long since Hearst and a whole swarm of smaller pests were bombarding the universe with their railing against Daniels, the navy and everything connected with it. "The good ship Piffle," grape juice and Daniels were the standing jokes of the day. The whole gamut of abuse and ridicule was run by the pack in efforts to humiliate and destroy the head of this department.
Now all this is changed. No adverse criticism of Daniels is heard anywhere. The navy is the special pride of the nation and the wonder and admiration of other nations. And still...  Josephus is on deck with his ubiquitous smile. 