September 18, 2021
and 101 years ago in 1940, the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin published an article about Edgar Rice Burroughs returning to
Hawaii for his health and on that same day the Honolulu Advertiser published an
article by Edgar Rice Burroughs where ERB says that young people should strive
for physical fitness and preparedness. He went on to warn everyone that we are
surrounded by people who do not like us. (Americans). He said that if were
prepared for an invasion, they will let us alone. Alas, we weren’t and they didn’t.
I was able to find
very bad, virtually illegible reproductions. The two articles are summarized at
https://www.erbzine.com/mag0/0001.html.
The drabble for
today is “Work, But Be Prepared” and it was inspired by the two articles
published in Hawaii in those pre-war days.
The columnist
said, “Mr. Burroughs, you said that you’re here for your health, but you’re
writing 20,000 words a week. I know how long it takes for me to write 20,000
words.
I type with two
fingers, about 330 words in twenty minutes, but I stop occasionally and do a
rewrite or two, so about 3000 words a day.”
“And after that?”
“Exercise, I walk
every day.”
“Why.”
“I was in the
cavalry. The day may come when you don’t have a horse. I’d like to think I can
get away from trouble even faster as I got into it.”
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