vr = S * Y By ELMO SCOTT WATSON VER since the world bezan going, having sung song of the so-called fare,” soldie ened ca or ¢ I singing aboy thelr regiments had to eat and the shelter, or It, in which they slept, number of other deta day life, as well as any ils of their every. In this respect the soldiers of the such an institution, have been no dif- ferent from the soldiers of nn tions, What is a typical American sol- dier song? The answer is: there ls no such thing! The type of song that was popular emong period, the soldiers would scorn to sing. other our soldiers of one With bot few were sung during one war are all but forgotten by the time another comes along. For the soldier song is the world. Fortunately for our national ballad ry, there has been in one volume the greater part of recently collected our Parley Voo,” which are published un. der the title of “Sound Of!" by the Cosmopolitan Book corporation of New York. Lieut. Edward Arthur Dolph of United States Military academy nt West Point and two brother officers on the academy staff have co-operated with him In producing a plece of which, aside from its inherent inter- est, has great historic value, ‘hey are Lieut. Philip Egner, teacher music, who arranged the music work of for Lieut. Lawrence Schick, instructor in drawing, who made the {illustrations In the foreword to the book, Pgter PB. Kyne, a veteran of the Spanish- American and World wars, makes the following comment essentially, a song of the people, melody must be simple, the words either sad or humorous, and it must have a resounding chorus in the tone-deaf can join without fear of discovery. It is for this reason that the most popular song of war was ‘All We Do Is Sign the Pay sung to the tune of Brown's Body.! Then, too, it lent it self readily to Improvisation. I re. member a chief cook I had, He had a bellowing baritone and was one of the funniest men 1 ever knew, One day, after having passed through three British rest camps, this fellow suddenly roared forth: All we do i8 go to rest camps—', A joyous shout greeted this opening line. The men knew instantly what was coming and with mighty vigor, indeed, did they come in on the last line: ‘And we never get a d—d the toll,’ ¥ old | Superstition During the Middle ages the signs of the zodiac were supposed to Influence human life and were distributed to different parts of the human body, Disense was supposedly cured by the nid of the zodiacal power presiding over that part of the body. The do- minion of the moon over the body as she passes through the 12 signs of the zodiac Is as follows: Arles, head and face (ram); Taurus, neck and throat 776 — 1929 bit of rest!” His sonz was a hit! cording to Lieutenant Dolph, Hae tht,” wi ctory over the Indian on May 8 of t! 3 Revolt I wrote the with events itself, such as the f; Kegs,” “Mad Anthony “Brave inlding and the “Nearly Res sung to tunes dritist says catural, for ge ¥ sung to old, tunes, or to popular music of es «It not until after the Revolution that we beg: have a national It is interesting to note song of the the one which has survived longest mous the Rene * Spr, all these SONgS were Ish,” the from the wins soldie are aeraily well-k was many years music o the ulle ie) i for other songs du all wars, down to and the Cis was written originally by a Brit. army surgeon. This was the famous ‘Yankee Doodle” Here Is the story of its origin basis ing our Including il war, ish As mer or early fall of 1758, surgeon, Doctor Richard Shuckburgh. had nost of his time America, was encamped with General the old Van Rensse- luer estate, near Albany. A number provincial “troops were mobilizing Their rustic appearance was so ludicrous that Doctor Shuckburgh, who was quite a wit, wrote a song about who spent Abercrombie on ’ of there, we now know as ‘Yankee Doodle.” To the men who served in France be » f surprise to know that “Madelon™ was a soldier's sweetheart long before the World war, of that consider this stanza from a soldier song which appeared in one of the earliest American songsters and was probably sung in the War of 1812: you to battle march away nd leave here complaining? I'm sure 't would break my heart to stay When you are gone campaigning, Ah, non, non, non! Pauvre Madulon Could never leave her lover! Ah, non, non, non! Pauvre Madelon uid go with you all the world over. me Wo Although the War of 1812 did not produce many soldier songs—-mainly because the army didn't have much to boast about until near the end of the war! But there is one exception to this statement and it Is “one genuine soldier song that will live as long as the republic—"The Star Spangled Ban- ner)” For this product of the Inspira- tion of a volunteer soldier, Francis Scott Key, has become our nationnl anthem and had thrilled millions of can the * two previous ugh the sol regular, sels offered by various an campaigns to ile rer rrpy HOH Were sung in our country's his. TH nany songs ns thie says Lieutenant Dolph, d so lon o ch side was so t hundreds of songs of all degrees merit appeared.” Some of them seemed destined to be sang the American mn “Battle Cry of “Battie Hymn of te," jnnie Blue Flag™ My Maryland,” have become an essen tinl part of the American tradition. “Not all of these songs sung by the soldiers, however—nor were they intended to be writes the as long as lasts, for such nati "reedom,” Reg “Maryl: BONES as “Dixie, the were author of un- sONEE, the in- stark realities life, As sentimental son not great favor. . .' . As the first wave of feeling and men 8 business of fight sleeping in the mud rain, and living « belly" and beans, their attention was more and more focused on the immediate details of their daily life, It was then that true soldier songs were born* For it was at this time that the es tential character of the American sol. dier began to assert itself—his ability to make a jest about danger and hard- ship and to seek an emotional outlet finging satirically about himself and his uncomfortable life. That quul- ity became even more apparent in the songs of the Spanish-American war and those of the Philippine insurrec tion. And it reached fits full flower in the World war. The fact that “Hinky Dinky, Parley-Voo" ig the out. standing survivor of the soldier SONS sung “over there” reflects ns nothing else can the spirit of the young man who took part in the Great Adventure of 1017-18, And lest anyone deplore fact that the World war songs breathed none of the crusading spirit, let him consider these words of the ane thor of “Sound Off": “Perhaps, after all, it is a blessing that these soldier songs of "17 and "18 were light. non- sensical, and even bawdy. As long as soldiers sing these kinds of songs they do not become cynical and bitter, as did the French, Germans and English, The Americans came out of the war with the ability quickly to regain their normal perspective. No feeling of hate rankles in their breasts today. This fact alone is worth more than all the war songs that have ever endured.” itable for or were camp far detalls and daily or marching too removed from timate of a soldier's rule, is were passed, settled to the seriou ing, marching, ! an n ‘sow by the (bull) ; Geminl, arms and shoulders (twins) ; Cancer, breast and stomach (crab); Leo, heart and back (lion) ; Virgo, bowels and belly (virgin); Libra, reins and loins (balance) ; Secor plo, secret members (scorpion) ; Sagit- tarius, hips and thighs (archer) ; Cap- ricornus, knees and hams (goat): Aquarius, legs and ankles (water bear- er), and Pisces, feet and toes (fish). —————— A doctor is up against a stubborn case whén his patient comes of a long-lived family, A ——————— First British Flyer Found s—— | | i { | | | Communi vv Building Communities Look to Their Future Highways The American Nature association enlls the women's and the | business organizations to inquire Into | the question of roadside beautification and thus look to the future on this | point the Hudson (New York) Star SOye: “The ing into on clubs roadside inst that modern is nt Those of tree com- its own. the fic are being are belr huve | traf- trees ravages protected g planted and new along shadeless 8. 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