The law forbids swindling at least in certain ways, and yet a large part of business consists in making the public believe that they are getting more value for what they give than the tradesman can possibly afford. The daily papers are filled to overflowing with lying advertisements, each contradicting the other. Our fences, rocks and buildings are defaced with vulgar, hideous lies in order to swindle men out of their much coveted cash. All our merchants and tradesmen frantically call out their lies in every form, that they may sell their wares for a larger price than they are really worth. And yet, to all of this, the criminal code has no word to say. This is not the class of swindlers it was made to reach. The man who can buy the space of a great paper to tell the wondrous qualities of the wares he has to sell is not the sort of man to come within the meshes of the penal code. People in the jail and people out, when reproached for certain conduct, almost invariably respond that they have done no worse than some one else who stands uncondemned, and this retort is true when motives are fully analyzed and conduct thoroughly understood. The actions of men are wondrously alike. When we look at the criminal in the jail, or at our enemy in the street, we do not see the man. This is not due to him. It comes from the malice, the hatred, the want of human charity that dwells in our own hearts. Through this fog and mist there can be no clear true sight. “To the pure all things are pure.” To the just all souls are really white. * * * * *