Stomach Contraction—See [Adaptation].
Stones, Comparing—See [Common Things].
Stored Energy—See [Reserve Power].
STORY, THE POWER OF THE OLD
Do you remember the story of Paul Du Chaillu, the great African traveler, in the heart of the Dark Continent? On one occasion he told the “old, old story” to a poor slave woman; then he went on his way and forgot all about the incident. He came back a few months later to that town and the slave-traders had just made a raid on it. In the fight this woman was injured. She sent for him and he went to see her. As he knelt down beside her, she said, “Tell it again.” “Tell what again?” he said. “Oh, tell me that story again.” Then once more he told her the old, old story of Jesus and His love. As he finished it, she said to him, “Is it true?” “Yes,” he replied, “it is true.” “Do your people believe that?” “Yes, they believe that.” “Oh,” she said, “tell them to send us that story a little faster.”—A. S. Wilson, “Student Volunteer Movement,” 1906.
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STRAIGHT CHARACTER
“Is he straight?”
“Straight as a gun-barrel. You can depend upon him in every spot and place.”
This was said of a boy who had asked for a place and had given as a reference the gentleman who made this firm reply.