Charles Heber Clark

Charles Heber Clark
Charles Heber Clark (1841–1915) was an American writer and humorist best known for his satirical works under the pen name Max Adeler. His most famous work is the humorous novel "Out of the Hurly-Burly" (1874), which achieved widespread popularity. Clark was also a journalist and worked as an editor for various newspapers, including the "Philadelphia Evening Bulletin." In addition to his literary career, he wrote other humorous and satirical pieces, often critiquing contemporary society and politics.

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CHAPTER I. PROLOGUE. THE ADVANTAGES OF ELBOW-ROOM. The professors of sociology, in exploring the mysteries of the science of human living, have not agreed that elbow-room is one of the great needs of modern civilized society, but this may be because they have not yet reached the bottom of things and discovered the truth. In crowded communities men have chances of development in certain directions, but... more...

I happened to visit the accident ward of St. Paracelsus' Hospital because a friend of mine who is interested in the Flower Mission asked me to stop there during my afternoon walk and give a few flowers to the sufferers. When I had arranged the last half-dozen of the roses in a vase upon the little stand by the bedside of one bruised and battered patient, he looked at me gratefully, and said:... more...