PEACE & HARMONY!

 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH. 2020
    PEACE AND HARMONY!

  There's an old saying. Don't judge
a book b y its cover. Should't that
apply to people too?
   We're all aware of
efforts to remove statues of
individuals who fought for the
Confederacy during the Civil War.
    But it seems a little unfair to
judge the life of those individuals
strictly by the uniforms they wore
on the battlefield.
    John Pemberton, for instance,
was a biochemist who fought for
the south during the Civil War.
    In 1865 during the battle of
Columbus a Union saber cut deep
into his chest. His recovery left
him addicted to morphine.
     There's a statue of John  in
Atlanta, Georgia and I hope it is
left in place!
        You see John kept experimenting
with different concoctions to try to
kick his addiction and that research
lead to his invention!   Coca-Cola!
          Perhaps that "Johnny Reb"
deserves a statue. Hope you're well
and that all your NEWS is good!