The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
TWO THINGS NEEDFIII,.

From the Richmond Compiler, of August %.
All sorts OF books are useful in their
generation; whether they relate to the
things OF this world, or the next--whcth-
'er,hey relate to the'animal, vegetable, or
mineral departments. But there are two
species oil books little used, not emilia.
1onrd by the graces of print or the ole
gancies Of binding, which will be found
extremity useful to every man-whether
he is fond Of reading, OF not. I mean a
book OF receipts-and book, or liarJ, of
every important days transaction.
LIST. II is the custom of some people to
take no receipts at all of the accounts
they settle. Others. who do take them,
frequently 1etthem remain in their peck.
cts. untilthey are lost, or worn out. The
most careful persons file them away eli.
TIER upon books, or bundled up in their
desks. / need not object to thetwo frs,
descriptions of persons for they both in
dicate want Of care, which is as repre-.
hensib'e as is common. The third class
take more care; but theirbundles or files
are somewhat apt TO get out Of place
and 1t IS sometimes not easy to light upon
particular receipt, amidst the mass
which they have to search through. In
lieu ofthese, would advise every man Of
business to have large blank book, on
which the receipts may be regularly
written; or accounts may be pasted on the
blank leaves. An alphabetical index of
the names, at the back ofthe bonk, may
ina moment urn you to the proper page,
tor the receipt you are in search Of 1t is
uncomfortable how much time and trou-
bic may be saved by this simple expedient.
cd. A diary of importaD, incidents, IN
your Lille, will be also found of immense
use. H;sc blank book simpler,
the better. lfany thing important occurs,
which you may wish to recolect here
after, place it in your diary with the date
OF its occurrence. Ii you buy house
or land, make any contract at all, take a
Journey, marry or have children. hire SER
Wants, borrow money, lose friend by
death, witness any very memorable event;
IN tact, u any thing turns up, which you
would wish to call up hereafter with its
date put 1t down. The memory Of eve.
ry man mntable. The periods Of ter
thousand things escape, which we shoule
2 Wfob w fCtdW. n ifIc tIduC I'D your GA
Try at the time recalls the neeting time
and enables you months and years after
wards TO satisfy your own mind or that o
others. The memorandum ought to be
as brief as possible --as for instance
1892. Aug. DISCLOSED the eyes of nv
friend A. b." eAug. IL. Purchased my
horse Non pareil, for Sl7O--agc 6 yrs.'
---"Aug 10. Sent my son John to Schoo
To-" | will not dwell on the essen.
tial hints which these may furnish to bea,
testimony in court Of justice, where the
transaction may relate TO neighbor-tc
exc oat az little biographical sketch o
Your own for the use ofyour children, & C
&c. Even where il may fail for these
purposes, it may aid you IN a variety o
ways in the conducting Of your own life
Al all events, the trouble is very little
The use may be very great. HINTS
A German professor gives the follow
ing titleto one Of his publications-'Ob
scryatioDs on al ,otings and several ollie
Wings besides