Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-07-23

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From Freedieysypraeiieal Treatise on On Ba,iness.
p. T. BARSUAI's RULES FOR
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS. i-
l have delayed the further progress
Of this bookisomo three weeks, to OBJ
tain the opinion Of one who is known. n:
ali over the world as the ablest tacti-
tian, and one of the most successful
business men Of the age, and l am
happy to ssaythat, it is worth waiting
for. Had i received it earlier, I would
have been tempted to affix to it the
eucomium,w which passed upon Nc
Doiogh's, as the g mostvaluable opint
ion, uponnrecord." It is certainly q
volume within itself. 1 am sure my
friends, the editors, will, after awhile,
be wanting q slicelof it for'the benefit
ofgtheir readers, t'and they are most
welcome ito ii; but, gentlemen, do
not, pray you, forget to mention'the
source from which you obtained it, or
to tell your readers. that "theret are
q few, moro of the same sort left"
Amidst the multiplicity of books,
there is danger that those which may
have the best effec:: will be- unheard
Of by tho public without your foster
ing care, In the following letter, Mr.
Barnum has given me authority to
make alterations, &c, which 1 have
not made, because see no need Of
any, and for fear Of spelling it. 1t is
possible that his remarks on adyerti-
sing should DO slightly qualified, to
be good advice to all men-for man
should first be certain that his arti-
cles are really goodin themselves,
and would be popular if generally
known; and, secondly he should be
certain Of lis own strength--that is,
Ihe should be Barnum before he at
tempts TO rival Barnum. ,.,,.
BnIDGEponT, juno 2S, 1852. .
Ed,oia Il Freddy, Esq: 81
Dear Sir:-Upon receiving your
telegraph dispatch on Saturday, that
you arc waiting at an expense foI
my letter. I tclegraphed you that you
should receive it on Wednesday, sbu,
on reflection L determined to keep
you no longer waiting, SO l sat right
/ down and wrote the einclosed. Ifeat
that it is not what You want4but such
as it is, ! send it. Very likely the
grammar gram may need correcting; and ]
also givo you full liberty to curtail
and leave out anything you please
and make any alterations and addi'
lions that you please, provided you
do not alter tho general meaning and
spirit of the article. is1 y l,,, III, ..,.,. I
/ hope you will be successful ii
|your republication, and | shall besglad
to purchase copy of theiwork when
it is,completed. is9l q ,iiqJiatse'-
Trulyy0urs, RI. i .BARNUMi.l AR. W 4.
/ can scarcely expect to offer any
thinglnew. nthea subject proposed
but will name few rules that / am
convinced, from experience and OBJ.
4 servatioh, must be observed in orde,
10 insure success in, business. ....,.. H. /.
1st. Select ths KIND Of busiaess Tia
suits, your natural in;liaati2ns aad
\ Observation-Disclosures men are 1iatu'
rally mechanics; others have a strong
aversion to anything like machinery
and so on; one man has a natusa
| taste for ono occupation in life, asd
another for another. ~ am glad We
l do not all think and feel alike" sale
Dick Homespun, "tor, if we did, ev
erybody would think my gal, sukeJ
Snipcs, the sweetest creature in al
creation, and they would all be trying
to court her at once" e}T ,7sas
/ never could succeed as a mer
i chant. / have tried itunsuccessfully j
several times. I never could bo con
tent with fixed salary, for mine is q
purely speculative disposition, whil'
| others are Just thoreyerse. and there
| foro all should be careful to selec
those occupations that suit you best
Cd. Let yow pledged ''Ord epst b
sacred.-Never promise to do thint
without performing it with the mos
rigid promptness. Nothing is more
! valuable to man in busilfes than The
name of always doing as ho agrees
and that to the moment. A strict ad
heyence to this rulc gives q man th'