The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-23
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9 From Breedley's Practical Treatise on Bu.
sssls siness.
ssGe. }.a. Hsaransgrll' Es y7Ies for Srlc-
~ cess Iva Essssislcss.
sI have delayed the further pro-
8 gress3of this book some three weeks,
70 obtain the opinion Of one who is
$2S known all over the world as the
ablest.tactician, and one of the most
successful business men of the
age and i am happy to say it
.ss2sis worth waiting for. Had 1 re
::s Y: ceiyed it earlier, I would have
been tempted to atix it to the en-
coniumE which | passed upon Nc
Donogh's as.the most valuable opin-
ssiqnknpon re-record." 1t is certainly
va volume within itself. I am sure my
4 friends, the editors, will, after a
be wanting slice of it for
the sbeneitsof their readers, and they
! are most welcome to it; but, gen
ttlemen, do not, | pray you, forget to
SInentionSthe source from which you
obtained il, or.tell your readers that
atsst there are Ea few5more of;the Same
5ssort ss 4 midst1the multiplicity
there is dan that these
I;l s. the best effect @ilt
sss & sinlisarts il ps sof the pubic with:
ss.onts olr storing care. In the fcl.
lowing letter, Mr.. Barnum has Civ
zen me authority to make alterations,
SC. which I have not made, because
! seegno need of any, and for fear Of
spelling it. Its possible that his
remarks OH advertising should be
slightly qualified, to be good adj
vice, e,Sto all men-for q man should
frstfbe certain that his articles are
really good in themselves, and would
be popular IT generally known; and,
secondly, he should be certain Of his
own strength th-that is, he should be
a Barnum before he attempts to
rival "a Barnum.
BRrDaEpoRr, June %, 1852.
Edi0in z. Freely Esq.
s35: DEAR Sir; Upon receiving your
elegraphie despatch on Saturday,
that you are waiting at an expense
for my letter, [ telegraphed you that
you should receive it on Wednesday,
but on reflection I determined to
Keep you no longer waiting, so
sat right down and wrote the
inclosod. / fear that it is not what
you5want-- but such as it is, l send it.
Very likely the grammar may
need correcting, and 1 also give you
full Liberty to curtail and leave out
riythng you please, and make any
!; alterations and additions that you
please, provided you do not alter the
general meaning and spirit of the ar
$ticle.
4 hope you will be successful in
your publication, and I shall be
glad to purchase q copy Of the
work when it is completed.
Truly yours,
p. II. BARNUM.
4 can scarcely expect to offer any
thing newSon the subject proposed,
&8ptSwillgnamo a few rules that |
am convinced, from experience and
observation, must DO observed in
ordersto insure success in business.
5sts5 q 1st. tSelectthe kind Of business
that SUITS your natural anclinations
.Ektapd temperament. Seine men arc
naturally mechanics; others have
strong aversion to anything like
machinery, and so on; one man has
I a natnral taste for one occupation
an life, and another for another. II
am gladfwe do not all think and
feelEalike,'' said Dick Homcspun,
5g Tor, if We did, everybody would
Z think my gal, Snkey Snipcs, the
sweetest creature in all creation, and
theey would all be trying to court
5atsonce.''
] never could succeed as q mcr-
chant. Ihavo tried lit unsuccessful
" several times. Incvcr could be
cantent Nithsa fixed salary, forminc
plgel y scnlatiYeg disposition,