Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-12-21
CONCERNING LABELS,
And the Importance OF Them.

r Our worthy predecessors, the Messrs.
Perkins, have gone to Chicago, and
there set up their new and important
manufacture of "Cut and Gummed La.
bcls.n The article is unique and ex-
tremely useful, being very neat and
cheap, as well as easily applied, like u
postage. stamp. Thus apothecaries,
book dealers, traders in fancy goods.
and indeed all the mercantile crafts,
now have their neat little card in stamp
style, stuck fast in moment upon eve.
ry article passing through their hands.
Thus do almost all objects now go fully
labeled through the world. .....r.
The subject is highly suggestive of
what is fitting in all spheres of life.
Not only ought '.things to he called by
their right Names but as a general
thing their names and uses should be
set sorth distinctly, so as to be "known
and read Of all men, There are those
who think very little of a sign-board ;
but we are. not of the number. Let
merchants and business men spread out
their names, and publish their wares
in the most conspicuous manner.
With painters brush and with print
er's ink, let trade and its items be fully
labeled and advertised to the world.
We want to know who each man is,
and What he has got. He must make
professions, or even his best possessions
will be Of little avail. Let no man be
ashamed Of his calling. If he is
shoemaker, let him bear that label;
ii he deals in medicines or law, let his
painted 'shinglep tell the story to all.
You are q Temperance man; put your
name to the pledge, that you may be
labeled as such for All example to all.
You are a christian be known as d
professor of the faith, willing 70 be call
ed what you are, as well as careful to
be what you are called. Professions
are the labels we bear; they are valua-
Die when they show genuine article.
We like labels, with all their system
attic method, in the ordinary affairs of
life. "A place for everything and every.
thing in it's place; in order to which,
let the place of everything be well
known and marked. We want not
each iife-scene SO unreal, as to require
a label to make sure its Identity like
the rude sign of the inn-keeper, who
sketchcd on it man and horse, but
Sc indiiierently, that he had to paint on
one side This is the Man" and on the
other side "Ihis is the Horse.n Not
tAis; but the uses and places of real
things well marked and defined. A
labeled pigeon-hole for ls-payabIe-,a
Isamo and a number for every street
and house in the city. Spice boxes ar
ranged and labeled in the pantry, -.
type eases classified and labeled in the
racks. Let all things be done decently
and i'll order; let system in business
and in living be crowned with the sys-
TEN of labels-all ''gummed and cut.n
Labels are good in newspaper.
News in one place, and light reading in
another, with a distinct name and title
10 each. The papers at = and at - are
sadly defective, in having no separate
Local Department, plainly labeled
as suck. some editors tumble puns,
poetry, and puffs all together; and
make their columns to be q motley
hod%e-lodgc of everything Lying
round loose Not such is our ideal.
Nc Ike, and we follow, the better
methea, of having department of Po-
ctry, OF Miscellany, OF Wit and Wis
dom, OF Homestead matters, Of Sab
bath Reading, of Politics, Of News, Of
Locisl topics, &c, each labeled and ar
ranged inits place so that every inter
est shall I've sure 10 be duly attended TO
rom week to week, and everybody
can know where 10 turn for what lie
wants. Don't put marriages under the
head of deaths, (cvcn though they be
sometimes worse than death y and don t
palm off advertisements under the
cloak Of anecdOte or news. Let every
thing be fifty labeled, and 90 for what
1t Is.
ma labels are good likewise in the
church. They have been putting them
on each OF our pews; and the idea is
not bad one. For thus evcryone's
home OF worship is known; and be-
comes not only q standing notice OF the
vacant room waiting for occupancy
bat standing invitation to wanderers
saying, get you too q home. And
then especially do we love to have the
services labeled, each one distinct
enough, that all may know in n mo-
nlcnt what is ana what is TO be. The
sermon we'll labeled, with text thai
ITS; the hymn and the Scripttgp.YGfi f MIA I;
commenced. Above all. let the PRAYER
wherein we leave this world for a Will,
behind, be very distinctly marked, no
Only by changed and reverent posi-
ton OF al, bat by the clear and dis
tinct announcement of the oificialor--,
Let us pray" The new fashion. O
saying nothing by way of warming OF
notice, when devotion is to commence
SO that voice of petition is suddenly
heard, while eyes and thoughts are Il,
different directions, and all are more OF
less unprepared,- this modern neglec
OF religious labels, we do most serious
~ deprecate aud lament Whcnabr
: or rises ia meeting, let him tell u,
whether he is Reaning to address maj
or God and when the good man in III,
pulpit wants us to pray with him, lie
him distinctly invite us so to dc, tina
we may begin with him from the yer,
first. We need not 80 so far as to sa-
always Here endeth the first lesson;
but we surely Shou!d go so far as to in
tinate-"IIere beginneth the solemn
prayer 10 Cod .a-
Ia word, we deem the matter O
't5o!s.a great and growing theme. lie
Us al, dear readers, see that the tru
imprint is marked upon US; and le
net our course Of living belle our labe
OF profession. So may the label on on
tombstone tell the truth, when 1t reads