The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-04-16


Il College
l. Life u before you, with all its brioh
nticipations and disappointments. /
VIII not be just as you now imagine il
lou may look around you, and think o
this one and that one who have risen il
business life by industry, energy ane
perseverance,, and who have an enviou.
place in the estimation ofour hes. PEG
fple. u
2 You may think You will make thei,
trades over again and seek a pattern in
what they have done. Ifso. disappoint.
ment awaits you. for life is constantly
changing. You can not judge the fu-
ture,b the past. The art you need is
1 to know how to do the work of your day
with promptness and dispatch, me ct.
d ing events as they come with manliness
and courage. ~
To do this well requires preparation.
Many elements must blend to make up
1 that character, which will make life a
success, which will not only secure You
neat and happy homes, put kind and
loving friends, and to these blessings o
competence for the support of declining
years. and an Inheritance for the de
pendent ones who come after you, and
gifts for charity and benevolence, for
the school and the church.
Life has many objects for which we
should live. We must learn early how
to do our work we'll. Every stage of
life has its special duties. Childhood
prepares for youta-youth for manhood
and manhood for age
GOOD HABITS
Good training is of great importance.
We walk, eat, sleep, work, and think by
habit. 1t requires care. in early train
ing that every muscle shall do it's prop
er work. Rspstftion must be made in
imitation o. proper aud ideal models
that ease and facility may blend with
grace and elegance.
In habits of standing, sitting or walk
Ing we should consult the laws Of health
and our physical relations to the mind
Disease is invited or repealed by care-
lessness or attention to these matters.
A proper attention to diet, sleep and
rest can not long be neglected. The
business man has need of "sound
mind in . sound body"
Graceful movements, easy manners, q
firm and decided step, have a great in
Al Oh
mindssnd body are intimately connec-
ted, ,sot and react on each other, and
both are controlled by our will.
SOCIAL INDICATION.
Good conversational powers are very
desirable. and to reach this we must
,sosS sss.s ~ sS..sas
ceiving and entertaining them in return.
To do this requires judgement in de-
termining when, where, and how, and
with whom it should be done. "Tell
me the company you keep and l will
tell you who you are" Business must
not be required to make too many sac
ri6ces. Prudence and economy can
rarely satisfy the demands of pleasure.
The tongue is hard to govern. The
successful business man must learn to
control it. Honor, self-respect and ult-
innate interest admonish him that he
must live above mean or low subterfuges
to damage the character of a successful
rival by insinuations or inuendoes.
Ever live above jealousy, suspicion
or distrust, and scorn to rise by pulling
others down, or to grow rich by making
others poor. An excellent antidote to
this common weakness of men, is to
cultivate q habitual appreciation of the
merits Of others. Our minds will thus
live in higher and purer element, and
and the good.
| MORAL OBLIGATION.
I Business can not well be conducted
without faith in men. This faith can
not be secured without truthfulness.
.'Let your yea be yea, and your nay
nay" You may make a good trade to-
day by evading the truth-by misrepre-
sentation, but it will probably react
against you to morrow. The safest way
to success is to be constantly right no,o
Work your way up thus safely and sure
~, remembering that it takes time t.
establish good character, but it MAY
be ruined in an hour.
Be not hasty in seeking the highest
wages. Many damage themselves by
aiming too high before their qualitie:
are known. II they cost more thar
they are worth, criticisms are severel.
pronounced upon them, and they fai
because they are too well paid. FRS
learn to work to other peoples interest
and then they will work to yours LIE
your first investment be in chcraese'
You are then on the safe road to com
fort and responsibility, if you shout
not be able to reach the honors Q