Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-02
factory, but. after her sweeping condem
nation. she had nothing to say.
We Must Rest.

Work wastes man. Brain work draws
upon the system. Provision is made for
regular repair OF a regular wear, but not
for an irregular waste OF complete ex.
hauslion. Men need bodily and mental
recreation. Food does much. Sleep
does much A change Of scene and en-
ployment does much. No man need be
idle Tor an hour. ldleness is not rccrea'
ton. But no man can put himself to
particular kind OF work. and keep con-
stantly ut il. without weakening not only
his capabilities for other employment, but
also for that special work to which hc
has devoted himself.
Business men must learn that it is not
so much The strong puN rs the long futl
that does the whole lie work. a man
might break his back or rupture himself
by IN attempt to lift warehouse, and he
would fail. But he can begin at the top
and remove every piece Of wood, every
brick, every bolt, until no sign Of the
warehouse remains. But he must do this
in detail, and take intervals Of rest to ac-
complish the work.
1t is jus, 80 in busincs of any kind. No
great foitune is To be made in day
there are days that require tho coolest,
healtmcst brain, and the full strength OF
manhood to carry the business man safe
ly over, or to give such impulse to his
business as shall push him far forward.
If he be worn out early, those days OF
crisis will be his ruin.
Men must learn the great value OF wise
rests. pauses, breathing places. The
horse must not be asled up 4 long hill
from bottom to top. The wheels Of the
truck must be Scotched until the beast OF
the burden takes breath Our city rail-
WAY companies do not take up n horse
and drive him from the Central Park to
the Battery, back and forward, day and
night, getting all they can out of him ut
once. That would be FOOLS economy,
which the satirist ridicules in the fable OF
cutting open the goose that laid the gold
en- eggs. Give the goose oats and grass
and rest, and take the days golden egg
daily.
am not talking morals, am talking
business sense. As an investment in 4
money point of view, whether man be-
lievcs or not in the Jewish Sabbath or
the Christian Sunday, nature has written
the law of rest and it will ever be the
law of activity in every man. Rest is rs
necessary to activity as activity is to rest.
When there is a given and limited supply
of water TO run mill, it is sheer folly to
be pouring it over wheel which is stop
ped by distractions. Quit feeling you
are working when you arc only spilling
your life.
Let our business men live much by
living long. To live long they must live
wisely. Wisdom is knowing the capa'
bilily of the machine you work. You
will lose your steam, or burst your boiler
If you attempt to drive by 4 fire-power
engine machinery which requires ten
horsepower to move it.
Recreatc! Have your evenings for
other work, home work, reviving brain
work, purifying heart work. Take your
time for the country. In the old myth,
whenever Ad@us was wounded and fell,
the touch of his mother Earth renewed
him. Go in the summer and roll in the
grass. You will not come back 10 work
any greener. Have your Sundays, moi
for drumming up customers nor in writ
ing up books, buL for rest OF body and
mind and soul. Have your little benovo-
lent pet schemes, some poor family TO
help, some little sweet flower Of good
ness in a hidden nook 10 cultivate, nj
most anything that is not your regular
every day, routine business.-Dr. Deems