Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-15
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element If high pressure work.
The amount !. ( mischief which is pro
due d among all "a. nks Of mercantile men
by tie growing Custom of drinking FIRE
quent glasses OF wine, and especially sher
ry, not at m ais and hong wi or JUS
after food, but tossed off ~ odd mome Is
as mere nip either out OF private
bottle, or at one of the public VARS. is pro
ducing incalculable mischief 1t would
almost be better to take to brandy At once
Men would then K ow what they were
about. The effects Of the indulgence
would be too fragrant to be disguised o.
sustained snd the evil would assume q
form in which it would neither be ignored
nor tolerated. At present a disgusting
and rulnous vice is widely practised under
kind Of mask. The ravages it caus 8
b 'th to health AMI morality, The shattered
constitutions and wreck d careers. are not
trac' d to their true origin. Ask any doc
tor who has much to do with city men
aud he will tell you of the terrible in.
crease Of paralysis among this class A
yearly list of the nu nber of young men,
who either perish in this melancholy way,
or are reduced to permanent imbeciiity,
would startle those who have never had
their attention call, to it. Even when
the facts are known the cause is misunder-
stood "Overwork" is the usual explain
alton; "the strain of business" "anx-
ieties of speculation" No doubt all
these things have to do with the mischief
The conditions under which mercantile
work is nowadays carried on are such
as to tell severely on the nerves,
but not the less is it true that
they are o lly in lirect, not direct, Causes
Of the wasting disease and high rate of
of mortality which are now becoming
such marked features of city life. II is the
free use of stimuiants during working
hours, enfeebling the mind and paralyzing
the frame, which makes the work so fatal
ly exhansting Nor as we have said, does
the evil stop here 1t is impossible that
business N rest on sound basis when it
is carried on under the excitement Of fire..
quent drains The tai Of ruined charac-
ter are more terrible even than those of
ruined health The recklcssness with
which business is carried on leads natu
rally to the desperate aud INSCRIPTIONS
measur. which are resOrted to IN the at
tempt to avert or retrieve disaster. A cool
head and careful prudence are essential to
the maintenance OF that secure credit
which is the only basis Of sound trade
The RENE lies for the present melancholy
SAFE of thipgs must be sought in resoute
abstinence from all stimulalts during the
hours of work, and ia the endeavor tn re.
duce, rs far rs pos ibe, the worry and ia
tigue which usually attend the daily life OF
a man of business The present movement
for curtaili g the hours of work is in every
way mistake. Instead of being short
ened tn y should be ienlthened. and city
men, rs they certainly will not go bacx to
the old plan of living over their counting
houses, should at least Try to establish
themselves within walking distance OF
their place of business. WHAT they imper
atively require is more rep 'se of mind and
and body, and less excitement-London
SI&vrd ~ ReoteW.