Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-09

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small things nor shirs the disasreeabl'
and dirty jobs. Make it your business
to master everything that comes il
your way. Obey the foreman implicitly
and act in such a manner to the journey
men as to get their good will, and strive
to keep it, for from them You will get
your best help. Keep it in mind that
everything learned is much toward
learning the trade, and that by learning
the simplest things will each step be-
comes easier. Don't be afraid to ask
questions and to keep on asking until
you understand them. Don't say "yes,
know" and then go to work and spoil
a job of work. Such things are often
done. Best to be sure of what you
want to do. Get some one to show you
and pay that one back by doing some
thing to please him; and it is generally
sufficient that you thank him kindly,
and then do your level best to make a
good job. DON'T be afraid of being
laughed at. Let them laugh, and do
you laugh, too. Take everything good
naturedly, and when they see that you
cannot be teazed, and that you are de-
termined to succeed, they will turn
around and help you along; but give
them all such, impudent answers, and
instead of helping you on, they will
give you wrong directions and cause
you to spoil your work, just for the
sake of teazing you; and believe me,
you will be twice as long learning the
trade, if indeed you lever learn it at all
1t is the trade of all trades and COM
'bines them all. You will need all the
aids you can get to make you good
workman even, but do not be satisfied
with this. Study to make yourself
master workman. Get to the top of the
ladder il possible, and when there, as
you think, you will discover that there.
is still room to advance higher; that
greater things than have yet been at
tempted, will begin to look possible, and
will in time be mastered by patience
perseverance and hard study. Patience
is the most essential of all to the new
beginner. Don't allow yourself to get
fretted. Keep cool. Make up your
mind to take things as you find them.
Your business is to control matter-to
put it into shape SO as to form an act
ing machine. You will need all your
thoughts, and no one can think proper
ly if their patience gives out.
At first, follow the directions as near
as you are able. See how others do the
same things. Initiate the best work.
men, and above all, learn to keep your
back straight. Do not stoop over and
bring your eyes close to your work. BY
practice you can learn to do the finest
work and stand erect; and when you
once learn this,your work will be health
full, it will come easy to you, and you
can then tire out two other workmen
that have learned their trade well in
every other particular but this.
As you progress in your trade, you
can try experiments if only with your
pocket knife, by cutting out levers and
wheels and by creating the motion you
want, for this was the starting point of
all machines. "Cut and Try" is an old
saying, but is good for nothing without
headwork; but this added, it makes a
good rule to go by, until you make such
advancements in your practice and stu
dies, that you can afford to do without
it. Then you will find your draught-
ing instruments will prove the most
necessary aids to your practical knowl-
edge, for you can demonstrate prob
lem with these with the same accuracy
as sum in arithmetic by the use of
figures, for neither will lie.
And now comes the rewards of all
your labor. Work becomes play, and
such play as brings in money-in other
words, independence. You are now
assured of living, as certainly as any
thing on earth can be; and as it is an
axiom, "that the thing which you can
do best, is that which gives you the
most pleasure in doing" you will take
delight in your trade, and follow it with
such interest that your advancement
will be rapid in knowledge and power,
and your means of life increased ac-
cordingly.