The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-08-26

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No great career without great health
No great health without yirtuous, hah
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The capital Of house of busines
is not its money, and effects, but, tn
brain, the knowledge, the .jiptelligen
force which it wields. Its money j
one of the tools with which it works
; its business talent is that which mad
it aud keeps it great .l.iuef.,galq Il
There is rumor afoat in the worl.
of business that the present, heads o
the house of Rothchild are not men o
much ability; but there is. stored
away in the invisible Golfers of tha
great. house a. .prodigious stock O
knowledge, traditions, rules, -habit
and customs-the accumulation of
hundred, years-the rich inheritanc,
of the house from its able ,founders
There is SO much in the concern o.
this precious kind of capital that mer
of ordinary abilities can carry on ths
business for long period of time with
apperent success. Nevertheless, if the
brains are eut, the business will, die
1t may be hundred years in, dying
/ such vigorous life was infus sed, into il
by the founder-but it will die at last.
How often do we see here in New
York, illustrations of this truth. The
brains are withdra wn from a we'll es-
tablished concern, and, in some mys-
terious way it declines, and finally
collapses. People say, "the OLD MAN
took out too much capital" meaning
that he withdrew certain sum of
money. In fact, he withdrew all thr
capital, for he took, away all the
brains. And when l say brains, do
not mean merely thinking faculty. but
such qualities as patience and self.
control, which the man of great and
sound brain possesses.
One of the giants of business in
America ls Cornelius Vanderbilt.
His talents of this kind are wonderful
and his business principles are correct
and wise. Every man connected with
him intimately knows we'll and acts
upon the knowledge that that sound
brain Of his is the great fact of his
position-not the fifty or sixty millions
of dollars which execute the colossal
schemes which that brain engenders.
Take that away. and double his mill
ions, and you will have to search long
before you can find man capable of
so much as holding his business to-
gether. ,,.... r. 4,,,.
Your brain, then, and what your
brain holds, will constitute your cap.
ital as men Of business. Do not waste
that capital.
A thousand dollars is a good thing
to have, but there are two WAYS OF
getting it-earning 1t, and stealing it.
We can steal it i'll a moment, but it is
q dangerous and dastardIy action,-
Earning it Is long and laborious, aud
often painfal; but when we have won
it, it is ours against the world; it is a
possession good itself and leading to
other good. Getting it was benefit,
having it is q benefit, and even losing
it may be benefit. What is true of
the thousand dollars is true also of
things more precious than money, and
which it is more common to steal.
There are fifty young men in the
same store or shop. The foreman and
proprietsrs are more advanced in lite
than they; and, according 10 the
course of nature, their places must
ere long be filed by some of these
young mon who are now serving in
capacities. Which OF them
shall it be? 1t will be those who do
not waste their brains. 1t will be
those who live purely and expcnd
their intellect in acquiring the knowl.
edge and self command which the
head of an establishment must pos
sess.
A sitting process is continually 60
ing on in the world, and in all places
of business, by which the men fitted
to be masters are selected from the
mass, and put in their proper places.
Those who cannot govern themselves
seldom get chance to govern others,
and If they get such chance they do
not keep it long. On the other hand
1t may be laid down as an almost in
rule, that in the United States
every person who is truly fit and
abe to play leading part in business,
to direct wisely the labor on the mind.
Of others, does at length attain the
position for which he is fitted. There
is no keeping him down; he may
waste the power of his brain and the
vigsr OF his health by vice; he may
neglect his opportunity to gain mas
terry over the details of his occupation
he may squander the priceless days of
his youth he may keep himself down,
but the right man can seldom be kept
down by others.
Mark this, lads: Your chance will
come if you deserve it. You may
have to wait long for it, but it will
come! Make the most and best of
the place you now have, and it will
conduct you to better one by aud
by. "a. s.lf .a ~ t5
There are good many people in
this world who pass their lives in
virtue odious their demeanor