The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-26
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valuable sIen in "a Gon'isa'i-
nifty,
There are few folks in the world
who do not have some criterion by
which to Judge the value of humanity
This criterion usually varies according
to the pre- udices, passions or interests
of those who make the estimate. But
self-interest is bound TO WELD the larg
est sway, aud men make up their
minds rs relates to another's value by
regard TO their own particular az
yaniaGes rather than 70 hose or
community. Therefore, IN speaking
OF a man who happens to promote one s
Individual Interest, he l. most com
monty set down as "a valuable member
Of the community. IN the estimation
Of lawyer that man who Is ct very
quarrelsone, meddlesome, slauderous
OF litigious disposition, frequently
breaking peoples heads or getting hl7
own broken. bringing Suits for assault
and battery, or defending them, s.and
eTng his neighbors or stirring mp strife
and ti-seosiou. fjDging constantly
work aud pickiues for the lawyer
such a man he ina zines is a very vaIu
able man to cOmrnnnty. To "a Phv
sicinn he Is the most valuable man vino
Is essSttenest sick or requires thesmost
medi6Aattentiou in his ianiily<H he
become the husband Of sicE.y wife
or the father of sickly offspring, he
Is in the eye of the medical faculty as
valuable as if merely an invalid in his
OVID proper person. /. matters little
IN r-gard to his value whether his sick
ness be real or imaginary, the effect
VIII be the same, except, perhaps, that
IN the latter INSTANCE the case will be
more obstinate, ~ of course more
profitable to the Physician. A man
who Is always well is little esteemed
among the medical facility. He is con-
>idered as selfish bang who neither
regards The doctors saddle-bags nor
his pocket. and who hs not enough of
the man and Christian about him to
be reasonably sick, Ind to gSye due
share-ess employment and ofsfees to
tho-e'%ho must liveoy them ot Starve
without them. In fct, man is valu
able TO "A physician pst 10 proportion
to the number aud lngth OF his levers,
CONT, scrouias aud other diseases. or
those which he isthe immediate OF
remote cause o! Introducing iuto the
world To mentioning the learned
professions. I must not deny the
preacher the privilege of estimating
the value of mankind With him d
man is generally rated high who SUPP
ports his own peouliar stvlaot r-ea.a
ing who punctuaIly pays his pastor 5
salary, aud, IN addition to that. fire
queutly makes voluntary contributions
Of a roast of beef, ieg of mutton. ham,
load OF wood or something equally as
convenient in munster house. With
same. such orthodox acts hide multi
Jude of sins. They 90 as orthodox
FOR the reason that few parsons can feel
10 their hearts to dispute such tangible
proofs Of religion tits so in all crafts
and professions. The tailor judges Of
mans usefulness By the number of
coats he orders 10 year The shoe
maker computes it by his foot, whether
skin foot or splay foot, whether the
toes converge or diverge, it is all the
same. He Is the most valuable man
to the followers Of st. Cri>pin who IS
the hardest on his boots or shoes. A
barber looks 10 man $ chin Tor his
value. He is OF very little Consequence
to community who has no beard
The confectionery judges by The number
Of sweet teeth" in The family or the
amount Of income Cor OF outgol OF
The young counter hopper who feeds
his ia;r acquaintance all his spare
change in the shape Of kisses aud gum
drops. The bankers admire most the
man who keeps ihe largest bank ac
count ahd adds FScrnry go 'he Frofi'-
ct t.e concern The druggist. he who
takes the most nastiness. The grocer
be who keeps the fullest harder and
rhc most tuuaJital table The dry
goods merchant. the man whose family
follows closest the ever changing fash
ions of the day. The uiIliner, .h~
man whose wife and daughters weat
the most costly dresses The under
taker, the man who has the most deaths
ga the family aud the life insurance
agent the widow who gives him the
most elaborate receipt upon the pay
meot Of policy at the death OF her
husband | might 90 on to enumerate
each branch Of business. and wind up
with the politician, who probably l.
more liberal in his views upon such
matters, az his army of voters are all
considered as most valuable men to the
community.
But a. the proper study of mankind
Is man" only wish TO here remind
the world that the inhabitants thereof
will continue, as they commenced when
man was first formed, to grow fat and
prosper upon the miseries and self
sacrifices of each other.