Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-14
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II WSH I HAD CApirAL."-We do
not know the author Of the following,
but he psexckes one Of the best practi.
cal business sermons to young men that
We have read this msny.a day:
81 wish had capital" so we heard
q great, strapping young man exclaim
The other day in our Office. We did
want TO give him a piece Of our mind
so bad, and we'll just write to him
You want capital, do your And Sup
pose you had what you call capital,
what would you do with it, You want
capitals Haven't you got hands and
feet, and bone and muscle and brains
and don't you call them cspitall What
more did God give to anybody '-"Oh,
but they are not money" say you'-
But they are more than money, and no
one can take them from you. Don't
you know how to use them. If you
don't it is time you were learning
Take hold of the first plow, or hoe, jack.
plane or broad-axe that you can find,
and go to your work. Your capital will
soon yield you large interest. All,
but there's the rub. You don't want to
work, you want money on credit that
you may play the gentleman and spec
ulate, and end by playing the vagabond,
Or you want plantation and negroes,
that you may hire an overseer to attend
to them, while you run over the coun.
try and dissipate: or you want to marry
some rich girl who may be foolish
enough to marry you for your good looks,
that she may support you
Shame upon you. young man Go
TO work with the capital you have, and
you soon make interest enough upon
il and with It to give you a. much mon
ey as you want, and make you feel like
man. IL you cant make money upon
what capital YOU have, YOU could not
make it If you had million dollars in
money. II you don't know how to use
bone and muscle and brains, you would
not know how to use gold. Ifypu let the
capital you have be idle and waste and
run out. II would be the same if you
had gold; you would only know how to
waste II.
Thea don't stand about like great
helpless child. waiting for some one to
come in and feed you, but go to work.
Take the first work you can find, no
matter what it is. so that YOU be sure
to do il as Billy did his drumming-well.
Yes, what you undertake, do it we'll:
always do your best. Ii you manage
the capital you already have, Won will
soon have plenty more to manage: but
IL you can't or won't manage the capt.
tai God has given you, you will never
have any more to manage.
AVOIDING SUNsrRoxE.-Sunstr is
caused by excessive heat, and especial
ly il the weather is 'muggy." IT is
more apt to occur on the second, third,
or fourth day OF a heated term than on
the 6ryt. Loss Of sleep, worry. excite
ment, close sleeping rooms, debility,
abuse Of stimulants, predispose to it,
II is more apt to attack those working
in the sun, and especially between the
hours Of IL O'Clock in the forenoon and 4
o'clock in the sftsnoon. On hot DAYS
wear thin clothing. Have - cool
sleeping rooms as possible Avoid loss
oi sleep aud Ill unnecessary fatigue
II working indoors. and where there j.
artificial heat-laundries, &c.-see tha,
the room is well sentilsted.
II working in the sun. wear q ligh,
hat mot black, a. il absorbs the heat,
straw, &c., and put inside Of Il on the
head q wet cloth or . large green leaf
frequently ift the hat from the head
and see that the cloth is wet. Do moi
check pesspiration, but drink what va.
teryou need 10 keep itup rs perspiratiou
prevents the body from being overheated.
Have, whenever possible. IN additional
shade. ss thin umbrella, when walk.
ing. canvass or board cover when work.
ing in the sun. When much fatigued du
no 90 to work, but be excused from work,
especially after II o'clock in the mornine
on very hot days IL the work is in the sun.
Ha feeling Of fatigue, dixziness, head.
ache, or exhaustion occurs, cease work
Immediately. lie down in q shady and
cool place; apply cold cloths 10 and pour
cold water over head and neck: II any
one Is overcome by the heat send i'm.
mediately tor the nearest good physician.
while waiting for the physician give
the person cool drinks Of water or cold
black tea, or cold coffee, il able 10 swal.
low. IL the skin 10 hot and dry, sponge
With, OF pour cold water over the body
sndfimbs, and apply TO the held pounded
zee wrapped in atowel OF other elosA.-
IL there IS no ice q hand keep cold
cloth % the heed, end pour cola wateu
On IL - well ~ on the BODY. If the
Psrsoa i pale, very faint and pulse Zee.
lie lst hin inhale ammonia for a lev
secoads. Or give him ieaspooafal q
aromatic spiri.s u ammeais is two d,
ble*Poonfsls oi water with little sugar