The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-05

stock report OF Ring market.
1t would br unwis. I" 'atirize this STAFF. al
things, or to ovrrlraw it, TIE to forget the
sweet and corrective influences r..,t exist in
our society. But we can hardly 10 mis-.
| taken in saying that there is growing N
America a passion for wealth, and Il scri-
"ilS, nut 10 say conscientious, pursuit ii it.,
more pronounced than ever before in our
history. In a part OF the country which
might he named, a man is ASHAMED L" die
unless he can leave behind al least a million;
and public opinion sustain, him in this
The sad paragraph that chronicles his de-
mise, his personal appearance, his dress and
daily habits, the number and character of
| his relatives, the amount OF his life inSur-
;n",, with the name Of the company in
which he i, insured, is considered illcon.-
! plrte if il does not state: how much he was
| worth.
1t should be said, however, that the love
Of money is not the peculiarly of America,
| whatever the oStrntation of mere wealth
| may h.. The worship Of wealth, The talk
y
| Europe than OF America. II is natural that
where the conditions OF acquiring money
are harder there. should De more anxiety
| about it; and among the mid,il" and lower
CLASSES of England it is the staple Of CONVEX
Satul. The same is true in France. in Ger
many, in Italy. The experience Of all Oh
serving travellers will confirm this, and III
the older countries of the Orient the trait is
even more marked. The growth Of the money
passion pdri pass" with the refinement OF
civilization is one OF the problems for the
student of progress. The Traveller who has
gone abroad with the impression that Amer
lea is peculiarly the land of the almighty
dollar" is surprised to find every where Il
devotion to money and a talk about cost and
price, /" which he is unacr,lstom"d at home
and which strike him often ~ an indrlcary
Sine" VIZ are speaking of foreign peoples a
slight examination Of some of the differ
cnctS between us and thrm-l,rgrly differ
rnrrs due To external condi1i"ns-will lead
1t, further int" our subject.
The Frrlrlnan l. ccnnuucal. he is Thrift!
~: whatever his earnings, h puts by por-
ton of them; he saves, and denies himself
expensive imlulgrncr~. This universal thrift
is largely due To the women, VIII" are the
most executive. the rlcar"St headed, the hest
managers, in the world, and know better
than any others how 10 get the most pleas
IRE and show out of life at III" least cost.
how to make l,nm,'-lit comfortable and al
trartiNr without Extravaganza.
The Italians, who most resemble the
French. also practice economy, but, r>p,'-
cally with the southern Italians, il l.. an
economy III Labor II, we'll :t> of money. The
true Italian, child ut thu sun would rather
limit his wants than increase his "Nrrti"n.
to supply them! he can live on little, bur h"
arc,mulntcI nothing.
The German is different from either: he
has not the thrift of the Frrnrlman nor the
Srli-drnial Of the Italian, hui he is indtlStri
Gus and is fond "t money they. Get
ting rich, making Il lucky Strtii,' is gp'atll
in his thoughts. although l, cannot resist.
rs the Fr,nrhman does, spending his say
ngS "n his personal rlrasurs. Bnl il is the
habit of the three peoples named t" live
W thin their incomes.
In England. a lilr island. where are
gathered greater riches than amy nation
ever before accumulated, "" -" again sulii"
contrasts. The bulk OF the poll" practice
"A calculated runonS--:l necessity where
the bulk "f the people liv, on practically
II
no where else ;" studied. :" dwrlt upon in
conversation. But the lower GLASSES, tn"
lal"r,r> in factories and mines and on farms.
have nothing of The French thrift and econ
oiny. Tlrv do not know how IL get the
most comfort ont OF their earnings, nor how
to lay by any thing: What"l thci, Wages
are, rhcs >lrMd th"iu. \ few hrarS age.
when the Welsh miners Wcr" getting eX.
traordiuary wages, they treated themselves
t. g;,In"-pi, and champagne. Their i,tea of
equality with those socially above them Is
to eat and drink as the others du hat is,
ITO live like Il lord" They are not alone in
til" notion that costly eating and drinking
md expensive clothes and gaudy houses
lift people up in the social scale
The American, Of course. resembles the
English more il,au an4 ,tlle4 E.Mw.an pee
pie; but he Is ~irhout the lnlanra deter
mined by the traditions Ola long-c>abliShrd
society, ~ imposed by the necessities of fixed
incomes. TIL" American j. Il Sprndthritt.
He works Is hard aS ANY people, and with
less relaxation; but he has little thrift and
little notion Of economy. He has little i'll
dependence in regard to his expenditure,
and regulates it often 10y What others about
him spend rather than by his own income
I He is not - solictuuS to live within his IN
tome as he j. t" raise his income ~ cover
the extent of his desires and eN'rava2Y 'ncrs
| The average condition and the happirA,ss of
Americans would he much improved Nhcy
- .''"I half - much upon saving ,nuNcy
rs they do upon making mnr., r.,Ak-
y S'rt Of arrcpted IL
%are,.ri ~, h.n ~