The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-07
Lies Drawback.

Tho rich man Of 1906 would generally
be thought to be only moderately we'll of
in 1881. Wealth has grown with the
facilities for its production and VIC nov
reckon by hundreds Of thousands instead
of tens Of thousands. But, with al! this
increased capacity for toll and accumu-
lation, the human system remains lust
where it was. The millionaire can eat
and drink no moro on the average than
the poor man. If he. transgresses the
is-s ef digestion he anftera ma much aa
would the pauper. If machinery, and
railroads, and telegraphs have saved time
and the waste Of muscle, they have
greatly increased the wear and tear of
nerves. We .underatand. hygiene better
than our ancestors, and SO there are
fewer deathg from fevers and epideuics.
The average duration of life has Increased
thereby. Yet by way of unpleasant
compensation, the mortality from brain,
heart and kidney troubles is growing,
and premature and often sudden death
Is likely to be the fate of the enterprisng
man sof busihesa. Worry kills and 30
does over-stngnation. q The LATTER was the
danger of the allow old times, while the
former is the haunting specter of to-day.
Safety lies in the calm middle way.
Comparatively few people have the
courage or the opportunity to decline fol-
lowing the multitude, even wher thew
know that the multitude is going wrong.
Yet no one has more than ono life 10 live,
and he ahould use It to the best ndvan-
tage. A fair support, with inter vals Of
rest, and proper attention to Iuorals
and refinements, 10 to be preferred to
wealth gained by the sacrifice of every
comfort. liable to 80 lost in the !irst
financial storm, and perhaps not gained
at all. Still the majority does not SO
conclude. Everything goes with rush.
Even the Sunday leisur. pe former day
is often deemed wasteful, though We can
now do as much in six days % our rathers
did In thirty. Hardly any one Is salts
lied to move on calmly and regularly.
There has been no modification Of natn-
raj laws in behalf # the supported ex-
igencies of the period.
Suicide by overwork is rs sure and
often as speedy IA by dissipation, and
the most successful toilers, if they do not
actually die at once, are often unified;
for the enjoyment of wealth before they
have gained it. There may be feyerish
enjoyment in speculation and rapid
acquisition, but there is none of the tran.
quill happiness of moderation, and the
reaction when disaster comes is fearful.
- There il the same restlessnessin social
spheres as in financial. Almost every
one. Is striving and pushing, not with
commendable ambition only, but with
impetuous and sefish energy. OF course
there are exceptions to the rule, but NO
have not misrepresented the character
istics of the day. 1t may not be possible
to weigh tho aggregate of happiness at
present existing with that of any earlier
period, for the growth of knowledge and
the increased prevalence of philanthropic
ideas should also be taken into account.
Yet it may safely be affirmed that old
sources of misery not only exist, but
have been joined by new ones, aud that o |
multitude of Inventions has brought with
It multitude Of anxieties. Cincinnati |
Gazette.