The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-09-09
Friction.

That machine will run the smooihost,
tho fastest and tho longest which has
the least friction. Tho farmer realizes
that his horses ara wcaried out aud die
young, often. because Of this extra
strain upon thom which comes irom
without. But this ia not tho only kind
Of friction with which they are familiar.
There Is a friction which Is due to the
makeup ~ the animal. Some horses
aru constantly frcttihg and filming
ahd Wearing themselves oit, while
others 90 steadily along with their load
and never turn aside 10 fret themselves.
These last posses, the staying qualities
which arc valuable in horses or in m n.
Now Il Is possible TO decrease the
amount Of friction, both external and
internal. II IL. and ever should be. the
aim Of the good farmer TO buy machines
which have least friction. Aud the in
vcntor who does most In this line will
win both fortune and rcnown. Com.
pairing the tools and machines now In
use with those used fifty years ago IL
will be sect at nee that a great advance
has been made In this particular.
But men ARE much like horses. They
arc very largely In the harness and pull.
Ing heavy loads. And many " them
arr breaking down In health, or com.
planning bitterly u their lot, when there
really Is no need Of II. Friction Is kill.
ing them or souring their natures. And
thlsfriction comes often.timos from with
out. and oft-timcs from within. One
nan Ia being crushed between mill.
stones which he cannot lift of or put
far down beneath his feet. But this Il
not often the case, and when II Is the
best thing that man car do Is 10 leave
that position nj once nj any sacrifice.
But much OF the friction Of life which
romes from without may, or might by
f%orcthought and good Judgment. be
avoided. Many cruel words nrp ~.
cci,cd by, and unkind deeds done to.
those who hayenot tact sufficient 10 leave
certain words unsaid or questions un.
asked Some persons never know when
not TO put n question. Some other per.
sons never fail 10 put ID exactly nj
tho right time. tine gets a curt,
cold or insulting rply. Tho 9th.
or receives n courteous aud full
answer. One wins respect. the other
contempt. Now this gals and ircts the
tactlcss one, but u he only knew human
nature better, perhaps more often
she-might have avoided H. You may
be constantly In company with another
ot greater slowness or ~quickncsS. II
the latter. one moments haste on yonr
part may make him pleasant all day. II
he Is slower than YOU and you keep
steady stop with him for . brief time, II
may smooth your path. In otter words.
tact 10 see and know the fitness Of
things and willingness on your part TO
make concessions 10 meet their de-
mands. will generally win tho day. II
make no difference who the other par.
~ u; whether between parents aud
children. husband md wife. teacher
and scholars. business partners minis.
tiers aud people, whoever The other par.
" may he. tact kindnnss and n willing
ness 10 bend will save a grrat deal Of
the wear aud tear Of liies We do not
say all. but Il Il worth trying TO see how
much
But tho fact remains that morr friction
comes from within ourselves than from
without Ambition. envy, aud the legion
Of foul spirits which attend these. unite to
wear away the heart How often 10
they succccd In Squeezing out the juices
Of life, and leaving II but q dry. bitter
rind. And then the man looks out upon
The world and thinks u all NJ dry and
bitter as his W hsart What Il this
bcauicous world aud the great loving
hearts In II to such q soulP No wonder
he cannol comprehend them. What
we need. each one. Il 10 cultivate fruit.
and by : doing kill QUE the weeds Re.
jolce In others prosperity. and then wa
shall not envy their good fortune.
Think Of our blessings. and then We
shall no, resilc our hard lot. Look for
flowers. and rsinhows. and gorgeous
sunsets. not for clouds. and fog. and rain.
We need 10 think more 81 a fellow
men and forget self. Wa need 20 livv
In the sunlight Of the presence Of God.
and our hearts shall sing . w song d
rlsdne~. peace and lore. Then shall
We nave conquered tke ffictioAs u life,
and n this light Ard fkin aplvlt. Ne sAal|
ever do or hest vuFk-vce1en lo'
God. vorkeu for "a. nni lkaFu1y
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