The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-23

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IN ONE sense there is a great dea
of similarity in everything il
nature, as well as in the affairs o
life. This has been poeticall.
called a " world of rythms." Season.
come and go, generations succeed
generations, nations rise and fall
all, as the waves ebb and flow
There is a constant rythm; and il
is so in commercial matters, per
haps the most prosy and practical
thing in life. There are periods OF
general prosperity, and periods Of
distress and poverty; and they fol-
low each other, perhaps not as reg
ularly, yet none the less surely than
one wave succeeds another. The
history of this nation shows no
period when prosperity was more
general nor of greater extent than
that embraced in the last FIVE years.
With a few minof exceptions, this
statement is true Of the whole civil
lied world. 1t has been q season of
almost universal peace, and Ger.
tainly one of universal prosperity.
In Utah the last decade has been q
remarkable one, showing material
increase in the permanent wealth of
the country-an increase which is
the more beneficial for the reason
that it is more general than in other
places. The Individual who has not
proftted during this season-except
in cases of sickness and similar I'M
avoidable occurrences-can attrib-
ute his failure to enjoy a portion of
the general aflluence to his own
improvidenc9. Where means are
plentiful, the energetic hand has
only to be extended in order to
be filled: and the retention of
wealth is in the discretion of
he person who secures it. But the
intention is not to read homily on
prosperity. In referring to the like
ness of one thing in nature and in
life to all others it is desired to
show that after the season of pros
perity viii follow period when
money will grow scarce, when la
Dor will be cheap, when industries
will temporarily be paralyzed, and
when, in fact. the winter of COM
merce, if the figureEis admissible.
will be upon US; and it will be
weary months Of anxious waiting
and inactivity before the spring re-
turns and infuses new life into the
commercial veins. The wise old saw
IL: I'm time of peace, prepare for
war" and it is one which can we'll
be borne in mind. In all things If
IS wise to be prudent. Though i'll
often costs a.sigh to refrain from
gratifying wish, it is much better
to sigh for having denied ones self
the qualification of whim, than TO
have the sigh forced because of orr
lndlseretion and.improvidence. The
trouble arises, not so much from
intentional folly, as from purel
tnoughtlessness. Il. the young man
would think before he puts the
glass to his lips, as he thinks when
lays it down, the chances are there
would be less of drunkenness in the
world. If we would only think well
before we fritter away our means
soohshly as we recall it afterwards.
many a preparation would be made
Tor the inevitable rainy day which is
now sadlyand sorrowfully neglected.
" bile indulging in the delights and K
estiyities that belong to this season
t need detract nothing from gener.
'us pleasures to recollect that the d
eascn is brief one at best, and its
oys ephemeral; that to prolong the |
we now enjoy, is to enjoy it I
Moderately and in wisdom. Do not '
rain the cup of joy at a breath g
p it a little at time; and the SEN a
Ition will be just as pleasing. and il
le delight incalculably be pro- c.
nged. Because you have a 500. Of
everlS1O now, do not spend it all: pr
tain a little lest day may come b!
and that soon-wheE you need
The season. when money viii be til
arce cannot be very distant, after kr
extended period of prosperity co
q If one only thinks, he viii ind ",
1t the best way to celebrate Sc.
2 holidays. is to do it wisely; and pc
90 1t wisely, it should be done in til
liberation. be
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