The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-23
Prceautiens.

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Foresight is better than hindsight,"
but yet the majority Of persons view
their affairs BY the latter, aId they suf-
fer many vain regrets. How many
when suffering disaster from o want OF
foresight have for their comfort only
that well-worn and unwise aiage, "it Is
no use CRYING over spilled milk" That
Is where such persons make a grieyous
mistake. Experience ought to teach
us II docs teach us, II we will only
learn its lessons. And so we 90 on
through our lives. losing opportunities,
suffering damage. il not disaster. re-
peaicdly, simply because We viii not
use our foresight and take precautions.
The farmer has great need Of precau-
ton. No one more than he has need
for this, because no one Is more subject
TO accidents and sudden contingencies.
which, when they come upon him una
war;, usually involve serious damage
and losses. Men differ widely In this
respect. Some 20 about withtheir eyes
open continually. and others only open
them when they run against some OBJ
siaele which hurts them. and then they
sce how n very little ~prccaution might
have enabled them % avoid the injury.
Accidents arr all %preventible, notwith-
standing the adage that they will hap
pen under the best management
Management Is merely a system Of
precautions against accidents, and Il Is
good or bad as the system Is complete
and effective or incomplete and defect
i've. A belief in luck Is the worst Of all
hencSses. Men make their own luck;
that X. they take risks willfuIly, trust
ing 10 the chance Of escape. and when
they do not escape they blame their
luck. Farmers aud other ~cultivators Of
the soil have 20 contend with many
things which they a not control. as
the weather, the attacks Of insects. etc,
hut II they a no, control these they can
generally avert i'll Consequences In
some Insurance policies Il Is. common
90 write that the company do not hold
themselves responsible for ian act Of
Cod" meaning that II lightning strikes
= house and II Is burned. or any other
natural catastrophe happens 70 cause a
loss Of property, they are not TO be held
liable. But n Is wholly wrong TO so
distinguish even \ fash Of lightning,
because cFen this terrible and fcstssicss
agent car be controlled by such simple
means a a lighiningrod II II Is prop
crly provided. and the electricity goes
harmlessly to the ground without dam
age or injury.
But Il Is in the smaller affairs Of life
that n secs mon particularly the
necessity OF prccantions A farmer be-
gins bis day about sunrise. and until
sunset he may be suffering annoyances
and losses II the most scxatious kind
simply because he gives no thought to
the future, or II he does he ncslcefs 10
provide against accidents. and fakcsth h
risks And so As about daylight he Wis
its his chicken cccrshc finds The setting
hon left carclessy on q seif.msde nest
Ia the yard. torn and killed BY some
wild animal, and her egss cold and
spoiled. 'Oh, It's only a hen" he may
say rs he kicks the poor bird aside aud
passes on, but II may be three dollars
out 81 his pocket Then he rses n
shc barn and finds his hurse loosr. not
having been tied. aud the mate badly
kicked and injured aud laid up from
work for = week or two. and the loo<c
horse lying ~rrcsning beside the open.
mcsl.chsst 70 which he found the way
through door carclesslv leis
open. Then the farmer bezins %
blame his bad luck. which hap
pens Just 81 his busiest time too aud
which y s.just his luck" ~ course
he never hlzmes his v ncrlecl
and esrelessne>s In not safely securing
his horses when he put them In tks
stalls. which i the right and proper
time. bis thoughtlcssnc<s IN leaving
tho ccnnectinx door open. when ne
should have shut it a son a.
he had passed thuugh. and made A H.
variable practice ei doing this. a. well
a II blessing and securing the f<si-hcx.
Then cur unfortunate friend or neixh.
hcr mar 10 30 the COW <fahlr and ind
something IL the same Kind there hap.
penrd. or into the ksld and ind d.m.rr
done tkere hy bars len down er fasez
In erea and stray cstsle. Just ~ care
lessly lt loose By . ~neixhhot. IN NJ.
corn o. wheat
Nut one can not think Il the TOO
uusneroa<t INVENTION cases which an
happening c~cetinuAlIvs a he s--s
loses b, Ne>on VI werk nci done fof
vsat q I'D. a. a tcal<. o. a rpairs
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