Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-03-06
Habits of Order.

Ia The stir and hurry charscteri.tic
OF the American people, care is no, apt
to be- taken TO secure order aud egulSI.
ity. These To many involve waste OF
time. care in small matters, and to
much attention to details. The view j,
erroneous. II really is a saving Of time
and IL conducive to success ia life along
lines that to MANY are Uf great import.
ance. IL has been the uniform testi-
mony of men who have specially suc.
Gee d"d in many form Of public lit., that
habit, Of .rdcr were at the found .t'on
Of their success. 1t is impossible for
any person, for example, 10 carry along
with bim the multitude of data be will
need FOR use, and unless il, is classified
aud put way 20 as 10 be available he
will often find that what Is mu-t need.
81 i unavailable at the moment most
essential. Sc, on the other hand. 9th.
ers are fully furnished for every emcrg.
ency. The difference is in b ,bits Of
order. We know of one who, pos-essrd
OF good Inern ry, haas place where all
opposite elippings or memorials OF read
ings or illustrations are so laid or elassi.
fed ns to be immediately available.
| Spurgron, who has rententive memory.
says he puts assy in it, ia classified
iorm; AL hc wishes TO retain. aud csn
! command il Ht will. Precisely how this
habit Of order shall display i,,e I is leAs
important thsn the habit iiselE. II ls
! the habit tAat should be inculc.ted.
There is a vide difference In children
Us to this. But the prevailing tendency
is TO carelessne@s in all such matters. 4
few have order mutually, and need no
aid in that direction; the minority are
careless. They throw down ther hats,
wrsps, books. toys, and ell else, making
il the task of someone to follow on their
track and put away IN their proper
places what they have csr.l,s,ly drop
ped. Yet the worst cyil that csn hap
pen them Is f" permit this c1rrlessness
to strengthen and grow. II rigid dis
/ cipline j. necessary, IT should be applied
to cultivate order. "A place for every.
thing and Everything in b., place Is q
good motto. Aud where not observed
it should be patiently nculcalod until
/ il is q habit. To many this Is "A tui'ing
| matter IL should bc remembered. huw
ever, that habit is the foundation Of
| much OF luc'- success. One Possessed
/ of the habit Of order aIso ha. method
4 in his career. The mind takes on habit
A. we'll ~ the body. And one teaching
I of order is consecutiyeness 4 person
who, when a duty is to be performed,
will at once grasp the order in which i-
several parts shovld occur, will acocm.
plish his task most successfully and with
the least expenditure Of vital forte. But
one withou, habits Of order plunges in.
to task without plan or purpose. string
gles and tolls, and finally fails.
Still another advantage of this disci.
pine is the confidence it gives in our
own powers. Order takes up lifc's du.
ties consecutivcly. We are occupied
only with the part first to be accom-
plished. And we can attempt each part
rs IL presents itself, with conscious abil
ity to succeed. IL is when each part has
been met and mastered that the whole
work is done. But If the full scope of
some great undertaking were to press
on us, we might fail. Then the orderly
person is prepared for larger tasks and
/ greater enterprises than the one whose
spasmodic energy Is directed in erratic
channels.
The inculcalion of habits of order in
children not inclined to adopt them will
be found no small task 1t will require
firmuess, tact, patience and care. "Line
upon line, and precept upon precept,"
will be necessary. But the result will
be worth ali II costs. The future. Of
persons depends on this. A person neg
ligent In personal habit isapt to be care
less In all else. And shiftless, careless
person viii not as rule make progress.
study, business, profession or any sue.
cessfufl employment requires order and
method. Hence the importance Of the
carly fixing of such habits. And moth.
ing Is too trivial when this is involved.
A hat, coat or school hook should be
placed where ID belongs. Hours of
meals and study of employment should
be rigidly enforced. Out OF this will
come habits Of order In mcntal orera.