The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-03
THE BOYS PROFESSION
Let Him Follow the Natural Rens
Of His Wind and He'll Succeed.

RN MS NAAHiu ana ENerAN Succeed
Parents often make grave mistakes bv
choosing professions for thei- sons without
reference to their fitness. A man who has
risen from poverty or the lower levels
o. business life to comparative wealth
does not care to have his sons pass
through all that he experienced j. IS not
necessary that they should Let them
profit by his hard earned kuosrlelt-e.
Some zlca do not seem 70 know how tn
make this knowledge available for their
sons Instead uf endowinE them with a
know s,lcc of Eow 20 make money and
how toUse % 90 the best aGvlntace they
give them nil they want of IT, Rows in
stiucSacly know huv To- spend molrv.
SoIne of the most noted spendthrifts and
total Rrcs ls~ are the SONS of Irien who
mad. Their fortunes 10y hari work
and the closest economy. Through a de-
sire to see their sons enjoy the fruirs Of
their labor, they made gentlemen Of them
instead OF Business mcu-
4 boy with "a decided taste OF sptness
for any OallHE is easily disposed Of Il
is the one with no special genius who is
hard TO fix. such a one is a good all
round scholar. can make a sled tinker a
sewing machine, play the piano make a
TuSslDie drawing, dance well. write a fair
esSay-iu short. do almost any. bir- toler-
ABBY well.
Now what is to be done with such a
chap He does not play the fiddle well
enough TO make good living iddlIug.
his sketches are not strong enough TO
guarantee success as an artist his nau is
scarcely trenChanu enough 70 Justify
making an editor Of him; his skill as q
tinker does not indicate any special
mechanical -euius-in short. the surface
indications are I'M manner useless, none
of them lC uC strong enough TO warrant
an Investment What Is TO be done with
him
II he has no money and has to make his
own way in the world, perhaps the best
thing is 20 pay strict attention TO his
habits and MS morals and let him 90
Being forced to earn his own bread he
viii very soon find niche in which he is
COmVaratively comfortable.
However, If he Is so situated that he
does not have to work for a living. 10 is
not probable that he viii do much skir-
miShinE, but wait Conteutedly for some
thiu- To turn up He knows the dinner
bell will ring and the tailor be paid all the
same, whether be works or not. II there
Is no way by which he can be dumped
ont into Jhe world Hud made TO Fee that
his existence depends upon his own efforts,
the next best flIu-, probably. Is 10 assist
him In choosing "a trade gr profession, and
then put hiin ~ II ~ earnest, keep him
down to it-until ne shows signs of posi-
lively liking or disliling IL. and let him be
governed accordingly.
and preachers. who are such because it
was not known what else to make Of
them. and a sorry lot they are.
It Is clear waste OF raw material to try
to maka a lawyer ont OF a born mechanic.
q doctor out of a natural artist. or a busi-
ness man ont Of the stHf Intended for q
dancing master. " hIle IL may rot be
clear waste 10 make either out OF mixed
stick. the chances are the result viii
never hc considered "a great success.
Wei formed habits and good morals
. constitute tie hlSt START q iaCk-OI-aIl-
trade-cau have. With these there is but lit
tie danger of mis- going 10 the bad. even If
he does not make great hit IN life
Without thr~e he Is just us liable TO 20
down the lIll as mp. 10 sink as To swim.
The worst mistakes made by parents are
when they pay no u-T-E- ll 10 tie sur
face Indications and So their sons up in
profession because they want 20 see them
there Some do this when they are
! morally certain the place Is not suited to
them. Failure IN such cIses is inevi-
table.