Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-08-09
HABITS OF ORDER.
How Widely They Influence the Welfare
of Society.

of Society.
The habit of order is much more far
reaching than is generally supposed.
1t governs all arrangements, those of
time as we'll as of place; it influences
thought as well as action; character as
we'll as conduct. 1t is the constant pre-
venter of waste in every direction. No
disorderly person can ever be truly
economical. He may work hard and
spend little, but economy demands the
best results that can be obtained from
any given source, and these can only
come through orderly and systematic
arrangements. The man who has ac-
quired orderly habits will so manage
his time that it shall be fruitful. He
will neither idly procrastinate nor hur-
riedly scramble through his work. He
will neither put off to-day's duty till
tomorrow nor force to-morrow's into
to-day. He will provide for leisure as
well as for action, for recreation as
well as for labor. He will respect the
time of others as well as his own,
neither breaking engagements nor fore
ing people to spend time with him
against their will.
So in the matter of neatness, which is
only one form of order, he will recog-
nize it's intrinsic fitness. That which
is kept in its own place and preserved
for its own uses lasts longer and is of
far more value while it lasts than that
which has no settled abiding place.
In every mandatory or other large
working institution the economy of this
kind of order is fully recognized, and
it is equally valuable in its proportion
wherever any labor is carried on. In
the home it has even a deeper signifi-
canoe. Here also it is the foundation
of economy, but it is likewise the
foundation of beauty and delight. No
} home that is disorderly can ever be at
} tractive. 1t may be costly and luxuri-
: Gus, but it can never charm the eye or
: gladden. the heart. A presiding sense
of order which provides for the needs
J of eye and ear, which secures harmony
| of arrangement and consistency of de-
tail, which ministers to that restful-
J ness of spirit which toll and care
so greatly need, is a necessary element
in the good home keeper. On that she
! may build whatever decoration and
: ornament she can command, sure that
each will fit into It's appropriate place
D and fill its appropriate functions, while
: without it they would but add to the
+ general confusion.
Also in money matters, the orderly
r habit is invaluable. 1t not only avoids
, loss of time and trial of temper, it pre-
. vents that ignorance and confusion
9 which so often lead to extravagant and
unwarrantable expenditure, and some
Q times even to deceit and fraud Doubt
less many of the entertainments ant
! broken trusts that bring ruin and grie
, to thousands, could they be traced
i back, would be found to have theil
r origin in careless and disorderly us,
of money, long before any idea of dis
y honest dealing was entertained. Tn,
y duty of keeping careful accounts, of al
ways facing and knowing ones finan
d cial condition, and of regulating ex
penses accordingly, can not be to-
l. early or too forcibly impressed upol
Il our youth, for order in this matte
q means peace of mind, freedom iron
@ care and name beyond reproach.
I. The habit of order, thus regulating
s the outward life, will react upon tn
" thoughts, the character and the happi
l. ness of its fortunate possessor. HI
l. will not be satisfied to have his idea
If lying in confused heap, but will be
v come master of them, and will know
, where to find and how to use them
n He will be better able to control hi
D desires, to govern his impulses, +
n avoid extremes, to fulfill his obligs
A tons, for the fitness and order of a
Y these things will be apparent to him
1t And this self-mastery always brings
ID sense of freedom and happiness, an
,e multiplies the power of spreading hap
N piness abroad. We can not, Their
i afford to count habit Of order as tri
,r fling or insignificant element in tn
le character and life. II "order is Heay
10 ems first law" it certainly should OF
h cupy a high rank among the virtues {
n, humanity. Let us, then, endeavor t
/" be-
:. Not chaos like, together crushed and bruise'
~ But as the world. harmoniously confused,
Where order in variety we see,
ly And where, though all things differ all sgre
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