Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-07-25
THE VALUE OF METHODS.
Living on System which win Best Pro.
serve the Harmonies of Life.


serve the Harmonics of Life.
Once in awhile there finds its way
into print some method or system Of
living, advocated by the man who APP.
plies it, that is startling. A journalist
recently published and strongly advised
his fellow-professionals to follow his
plan, system that was the worst form
of slavery. He was engaged in a pub
fishing house whore he was compelled
to spend sewn hours day. Neither
the salary nor the employment was sat
Isfactory, as the gentleman had literary
proclivities, so he adopted his method
TO meet his wants, and believed entirely
that he had found the secret of success
in his method. With tho aid of an
alarm clock he is reused at $50 each
morning, and one hour later, after very
thorough additions" and light break
fast of bread and milk, or rolled wheat,
he is at his desk, where he remains till
seven o'clock; then tho morning paper
and breakfast; at eight he starts for
business; the study Of Spanish furnishes
chploy incHU lOI uno udtl-H'uI pcHU VII
the elevated road-for of course this
man lives in New York-then seven
hours in the publishing house, moro
Spanish, dinner, and bed at eight. Ii
would be interesting to read the liter.
airy work ground out by such a system.
| The closing sentence of the article is
| characteristics: "But it il q. M, and
| must stop" Think of what the world
has lost because of the unfortunate
minute hand on that workers clock.
Is life to be spent in treadmill;
Are we. to be nothing but machinesi
Sometimes we see, we hear, of mothers
whose lives are one incessant effort tC
gain a period OF rest; but that mar
could be found who would be willing tt
shut out friends, art, music, life, willing
ly, and advocate a system that involves
such sacrifice, seems incredible.
But was there ever man who doubt
cd his ability to advise his neighbor'
The subject may be what it will
whether the division of income, invest
ments, love affairs, government Of wifi
or children--nothing daunts or deter
him. In no relation does man show hi
belief in the brotherhood Of the race s.
thoroughly as in his willingness t.
guide and direct his brother in tn
management of his affairs, In advis
ing him especially about the us
of time. Every man belives that h
has found the secret of accomplishing
the greatest amount of work with tn
least expenditure of force. And so W
} hear, from the man who finds he ca
work best in the afternoon, convincin
dividing time. Then there is the ma
who works best when he has not me
ment of time in which to catch up wit
the demand. Then we have the ma
who eats, three hundred and sixty-iv
days in the year, exactly the sam
! breakfast at the same time, and to thi
babit attributes his sound health an
working powers. Wa have the man VIII
} believes in inspiration, and the ma
| who thinks inspiration is a habit an
| ~ ID llOlOly hIRuNpl VI oluulHS uOh
! and rising ON the exact minute eac
' day,
5 Zone mans meat IS another man
g poison, says the old saw, and it apple
I to life on every side. What is tempt
l ton to one man is not to another. VIII;
is ease to one man is distress to a.
@ other. What is attractive to one man
J repelent to another. We can not NAL
o rules for each other; fortunate are "
: if we can make rules for ourselvt
8 which we find always workable. i,
n there is one gospel which we should a
a preach in these days, and that is tn
J, the liberty of life is worth more thu
h systems, more than rules, more thu
g theories; that every man should sec
b to find that philosophy, that system,
e living which will best preserve the ha
IS monies of life for him. -Christii
l. Union.