The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-15
AN ~uN7RoF.rAsl.E HABIT.
Persons Addicted Il D~ay.Drcam,ny Ca,
Not Make Life Successful.

AN GNPRoE,TAsl.E HABIT.
Persons Addicted to D~ay.Drcam,ny Can
Not Max. Life Successful.
The reason why SO many people find
thcir work distastcful is because they
have allowed themselves to become VIC
ti.as to the habit Of day-drcaming, says
the Minneapolis Household. 1t is q
wonderful thing to be imaginative. Tho
. who is SO gifted finds the joltiny
.,sns liic's highway much easier u
'Near than he who stolidly cnaurcs it
without the aid CT any sort of an air
cushion. 1t is wise to cultivate the in,-
...i;:.:ivc faculty; but he makes q mis-
* who allows that faculty to cSNcnd
i~sseifii tho narrow channel of day
dreaming where IL must do harm to
hi:l,clf and benefit no one. There are
few who are not more or less addicted
to the habit of day-dreaming. 1t is sort
of brain disorder for which the patient
mast be his " physician. Or it may
be compared to the habit of opium cat
inr. for though its effects arc not Sc ter
rib!c, it is quite as hard to GIT rid of.
1t is particularly lerloraile when it be-
comes fixed upon the housckcnpcr, for
i: not only tends to make her discon-
tented will, her lot, but imprcsscs upon
nc. tho !lopclcssncss of all cntlcavor to
shake of the burden which She finds so
wcarisamc. Ono may always know such
y day-lrcamcr by the expression of her
coantenancc as she goes about her work,
and Ivy the manner of her pcrfo: nance
of it. She frcts owe every demand
made upon her efforts. AMI counts as
lost cvcry effort which fails to bring a3
great rewards as she has convinced
herself is should. Like all habits it's
alvanccs are made SO stcalthily that
th"victim does not heed them; its warn
in:rs are given with Il silver tongue that
isplcasaat ol;stcn to, and latc.. though
its cncroachcs may ca,sc disl:lCasur.,
they are so made that no complaint can
be urged against them. Tho victim be-
gins by wishing her work was done;
there is no harm in that; she might do
so cvcn if she wcro in no danger of be-
coming - day dreamer. .!c then wishes
she were not Obliged to work at all: but
what exception can be taken to that!
1t is surely u very natural expression Of
ono who has SO much to do. She thinks;
what her life might be, if she were not
obliged to drudge; how much more full
aad beautiful it would have boon had
she not put herself i'll her present posi-
ton. No doubt enters her mind that
she is fitted by nature for tho idea!
lifc-thc life which is SOMEHOW to be
very bright and useful and full of inspir-
\ alton TO. others. but which is els. to be
mn.rammcled by work. Such u thongat
is not Very consistca: with reason. '.l.ut
ii it gives her pleasure, where lies the
i,arm?!" is tho very natural question. 1t
is hard to sec the danger in day drca,c-
ing oven when it reaches thi.; stare.
The patient becomes intoxicated With
tho picture of that ideal life aal OF hep
self as the center OF it. Day by day it
fastcns itself moro securely upon her.
Every annoyance causes her to lose her.
self in it, as the opium cater forgets his
troubles while under tho influence of the
bcnnmbing drug.
"Whcra is tho harm so long as it gives
har pleasure. and causes her to forget
nor present u~nnap,uncss:." Tho pucs-
ton is continually presenting itself.
Thcrc is no moro reason and Just as
much nonsense in such questions when
applied 70 tho day-fircamcr as when APP
Piled to tho opiu.n-cator. There is NC
p-arrSs:. no growth. no earnest reach
ing ont after better things. 10 attempt
to turn tho present u%nliappinass into !;
present jsy.-nothing but an idle gazing
at an illus;on.
Tic victim. living in he, imaginary
/. state of ease and grandeur. is suddenly
called to earth by some duty moro inn
r%ortunant than the rcst. How does She
bear IT,!
The change from this fa;ryland of
!, fancy to tho land of reality does not
tend to mako the latter more cndurahle.
The time spent in dreaming docs not
qualify the dreamer TO catch up with
the wor..; which she thereby neglected.
or make her less impatient over tho an.
. noyanccs which always keep company
with neglected duties.
. Day-dreanlcrs do not always have
: pleasant dreams. Often they pause in
their work to magnify a little disco,n.
: fort or trouble, until they have mag.
l incd themselves bcgsg,ars or martyrs. un.
4 loved or naapprcciatcd, as their differ.
cnt dispositions dictate.
An neutrality-suspicious. can not mako
: life successful, can not contribute much
e to the happiness of others, can not he
e happy. He is forever drawing comrari.
sons between the actual and the ideal
!, which make him dissatisfied. and dis.
: satisfaction is contagious. he very sure,
u before you bcmoan your lot. that long
= living in air castles has not rendered
: you incapable of seeing your lifo as i,
really is.
EXCELLENCE OF SALT.