The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
BEAR IN MIND.
DUMAS GOLDEN RULES.
The Authors Prescription fer Health
Wealth, and Wisdom.

from the FtrdgO.
walk two hours every day; sleer
seven hours every night; 20 to bed al
ways alone, if you need to sleep; get
up as soon as you wake; work as soon
as you get up eat only when YOU are
hungry, ard drink sonly when you are
thirsty and eat and drink always slow
ly.
Never speak except when it is nee
essary, and never say more than half OF
what you think. Never write anything
that you cannot sigu, and never do
anything that you cannot avow. New
er forget that others will count upon
you and that you must never count upon
them. Value money at its real worth
neither more Or less. 1t is a good ser
want, but bad master.
keep away from women until you
are %, and avoid them when you are
40. Never attempt to produce any
thing without thorough understand
ing of that which you undertake, and
destroy as little as possible. Pardon
every body beforehand to be on the safe
side Do not despise men do not hate
them, and do not laugh at them beyond
measure. Pity them.
"Think of death every morning when
you see the light, and every evening
on the approach of darkness. When
your sufferings are great look your
grief in the face it will console you
itself and teach you something. Try
| to be simple, to become useful, to re-
main free, and before denying God
wait until somebody proves to you that
he does not exist.
"FOr a man and tor woman there is
a succession of duties to be fulfilled
which enables them to look always
ahead and to become accustomed to the
absence OF their most dear affections.
first child was not able to SURVIVE the
death of the first mother.
"Mistortunes and trials attack noble
souls without hurting them. They are
like the rocks of granite that the sea
covers in times of tempest with its fu-
rious waves, fancylng that it is drowning
them, while it is merely washing them,
so that they reappear again IN the sun
light more polished and more shining
than ever. Adversely embellishes those
that it cannot cast down. By the law
of nature man should have many
children He should raise them well
so that they may be useful and he
should love them SO that they may be
happy To get married when man Is
healthy; to choose, In no matter what
class, a good, honest girl to love her
with all his heart and soul, and to
make her reliable companion and
prolific mother; to work to raise his
children, and to leave them when dy-
ing the example of his life-that is the
true meaning and object Of life; the
rest Is only error, crime, or folly.
''In truth, the average man is only
ambient humanity on one single plane,
virtue and, as there can be no virtue
without humility, those alone have the
right to consider themselves the supe
rior of others to whom the knowlege
that they are superior is denied. Tai
ent, and especially its higher form call
ed genius, is involuntary. 1t Is not the
result of the efforts OF men 1t Is, IKE
beauty, the gift of God. That Is why
it is of secondary order; and posterlty
Will only remember it tor its virtue, Its
sincerity, and it's communion IN unlYei-
sal progress Glory for glory's sake Is
shameful speculation.
"The men who rejoice in their celeb
rity are simpletons the men who are
proud of their genius are fools.
..There is one thing that is especially
beautiful in great and pure affections,
and that is that after the pleasure which
they afford has passed away, there re-
mains the happiness Of their recollec-
| ton.
every often an unexpected grief or
an unmerited misfortune gives to
man an energy and a perseverance
which he could meyer find IN happl-
ness And after such trials man Of
ten becomes superior who would have
remained simple and vulgar if he had
always been happy. He who Is with
out energy when young Will never nave
II. Grit is not a winter fruit: 1t never
grows in the snow.
Gone may expect everything from a
man of energy to whom misfortune has
given courage and ambition.
"ALEXANDER DUMAS fills.