San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-12

tuated by the plainest considerations
of sound sense. 1t is the prudent man
who sees the evil and avoids it, 1t
matters not in what shape that evil
comes it is to be avoided if possible.
If it appears in the antagonisms of
others to your plans and purposes,
then is it wise not to divulge those
plans or ayow those purposes until
the time is ripe for them, and the
power ,of the opposition that might
be successfully evoked is broken. So
long as your plans or purposes inter-
fere not with the rights of others so
long have others no business to know
any more about them than you are
ready to disclose This is a fupda-
mental law of business and govern
ment.
If this trait of character, if such
business and official habit, is a neces-
sity of successful business and govern
ment, then it would be wise to take
note of this necessity in the home and
school training and early inculcate its
lessons. All young animals delight in
making a noise, at least the tame Ones
do. Boys are no exception to the gen.
eral rule, and it includes girls as well.
This is noticed on the play ground. of
the school, on the college campus, on
the ball ground. If. you 90 to Il po-
litical convention you will find that
the boy is father to the man, and that
noise is the first love. The more ig-
norant he is and the less educated
and cultured the more noise he makes.
1t is this love of noise that is at the
foundation of that love of talking
that so many boys and girls display
in early life and are never totally
weaned from. The weaving IS in or
der. -
Shis disposition to tell it all arises
in great measure from the desire of
notice that seems to be characteris-,
,ic of the young. Within bounds this
Is proper and should be encouraged,
so as to awaken and intensity the
habits of observation and expression.
In this education it is as easy to re-
press the tendency TO tell what is not
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the telling of the unobjectionable. 1t
is such education that is needed. II
can only be begun and properly fos-
tered at home. Only thus can a wise
reticence be inculcated and grown in
to a habit. The results will amply
repay all the trouble, for through this
education alone is success possible.
Every invention, every discovery Of
the laboratory or the observatory,
every successful business or CONNER
cial venture, every government
scheme depends for its success upcu
the wise retieence Of it's agents.
To know whsn to speak and what
to speak and where TO speak is in it
self a great educatfo0. There is NO
royal road to it's terminus. 1t musS
be felt out along the lines Of daily
doing and undoing, daily success and
defeat. daily experiment and conclu-
sion. 1t fundamental law is, tell
nothing unless there is reason for
II. The second is like unto n. tell
nothing personal only to personal
friends. A wise reticcGoe co4olhdesS
that the public is not Interested in
personal or family affairs and wisely
holds them to itself. TEis is the first
thing that should be taught child,
the sacredness of home and that What
occurs there is not to be mentioned
out Of it. Teach dis truth So thor
oughIy to the lille tots that they will
obey it instr'stively and you have
laid a foundation for such reticence ass
to their personal affairs ana their
business concerns, as will even after
keep them from blabbing to others
what had better be untold,
In the game of life as in tie game
of politics he is wise man and on
the road to marked success. NSflO does
not allow bis tongue tu' give his mind
AWAY Eliminate the personal eie-
ment from conversation and! thare
must be cultivated in ats steadl a pow
err to speak on the impersonail things,
and thus the horizon of conversation
and Of experience ara widensd!. II 10
not bad thing for man to earn the
reput atteas that Repssblical M'EScley
has, of being silent. William the 81
lent" is one of those happy names
that characterize a whole. lDt of things
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