Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-27
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A CURE FOR OVERWORK.
1t Was severe One. but Proved
Profitable In the End.

81 used to be one Of those chaps who
try to kill themselves with overwork,"
said a hale and hearty business man of
sixty odd years, but before | had quite
accomplished fatal termination, as so
many of my brethren have done and are
doing. | found ! was injuring my busi-
ness by it and quit"
How can q man injure his business
by devoting himself to it completely"
asked a tired looking party. That is
preposterouS."
"Is it," smiled the hale and hearty
man.
"WCll, listen a moment, and when you
have heard maybe you will feel called
upon to think it not so excessively pre-
postcrous as it seems. Thirty years ago,
at which time | had built up n business
that was worth $4,000 year to me, I
was so overworked that | was almost a
shadow My digestion and my nerves
were gone, | could scarcely sleep, and
the little spells OF rest l took when my
wife and the doctor forced me to do it
were of no use at all. Lord knows how
long ! would have stood it, but the busi-
ness was growing, and | was making
more money every day, and | seemed to
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loss of everything else, save honor. /
had one big manufacturing firm whose
president threw into my hands yearly
contracts that brought me at least half
my profits, and | was about to receive
one that would net me $50. 900 and great
ly increase the yearly business. The
president had been friend of my ia
ther, and it was on this account he had
given me first chance at his work, other
things being equal | had not seen h m
for a couple Of years, and just before
awarding the big contract he wrote to
me to come to the city where he lived to
talk the matter over. | worked harder
than ever to get everything up before
taking four or FIVE days out of a busy
time and rode all night to the city.
was at his office when he got there, and,
by Jove, he didn't know mel
"'My dear boy he said when | told
him who was, you are killing yourself
with overwork. | know all the symp-
toms, and know dozen men who have
gone just the way you are going.
"'Oh. | guess not | laughed. 1 may
be working pretty hard, but I'm young
and have n good constitution, and | think
| can stand it,
"He was a testy old fellow, and he ar
gued with me on the subject until he lost
his temper.
"I tel you, Fred he said at last, 4
know what I'm talking about. and | will
not be Il party to your self destruction.
You've got more work than you can do
already, and I'll give that contract TO one
Of the other firms that are after it and
give them, besides, one-half of the bUsi-
ness I've been letting you have. That
will give you a good deal less to do. and
when you have pulled yourself together
again and given that good constitution
of yours a chance I'll see what we can
do for YOU
"Wel, it almost took my breath away,
but he was not to be moved to n recon-
sideration, and | went back home with
out the contract. / suppose | might have
worked harder than ever to get other
business. but the old gentleman's method
Of getting at me brought me to my senses,
and | concluded that when a man was
working so hard he was injuring his busi-
ness probably it was time for him to take
Il rest. And take rest did, for whole
year. | worked of course, but without
crowding things, and when went to see
the president to have a talk with him
about a larger contract than ever he
didn't know me again, | was so much i'm
proved in appearance, and when | told
him who | was he not only gave me the
work. but insisted on my taking him out
to dinner as fee for his medical ad-
vice. Washington Star.