The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
THE FULL SIZED Man.
CHARACTERISTIC THAT GO TO
MAKE PERFECTION.
The Mind Is Ever the Master Of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the sure Guide
- Suoosss-Enen.ies should Be For
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men WhOm tate can never keep down
they march jauntily forward. and
take by divine right the best OF every
thing that earth affords. But their
SUCCESS is not attained by the Samuel
emiles-Connecticut policy. They do
not lie in walt. nor scheme, nor fawn.
nor seek to adapt their sails to catch
the breeze OF popular favor. Still, they
are ever alert and alive to any good
that may come their way. and when
II comes they simply appropriate it,
snd tafrying not. move steadily on.
Good health! Whenever you 30 out
Of doors. draw the chin in, carry the
crown of the head high, and hll the
lungs to the utmost: drink in the sun
shine; greet your friends with a smile,
and put your soul into every hand
clasp. Do not fear being misunder-
stood; and never waste a minute
thinking about your enemies. Try to
hx firmly in your mind what you
would like to do. and then without
violence Of direction you will move
straight to the goal. Fear is the rock
on which we split. and hate is the
shoal on which many a barque Is
stranded. When we are fearful, the
judgment Is as unreliable as the COM
pass of ship whose hold is full Of
iron ore: when we hate we have un-
shipped the rudder; and If we stop
40 mediate on what the gossips say.
We have allowed a hawser to befoul
the screw. Keep your mind on the
great and splendid thing you would
like to do; and then, as the days go
gliding by, you will find yourself un-
consciously SELLING upon the oppor-
ltunities that are required for the full
'nllment of your desire. Just as the
coral insect takes from the running
tide the elements that 1t needs. Pic
ture In your mind the able. earnest
useful person you desire to be. and
the thought you hold is hourly trans
forming you into that particular in
dividual. Thought is supreme. and to
think is often better than to do. Pre-
serve right mental attitude-the atti-
tude Of courage, frankness and good
cheer. To think rightly is to create
Darwin and Spencer have told US that
this is the method OF creation Each
animal has evolved the parts it need
cd and desired. The horse Is fleet be-
cause he wishes to be; the bird flies
because 1t desires to; the duck has
web foot because it desires to SWIM
All things come through desire, and
every sincere prayer Is answered. We
become like that on which our hearts
are fixed. Many people know this, but
they do not know 1t thoroughly enough
70 that 1t shapes their lives. We want
friends, so we scheme and chase cross
lots after strong people, and lie in wait
for good folks-or alleged good folks
hoping to attach ourselves to them
The only way to secure friends Is to
be one. And before you are flt for
friendship you must be able to DO
without it. That is to say, you must
have sufficient self-reliance to take
care Of yourself, and then out of
the surplus Of your energy you can do
for others. The man who Graves
friendship, and yet desires a self-cen-
tered spirit more, will never lack for
friends. If you have friends, cultivate
solicitude instead OF society. Drink
in the ozone; bathe In the sunshine;
and out in the silent night, under the
Atars, say to yourself again and yet
Sain. "I am a part Of all my eyes be-
hold" And the feeling will surely
come 70 you that you are no mere