Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-29
" nEING INEFFEcTIAI..

D< BEING INEFFECTJAI.
E>-ty day / nv, am amazed tina
I ~ many people should ~ content Il
! D. Intellectual IN lIfr. IT X hardly AZ
! enagg.rutIon ~ gay that hair tn,
J.. opI- IN n" world AZ" Intellectual hr-
( cause they don't know now to try and
/ thc other half are Intellectual br'tIs.
/ they don't .yrn want r. trS
/ have an idea that csii earn" ~
( earth when the irst man ~ woman
I said That .rn't the best can do.
/ but II will DO we'll enough IT, 'hat
! srnt-uce th- primitive CUTS" Was
/ pronounced. and until We haLish 81
from tn. world again wee shall b-
doomed to urihc..ncy. sickness and
uuruppiny~s. Thurouehu.ss i~ au .lc-
mental virtue. Ill Mature nothing i-
sighted but wv" least aul thv great
.St ~ tasks ate performed with equal
care. Aud diligence. AMI Tati"uc~ ANA
love. ana t'llierncc.
P-opl. Az in-nertuai because they
are sloyenly and lazy AMI content t.
have. Things half donr. ThrI are NH
ing to SIT down ami giVc az h'foi. th~
thing IL finished Whereas mr. SHOULD
never stop short VI un utmost ,1ort
toward perfection. 80 long a. there ia
breath in uur body
Women. ~ course, ana, wn.s" i'm this
respect than men. since they form tho
iil. ana irresponsible class i'm TIN"
community Their r,i~tanc" does not
depend urcn their efficiency. ana
Therefore thcy rau ~ AZ useless ana
inefficient a. they please. whereas,
m-n nave behind them vcry practltai
incentive to efficiency. whI'h goes hy
The name OF starvation. \ man would
starry" To Death II h. wvr' as Idl, as
most women
Ma there are intellectual men
enough certainly. 1t Is not a matter
NJ larC,. attempts. hut ot ;riiies--the
accumulation wi tribes that makes
ultirnat. success For character. like
wealth. may ~ anna sstd i'll small
quantities. as well as acquired in one
day II YOU watch woman busting
a room YOU viii know a. once whether
she will ever b. able 10 do anything
more important in the world or
whether she is destined 10 Keep u
such simple work all her days. going
gradually from inc!iiC.cncy 70
irofiiciency, until she gives VI
at last in despair and falls
into the ranks Of the great procession
OF failures in life Watch man har-
ness a horse or mend a fence; You can
ten whether or not he will ever own a
horse ana farm Of his own.
True. il may not matter whether the
last nail is doubled over instead OF
being driven III 10 the head. but the
state Of mind which could b. content
with one nail too few is fatal. 1t VIII
not wreck the mans life at any one
turn. but il will destroy him with the
dry rot of virtue in the long run. There
is passion for perfection which YOU
will rarely see fully deVeloped but
you may note this fact that in Suc-
cpssful lives il is never wholly lacking.
| think one great reason for oHr com
mon inciiiCiorCI lies I'm thc TACT that We
neglect To Corrciatc oar forces. y t"n W
undertake 4 task We do not bring All "ur
powers tn bear. | do MT mean. NJ course.
that We should cNpsud our utmost force
Oh triiipS: that Is not necessary We must
always maintain 4 reserve. ! mean mat
We should can into Play ~ every act
something az each 81 our three natures.
Ii th.rc is stone to " moved from the
middle, NJ the road. there Is q RICH; WAY
I" moN" il. anh thor, hr' nunurcG
wrong ways That implies the us M
mind. | must brin. my wits to thr task.
.A!so. | may 10 II gladly. when it viii hc
easy. or grudgine.y. when IL will ~ tdtd
and cXhauStiuG. In short. ior The hall
moment. / must devote myself ~ the
stone rs thoroushly as II | wcr' rolling
ii aWaN from the door ~ heaven. Have
you ever noticed a nurscmaii getting h'r
baby carriage over the curb Usually Sht
manages to give Il the greatest COLT pos
siblc, And think as soon rs women can
get of Il street ear properly they should
II" allowed to vote. IT Is never enough To
put strength into the work, as one must
nut heart and brains aS wcll.
This matter Of corrclating the tire,
vital forces y ~ one" rcrhaas the most
Important ana the least understood Gle
ment in personal success. II is. IN III!
Judgment. incnmparahly more inrortnnt
than any subject ~ study in oUr coil. go
Or schools more Useful tnan any practical
training VIZ are NOW giving our young
men and women: aud it is SO littl, under
stood that doubt whether NOR, than a
very few of those ! hav" the honor al
addressing nave considered its real Nal'Ic
am afraid that when WI do think OF il.
we are willing tn take il FOR granted.
without ever actually relying upon IT,
neglect orr forces rs viii: W. max
sp"nd half :. lifetime in using them amiSs
and We; 50 small ! trial Of riSht adjust
mont and correlation would convince HS
Of the enormous gain pt power To- hc hal
in that direction.
iii the first place our hcdiyS arr An
WRONG. we ar" hdnlp"r"u amt limited by
our clothes and our Shoes: half of MS ar,
underfed AMI uverworkcd: while half Of
Ms are undrrworked and overfcd AS for
our women their condition ~ too nm
wholesome ANA ugly TO be discussed An
eminent physician has said that ii, our
day NO human female over two years 81
ag" has q normal. healthy body. And
take this 10 be a sober statement OF
truth. No. my friends. all Your colleges
arg quite worthless as long as YOU urg
content with yolr little waists and Your
nigh heels
j have started subject here which is
'ar too large fer an evening nancr (for
IN" evenings paper. but it is i,nda-