The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-11-21
BY WAY OF SUGGESTION.

The Retail Clerks Association are
circulating a paper calling attention 10
the 27th as Thanksgiving day, and
asking the merchants to close their
stores and give them an all-day hoh'
day. Employers never lose anything
by giving their help an occasional
holiday; and mankind in general al
ways profits by giving a day 10
Thanksgiving. rest and recreation.
The fact Is, the half of the world who
work. work too much. A large per
cent Of people are drones IN the busy
hive of life and do not work at ALL or
indulge merely in sporadic efforts that
count for little. But that great army
of working men and women, who go
to the shop and the Office and the store
early every day and stay late, WORK
too much. They see too little OF God
sunshine and beautiful blue SKIES
The breathe too little the fresh,
fragrant air of the field and the farm.
They have too little time to enjoy the
fruits of their labor. Too little time
TO recoup the nerve force and the
brain worry and the physical tire their
work entails upon them. Many Of
them break down under it. All OF
them grow old and tired and worn
out before they should. And to save
themselves, many, very many OF them
desecrate the Sabbath by making IL
more feast than fast day, and use
II more for recreation than for wor-
ship.
The reople ought to have one DAY
in the week for rest and recreation.
Absolute rest and recreation. And we
would favor law making every Weo-
nesday or Thursday a legal hohday,
and compelling its observance. IL
would do more to tighten the load OF
humanity than any law that could Dc
nassed. It would rest more tired eyes
ana nerves and minds and bodies, than
anv law that could be framed. IL
would bring more hope and cneer
and happiness into greater number
of hearts and homes in America, than
any law that was ever penned.
And it wouldn't cost anybody any
thing. The business world wouid
do the same volume of business then as
now. Merchants would sell as many
ooods in the FIVE work days as they 90
now in the six. And they could afford
and would pay the same salaries then
as now, for they would have fresh'
rested help always behind their coun-
ters. And any sane employer knows
that a man or woman fresh nom q
restful day of recreation, and hopeful
of another one just in sight, will 90
the work of two tired creatures plod-
ding their weary way through life.
Wonder If it would be possible, by
mutual agreement, to inaugurate sucn
q reform, or innovation, into the ousi-
ness methods of Columbia? The Her.
aid will agree to it for one. Inc panks
we believe would. If all the groceries
would close, who would lose by it7
If all the dry goods stores would close
who would lose by it2 Or ii nearly
all closed, the few remaining open
would make more enemies than
friends, and lose more trade than they
would gain. All shopping can easily
be done five days in the week. why
not do it, and give one day to rest
and recreation. and one to rest ana
worship. :,
Because the world wants to WORK
itself to death is no good reason why
Columbia should follow the foolisn
custom or habit. Business Will move
lust IS smooth and proftably next
week when we all take day OFT as
it does any other week in the year
And we could all take one day out OF
the work days Of every week and suffer
no financial loss thereby, but Do al
the healthier and happier for it.