The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-10-05
The Usefulness
Os SeIf-ContrOI


What is dangerous for one person
may be perfectly safe for another
Very, very few inherit 80 much money!
muscle or mind that they can squan-
der all their life. never acquire and
die rich. As one mans food may be
another mans poison, so one mans
pleasure may be another mans pain.
Self-control is a quality desirable in
all phases Of life, in social. profession
al and commercial fields. 1t means
money and victory.
There are some people whose per-
sonalfty seems IL throw me of the
tack, and no matter what they say or
do irritates. For some time | have
been trying, when see such person
to study out how I can be useful to
that person, and when l meet him I
make an extra exertion to be agree
able and sensible. Sometimes unsel-
fish work pays. The other evening on
the train the above kind of person
sat a few seats from me. No doubt I
scowled, as I felt It, and though
we know and saw each other, neither
Of us spoke l resisted my tempta-
ton to remain where was and took
seat by his side introduced myself
as though / had been forgotten, and
we had a very pleasant chat after we
got started. l So forgot myself that I
left the train with him before reach
ing my station. but subsequent events
proved it was to my advantage to get
on at that place.
From a number Of communications
which have received on the subject
Of self-control. the following are some
extracts:
Thinking Of consequences is one
way OF gaining or maintaining self
control"
First Of all, Christian principle;
second, strong viii power-the God.
given power to hold still, no matter
how hot the furnace; third, fear Of los
ing ones hold on ones self"
''The source of self-control lies IN
an earnest purpose TO show strong
manhood and womanhood."
"selfcontrol is the result Of expert
ence; mistakes fortify one In the fu
ture against the same acts, and helI
to decide kindred actions. Education
tends to give one a command over self
partly by the wider range OF view
acquired and partly by the knowledge
Of experience Of others. Some per
sons can not profit by the experience
OF others, but must pass through the
/ fire themselves. selfcontrol appear.
at times to be the gift Of nature. as
some people even ia childhood re
veal a self-command which could nof
have been acquired believe self
control to be an acquired accomplish
ment, resulting from experience ans
observation rather than from AM
study Of books"
About the severest test Of self-con
troll is to say no" to friend AM
run the risk Of losing his friendship
Good solicitors tell me that selfeon
troll is one of the most valuable force.
in their line OF work. An ATTORNEY
who is a collector told me as a rul'
he thought it was a good thing tt
leave his club at home. as he nigh
feel it necessary to hit back some
times, but at all events be sure neye
to lose your head. believe that It 4
very profitable for US to undermine
our own errors and explode them our
selves. It does you more good to klcl
yourself three minutes than to kicl
the people thirty years. To have sell
control is to have almost everything
else desirable. but self control is Al
indirect product OF daily good judg
ment
In order to have self-control yol
must have something to control.
thistle-down has no self-control b
cause it has no weight, and It woul
be the same if it had intellectualit
and had q weight. A very smar
man with very weak muscles Is surs
ly much in need Of self-control sys
tematic saving fcsters self-control an
good judgment Think-think twic
thrice if necessary. Practice 1
order to be able to perform suddenl
and satisfactorily. Be something an
prevent your blood getting thin. Tn
world needs more agreeable disagree.
ing, but before 1t can have Il, Il mus
contain more self-control.