The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-10-13
THE AMERICAN MOTTO.
"oes There" Ii Responsible for Asch
that IL Dssertorattnx.

: "0st There" L. Rs.poasibis for MucA
that IL Dstertorstiax.
II We may judge by It's effects on
those who obey It's command, our
slang motto. Get there" is nor an
eievating or ennobling one. On the
contrary. II Il hrutsiixing. IL appeals
10 the lower and not TO the higher In
stincts In man.
Yet this motto Is quoted all over
our land. IL Is demora.lxing the law;
II is creeping into the pulpit: II speaks
from our schools; IL looks out OF the
eyes OF the ambitious: II undermines
health; and IL frequently destroys all
nobility OF character.
The oldfashloned. slow and rure
methods OF attaining a competency are
tabooed. The man who spends half
lifetime in making a fortune Is re-
garded AS slow" Shortcut processes.
al any cost. are the demand Of the
hour. From the time q boy enters
school he Is goaded on by unnatural
ambitions. He Is not satisfied with
steady. permanent growth. He must
progress by leaps and bounds. Boys
and girls are encouraged by their par.
ents 10 get ahead In their classes.
even II they must burn midnight oil
and risk their health In order 10 do so.
Business and professional men are
so accustomed TO hurry -up- methods
and forcing processes that they fnd 4
II impossible 10 relax even after bust.
ness hours They want 10 be on light. 4
ming express trains all the time. They
cannot enjoy their evenings at home.
They are uneasy: their minds are con.
tinually on the alert. Constantly living
Mt high pressure. they have lost the
power TO slow down. Indeed. the
modern business man IL like a horse
which has been trained 10 run on a
track. He IL not willing TO trot or
walk. but must run all the time for
dear life.
II Is pitiable TO watch a typical
American going 10 business In the
He Is not content 10 al 4
quietly and relax until the train ear I
ries him to his destination In the city. '
Long before that he leans forward In q
his seat. and makes ready % leap OF J
while the train Is moving With every =
muscle tense. an anxious. worried ex- 4
preston In his face. and a nervous y
twitchlng OF the hands. clutching bis /.
'ane. umbrella. parcel. or the back OF
he seat In front Of him. he wastes
.nough energy and strength before he
caches his office to execute the labor a,
u half the day. HI
The same feverish intensity and a,
nxious haste are seen In restaurants. hi
Il lunch counters. on the streets. and Al
men and women are intent J.
n business Yet these people wonder
Why they are so exhausted ct night lr
hey do not realize that every muscle Al
nd every nerve In their bodies nave n,
cen draining OF their reserve energy nj
II day. squsndering vitality ms the to
AXIS In a dam steal the reserve power
Thich would have ground a grist. kr
iwed lumber. or woven cloth had II
cen forced through the mill wheel. ou
The life OF the average American
feverish. unhealthy. and unnatural IN
Re are In too great haste with every. a.
ling. and. consequently. lack poise. q,
the perpetual rush to get there m
e are In very great danger OF losing
ir equilibrium.
Even boys and girls are trying to be m,
aders. They want to do something -,
that will bring %
EN- into publicity. and get their ~
ines and photographs into the pa 80,
RS. An average student IL eager 20 AZ.
I'd bis class, not because he loves
much. but because he loves .
stinction more A young clergyman -,
erworks in an effort to be popular.
lawyer becomes prematurely old in 90,
ring to keep pace with his practice. ~
man Of Affairs keeps himself loaded ~
wn with responsibilities. with d. -.
and memberships IN -,
,re Of institutions until q paralytic -.
oks, or heart failure. puts an end
his abnormal activities. "a.
Did age 10 overtsking men and wom-
In middle life. Under our forcing ,,.
item people hardly reach full ~.
with before they begin to show
ms of decay. What q travesty on -
, It IL to sec aged men and women w.
their thirtie1 and fortiesi
This pushing and crowding, jam
1g and elbowing, and rushing at ex- n
~ speed from day to day, from the ysr
,sery to the grave, IL not life: Il Is -,,,
ace for death.-Orison SWEET Mar GOO
!. In Success.