The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14
WHERE II IS TOO !!a
TO Be ENERGETIC
The Climate OF Australia Soon
Withers the Ambition of
an Active Man.
PEOPLE 20 NOT HURRY
Often one Has to Make Repeated Calls
on a Man to Settle a Matter of
Business That Might Easily
Be Done in S Minutes.

Montreal Herald: An isolated Eng
lishman would always remain an Eng
lishman II his desert island were in the
North Atlantic. There Is a saying;
however, that an E%nglishhman drops
his morals when he crosses the equator.
That is pretty rough on those who live
down under" but it need not be inter-
preted more literally Than to hint at
the influence Of climate on character.
There is nothing new in that theory,
at least since the days Of Buckle. The
idea usually held, however, is that it is
only a climate OF rigorous cold that can
breed good men. On thai ground Cam
adams can look to the future of their
race with confidence, knowing that the
virtues of energy, industry, determina-
ton and hardihood will inspire the gem
erations yet unborn. But the f~iercest
n longest winter does not call forth
That grim courage, patient determine
Q and u~nbreakable hopefulaess
which alone can carry a man safely
through d seven-year Australian
drouth.
There are, I think, few settlers in
Canada who. would stagger solidly on
like an Australian when he saw his
sheep dying by thousands and not a
NAeS "a " oSO IL III lib
holding Even for the city man in his
office it needs more resolution and con-
c~entration of mind to do a heavy days
work In a muggy atmosphere Of 100
degrees thar 1t needs to face your Wild
est winter storm. Yet slowly but sure
", as the generations follow each other,
This southern u will wither Austria
Ian energies. You see 1t now in the
lounging gate of those you meet on the
streets. Commercial men who come to
Australia all comment OF the easy-go-
ing way in which business is con-
Quoted.
People Do Not Hustle.
People not only do not hustle TIL m
selves. but they do not bother their
heads about anyone who does. Often
n has to make repeated calls OH a
mar to settle a matter of business that
might easily have been arranged in
minutes. Punctuality and dis
Qualities. Nc person goes to work be-
fore 9 o'clock in the morning, and many
business men. like the fountains in
trafalgar square and the clerks in the
foreign office, play only from 10 to 4
o'clock. 1t Is all very well for the new
cnum TO laugh at this, but after a year
or two he may find that he too, has lost
n secret of the strenuous life.
or course, IL Australians We're wise
they would adapt themselves more than
they do to the peculiarities OF their cli-
mate. A noon siesta is just as suitable
to Australia as it is to Spain or Italy
or India. Far more could be accom-
pilshed in the day il business was be-
CUR in the early morning and sus-
pended during the heat OF the day.
But, shackled by custom, the Austria
lians keep not only to the old British
work hours but to plum pudding at
midsummer Christmas n the onven
f1On9I silk hat and fr0ak onof Ear ef,ao
wear. But though they may stubborn
ly defy the climate In these respects.
they cannot resist it's more subtle in
fuence on the general character.