Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-13
CHAMPION PRocRAsTINAToRs.

idence comfort those who sorrow.
CHAMPION PRocRAsTlNAToRs.
Persians Look Upon Promptness as a
Form of Lunaoy.
There are parts of the world where
punctuality is held of no account In
the making of successful transactions,
and among the Persians 1t absolutely
is unknown.
According to Henry Savage Landor,
who has spent much time studying
business methods among these people,
the Persian hates anything that savors
Of promptness. He is a dreamer, and
although he cannot be called abso-
lutely lazy, as he is usually absorbed
in deep thought, still he seldom has
little leisure for anything else. The
returns for his work, however bene-
ficient, are too small for his expec-
tations.
In marked contrast Is his abhor-
renee for punctuality. There is no
country where time counts for less.
He thinks nothing of making a busi-
ness appointment for 10, delaying 1t
until IL, only to explain that he wish
ed he might have come sooner, but 1t
could not be helped, he has just finish
ed his morning meal. However i'm
portant the business transactions may
be, he will not give it his attention
until he is ready.
It was only recently an English
man called on dealer to buy Persian
rugs. The servant brought the word,
and the merchant commanded him to
tell the stranger to return in a few
hours and he would see him. The
word was brought back that the Eng
lishman had to make train within
an hour. "Then let him CO." said the
dealer. my meal is as important as
his train"
The manana of the Spaniard sinks
into perfect insignificanee when COM
pared with the habits Of the Persian.
Punctuality Is especially unknown
when it comes to payment of debts.
He must take time to reflect about
everything and will not be hurried
Three months to a creditor, or even
six months, seem terribly short in his
eyes. A period Of twelve, eighteen or
twenty months suits him better but
he never is ready to pay unless placed
under great pressure.
A Frenchman called on a Persian
one day and asked him to pay debt,
but the Indifferent debtor made an
swer: II will pay you some time"
when is some time?" queried the
impatient Frenchman. 'Is it twelve
months, eighteen months or two
years." 1T don't know" answered
the bland son of Iran. II guess we
had better say when 1 am ready"
1t must be said to the Persians'
credit that they usually pay in the
end, but they wonder why people
should worry when they have so much
time. 1t is quite beyond them to real
ize what difference it makes whether
payments are made today, tomorrow,
or year from today. They look up
on American haste as an acute form
of lunacy and believe that our siren
uous life is so foolish it is not worth
consideration. AS a cultured Persian
recently told an ambitious young
American, II work a little, enjoy
much, and live long, while you work
much and will die before you attain
the fruits of your labor. We must
take time to sleep and enjoy our food"
Business conducted in European
in Persia. 1t is hard to say whether
this desire simply to act on impulse
is due to temperament, conceit or cli-
matte conditions. With conditions
such as they are, the economic devel-
opment Of production, distribution
and circulation are bound to be ham,
pered.
The currency is another considera-
tion that limits the making Of busi-
ness success. Gold coin is a mere
commodity, and is so scarce it is used
chiefly for presents and boarding.
In spite of these obstacles, most
Persians earn a livelihood and often
succeed. They are skilled craftsmen,
showing a wonderful ability for weav-
ing and the working of metals, but
they are seen at their best when max.
ing loans of money at high interest on
ample security. They often get from
so per cent to 80 per cent, sometimes
100 per cent. while 10 per cent is
deemed a modest amount for small
private loans.-Chicago Tribune.
A STRIKING FACT.-A young man
was riding in the cab with a locomo-
tive engineer.
Now" said the young man, shud-
dering, suppose a stage load of chill
drew were to glide on to the track
from that lane-what a blessing it
would then be If you could stop short,
instantly like a man walking"
"Blessing?" said the engineer. why,
young fellow, If that stage you speak
of were to appear now, and | could
stop short like a man walking, 1
wouldn't do it. Instead, I'd keep right
on and kill the kids"
"Why?"
Because it would be the more hu-
name course. In one case there would
Re stage load of kids slaughtered; in
the other case there would be the
slaughter of a trainload of people. This
train is going at the rate of forty five
miles an hour, and the sudden stop
page of a train going at that rate
would give the passengers precisely
the same shock that they would get
from a fall of forty-four feet-a fall