The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-02

8OrC OF moral solvent III WHICH nara"
ness Of mood, and even Of disposition,
in time will disappear, removing
sources Of friction that hitherto
spoiled ones character. Not only
that, but it will create an atmosphere
favorable to the growth of all good
qualities and sentiments. So power
full will be this Influence for good that
scientists tell US that it can be proven
by chemical analysis that the atmos.
phere with which good tempered PEG.
pie surround themselves, differs in
it's constituent elements from that
which surrounds the people Of sour
and violent tempers.
IN BUSINESS. The happy influ-
ence excited by a good temper is by
no means confined to the limits of
home. 1t extends to all lines of hui
man endeavor. Like the sunshine it
cheers, animates and invigorates
wherever it reaches. It gives In
creased energy, to business enterprise
and momentum to all the powers that
make for success in all legitimate un-
dertakings. The business man who
lacks it might as we'll write the word
failure in large letters in a conspic-
uous place in his shop, store or office,
for sooner or later bad temper will
bring about its inevitable conse.
quences-disaster and failure.
IN FRATERNAL SOCIETIES. We
all know what mischief can be pro-
duced and i'll feeling generated, in
any lodge or association, by the pres
ence Of just one snappish, ill-tem-
pered and faultfinding individual. The
moment he enters the room he puts
damper upon our happiest thoughts,
stlrs up the worst there Is in US, and
we experience sense Of mental and
physical discomfort that is anything
but uplifting. On the other hand
when one possessing the gift of good
temper enters the room, we are
aroused from our lethargy. we some
how feel thrill Of pleasure. our con.
fldence and affection for our kind is
increased, and we are put upon
healthier and happier plane in every
respect. Positively we do not be-
lieve there is a vice in the calendar
that has been productive of as much
mischief or has caused as much sor
row, or as many heart breakings, as
this monstrous one of bad temper. It
obscures every other accomplishment.
and destroys utterly, the influence for
good that men and women Of other
wise noble qualities might exert.
Strange as 1t may seem we have
never heard a single sermon from any
pulpit denouncing this evil, and we
have known many protesting Chris
tians to give shameful exhibitions of
Ill temper, actually bearing witness
not for Christianity but against it.
Here Is field where ultra reformers
and lid agitators can find ample SCOPE
for the exertion of their powers. In.
stead Of devoting their time to stir.
ring up strife among their neighbors,
they would be blessing to them
selves and their contemporaries, were
they as jealous to make men and
women Christ like, as they are to en-
force a superstitious observance of
compromise statutes. We read some
where in the good book a rebuke for
men who thought that man was made
for the benefit of law, instead of law
for the benefit of man,
IN GENERAL. So little attention
has heretofore been given to the
question of developing good temper
that we are fast becoming nervous,
irritable and i'll tempered people.
Sweetness of disposition has become
the exception and not the rule. This
is not to be wondered at, when we
consider that every known virtue has
received some attention, guidance and
direction, at the hands of parents and
moral teachers, except this one virtue
OF good temper. One Of the greatest
blots on our civilization today is the
divorce evil, and incompatability of
temper is at the bottom of nine-tenths
OF those marital scandals that dis.
grace society. Yet our preachers are
as dumb upon the question as the
wooden Indian in front OF schiller's
cigar store. In fact they are not al.
ways the most illustrious examples of
good temper themselves It would
seem that people who profess to have
given their hearts to Jesus" ought to
show some sign of their having given
him their temper also. Talk is easy.
particularly when one is paid for
uttering 1t, but conduct is what
counts. The Apostle Paul, whose
authority as an exponent of Christian
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