Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-14
THE MAN WHO TALKS

lfiE MAN VIII IALAS
John Burroughs tells us 1.-THE King
dom of Heaven is not a place but a
state of mind" an old truth for CEN
turtles expressed in the affirmation.
Heaven Is within you. The peace
which surpasseth all understanding, a
feeling of perfect harmony is heaven.
1t is also a spiritual state in which
Gods children live on in love and use
fulness. But the state of mind which
produces Heaven within here is essen
tial for life there. 1t is a state of mind
which makes both Life and home hell,
and it is the despoiler of Heaven. And
the state of mind is right in our own
hands and it is by our excuses that
we make 1t just the opposite from what
1t was designed to be- The temperate
mantle man who is Incorporate in
nothing-fs the superman who is ex-
pected to inherit the earth by and by
and when he does, conditions will be
heavenly.
Some women have a husband on
their hands while others just let their
h,tsba ids know that he has a woman
on his hands. Do not ask me wl1ic h
one is most successful in matrimony.
There Is a great insufficiency of data
along these lines. 1t would notl be
popular to make notes. 1t is suppoAed
that those who get the most out of
life win. Some men are of the same
temperament and disposition with ref
ercnce to the other side of the house.
1t is a good house where bossing Is
not a habit, rights are well balanced,
and there is no attempt to keep the
family mindful that some one is in
authority. OF the two evils, 1t is bet
ter to win by ffattery than by decep-
ton. The woman who is a good cook
has the best of all the family. The
stomach that is satisfied just invites
contentfnent.
because of what they hold for me and
for YOU They are like rough casket
which contains many jewels. Who
could picture them better than did
Ruskin in his Modern Painters"
when he said: "all spring and sum-
mer is in them-the walks by silent,
scented paths-the rests in monday
heat-the joy of fiocks and herds-the
power of all shepherd life and medita
tion-the light of sunlight upon the
world, falling in emerald streaks and
falling in blus shadows, where else it
would have struck upon the damp
world or seorching dust-pastures be-
side the pacing brooks-soft banks and
knobs of lowly hills-thymy slopes of
down overlooked by the blue line OF
llIteQ 0OInc WITH early QeW, OF SnOOlli
in evening warmth of barred sunshine
dinted by happy feet, and softening in
their fall the sound of living voices
all these are summed up in those
simple words: the fields"
1t may seem strange to you that
The Man Who Talks really envies
those who understand the art of con-
versing. Everybody makes a try of it.
and only a few become conscious of
what a mess they make of 1T. There
is a great deal of talk that is only en-
titled to be called "gab!" and I'm not
going to define this kind, for it may
A good talker always appears natural
and says agreeable and edifying
things. You know Queen Victoria al
ways complained of Gladstone because
he spoke to her as If she were a pub
lie meeting. and some people always
address public functionaries in this
same unnatural way. The chatty per-
son who can say bright things as if
they couldn't help it-w7Io have an
easy way of adding JOY to the average
of living, are Of great service to all with
whom they. associate. Blessed are
those who cheer and leave merriment
behind them for hours and perhaps
years after they have said goodbye.
You have heard that the good die
young, and nobody seems to regard
this as a joke; but the real truth is
that none of us live out one-half our
days. We talk about natural deaths,
when there is no such thing among
men. as all end their days soon or late
as the result of bad mixing of foods
and consequent chemical poisoning
Metchinkoff tells us If we do not take
care of our intestinal flora that it will
surely make an end of us. 1t is more
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live one-half its days because it eats
three times too much. after middle
age" says a medical writer, Il make
bold to say a man will do well and live
longer on what seems to be an under
supply of food rather than an over
supply" And this doctor says: What
/ want to impress upon my readers Is
that a state of good health is largely
a matter of choice and will power, ami
that those who find themselves in bad
health should sit down and consider
seriously the reason why" When the
people see themselves Alright the vast
ing of life will be less common.
The world hears more of the ten
comma ndments of Moses than of the
ten demandments of industry;
but the latter are quite as important.
ten, but I'll include five that are gems
in any place of industry: Don't
He-it wastes my time and yours. I'm
sure to catch you in the end. 2. Watch
your work, not the clock. An honest
days work makes the heart CHEEKY and
keeps the bosses face looking pleasant.
3. Do more than 1 expect of you and
I'm likely to do more for you than you
exEect. Profitable business can af-
ford to pay good wages. 4. You owe
so much to yourself you cannot afford
to owe anyone else. Keep out of debt
or else keep out of my employment
5. It's none of my business what you
do nights, but if your excuses affect
your skill YOU will soon lose your EN-
ployment. You would not employ such
a mani These are not original with
me-they come from the west, but are
valuable enough for a Christmas card
| do not know what the readers OF
this column have resolved for 1911
Resolutions written on paper are or lit
tie effect-resolutions impressed upor
the heart are the ones that tell. How
few Of us think to enlarge our world
who grasp the thought that our wor1t
can be just as large as we want te
make it. The more we know of books
of nature, of countries, of scholars, OF
human experiences the broader Oul
world will be, the more We may real
ize of the wonders and beauties oi
life. 1T may be of small account tc
know when icicles hang rigid here
lilies are swaying gracefully on the
islands of the sea; that when We are
cutting ice here they are cutting hay
in Australia: that over against oul
glistening fields of snow to the ia,
west are CALIFORNIA; fields of colder
peoples. Beautiful nature pictures as
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