The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-08
Home Life and Efficiency
BY DOROTHY DIX.

A WESTERN railroad has decided
to dispense with the services o.
al OF lis employees who have not
happy homes
This ls a drastic eNemplincs; on OF
the tr't,h of The Bible axiom. that
TO him who hsth snail be given. and
rom him who hath not shall BE
taken away even that which ne
hath
Certainly IL Is tough luck OF the
man who has shvewish and nasgins
wife and sloyenly home 10 have his
Job taken away from him on sc-
coun; @, his msfortunes and TO ne
deprived OF whatever peace and com
fort he can get out OF a long run
That takes him away from the scene
OF his misery. Perhaps the reason
tJat trains are en- often late IL be-
cause 60 MANY conductors and en-
rineers are not IN any hurry 20 get
back home.
Aside. however. from the surface
cruelty OF such al order there can be
no qgesiioU - the wisdom of the rail-
road IN making II. for happiness IN
his home life is an actual tangible
asset that adds appreclaby TO
mans efficiencN
And this applies not only 10 rail-
road men. but TO men In every walk
and calling 81 life. Between tho man
who ZceS forth 10 his Ia Dor from 4
peaceful, cheerfui. well ordered home
and the one who goes forth from n
nome that Is well Of bitterness.
ana unrest. and strife. there IL not
only the difference between happiness
and misery, but between success and
failure
Nor Is the reason for this hard to
lad. We all have Just n certain
amount OF strength and vitality and
nervous force. and II we, consume
this IN fighting home conditions ne
have not got IL 20 give 10 our work,
and the work suffers in consequence.
NJ It's best modern lIte Is heart
hreakirgly strenuous. Competition
in every line Is AS fierce as fight
among ravening wolves. Every man
is forced TO work st high pressure.
with every nerve and sinew and
brain cell speeded up 10 the limit.
The inevitable result is that tho end
OF me osF finds bum exhausted IN
MIND and body. and whether he goes
back 10 his labor the next day with
fresh energy and hope and courage.
or exhausted and discouraged and
dcspalr.ng. depends upon the kind OF
a home 5nat ne has.
II he goes at night TO home that
Is literally haven of rest; II he IS
set down 10 a good dinner Of whole
some and well-prspared food; II he
Is petted and cod1led. and made
much NJ until the very memory OF
he rebufts ne has received during
the dey are wiped out OF his memory:
" he cali spend a quiet, restful even
ing over Book and pipe. or with the
friends he enjoys: II the face oil his
wife across the hearthstone from him
is turned always 10 him with look
Of love. and OF understanding and ap-
probation; II there are little children
who Chamber on his knee and whose
arms are about his neck; II. in q
word, the whole atmosphere Of his
home is one Of sunshine, and tender
ness and sweetness. IL works daily
miracle for MIN and renewe his
strength and ability every time he
touches il.
Such q man goes back 10 his work
with rested body and a clear head.
His mind is not distracted from his
business b. domestic worries and
anxieties. He can give the best that
is IN him TO his labor without having
10 force back into corner of his
mind the recollection of the last scene
at bone. More than that, il his love
for his wife and children, and his de-
sire 10 make bis home even more
beautiful. he has the strongest posi-
BILE incentive 10 work harder. and do
better work all the time.
Far otherwise is il with the man
who after his hard days labor re
turns reluctantly home 10 a place
that is perpetual battle ground. He
has to summon up his courage to put
his key in the lock, for well he
knows the complaints. the quarrel
Ing, the hysteria that he must face,
or the untidy room in which he must
sit and the miserable food on which
he must poison himself His home
life eXhausts him more than the most
fatiguiDg la Dor, and he goes back 20
his work with stomach upset. nerves
on edge and a soul surcharged with
bitterness. He is literally untitled
In mind and body to do good work
OF exercise clear Judgment.