The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-01
"SAEETY SPARKS"
(By a Railroad MANY

(By a Railroad MANI
A spark of Intelligence always sug-
gests, if properly applied, a thought
of care.
unnecessary risks.
1t is easy TO sustain an injury, but
is it easy to repair the damage? We
think not.
Do people ever become dizzy from
thinking? No, but many do by a want
of caution.
Labor is made up of two classes
the chance taker and the careful. The
first is usually spending his time il
the hospital, the latter enjoying the
fruits of his labor, and the happiness
of his family.
All men should with age become wise
and careful, but some grope along in
the dark alley of careIessness while
others strut along in the bright ave-
nue. of care-strong, mentally and phys
ically.
Most laborers only look for the ar
rival of payday, and can not intelli-
gently tell what they accomplished
during the month. Others are dollar
winners for themselves and their en-
ployers.
A careless sloven at his work gen
orally eats the bread of his own mould
ing, nursing the sores of an injury.
and cussing not only himself, but his
fellows.
1t is the strong healthy men, morally
mentally and physically, that attain
distinction in the achievements of life,
and those who along usually
fall into their own pitfall, and regret
in after years they did not stop, think
and listen.
Why is it so many never think-be-
cause their intelligence is so weak and
cloudy, and if they do have any
thoughts they do not know how &c
them.
A careful thought uggest safety-a
careless one, injury and sorrow. Which
do you consider preferable? Ask your
employer and your family, and the 9th
er fellow.
How many dare to do right? A very
few. Why? Because they are moral
towards, continually dragging along
without even a thought as to the pre-
servation of themselves and others
and we ask who, why or what was
the purpose of their creation.
If it is honorable to protect youl
home and family from the act of the
vicious, why is it not equally so TO
protect yourself from the act of the
careless.
Why do railway men take so many
risks as to their own safety when they
are unusually so careful as to passen-
gers and others. We suppose they are
striving to win the BOBBY prize.
The careful laborer picks the roses
off the bush of life-the careless US
ually has an armful of thorns. The
bring pleasure-the latter physI-
anguish and mental suffering.
Never allow your brain to become
ossiied. If you do, you will no doubt
become a bone-head on account of such
carelessness. Oil it every day with
thoughts of care, then your mental
machinery will run smoothly, a
will avoid accidents.
Mark you dinner pail with the Safe
Habit then you will always have
this dessert of preservation with you
and will walk and not be taken home
on a stretcher.
stay the diseases common to the hu-
man flesh, but never give him a cali
through any act of yourself. 1t is hard
enough to pay the bills of sickness
but it is a burden to settle for ones
own foolish act.
Never go to sleep at the throttle OF
your engine, for if you do you will
probably never wake until Gabriel
blows his horn-then it will be too late
for you to have enjoyed all the gooc
things of life that are waiting fo1
you on earth.
why do people in walking through
life never stop. Look and Listen
Because hey wrap themselves with the
of %conceit. and do not realize
their Maker placed in their heads, eyes |
ears 10 see anu near, and enCaSed |
in their skull a brain to think, but do
they exercise these God-given privi-
leges? ask yourself and the other fell
1t is human to err, and divine to for
give. Therefore correct your brother
laborer in the errors of his work, that
may be charitable in your forgive |
ness. when he has don a careless act.
not knowing how to do otherwise. He
will thank you when his brain gets
to working all right This is Christi
liked to the grace of charity.
Never make an assignment of your
asset of care. You need it to settle
with your creditors. Make your as
sets pay dollar for dollar, with the fund
of carefulness. When you do this your
will be maintained, and your
patrons will come from the army of
careful men, who will delight in help. |
ing you over the ragged pathway OF
life.
All persons should work out their
own safety thoughts The doing of
one's labor without thinking is likeneG
to the aviator who dashes into the
air without a proper adjustment of his
steering gear, and it is only a brief
period. either sooner or later, until he
falls into the caldron of carelessness,
his inner conscience tells him.
but too late, "if 1 had only exercised
.orecaution it would never have hap
oened." Always adjust your mental
of care, then your voyage in
your daily work will be safe, otherwise
will be dashed to pieces on the
rocks of carelessness.