Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
THE MAN WHO TALKS

have no clear thoughts upon the sub ject Edison loves work so that he never counts hours, and pays little at tention to food-Soerates was so de- voted to philosophy that he ignored work and left his family to starve. Between these extremes are people holding all sorts of attitudes tow ard work, some in enjoyment of it, and others in such dislike of it that they find no pleasure in it. It is not the work but the attitude of the worker which makes all the difference in the world It has become an established fact that the only cure for sorrow is hard work. and the privilege of help ing the unfortunate. The most miser- able people on earth are those whose circumstances permit them to slt down with grief and pine; and they do not know they cannot afford to do it. The man who has lost his wife and must hustle to pay the doctor and the funeral expenses and take care Of several children has no time to nurse his grief, for he must live and do for others. Work heals wounds medica- ments never can touch.
 
 We all have to admit there was never another apple like the one in the Garden of Eden which tempted Eve and lured Adam and gave all human ity a paln-there was never room in the world for but one apple of that
  that comes in boxes now and costs more than oranges. The apple that weighs 8 pound was a great attain ment; but the 20th century top notch apple weighs two pounds and one eighth; and in Limeaus time they thought fruit grating and perfection had been carried to finality. These English Gloria Mundi apples which weigh two pounds, and these Austral- ian Tareutta apples which tip the dollar apiece, and furnish the mate rial for a, half dozen pies. would not only have beaten Adam and Eve but Satan himself And cases of Australian apples that average Is ounces in weight are being marketed by the apiece. What do we know about big apples, anyway? Apples properly grown give oranges a back seat.
 It is said if you give a man plenty of rope he will go hang himself; but if you give a woman plenty of rope she will use 1t for clothesline. AS an example of the use the opposite sexes make of q good thing. do you think there is anything in this comparison the ballot to woman? Give the man the ballot and he will go sell it, or perhaps use it to knock down the suc- cessful economic policy of the govern ment and throw down business and himself into enforced idleness; and do you honestly think a woman could do worse? Men in government have re- peatedly made a mess of it because of vain ambitions and inefficiency and stin they make light of women because they fear lest their hats are not on straight! The sexes are different in many things, but not in wisdom. The most ancient poet was Sappho, a woman, and the most eminent chemist of modern times Mime. Curie. the dis coverer Of radium. What think you? A good place to find the remnants of barbarism is the dictionary. There is the word menial, which marks the dependent, the servant and all-unsk1ll- ed and many skilled workers as a low down or undesirable class, anferior people with whom superior people 1 should not associate. Heaven save 1 the mark! This class feeling prevails to such an extent that some professed- 1 ly good people think it will be con- ! tinued in Heaven. because they do not l know how Heaven could be Heaven 1 unless they can be In the enjoyment l of their conceit as to their individual l superiority, although it has been plain l ly taught superiority is of the heart, not of the occupation or lack of it. 1 should no more think of person , as being a menial than of thinking l Efficiency is an honorable quality in every station of life. We are dis gusted with the established castes of 1 India while we secretly harbor and apply the same spirit to our fellow men. The only superiority there is 1 is marked by humility and a good ness of soul which puts a glow upor 1 the conduct and face of man.
 Do not be satisfied to be a cos 1 in the wheel that makes the wheels go round Do not feel obliged to be discontent has been the making ot l thousands of men. You are an indi 1 vidual with the same capacity fol growth and usefulness as other indi- 1 viduals, and you can be creator l of something useful if you become conscious of the possibilities of man, hood Do not take life too seriously for we all find it more or less purga tional. 1t is up to us to make condi 1 tions better instead of being overcom, by them. If you cannot become any 1 thing else you may become a big nois l and a big noise has been known t, get boosted into a gubernatorial chai or into congress. If you cannot ge anything else, get a vivid imagination l and think you are of more importance than you really are, and find satis 1 faction. Do not allow yourself to mak
 
 make a bluR of it. It is better t be something than nothing.
 4 matter of the first importance i
 to learn to do things right. Doini things right is a commendation of an, man. Do not be a bungler, for bung ling is one of the worst checks to sue 1 cess. When you see a man alway looking for work and never finding i do not think the hook-worm has go him, for he is only a victim of hi
 own heedlessness. When he succeed in obtaining jobs and just as regular
 ly loses them, it is not hard luck, bu
 bad training that is the matter wit him, or a bad habit. A tramp 0
 clean appearance and fine manner surprised a, western town recently b
 his politeness and his willingness t ] work; and after he had been given
 pair of shoes and his dinner, he wa
 pay for them. He took the windoS 1 screens into the basement and pile
 them on the kindling wood, and i l was found after he had gone that ev cry chore must be done after him. H
 could not have done worse had he bee
 blind. That was the matter with hin
 It is important both to say and to q
 things right
 The wise man never looks out for hi
 step to the neglect of his grip. To 1 are likely to slip up or fall down 1T yo
 do not look out for both. Many ma
 has gone on swimmingly in life unt
 he acquired competence and then h ) has slid back to want and an abode } a garrett He was careful in going u