The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-12-11
WHAT TACT CAN DO
Wonderful Are the Innumerable
Things Accomplished by
This Faculty.

Wonderful are the innumerable
things accomplished BY tact. To do
or say the right thing at the proper
time and place illustrates what tact
is or ought to be. Through pecu-
liar faculty of its own to facilitate and
adapt words and actions to time,
place and the circumstance Of them
the tactician usually produces excel
lent and pleasing results. The
achievements of St Paul compare In
his line with Caesar. Napoleon and
ether military lights famous In history
for expert tactical work. Paul strove
in all things to please all men. not
seeking profitable things to himself
but to the many, that all might be
saved. His discernment in sizing up
situations and acting on them with lit
tie apparent notice ended as intended
by him. Nothing more should remain
for the warrior and statesman to be
desired in the artfu! and evolutionary
manipulations Of tact than to carry
out all that was planned from the be-
ginning
in every department OF life. Tactl-
clans to the manner born rate higher
than those who acquire the knowledge
of it by study and labor. The former
are better fitted more opportune and
quick by nature to perceive and act
promptly in the adjustment of mat
ters submitted to them. a word or
gesture with men in JOY or sorrow eff
fectively given and accepted signifies
tact
viii Improve Study.
Again, kindness of feeling is I'M
pretentious tact pure and simple.
Gifted in some. tact, of course. will
improve with study. Study as you
may. labored tact is apt to be mac
curate, wanting in finesse and less
courteous in its bearings.
Traits characteristic OF tact are
chiefly based on patience and for
bearance. Without them we are liza
BILE to err. Children and foolish peo-
pie exhibit a want of tact Not wish
ing to attribute fact too much to gen.
ius or natural talent. we may add
seemly aid to this commendable and
high-class culture by caution and the
care We use in the practice of it in
all we say and do. and do quickly.
Diplomacy is a special order of tact
that ranks above other comparisons
simply by the quality of its own en-
durance and that OF persons exercis
ing it, The observant Of the phases
Of life admire tact as seen In our
households, the kitchen and drawing
room. Victory in war. success In pol |
itics or the professions. apart from
intellectual acumen Of the man, is
greatly due to tact. which must be |
circumspect in all it assumes.
To bring people to our way Of
thinking in disposing Of our affairs
requires tact. There's nothing repel- |
lent about tact. The tactical will |
draw, mesmeriZe, magnetic and, IL |
permitted. we name it as something |
captivating, fascinating, charming. |
cause there is no unity about it. |
Thrift, peace, contentment of mind |
and good health may be laid to order |
ly tact, the door of the correct tacti- |
clan. Go where you may. the tactical |
should be the supreme, reigning, ST. |
lent, conciliating factor in conducting |
all our affairs, to the extent that 1t /
tends to promote and make life happy. |
Method about ones madness surely |
is tact with a vengeance. That will
prevent clash at arms or argument.
1t averts exhibitions of temper. an
ger and i'll will. 1t makes the indo-
lent active, the slovenly neat and |
clean in person and appearance 1t
jeopardizes nothing for it has nothing /
to lose in its varied exertions. Blair
ney of speech, though Of Celtic origin.
make and character, is tact of the first
order.
Lighters LIES Burdens.
Tact, then, is apparent to and ap
proved by all because OF the nicely
with which it deals in that which it
unueTldkeS IL llSuttHS the DuTUcuS
of life and anticipates emergencies at
all times. There Is no real selfish
ness about tact With confusion there
is no tact, or even the semb!ance of it.
Our homes, shops persons and the
carriage and care of them should new
er be without tact. Tact is the econ
omy Of life. What the compass is to
the ship tact should be to the man
who sees danger ahead rising from
the unexpected. Circumstance and
the occasion oftentimes give evidence