The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-12
TEN ACC0NsPL LISHNENTS THAT MOST OF Us
WOULD LIKE TO POSSESS TO ENJOY LIFE

10 present your side; to sell something
10 influence others and to induce
certain course of proceedure-these ar
power. To draw inferences and valu,
possessions is the great business of life
A man as an individual may be as wise a
Socrates, but in the mass laboring un
der prejudice and passion, he is a mob
Seventh: One cannot be ones rea
self and be happy without good health
therefore, YOU should have a knowl
edge Of hygiene and physiology. Know
tiny self is an ancient and true doc
trine. An examination of the entire
body by a competent diagnosticiar
yearly; Of the teeth every few months
by dentist; close observation of the
diet; of the drinking water, a careful
analysis of what clarifies and what
depresses the mind; of a pleasant en-
vironment; clean body-all of these
should be considered.
Eighth: Life is made of little things
These little things for the most part
relate to our intercourse with one an.
other. There is far cry in his prime.
val savagery between the HGtentot
and the Harvard professor, and his
twentieth Century civilization. The
principal attribute that distinguishes
the two, aside from their brain pow.
er, is their human conduct. The, form.
er acs on fundamental concepts; the
latter on a code based on considera.
ton, mellowed by time and sanctioned
by usage of those similarly situated.
One should know the rules of eti-
quette and Of polite society; of what
to do graciously under any given cir
cumstance. Someone has declared at
heart, we are all pigs. l do not sub
scribe TO this statement. Environ
ment and hereditary tendencies can
and 90 convert US from the use Of a
trough-to silver spoon; from com.
bing our hair with bear claws TO a
perfumed dressing case. and from pick.
ing our teeth with bowie knives, to silk
floss unobrusively used.
Ninth. Our thoughts are made
known by speech, These speeches are
those Of ordinary daily intercourse, are
impromptu speeches and orations for
formal affairs. One should be able to
make a public speech to that degree
to please himself and be interesting
and entertaining to his hearers.
There are hardly few things in life
happier than the faculty Of being
good after dinner speaker or toast
master not TO mention other occasions
when we may be unexpectedly called
upon to make a few remarks apropos
the matter under consideration, such
as at a meeting of board OF directors.
a presentation OF gifts and the like
One should have a vocabulary cult.
waited ALMOST to point of metaphysi.
cal nicely of definition.
Tenth: One should have a wide var.
led knowledge Of literature. The pow
er Of expression is by signs or writing,
and by word Of mouth. That which is
intended for posterity is in writing
The brains Of the ages are to be found
in good books There is something
good in every race, OF every age, and
Of every cline. To select and read
good books thoughtfully and retenti.
vely, coupled with a somewhat init.
mate knowledge Of the life of the au.
thor is pleasant and remunerative One
should have some knowledge Of fic.
ton, because that more nearly reaches
the conduct Of human life. One should
know something Of poetry because 1t
touches the soul and it attempts TO
make US go beyond ourselves. Drama
and philosophy and q little of the
sciences should be touched upon, If not
perused greatly and deeply. Subscribe
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ing different fields OF endeayor.