Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEUELL.

decipher character from appearance,
| with more or less success, but none OF
| them has been certain, for the very
good reason that you cannot tell a
man by looking at him."
This is the salvation of the Caspar
Milquetoasts of this world, whom one
of our best cartoonists has created out
of our common human nature to repre-
sent The Timid Soul"
There is probably more genuine hui
man nature in this character. some OF
us believe, than in any other of those
queer people known In millions Of
honcs-the men and women OF the
comic strips"
represents a sectional drawing. as It
were. CT modern American life, the
thousand and one types who go to make
up office workers and others whose
beauty is not skin deep
They succeed because they produce.
| Beauty is as beauty does" has
strange application in thousands Of
successful firms throughout the United
States. For every man who Is the mir
ror OF fashion. there will be 10 Of these
| harmless little fellows, and they will
usually do more work. and better work,
than a, team 10 times the other fellow
could turn out
For every employe who looks as II he
might some day be bank vice presi-
| dent there are dozen or more of
these somewhat careless workers who
reserve their neatnesS for their daily
labors. and who think more OF putting
the right crease in their employers &C
counts than they do in their own pants,
| + * X
One could not say therefore, that the
able TO ill an executive position, or COM
Mand sales force, or really be what
one thinks that he might be.
There are so many quirkS to human
char acter that they render all effort al
analysis futile. and SO many unexpected
angles croppin. up at the least unex-
pected times that 1t Is impossible to
make snap judgments.
| Traits that lie hidden from view might
| jump to the surface. once the opportu-
nifty were given, which at present do not
seem TO exist
Some men. for instance, are unable to
stand power.
Hitherto they have made a fine i'm
preston, bat once placed in authority
| they hasten to destroy the picture OF
| With opportunity comes the chance
| to display ones self In true light anG
this is sometimes taken advantage Of in
such an unexpected fashion that even
| the most ardent booster of the man is
willing TO admit that mistake was
| made.
Misplaced individuals. in all lines of
endeavor are the result. in many cases
of haphazard selections made upon the
| basis OF appearance. College fraterni-
ties often show the result of hasty
'spiking." with men who turn out tc
be anything but a credit to themselves
their chapter or their college.
These are but sad instances OF judg-
ment gone wrong. Often enough the
| man with the looks" has the ability.
too, and is able TO show the world. once
he is given the chance. that his keen
features and sagac!ous eyes mean some
thing
To look like Emerson Is one thing. tt
think like him is another. Yet a bold
and fearless brow Is something all in 1t.
self and blessed Is the man who has 1t
To him is given the opportunity TO b.
man. whether he delivers packages or
fights in the squared circle, or directs
the destinies Of nation. OF such Is
the kingdom OF Lindbergh and Tunney
and maybe our fellow who looked like
Emerson