Evening star., 1928-02-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

needs painting" This is the very pro-
crastination to be feared.
If complete painting job Is done
before there Is any evidence OF wear
and tear" the probability Is that faults
will be nipped In the bud. small leaks
will be filled and prevented from grow
ing larger, and the trim protected from
| the start.
Even IL the original paint Job was a
good one, this painting again soon,
| rather than later. Is called for. in order
to secure this measure Of supcrprotec-
| ton.
We are irrevcrently reminded of the
manufacturer who first branded his
product ultra" When he put out an
improved model. he called It super"
but when nc marketed still further
improved article. he had no words left.
but was forced to call 1t simply by its
| name!
"Supcrprotcction" as the result Of
supcrpainting. however, Is no catch
slogan. but a real fact. which any one
fences, too. respond beautifully to kind
treatment In this respect. A coat of
stain now and then Will preserve them
beyond the belief of the man who allows
them to simply rot away.
There Is n certain amount of sport.
| too, in pitting ones intelligence
against the well known team of Time
and Chance.
The elements have habit of out
doing man, in the end. but for long
time 1t is possible TO give them real
| battle.
Fighting them to a standstil Is a
| possibility. All one has to do Is first to
] ~ al, t,a 11t~ sS&t,. IL
| the game which he Is playing Then
! he probably will become interested in
/ home upkcep. Where some household :
crs fall down is that they allow home
! To- bore them
| They find the whole subject, which
! interests others. tireSOme 10 a degree
| They find no entertainment in inspect
t ing the gate posts to see where the
! first signs of disintcgration show up.
| Less enjoyment would they derive from
/ the work of patching the splits. SO
| that water may not enter, and thus rot
/ tho post
Such inspection and such patching
strikes them as absurd and futile. yet
| they are the first to holler when they
! find the post rotted beyond repair
! Truly. the ancicnts knew whereof they
spoke when they enunciated the plain
truth. "A stitch In time saves nine"
The man who keeps his property
painted and repaired up-to-the-m minute
not only has less repair bills. in the
| long run. but he experiences less an
noyance AS he goes along. Above all
| and this Is probably the most impor-
| tant of allhe constantly has a sense
of having done his duty, not only BY
| his possessions, but by himself
| Doing ones duty by ones self is a
! need too often overlooked by busy men.
They are willing 10 do their duty by
| their families their work and their
| lodge. but too often forget that they
owe a duty to themselves. One OF the
| first duties. It would seem. which a
decent man owes himself. is to keep his
own property In first-class condition.
This means either that he must do
! the work himself or he must pay some
one else to do it, The work ought to
be done. 1t Is paying proposition
| from every standpoint.
| Procrastination not only Is the thiei
of time, It robs the home owner OF
| peace OF mind. at the same time 1t aids
| in the destruction OF his property. The
! old saying. III 1t were done. It we're
! we'll Il we're done quickly" applies
wonderfully we'll to home ownership
and upkeep.