Show THE presidential OFF YEAR many have heard the story of ft I 1 the man who was frightened ti t death by practical jokers they tied him to a chair him put his feet in warm water told him they wre were going to cut the soles of t his leet acet and let him bled ble d to deith the water was colaer col re red and the dull edge of a 1 blade was passed across the sul sols s of his bare feet and the man believing that lie be was bleeding blee dirig to death actually died of heart he art li iii sease that was a foolish joke but not nearly so foolish as some ol of eliv tricks that we allow to be played on ourselves it Is not necessary to go through such an elaborate program to 10 frighten some of us specially especially where business Is concerned let someone teave the red flag of business depression across the horizon and the timid souls run to cover prosperity is straightway frightened to death the same old bunk Is used every time some pessimist surmises that this is election elc clon year yar and therefore business will be punk its an old superstition that belongs in the limbo of witchcraft but so many unthinking souls accept it for the truth every tour four years that it continues to operate to the detriment of business elections do not hutt huit business but business men think they do and therefore they do the result Is that prosperity rit Is frightened to death but theres thenes no reason for it the next time someone bays the election la Is strangulate ing business dont look serious mid and agree laugh at them |