Show I The Skilled Workman The Sanitary Engineer makes some pertinent remarks on this subject among them the following The skilled workman work-man it will be observed exercises his brain as well as his hands The man who acquires a skill superior to that of his fellow fel-low workmen and commands better wages is the man who think There is a too common prejudice among American youths against learning a trade They prefer a more genteel occupation which holds out greater prospects of making mak-ing money with slight exertion forgetting that very little money is earned in this country without hard work and they think a clerkship much preferable to a trade The following remarks of James Parton are commended to these misguided mis-guided youths I J Compare the mechanics in the novelty works with the clerks in Stewarts store The clerks are excellent fellows they look well dress well understand their business and are in every respect worthy members of society but our best mechanics me-chanics have a certain force of manhood a weight of character and a depth of reflection re-flection rarely seen in those who only buy and sell I say then lads of fourteen if you would lay a foundation for sure prosperity prosper-ity begin by learning a trade If you would escape the perdition of being a fool learn a trade If you would do a mans part for your country begin the work ot preparation by learning a trade |