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Show What Do You Know About Yourself? The most fascinating subject of conversation to the average man is himself. He likes to meditate upon himself, him-self, talk about himself, and be talked about favorably. This is quite natural, considering the fact that, so far as ho is concerned, he is the most important creature on earth. A certain man, considered a charming companion and much sought after in the social side of business clubs, divulged di-vulged the secret of his winning personality. In joining thf company of another, he said it was his invariable custon to draw the other into conversation about his own affairs hobbies, ailments or gratifications. He did this, not to tickle the vanity of others, but to know human nature and to fin;i the motives that moved men to action. "Human interest" is always a ready seller. A grist of our magazines and books purvey this most interesting commodity. com-modity. They discuss almost exclusively the human element and the personal equation. Property, power, pleasure, reputation, repu-tation, self-preservation, health, justice and altruism these are the themes generally treated. They analyze the complex ) ;rir.ti ego. They reduce abstruse philosophy to the very breau a:d butter of everday life. They serve. Htiiuan beings are selfish, as selfish as a baby; ant" for the same reason. The business of keeping alive and getting ahead is of prime importance. It coincides with aature's firt law of self-preservation. A m-in's job, his family, his health, his achievement of fortune, his life are the most interesting and vital things in the universe to him. Any one who can offer light ant ieading on these paramount issues, is a public benefactor lle gets a hearing or a reading. The honest and clean journal of events is an open booii revealing the heart and mind of the race. It deals in humar interest. It sketches the average man in his universal characteristics. It satisfies his hunger to know about him-self. |