Show A NATIONAL WEAKNESS A picture of the speed at which americans A me ricans go through life life la Is drawn in vivid colors by a recent E english writer who has baa thus won for himself from the critics in his own land at aft least a great reputation for cleverness he idys says the american business mau man bolts a breakfast which might satisfy a 1 california miner and then rushes off to catch the sky train he toils toile all day in the service of Ma mammon inmon snatching a quick luncheon 4 the bar counter he deluges himself at dinner with 11 iced water and then retires to the drinking saloon to refresh himself with cock tails he incessantly chews and smokes the strongest tobacco and he is final ly taken to the cemetery at a smart trots trot in consideration for the mourners whose time is money A merio meri ans canis ue are not to be blamed for falling failing to see cleverness 1 1 to in the writer of such auch stuff as this for everyone knows it Is utterly false in id all its particulars 1 artic ulars and only partially true in a fa few w I 1 stances to his credit be it said the american business man who succeeds feels that he would rather wor wear out than rust out and he esteems one of the minor pleasures of life as an not the chief end of exis existence tonce the act of eting eating at the sams saint time there to Is doubt that amendment in some of the no american ways of living could be introduced with profit the span of life would be joys would be enhanced if instead of running the machine chino always at a high pul atlon lation were made on keeping a certain cu reserve energy to be brought forth only I 1 in a aular emergency genoy the instances of premature decay the spectacle of men who ought to be still in their prime god out and unfit for mental and fog bysiek usefulness would be rarer it if to g the divius divine command of one days rest reft in seven were also added the common sense mechanical sound aund rule role that there to is danger in ceaselessly operating even the most perfect mashine machino chino at the highest limit of its ito capa temperance and moderation are mauch much the duty of the citizen who as pares cares for his own and his poster posterity itys welfare ep as though they were blazoned the statute books and enforced arwin upon through trough judicial penalties |