Show by elbert hubbard THE BUSY MANS CREED I 1 believe in the stuff I 1 am band hand ing out in the firm I 1 am working for and in my ability to get results I 1 believe that honest stuff can be passed out to honest men by honest methods I 1 bel eve in working w not w weeping in boosting not knocking and in the pleasure of my job I 1 be leive that a man gets what he is after that one deed done today is worth two deeds tomorrow and that no man is down and out I 1 he has lost faith in himself I 1 believe in to dy day and the work I 1 and do ng in tomorrow and the work I 1 hope to do aind and in the sure re vard wh wit ch the future holds I 1 believe in cour tesy in kindness in generosity in good cheer in freind sh p and in bon hon eat competition I 1 be eve there is something doing somewhere for ev ery man man ready to do it I 1 believe I 1 im m ready eight now GET WELL QUICK one thing is sure and that is that the c at large are learning the great truth that health is an achievement it cannot be secured by taking something out of a spoon health comes from putting yourself in right relation to your environ ment it means pure water fresh air active employment right intent and plenty of exercise in the open for these things there are no sub statutes utes that can be bought in a hot tie tle the lazy the ind efferent the superstitious have always sought health by going cross lots just as many people have sought wealth by the get rich quick process there is no royal road to either geometry or health yoa you have to go by the turn pike A few lawyers have attached them selves to business institutions and these thrive by keeping business men out of difficulties but nine tenths of all the lawyers thrive through suits crime vice bankruptcies ds d s ease disaster death doctors thrive only aa as people get sick when we are well we need no physician fees come from people in trouble conse self interest on the part of the physicians and the lawyers prompts them to perpetuate the woes of mankind if we all knew enough to keep well we would eliminate the physician absolutely and it if the doc doe tors taught us how to get along without them th the doctors themselves them selve would be eradicated and w ped off the map the fugitive law has this to its credit that it stops all post mortem argument to take a man out and back him up to the wall liall aad and tell tiring firing squad to do their duty is one thing but when a man runs away everybody kno knos a that h hs a captors have the perfect right to k 11 h in at least that is the way they figure it out down in mexico even a bew york policeman exercises this sweet privilege on occasion the fugitive gets a run for his money and it a body is filled with ith cold lead great organizers are men who are able to distinguish between anit active and freshness and quite ire I 1 bently the difference is very alight slight if a man has faith in his power he can wait it is not deeds or acts that last but the written record of those deeds and acts he ile who admits that he himself is a worm ought not to complain when he is trodden on it is a fortunate wife who can deal with her husband honestly instead 0 d I 1 he ile who would do a great work must have but one friend or none gossip is only the lack of a worth theme haven t you ever felt that the prince is as good as the pauper even if he is no better |