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Show APPAREL AND THE MAN. Truth That Shakespeare Knew Whtrc- of He Spoke Is Seen Every Day In Business World. Anions tho most -valuable assets tho worker in almost any Held can have aro tho razor, tlio shoe brush and tho tooth powder. Theso nre possessions wlthlu tho reach of anyone. To havo them and uso them Is a powerful help toward success. To neglect them Is ono of tho surest means of meeting failure. There Is no man, no matter bow careless ho may be ot his own personal per-sonal appearance, Unit would not rathe- talk business to n man who is clcinly shaven, whose stioea are shlned, whoso teeth aro whito, and whoso linen is in good condition, than to a man who Is careless about his appearance, nmplovers Know that the careful salesman usuallv sells the most goods. The know. too. that Shakespeaio was right when ho mid that tho apparel doth oft proclaim tho num. They reason that unlo3 n man has respoct for himself ho does not much mind whether others havo respect re-spect for him or nut. And u man who cannot Insphe respect In thoso with whom he docs business Is not half so valuable as the man who can. First Impicasiuus often aro tho stroiiEC3t Impressions. A well groomed in-m wins Ills way where the shabbily clad man Is refused a hearing. hear-ing. Most big business concerns Insist In-sist cither ludlrectlv or by printed rulo upon attention to tho lltllo details de-tails that go to make up a man's general gen-eral appearance. I Cleanliness is not only next tn godliness, god-liness, but it nlr.o Is next to success Any man who has been in buslnesj for nn length of time can lolut out fellow vvorlvcia who would ..avo succeeded suc-ceeded bcttir had they paid more attention at-tention to their appearance. Thoy don't havo to bo "dudes" to make good, but oven at that "dudes" havo mado good whore tramps have failed. If It Is necessaiy to mnko n choice, better bo a- "dudo" than a tramp Tho latter may get moro shiftless sat isfactlon out of himself, but tho for raoi gives' moro satisfaction to others, .and It Is largely tho others who mako or break n man In business. |