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Show TO THOSE WHO WORK FOR THEMSELVES. This article Is not addressed to employees, em-ployees, but to those who are in business busi-ness for themselves, or who occupy Independent positions. Xinety-nii and nine-tenths per cent of business men, and ninety-nine per c?nt of professional men., labor under the delusion and it is a delusion delu-sion -that their work would stop, and a part of the world would stand still. If they dropped out of the treadmill for the whole of a day, or the whole of a week, or for a longer time They are self-elected slaves, and do not realise that quality of work counts more than quantity, that the clear brain and the vigorous body will accomplish ac-complish more in a day than the fagged-out mind and tired body can do in a week. There are timeB when wo cannot leave our offices without incurring loss, but we are nowhere as indis pensable to ourselves, or to others, as we think we are. I recall an incident: The editor and owner of a great newspaper had not left his desk for twenty years. He was brain and body tired. His doctor ordered him to take a vacation. "o, no," he said, "I can't do it." "Tiavj.n't you competent assistants?" assist-ants?" asked the doctor. "Yes," replied the editor, "but they depend upon me for direction." "Nonsense," retorted the doctor, "you are too big a man not to have a plant that will keep in motion if you let up for a week or so. Suppose you are taken sick. If you don't rest now, you will have to later, and it will mean a month's, and perhaps a year's absence ab-sence from the officp." The editor decided to stay away for a week, but he did not dare to tell his assistants, as lie was afraid it would demoralize the office. . He went out into the woods, and came back a better man. On Monday he entered his counting room. "Good morning, Mr. Brown." said his general manager. "How are things going?" asked the editor. "Fine," replied the general manager. man-ager. "Just landed a big contract from the Jones Manufacturing company." With a surprised look on his face the editor went upstairs. His assistant assist-ant miit him with the usual greeting, i "How's everything?" he asked. ; "Same as usual," replied the assist-i assist-i ant. The editor passed through the ed-i ed-i Itorial and reportorial rooms, but nc-i nc-i body said anything about his absence. ! At last in desperation he spoke about . It to one of his assistants. "Why, when did you go?" exclaimed the man. , The editor went into his private sanctum, sat down in the editorial , chair, puf his feet on the editorial , desk and talked to himself for an ! hour. He had learned his lesson. A friend of mine, a general of in- ( dustry, absents himself from his office of-fice for an extended period twice a year. He finds that while he is away there is an increase Of business. ' "How do you account for ft?" asked a triend. "I'll tell you." replied the business ! man "I've, organized my business so , well tlu.t each department has individuality indi-viduality and works by itself, yet in harmony with the others. When I'm . tliFrc. tnv managers depend upon me. When I'm away, they realize their importance im-portance and make strenuous efforts 1 to 'make good.' And tbey do." Men who rail, as a rule, are those whe- either work too hard or do not woik enough, who either keep too : lon.3 hours or too short hours. ' Men who succeed compromise between be-tween the two extremes, work hard when they work, and play hard when r they play, making their recreation n part of their life's duty. I Don't fool yourself into believing that you have not time to take a rest. |