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Show f' WOTHIMG LOST BY COURTESY a il May at Times Seem a Small Thing, " But It Has the Power of Ac- It j complishlng Much. .X 1 1 1 Courtesy Is like oil upon troubled waters. There 1b an Inevitable amount , of friction in everyday life. Courtesy s reduces this friction to a minimum, s The happy outcome of a day's work may easily bo determined by a cheery "Good morning" at Its beginning. A knitted brow and a grudging greeting way be harbingers of failure In the day's work.. In the elevator, at the telephone, at the bench and In the office at every 1 point of contact between man and man a little thought for the feelings of others is a pleasant lubricant In the i Joints of life. It reduces the Jar of the ; human machinery, promotes good feel- i Ing, adds to the world's stock ot self-, self-, respect. i It Is better to request than to com mand, better to smile than to frown, ! better to help than to hinder even in the smallest things. A courteous man end a courteous woman furnish the Bait that makes life palatable to the bouL Our common allotment of happiness, of Contentment, of the joy of living Is all too small. By robbing those about " us of their share we rob ourselves In ,the long run. Let us add to that Bhare instead of detract from It. Let us respect scrupulously the small ,rights of others; regard for the big rights will then become a matter of habit. |