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Show LIABLE TO BECOME IRKSOME. Some Drawbacks In Having Dl&eate as an Occupation. A New York man was brought he-fore he-fore a magistrate the other day for speeding. The magistrate asked his occupation. "Rheumatism," replied the prisoner. It was so recorded. When you think of It, he was probably prob-ably not far wrong. If anything will keep a man occupied It Is a pet trouble like rheumatism or Indigestion. Indiges-tion. Give It a chance and It will make other mundane matters relatively rela-tively unimportant. It will prove tho most exacting of occupations. It has one advantage over the ordinary ordi-nary ones; hard times can't Interfere with It. Every factory In the worlil may close, but tho man who makes his disease his occupation need not work. His occupation will not be touched. It will always be open, beyond all "chance and change of the unsteady planets " But It has the disadvantage that It tends to grow more and more enerous. A man begins, say, with a little light and easy employment at indigestion. His hours at first are reasonable. Soon he discoveis that he must pay more attention to It If he would do the thing right. He gives It several hours a day additional. Be begins to think about It at odd times. Before he knows It he is occujhI with It for practically all his waking hours. j |