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no dead weight to carry; it makes no false steps; it
loses no time; it takes all hints; and by keeping its eye
on the weathercock,is able to take advantage of every
wind that blows."
Things to be Avoided.
Deception, discontent, impurity, licentiousness,
disease, trifling, intermeddling, aimlessness, egotism,
frivolity,flashiness,immoral literature,slander,sarcasm,
wit, selfishness, vanity, obstinacy, irritability, anger,
and (if possible) sickness,sorrow, debt and poverty.
If you have trials, disappointments and afflictions,
bear up under them and you will receive sympathy and
help. Then lend a helping band wherever you can and
where you feel that it is deserved or needed. No people
on earth are more kind-hearted,sympathetic and gen
erous than men in the saloon business.
Though a century old these few suggestions con
trasting talent with tact have lost none of their fresh
ness and point. It is unnecessary to go into detail.
The smart and wide-awake clerk of to-day will make
the application and draw the conclusions himself. He
will study the living models of successful and popular
men in the business, and try to improve on them rather
than copy their mannerisms.