One of the great railroad companies has begun a campaign
against the use of tobacco by its employees, and, while
none are to be discharged because they indulge in it, they
are requested to break the habit if possible. This may be a
good thing, but example speaks louder than precept; if the
officers want the employees to abandon smoking and chewing,
the reform ought to begin in the president’s office and go
down all along the line until it reaches the trackmen and
laborers. A well-known railroad executive, now deceased, said
it was of no use to preach temperance to railroad employees
if officers’ special cars ran over the road with wines and
liquors on board to be consumed _en route_. He set an
example by keeping intoxicants out of his car even when he had
guests.--_Manufacturers’ Record._
(2469)
* * * * *
I am unjust, but I can strive for justice,
My life’s unkind, but I can vote for kindness.
I, the unloving, say life should be lovely;
I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness.
Man is a curious brute--he pets his fancies--
Fighting mankind to win sweet luxury.
So he will be, tho law be clear as crystal,
Tho all men plan to live in harmony.
Come, let us vote against our human nature,
Crying to God in all the polling-places
To heal our everlasting sinfulness,
And make us sages with transfigured faces.
--NICHOLAS V. LINDSAY, _Unity_.
(2470)
=Preciseness Overdone=--See SCRUPLES, MINUTE.
=Precision=--See _Ahead of Circumstances_.