THE BANK OFFICIAL. "Do hut listen to .my song, And I'll prove that you axe wrong}"' The "teller s" sometimes told As he shovels up the gold. To become a hank official is the ambi tion of many a youth. There is a substan tial appearance about the position, a sense of security and solidity which appeals to the imagination alike of the inexperienced youth and that of his father, who, may be, is a clergyman or scientist, -with but little knowledge of practical business life. Easy hour-, gentlemanly occupation, regular salary, no fear of dismissal through lack of business. "Safe as a bank." To some ex ceptional individuals these dreams have be come realities, but not to many. The hanks open to the public at 10 a.m., and close at 3 p.m. but this represents hut a.small por tion of th. workhng-hours of the staff. The "tellers'' have *.-l_ulanc& iherr'_a_h,-'and in some banks we are told that officials have to put in more often than not. As to the stability- of the position,-tlie col-, lapse of mi few years ago opehed the eyas of many. We are not -eelang to cast any elur on banks, but merely say that the em ployees are no better or wors. off than those in other commercial institaitions. The "tellers," however, in our (Melbourne hanks suffer from the disadvantage of having to make up any deficiencies in cash balances. This is otherwise, in London, where they have funds for the purpose, and hence Lon-r don "tellers" do not, as a __I_, acknowledge errors. To place a. youth in a bank is often to spoil his chance of success in walk, in life for which he is fur better fitted, and is, therefore, a great mistake, but this mistake is small in comparison with the terrible one made by «o many of u-eglecting their health, and allowing insidious diseases to creep on them, ruining their constitutions and utterly unfitting them for their work in life. Liver and kidney. diseases are subtle, insidious foes of this kind, which should not be allowed to complete their fell work of destruction. The remedy is simple, easy, ami inexpe-isive, as :the following letter will testify: — 6 Baldwin street, Malvern. Victoria, 21st June, 1899.
