Air in the open, removed from dwell
ings. and even in tho country, is
under certain conditions of humidity
or great heat to a more or less degreo
impure.
The generation is disinclined to
work itself to death. It is inclined
rather to make tho most of life. Time
was within the recollection of old
citizens when every retail business,
whether downtown or other, had its
doors open until late in the evening.
Time was also when professional men
reached their o lices before 8 and
refused to leave’ them until after 6.
Time was, inorever, when labor in
handicraft as well as unskilled labor
worked twelve hours a day. There
has been a gradual change from that
condition until now the hours of
activities, professional. mercantile,
industrial, or other, are fewer and
the Saturday half holiday during tho
summer has become a custom. This
situation has been reached almost
insensibly and nobody has seriously
suffered by it.
"The true power of a lawyer lies in
his ability to make a clear statment. ”
according to Mr. Daniel Webster, who
himself possessed that ability. Tho
remark may properly be applied to
others besides lawyers. It may be
appl cd. for example, to writers, tho
writers of books and writers of mag
azines and journals. The ability to
make a clear statement is not pos
sessed by all writers and tho fact is to
bo regretted. Webster's remark may
also bo properly applied to public
speakers, many of whom aro incapa
ble of making a clear statement, and
hence lack the true power of oratory.
