it ins oranges were sour, lie would tell
you so unhesitatingly, but told you he
hoped to have some sweeter ones next
week. The people in all the community
grew to Know mm ana to believe in him.
They patronized him. His business grew
apace, and he is a man of prosperity.
A miser was afraid of banks, and" took
his money and wrapped it up in an old
rag, opened the wall of his house and
put it between the walls for safe keeping
A lew years afterward when he exhumed
it he found that the rats had cut it into
10,000 fragments and made nests of it
in various parts of the house. There was
not a single scrap of all his banknotes
left. He lacked faith in man.
INTERESTS ARE IDENTICAL
Second A true merchant is one who
helps himself only in helping others
We must help others if we enter the
world of trade loyally. Otherwise we
play again the role of the man with the
one talent and the napkin. Honesty,
truthfulness, justice, fairness these
must be our standards of measurement
in seeking to help self. The interests of
his customer is identical with his own.
He should be the friend of his customer.
He should create in one sense his wants,
and supply" them with promptness, with
faithfulness supply them even at a loss
to himself to fulfill his obligations to his
friends.
