Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1886 — Better to Wear Out than Rust. [ARTICLE]

Better to Wear Out than Rust.

The late Prof. Samuel D. Gross, at a dinner given to him in Philadelphia on April 10, 1879, said: “After fifty years of earnest work I find myself still in the harness; but although I have reached that age when most men, tired of the cares of life, seek repose in retirement and abandon themselves to the study of religion, the claims of friendship, or the contemplation of philosophy, my conviction lias always been that it is far better for a man to wear out than to rust out. Brain work, study, and persistent application have been a great comfort to me, as well as a great help; they have enhanced the enjoyment of daily life, and added largely to the pleasures of the lecture-room a#d authorship; indeed, they will always, I am sure, if wisely regulated, be conducive both to health and longevity. A man who abandons himself to a life of inactivity, after having always been accustomed to work, is practically dead. ” The anniversary of St. Bartholomew’s Day (August 24) was formerly signalized by the holding of the Smithfield Fair, the only real fair held within the city of London. One of the chief attract'ons of Bartholomew Fair were roasted pigs. They were sold “piping hot,“ in booths and on stalls. The “Favorite Prescription” of Dr. Pierce cures “female weakness” and kindred affections. By druggists. The difference between a lawyer trying a case and a cat is that one is lying for a fee and the other is feline.