Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1893 — Self-Control. [ARTICLE]

Self-Control.

It Is interesting, when one has had his attention called particularly to the fact, to note how often a peculiar attraction of manner which we admire In some one us our friends is Identical with or dependent upon« certain sense of well-being which Is the outcome of a condition of perfect self-control. And were it not incumbent upon us by the laws of society, we should do well, out of regard to our health, to place our bodies under the strict discipline of our wills. It is instructive in connection with this subject to notice how completely the body and its various functions may be brought under command of the will by those who will exercise the requisite patience. Muscles may be brought into action which were before unrecognized. Even the vital functions of the body may be affected. There have been not a few exhibitors who could actually control the heartbeat, making their pulses noticeably slower or faster according to their pleasure. The seemingly miraculous feats of acrobats are simply the result of continually placing particular sets of muscles under complete control of the will. And if we were disposed to profit by our investigations, we should do well to try and appreciate how important, to our physical being at least, the gaining of a complete control over our bodies may be. The student who has before him a difficult passage or problem must, if he would succeed, exercise sufficient will-force to place everything else in his mind second to the task before him. It is much the same in our daily life. Multitudes of petty things tend to make us forget our purpose in living, and if we are to rise above them, we must remember to unburden our minds of the “worries” that we may have room for the “realities.” We must shun excitemeut of every kind. We must live an even, temperate life; and we can do this easily enough if we have gained perfect control over ourselves.—Youth’s Companion. If the frock coat gets much longer trousers will be an unnecessary luxury. T,he of everybody is nobody's friend.