Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1894 — Hard Work. [ARTICLE]

Hard Work.

Hard work, mental or physical, rarely every kills. If a mild amount of physical exercise be taken and a judicious amount of food be furnished, the surface protected with proper clothing,and the individual cultivates a philosophical nature and absolutely resolves to permit nothiug to annoy or fret him, the chances are that he can do an almost unlimited amount of work for an indefinite length of time, Dearing in mind always that, when weariness comes, he must rest and not take stimulants and work upon false capital. The tired wornout slave should not be scourged to additional labor. Under such stimulus the slave may do the task, but he soon becomes crippled and unfit for work. The secret of successful work lies in the direction of selecting good nutritious digestible focd, taken in proper quantities, the adopting of regular methods of work, the rule of resting, when pronounced fatigue presents itself, determining absolutely not to permit friction, worry or fretting, and the cultivation of the Christian graces, charity, patience, and philosophy.

The people of the United States haven't the slightest objection to Admiral Mello blowing up all the ships the Brazilian government may purchase in this country after the aforesaid ships get outside of Uncle Sam’s boundary waters. Rut if the rebel admiral attempts to blow up any such ships in United States ports before they’re delivered and paid for, as is his alleged intention, it will become the pleasurable duty of our navy to go down to Rio and ’bust up” Mello and his blooming insurrection. And that duty will be very conscientiously and perfectly performed, too. The only time a man can perfectly control himself under excitement is when he is bunting a burglar.