Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1914 — THE HANDICAP OF THE GROUCH [ARTICLE]

THE HANDICAP OF THE GROUCH

The man who goes through the world with a grouch, who Is always watching for an opportunity to “get square” with somebody whom he thinks has done him an injury, is at a great disadvantage. The desire for revenge acts in the system like a lea> ven of poison, crippling the brain power and inducing unhappiness. No one can do his best when he has an unkind feeling or resentment in his heart toward his fellow men. We are always prejudiced against those who reputation of being grouchy, or who are of a suspicious . disposition. These people make very few friends and are not good “mixers." They often live lonely and sometimes totally isolated lives —especially as they advance in years. No employers wants such people around him. He knows they are not business-getters or friend makers; on the contrary, they frequently drive away customers and make trouble among the other employees. In business, if people are not treated civilly they do not take into consideration that the clerks and those who wait upon them may be 111 or/tired. They expect courtesy and obliging, kindly treatment. Everybody wants to get away from the cranky, fault-finding, over critical person. We do not like people who .are out of tune with the world they live in. Not many years ago Russia was a strong rival of the United States in the production of petroleum. Now the Russian empire yields Only about 68 per cent as much as California alone, and not much more than Oklahoma. After a woman has been trotting in double harness for a few years, It makes her fretful every time she sees a newly married couple making