THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 128, 21 May 1908, Page 4

THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS

So much has been said about the wisdom of saving money that some pcopl • imagine there is only one side to the question, it is doubtless true that th" natural tendency of the average man is to spend rather than to save, and that a. certain amount of advice is necessary to counteract that tendency. But there are instances where the opposite advice' is needed. Some persons go to the other extreme, and acquire such a saw ing habit I hat they shut oil' many avenues lor self-improvement. To bottle up the water that ought to be poured at the root of the plant 8 causes the plants to dry up and wither, so that after a while even oceans of water could not restore them. A young man who had over EIOO in the bank denied himself ike privilege of buying books, of attending lectures ami wholesome entertainments, and of dressing himself so as to enable liim to associate freely with those who might be of help to liim. He was at a period in his life when a little culture would have meant a great deal to him in alter wars, lint he was busy iiguring how to save his money—for what? Just to '■•jel ahead." lie could see the figures bank-book, but could not appreciate his retarded menial growth. He could not see that he was depleting his life and making money his all.