Keep Fit By Dr, Frank ORD, the automobile. man, stated in his testimony be- Crane e . f fore. the industrial commission that he gets more and ter work out of at eight hours betmen a day than at ten. It is aslaw that holds good every-. where. duty of a The first worker is to. keep himself fit. And an hour’s labor when he is up to the mark, bright, Keen [§ and enthusiastic, is Ve -worth three hours’ effort when, he is fagged. “Keeping everlastingly at it brings success,” motto; it slipshod Rest of the rather brings products, and labor. and hammer are a lying results, paresis. recreation They is poor are the is lifted; the best parts height to which and the force of the blow depends on that height. To go ahead without let-up is to deliver only a succession of feeble, ineffective blows, Stay abed Get all the sleep you can, Learn to be lazy, all day occasionally. mind; empty an to enjoy to dawdle, then, when you are called to effort, you can hit with ten times the power. The higher the quality of your work the more necessary it is that you apyou are at your proach it only when best. This is especially true of intellectual effort. You can tell, when. you read a story or an article, whether it is tainted with exhaustion; Those ness who but do it is dull, lifeless putty, court the quality of bright- not keep bodies their in trim, often resort to artificial stimu-_lants. Stephen Crane said that the best literature could be divided into two classes; whisky and opium., | Inteliieent people ought at ae: to be told that this is suicide. The best i form of enthusiasm is the natural reaction of one’s system after a period of relaxation. The pestiferous “work-while-you-rest” apostles are ever after us to “improve our spare time,’ study French during | lunch, “geometry ‘and history time ought while during to be going recess. wasted, not to sleep, But spare , improvedg | An hour or so at the ball game, a con; test at tennis, a long and aimless walk, a party at cards, a chess match, or a time spent in jolly talk with friends are not i] waste; when you faculty | and t | | i i | mean restored strength, rest sit down. lie down whether Learn when you | to let every you sleep lie or not. down, The more thoroughly you do nothing when there is nothing to do the better you can do something when there is something to ado. The very cream of life comes from rest. The blush, the aroma, the shine of your best work lie in the hours of idle- | ness massed behind it. The secret of | brilliant work is in. throwing every atom of = they upbuilt mental acumen, the doubling of efficiency when work is to do. Learn to let go. Learn to relax utterly your reserve force exertion “Keep begets fit. r MeclOcEsty,. That into it. is a petter rule than (Copyright, 1915, by Frank Perpetual ‘Keep at it,” Crane)