2(^8 hints on domestic economy. Aug. 2 1 



HINIS ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



From an old Tradesman to Young Ones. 

 , Letter ii. 



Gentlemen, I took the liberty to addrefs you on the 

 score of punctuality! rhe necefsity of which, to give you 

 proper e>tabli(liinent in trade, none of you will I hope doubt- 

 for Ifyou in one instance allow yourselves to grow remifs in 

 this refpect, you will seldom be able to regain the cha- 

 racter you have lost. Men in trade have much confidence 

 in each other, though without that implicit trust which 

 subsists only among intimate friends ; for wiih all their 

 confidence, they are not without a proper degree of ti- 

 midity and suspicion. To be suspected is very mortify- 

 ing; but to be justly suspected, you will find to be stiH 

 more disagreeable. After you have deceived a man once, 

 which is by no means difficult, you will not find it easy 

 to deceive him a second time. When you have deceived 

 a man you are connected with, although in a very incon- 

 siderable matter, you alarm hisjeal6usy, and from that mo- 

 ment make him watchful, cautious, and sullen towards you. 

 I believe there is no occupation, profefsion, or calling, 

 followed by men, in which we find more instances of mu- 

 tual confidence and real friendfliip than among traders. 

 I have seen and known by information much of this, and 

 1 cin say with confidence, that no young tradesman who 

 pursues the system of probity and punctuality, will faii 

 of meeting with public and private afsistance and encou. 

 ragement. 



But to come to the second subject of my advice to you, 

 which is this, " Leain to see the proper value of mo 

 ney. 



