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he may not catch one in the thieving act. He has 

 cultivated an accuteness for the special work. On 

 the other hand, the experienced thief recognizes the 

 detective at once and avoids meeting him. 



The profession a man pursues leaves its marks 

 upon the possessor. The average physician can be 

 pointed out on a crowded thoroughfare ; the attorney 

 need not have his green bag with him in order to 

 have his vocation known ; nor need the clergyman 

 wear a white neckerchief to be recognized in his true 

 character. 



The physiognomy of avocation js well understood 

 and every-where acknowledged. If a physician would 

 be regarded as an earnest, honest, conscientious man, 

 he must cultivate those qualities of head and heart. 

 If a common-place doctor thinks he will succeed by 

 thinking and talking ill of his competitors, he will 

 find at length what a grave mistake he has made. If 

 a crusty old physician thinks he can crush that studi- 

 ous, polite, and genial young doctor who has had the 

 hardihood to settle in town, he will egregiously 

 blunder. People have been tired of the old curmud- 

 geon for years, and are delighted with the idea of 

 making a flattering change. 



Lately I met on the street a woman clad in sable 

 weeds, and with a face plainly stamped with despair. 

 Ten years ago that face and form were divine. What 

 had wrought the change? Thank heaven, she had 

 no mother to ask for " that same sweet face." The 

 original loveliness had nearly all disappeared. The 

 figure was still slight, and the threadbare dress neat 

 and tidy. From a friend I learned that the girl had 

 married a handsome choir singer, and speculator. 

 Drink brutalized what manhood there ever was in 



