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ing to obtain them. So, attend him in his efforts 

 to get something for nothing. Permit him to be 

 stung a few times and thus teach him how and where 

 to look for the sting. Finally, impress him with the 

 thought that every material thing worth while repre- 

 sents the price of somebody's honest labor. At length 

 he will see the reasonableness of industry and settle 

 down with a purpose of making his way through life 

 by means of honest endeavor. You now have the 

 youth so far on his way to successful business under- 

 taking. 



2. Ability to save. All healthy boys are naturally 

 inclined to be spendthrifts. Saving a part of one's 

 means is a fine art acquired only through judicious 

 practice. It is assumed that the young son is being 

 reasonably paid for certain required tasks. So the 

 next duty is to see that he saves a part of his earn- 

 ings. For the purpose of this training in saving, a 

 toy bank may be procured ; or he may be directed in 

 depositing a small weekly sum in a penny savings 

 bank. Still another way is to teach him to keep a 

 book account of his earnings, giving him due-bills 

 for the amounts withheld from his wages. 



There is one small business practice, the impor- 

 tance of which for the boy is too frequently overlooked; 

 that is, the practice of carrying a small amount of 

 change in his pocket. He must learn to use his 

 money thoughtfully and not merely on every occa- 

 sion of his being allowed to have it. He must acquire 



