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hae wrocht hard a' my days and I'm no rich 

 yet." 



It is said it is not good for man to be alone, 

 but I say it is not good for a man to be idle. 

 The indolent have always appeared to me weakly, 

 either mentally or physically. To man it is not 

 natural to be indolent. When mind and body 

 are healthy there is no idleness. That lazy, 

 careless feeling which may arise from weakness 

 is often met with after a severe illness, but it may 

 also be due to alcoholic poisoning. The cheery, 

 happy look gives place to a gloomy sourness, 

 and idleness is fixed in the gait. The idle 

 fellow thinks only of himself and his imaginary 

 ailments. He wants rousing. He will tell you 

 tha3fe^ercise for him is dangerous, as he has 

 a weak heart. The cure for a weak heart is 

 a good brisk walk. Hearts are often weak and 

 flabby because the other muscles of the body 

 are in the same state, and his general debility 

 is due to the want of vigorous exercise. So 

 with the other organs of the body. The 



