APOLOGETIC 



IF it be true that " good wine needs no bush," it 

 ought to be true that a good book needs no apology. 

 " But," my reader may ask, "is your book a good one, 

 or does its goodness rest only on the modest opinion 

 of its author ? " Dear reader, I may safely say, with- 

 out stretching the bounds of modesty, that any book 

 whose aim is to lengthen and make better the life of 

 the American business man and to show him the most 

 enjoyable way to do it must be a good book. " But 

 why the American business man rather than another ? " 

 Because he is the man whose manner of life affords the 

 broadest room for improvement. He is the man who 

 in his fierce chase after the almighty dollar forgets 

 that there are such things as health and happiness and 

 personal comfort, or if he remembers them it is only to 

 see that they step aside and stand not in the way of his 

 chase. To stop for rest or for recreation would be ex- 

 travagance, especially as he knows no need of either. 

 A knowledge of the need, however, is sure to come, 

 and when it does he may thank his stars if it has'nt 

 come too late. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks 

 nor can you disentangle the habits of a lifetime from 



