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Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for. By a man's finger nails, by his coat sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable." PUERILE AS SUCH AN EXERCISE MAY SEEM IT SHARPENS THE FACULTIES OF OBSERVATION AND TEACHES ONE WHERE TO LOOK AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR BY A MAN'S FINGER NAILS BY HIS COAT SLEEVE BY HIS BOOT BY HIS TROUSERS AND KNEES BY THE COLLOSITIES OF HIS FOREFINGER AND THUMB BY HIS EXPRESSION BY HIS SHIRT CUFFS BY EACH OF THESE THINGS A MAN'S CALLING IS PLAINLY REVEALED THAT ALL UNITED SHOULD FAIL TO ENLIGHTEN THE COMPETENT INQUIRER IN ANY CASES ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE
nfallible as so many propositions of Euclid. So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer. “From a drop of water,” said the writer, “a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the Science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and patient study nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the enquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. USIONS WERE AS INFALLIBLE AS SO MANY PROPOSITIONS OF EUCLID SO STARTLING WOULD HIS RESULTS APPEAR TO THE UNINITIATED THAT UNTIL THEY LEARNED THE PROCESSES BY WHICH HE HAD ARRIVED AT THEM THEY MIGHT WELL CONSIDER HIM AS A NECROMANCER FROM A DROP OF WATER SAID THE WRITER A LOGICIAN COULD INFER THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ATLANTIC OR A NIAGARA WITHOUT HAVING SEEN OR HEARD ONE OR THE OTHER SO ALL LIFE IS LIKE A GREAT CHAIN THE NATURE OF WHICH IS KNOWN WHENEVER WE HAVE SHOWN A SINGLE LINK OF IT LIKE ALL OTHER ARTS THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION AND ANALYSIS IS ONE WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY LONG AND PATIENT STUDY NOR IS LIFE LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW ANY MORTAL TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PERFECTION IN IT BEFORE TURNING TO THOSE MORAL AND MENTAL ASPECTS OF THE MATTER WHICH PRESENT THE GREATEST DIFFICULTIES LET THE INQUIRY BEGIN BY MASTERING MORE ELEMENTARY PROBLEMS LET HIM ON MEETING A FELLOW MORTAL LEARN AT A GLANCE TO DISTINGUISH THE HISTORY OF THE MAN AND THE TRADE OR PROFESSION TO WHICH HE BELONGS
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