g should have its place._ Going into a shop, the other
day, where a large number of persons were employed, I observed the
following motto, in large letters, pasted on the side of the room; 'Put
every thing in its proper place.' I found the owner of the shop to be a
man of order and economy.

An old gentleman of my acquaintance, who always had a place for every
thing, made it a rule, if any thing was out of its place, and none of
his children could find it, to blame the whole of them. This was an
unreasonable measure, but produced its intended effect. His whole
family follow his example; they have a place for every thing, and they
put every thing in its place.

Unless both the foregoing rules are observed, true economy does not and
cannot exist. But without economy, life is of little comparative value
to ourselves or others. This trait of character is _generally_ claimed,
but more _rarely_ possessed.

[1] A teacher, who has been pleased to say much in behalf of this
work, and to do much to extend its circulation, in a late letter,
very modestly, but properly makes the following inquiry; 'Has not
Dr. Franklin's precept, _time is money_, made many misers? Is it
not used without sufficient qualification?'

There is no good thing, nor any good advice, but what may be
abused, if used or taken _without qualification_. There may be
misers in regard to time, as well as money; and no one can become
miserly in the one respect without soon becoming so in the other.
He who cannot or rather will not give any portion of his time to
promote the happiness of those around him, in the various ways of
doing good, which perpetually offer, lest it should take from his
means of earning property, is as much to be pitied as he who
hoards all his dollars and cents. Still it is true that youth
should husband well their time, and avoid wasting either that or
their money.

SECTION V. _Indolence._

One of the greatest obstacles in the road to excellence, is indolence.
I have known young men who would reason finely on the value of time,
and the necessity of rising early and improving every moment of it.
Yet I have also known these same _aspiring_ young men to lie dozing,
an hour or two in the morning, after the wants of nature had been
reasonably, and more than reasonably gratified. You can no more rouse
them, with all their fine arguments, than y