Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ... it, and "Leave well alone." The fall of Jack led to the fall of Jill. If you see "Dreadful murder" in the paper to-day, you will be sure to see "Dreadful murder" there again to-morrow. If there is one great bankniptcy to-day, there will be another great bankruptcy to-morrow. If there is robbery and violence in a railway carriage to-day, there will be the same again tomorrow. Why? Because there is contagion in influence, and there are fashions in morals as there are in dress. Why does foot-ball come in and chevy-chase go out in all the schools in the kingdom about the same time? Because what one does others do. Mutinies, wars, rebellions, are the result of individual opinions spread among the masses. And we do well to consider what effect the influence of others has upon us, and what effect our influence has upon others. If we rise in the world, others will rise with us; if we fall, others will fall too. "A little leak will sink a great ship." jNE night a ship was tossing about on the waters near Cape Horn. The weather was bitterly cold, but notwithstanding that, the passengers were assembled on the decks in large numbers. Although is was between ten and eleven o'clock, and the cold was like the depth of winter, it was still broad daylight. A motley group stood on the forecastle, wrapped up in shawls and blankets, and vainly they stamped on the deck to put warmth into their feet. What was the attraction, think you, which kept them up there, instead of being snugly tucked up in their berths? The ship was surrounded by icebergs, and some of the passengers were full of fear least they should run foul of the vessel. But the bold and the timid were alike admiring those beautiful crystal islands, rising three and four hundr...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ... it, and "Leave well alone." The fall of Jack led to the fall of Jill. If you see "Dreadful murder" in the paper to-day, you will be sure to see "Dreadful murder" there again to-morrow. If there is one great bankniptcy to-day, there will be another great bankruptcy to-morrow. If there is robbery and violence in a railway carriage to-day, there will be the same again tomorrow. Why? Because there is contagion in influence, and there are fashions in morals as there are in dress. Why does foot-ball come in and chevy-chase go out in all the schools in the kingdom about the same time? Because what one does others do. Mutinies, wars, rebellions, are the result of individual opinions spread among the masses. And we do well to consider what effect the influence of others has upon us, and what effect our influence has upon others. If we rise in the world, others will rise with us; if we fall, others will fall too. "A little leak will sink a great ship." jNE night a ship was tossing about on the waters near Cape Horn. The weather was bitterly cold, but notwithstanding that, the passengers were assembled on the decks in large numbers. Although is was between ten and eleven o'clock, and the cold was like the depth of winter, it was still broad daylight. A motley group stood on the forecastle, wrapped up in shawls and blankets, and vainly they stamped on the deck to put warmth into their feet. What was the attraction, think you, which kept them up there, instead of being snugly tucked up in their berths? The ship was surrounded by icebergs, and some of the passengers were full of fear least they should run foul of the vessel. But the bold and the timid were alike admiring those beautiful crystal islands, rising three and four hundr...
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