The little head--often hopelessly ill-shaped--rolls about feebly on the thin neck devoid of muscles. The toothless gums chew whatever comes along. The wondering eyes look feebly, aimlessly about, without focus or concentration. The future human being, to the cold-blooded onlooker, is a useless little atom added to the human sea of nonentity. But to the mother that baby is the marvel of all time. There is endless meaning in the first mumblings, endless soul in the senile, baby smile, unlimited possibilities in the knobby forehead and round, hairless head. She sees in the future of the baby responsibilities of government, and feels that one so perfectly lovely must eventually be acclaimed ruler by mankind. As a result of perfect confidence in its future, the mother gives to every baby perfect devotion, perfect and affectionate moral education. Each child begins life inspired by the most beautiful example of altruism and self-sacrifice. Kindness has gradually taken the place of brutality among human beings, because every baby at its birth has found itself surrounded by absolute kindness. The mother's kindness forms moral character. The mother's confidence and encouragement stimulate ambition and inspire courage. The mother's patient watchfulness gives good health, and fights disease when it comes. The mother's wrathful protection shields the child from the stern and dwarfing severity of fathers. Truly, a man may and should be judged by his feeling toward his own mother, and toward the mothers of other men--of ALL men. In the character of Christ, whose last earthly thought on Golgotha was for His Mother, as in the character of the hard-working, ignorant man whose earnings go to make his mother comfortable, the most beautiful trait is devotion to the mother who suffers and works for her children, from the hours that precede their birth through all the years that they spend on earth together. Honor thy father and THY MOTHER. And honor the mothers of other men. Make their task easier through fair payment of the men who support the children, through good public schools for their children, through respectful treatment of ALL women. The mother is happy. For she knows "the deep joy of loving some one else more than herself." You honor yourself, and prove yourself worthy of a good mother and of final success, when you do something for the mothers of the world. YOUR WORK IS YOUR BRAIN'S GYMNASIUM For "buyers" in big stores, For clerks in little stores, For office boys, For typewriters, reporters, car conductors, household domestics, for all who are hired to work for others, this article is intended. There is no greater mistake than skimping your work--BECAUSE YOU ARE WORKING FOR ANOTHER, AND FEAR YOU MAY DO TOO MUCH. For your own sake remember that whatever you do in the way of honest concentrated work you do FIRST OF ALL FOR YOURSELF.