ART OF WRITING 149 Business-Life. WANT OF A PURSUIT 152 THE ENGLISH CHARACTER 153 WORTH OF ENERGY 154 TEST OF GREATNESS 156 CHOICE OF A PROFESSION 157 OFFICIAL LIFE 161 OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS 164 PUBLIC SPEAKING 166 OPPORTUNITY 174 MEN OF BUSINESS 174 CHARACTER THE BEST SECURITY 176 ENGINEERS AND MECHANICIANS 177 SCIENTIFIC FARMING 187 LARGE FORTUNES 188 CIVIC WORTHIES 199 WORKING AUTHORS AND ARTISTS 204 WEAR AND TEAR OF PUBLIC LIFE 217 Home Traits. LOVE OF HOME 218 FAMILY PORTRAITS 219 HOW TO KEEP FRIENDS 220 SMALL COURTESIES 221 LASTING FRIENDSHIPS 221 TRUE TONE OF POLITE WRITING 223 PRIDE AND MEANNESS 224 HOME THOUGHTS 225 The Spirit of the Age. PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE 227 SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS 229 TIME AND IMPROVEMENT 231 EVIL INFLUENCES 232 WORLDLY MORALITY 233 SPEAKING THE TRUTH 234 RESTLESSNESS AND ENTERPRISE 235 THE PRESENT AND THE PAST 238 CIRCUMSTANCES AND GENIUS 238 OUR UNIMAGINATIVE AGE 239 MARVELS OF THE UNIVERSE 240 PHYSIOGNOMY 242 TRADE AND PHILANTHROPY 243 World-Knowledge. MISCELLANEA 244 PREDICTIONS OF SUCCESS 247 Conclusion.