THE PIBASURES OF WORRY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 14, 11 October 1907, Page 3

THE PIBASURES OF WORRY.

Some one has been saying about worry that.-'it-is. an exercise in/which ; certain people .take a contrary sort of pleasure. To cure them would be an act of unkindness." ' • , The type' of worrier, who finds enjoy■meht in his (or nor) worrios, alas I is common enough. To the idle and empty-headed, .worries are often a per--feet god-send* .filling up'.dull moments and giying.,them something' to talk about.' : If not - a means'"'of eliciting sympathy / from others, at all events they'.provide occupation and-interest for the individual himself. ~. Really busy people are seldom worriers. 'If .anything goes wrong, instead of worrying, they instantly throw the whole thing bohind them, and make entirely' a ; '"fresh start. '"Isn't it a pity?".is tho sort of lament most.common to the worrier. To,make light of his misfortunes is the last thing that occurs to him. -.'• Every drop; of spilt milk must' be cried overhand in a way enjoyed. ' . Women asa rulo are greater worriers ,than men, and are.never at'a loss for subjects t6 worry over. Housekeeping alone may be relied on for providing constant' entertainment of the kind. But the : worrying housewife is a- terrible person to live .with. Every little contretemps is magnified, and if there is nothing else to worry about, sho can always worry as to whether tho soles had better be boiled or fried, or what gauco she shall decide; on ordering with the,' salmon. ..' All' this may be fun to her, but it is torturo to her underlings: who aro sure to suffer from on* orders.and.directions.•Dress, too,' with -some women/ is i never-ending source of worry.-. Wor! riers are/generally indecisive: "Did j dp wisely to choose, brown ? I wish I /had settled/on grey, or green. Mi -now hat will never suit mol". /TM number of worries thatcan be got ouj. of the dressing/of one .person is aston] ishingl But doctors tell us that dres: worries'aro the salvation of many idlt womon, who otherwise would have in morital stimulant whatever. So that ii - orie-'. instance .-of the usefulness worries. , ' ' /' . J : ~ ■ ,' Many,of the good, industrious Mar- '. thas of 'this' world—careful, over many things—are unlucky enough to be' wor--ri<"-5.. They'.never get the, thanks thev

dcservo for ihiirr good works, just because' they aro worriors, ,and .that, spoils it. For tho worst of it is,• you:can't bo a worrier, without' worrying other people". Husbands and children (to say nothing . of _ servants) 'often wish- theworriers, with their, good-deeds, anywhere, for the sake of •peace and quietness. Sometimes an excellent servant —say, a cook—will bo of tho .worrying type.. Wo keep her for her many excellencies, but. she is a cross to any employer. "' ■ .'. Any idea of curing the worrier is absolutely futile. He -is born so, and nothing, will over make this leopard change his spots.. Perhaps; to-some people worrying is tho best way. t thoy know of- getting .tho most out of life, and that there is some hidden gratification in worrying no ono can doubt who has studied the genus. Wo must believe the sad-faced company are happier than thoy look I ;.'.'