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ABOUT PEOPLE.

manded time, or quickly, by what is termed impulse, which is, in truth, instant self-possession, acute presence of mind. How slovenly is most performance, while the great forces of the universe, daily little experiences, mental struggles, weak ambitions, special interests, or general work, join in the clanging call to concentrate, to gather up scattered human efforts, and aid in thought and do in deed! The loose thinking which seems inherent in so many persons is due to want of concentration. All cannot apply their minds to all subjects; some, indeed, can grasp none that require abstraction. Their incapacity soon betrays itself, as is seen by the helpless wandering of the eye, the confused smile, the feeble joke, the harmless incoherence of their words. Most people so fail, though yet admiring power in others. How beautiful and inspiring it is to watch a face as it really thinks; to see the ugly lines fade away; the eyes deepen; the forehead broaden and shine; the mouth grow firm, even

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