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avenue to the mind and heart, and to know that the
conventional eye, accustomed to a certain neatness of
dress and coiffure, would not carry a message of sympathy so directly to the mind, if the attire and personality of the pleader offended.
Before we ask people to conform their political,
religious or philanthropical ideas to our own, let us
conform some of our ideas to suit their preconceived
opinions on what constitutes propriety.
If one is too busy to give any attention to the matter
of personal appearance, it is wise to adopt a uniform,
as the members of the Salvation Army have done. A
uniform is never offensive.
But if that is impracticable for any reason, then at
least take time to be clean, neat and well dressed,
however plain and free from adornments the dress
may be.
Nature pays a good deal of attention to apparel.
The forests are well dressed and change their clothes
four times a year. Man, as a part of Nature, even
though he is deprived of his rights and privileges by
greed and monopoly, can at least be well brushed,
often washed and scrupulously neat in his attire and
person. He can cut and comb his hair.
The philanthropist who wishes to interest the public in a noble cause, the poet who wishes to embellish
his own works in the eyes of an audience, the reformer who hopes to improve the industrial conditions of
the country, the evangelist who tries to awaken the
spiritual nature of mankind, the scientist who has a
message for the world --- all these types will find their
efforts reinforced with new power if they produce a
pleasing effect upon their audiences, by their personal
appearance.
