HINTS TO MECHANICS.
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Avoid giving long credits even to your best customers. A man who can pay easi- ly will not thank you for the delay and a slack doubtful paymaster is not too valua- ble customer to dun sharply and season. ably. A fish may as well attempt to live without water. or a man without air, as a mechanic without punctual,Ey and prompt ness in collecting and paying his dehts.- It is a mistaken and ruinous policy to at tempt to keep or get business by delaying collections. When you lose slack pay master from your books, you only lose the chance of losing your money: and there is no man who pays more money to law yers than he who is least prompt in collec- 1inu for himself.