ABSTRACT
A man who wins by haphazard speculation, who chances to operate successfully until he has filled his pockets, and retires with his gains from so fascinating an arena, is one in a hundred. Any one who knows anything of Stock Exchange speculation will confirm the statement that, to the ordinary run of men, the game is not worth the candle. A man who is excitable and easily led away from a set purpose will, if he go deep into speculation, be soon involved in hopeless ruin. A method of proceeding, that has been formed by a careful judgment which has provided for all contingencies, once adopted, should be adhered to as a rule. The hurry-scurry, wear and tear strain upon the nerves which is involved in running from one client to another for orders, deprives a man by degrees of those qualities, if he ever possessed them, which are indispensable to the professional speculator.
