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Human life is exceedingly cheap and but little value is put upon it Never was there a time when man cared so little for life and so flirted with death for a few coins and a little publicity, as now. In New York City, thousands of people halted on Broadway before the Martinique Hotel to see Harry Young, "The Human Fly," climb the outside wall of the building to the roof. As he approached the top, foothold and handhold failed him and the great crowds experienced the sickening and awful sensation of beholding him fall from the great height to his death on the pavement. His wife, who watched him make the ascent, fainted as well as many others who had stood to watch his human folly in its defiance of all natural laws. As Mr. Young climbed the building, he had attached to his back a placard on which were the words: "Safety Last."
"Safety First," is the part of wisdom, "Safety Last" is a fool's mockery. There are thousands who are more foolish than Mr. Young. They have no protection, no safety, no security in this life or in the life that is to come. They stand on the perilous edge of a yawning eternity to amuse the crowds. "Safety First" is the most necessary thing in the world.
By William Moses Tidwell, "Effective Illustrations."
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