e is morally sound and honest, business
cares little about his attitudes on other subjects. Wives measure their
husbands by their helping with the housework or their thoughtfulness in
little things around the home; all of these have their value, but not in
the scale of production on the job. Sentiment counts heavily with the
feminine mind, as it should, whereas business is more realistic.
Business buys results rather than intentions.

Business did not have an inherent desire to consider marriage relations.
Its interest in them began with the many examples of maladjustment to
which it was compelled to give attention, in line with its age-old
policy of believing that "everything is all right until it is proved
otherwise." When the negative consequences were brought to light, and
business really became interested, a constructive attitude was developed
which gained its momentum from the countless examples where wives have
been major reasons for the success of their husbands. Fortunately for
every failure there are a dozen successes.

The Mortons, for example, are a couple who have found that it pays to
live both harmoniously and progressively at home. Mary Morton is a
convert to the constructive attitudes brought out by the ten questions
outlined earlier. They have made it a custom to entertain at least one
evening a week, always having in mind that certain people can be _both_
good company and helpful in business. They try to reach up rather than
down in the people with whom they mingle. When they were to be
transferred to another city, the news was broken to them together in
their home by a superior. Mary's first and genuine reaction was, "It
will be fine to make new friends and to have the children see a new part
of the country."

When they arrived at the new city, the old process, so successful in
their home town, was begun again--new friends, new interests, new
growth. If they were ever homesick, the firm never found it out; but I
am inclined to believe that they were too busy on constructive matters
to get homesick. Morton's salary is three times what it was ten years
ago, and most of the credit goes to his wife. Likewise she is the chief
beneficiary.

Another illustration of the extent to which business recognizes the
principle of harmonious development of both husband and wife is shown by
the experience of Parsons. He was a junior executive, capable in every
direction but one. When a vacancy occurred higher up,