When a man becomes so unfortunate as to be unable through diffidence to explain himself, his big idea goes into the waste basket and with it all of the hopes he has built upon it.

_Another nail has been driven into his casket of failures._ To such a man, all pity, but we will not allow him to escape until we have given him a pat on the back and pointed out the right road to travel.

We mustn't preach to him or undertake to force him to do anything, but we will at least give him a helping hand and show him that there is _a royal road to his goal_.
This man needs first of all to build upon his physique.

Perhaps he has a _bad stomach_, and likewise _bad teeth_.

Exercise--regular exercise, should be the first thing on his program.