Excerpt from Opportunities Out-of-Doors Sometimes articles appear in print containing glittering generalities in the way of good advice, but none of them seem to get down to brass tacks. Here is a young fellow, for example, who has ambitions to be a carpenter, perhaps with visions of some day being at the head of an important construction enterprise. About the only literature he can find on the subject are textbooks and encyclopedias. What he wants to know is something about the possibilities of employment in the building industry, the wages he would receive, his chances of advancement. A scientific trea tise on mechanics, a history of the building trades, or a sermon on the value of a cheerful disposition is all right as far as it goes, but it is not what this boy is looking for. I would prefer not to advance my own views so much as repeat for your benefit, as given to me, the opinions and advice of men who have achieved success in these several trades and professions. Such men can speak with an authority that no theorizing outsider could ever hope to do. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.