"PURPOSE-WILL OF AN INVENTOR

Tue Detective. He is up against a dark
mystery of crime. He has to pit his brains
against the brains of the cleverest rascals,
thieves and murderers.
He looks for clues. He notices everything.
A dropped handkerchief, a finger-print, a
chance word. He knows the language of
circumstantial evidence.
He is on the trail of facts, as the scientist is.
He is not searching for a new law of Nature.
He is searching for a criminal, and he has the
joy of life when he finds him and lands him
behind the bars.
Tue Business ExpErRT. He is searching for
wastes—bad methods—causes of losses. He,
like the scientist and the detective, must
notice—notice—notice. People obstruct him
—show him inaccurate figures—make excuses
—stand in front of their failures and defend
them.
He makes experiments like the scientist.
He searches for clues like the detective. His
one aim is to increase the net profits. If he
cannot do this, he is a failure.
As you can see, there is no deadening routine
in the work of the inventor, scientist, detective
and business expert. All four search for facts.

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