Has discovered that the
engineer is not expected to build an engine, or to improve it after it
has been built. Has recognized the fact that the principle thing is to
attend to his own business and let other people attend to theirs. That
a monkey wrench is a tool to be left in the tool box till he knows he
needs it. That muscle is a good thing to have but not necessary to the
successful engineer. That an engineer with a bunch of waste in his hand
is a better recommendation than an "engineer license." That good common
sense, and a cool head is the very best tools he can have. Has learned
that carelessness will get him into trouble, and that to "forget" costs
money.
Now the fellow who said "It is no trick to run an engine," read this
book another way. He did not see the little points. He was hunting for
big theories, scientific theories, something he could not understand,
and didn't find them. He expected to find some bright scheme to prevent
a boiler from exploding, didn't notice the simple little statement,
"keep water in it," that was too commonplace to notice.
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