cleanliness from the start. Good habits once cultivated remain long. Acquire the habit of accuracy in typewriting—don't sacrifice accuracy for speed—the latter will come in due course after practice.
USELESS DELAYS—LIFTING THE CARRIAGE AND ERASURES.
Two sources of slowness in operating the typewriter are lifting of the carriage and erasing. The lifting of the carriage is very much a matter of habit. It consumes valuable time and can usually be dispensed with. Almost the same amount of time is lost by operators of the "visible" typewriters who stop frequently to see if the machine has written correctly. To avoid this bad habit give the machine credit for doing its own work; try to realize that it will not make a mistake if you do not. The machine is built purposely to reproduce in printed characters the words you spell out. But no typewriter has yet been invented equal to the feat of spelling. It will, however, write properly, and faithfully reproduce your spelled words. If you feel in your mind that you have done this, and this knowledge will soon become instinctive and certain, don't waste time by lifting the carriage or stopping to see if the machine has done its work. It is sure to do that. Be content that if you have done your part well the machine also has done its work well. Don't raise the carriage or stop your writing to verify this; go straight
