The Seaforth News, 1939-03-02, Page 7'PHU,RSpAY, :MARCH 2, 1939
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THE GASMAN
In a (large "college city"' the ingenu-
ity of students who are working their
t'i^ay has (guided thein. to many curi-
ous and little heard of occupations in
their search for a helpful dollar. But
bh'ere are not many more carious or
less heard of 'than "meter -reading."
Some years ago it was (generally the
case—and is ,now, nniless a permanent
staff of men is maintained—that the
large lighting 'companies would find
themselves confronted each month
with the necessity of securing the rec-
ords of many thousands of ineters.
within the space of four or flue days.
The regular force Of 'bhe company
.employees would be inadequate to
such a task; glen employed elsewhere
could not stop to meet bhe demand,
and the drifting "luaemp'loyed" are, as
a rule, not to be depended on for the
necessary intelligence or Ibrustworthi-
ness. So the student, meeting all
these .deficiencies, would Find his op-
portunity. If he had tact, agility and
cool -headedness in awkward, . if not
actually ,dangerous situations, so
much the better. •
The company furnished him with a
badge, a book containing the register
of the meters in a .certain street or
group of streets, and a lantern, the
last a most necessary adjunct. He
was expected to find each Meter,
identify it 'by the number, and note
carefully the reading given on the
three—,sometimes four—little dials,
An energetic man, paid approximately
at the mate of a cent for each meter,
fattn•d it not ;difficult, 011 familiar
routes, to earn 'five dollars .a day.
Those meters which for some reason
were not secured by the regular •recd-
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given out later, to Ibe sought for "by
bhe Ihoter.” These would yield two
dollars, and a (half a day for a ,couple
of days; and the same rate of income
eouid .usuailly the obtained !for two or
three days longer iby 'distribution of
bills. This sounds like an extremely
simple 'and easy manner of .earating
money, to be sure. But the meters
are, naturally enough, put as much
out of bhe way as possible. And in
Me city that means in dark ,closets, in
darker cellars, under stairways, an
high shelves, in spots that seen trade
purposely hard to reach in under to
try a tired boy's muscles and temper.
Often—in warehouses and factories—
it is impossible to get near the riveter
at all, .and it must be read from a
considerable 'distance. For such cases
careful men hove been known to carry
gpera-(glasses—a .serviceable if incon-
gruous addition to their equipment,
Down hack 'alleys, into murky base-
ments, through trap -doors, up steep
and dingy stairways, through ,deserted
warehouses and busy. offices, into
stifling engine rooms, clanging shops
and humming factories—everywhere
would go the wearer of the nickeled
badge, lantern on arm, He saw the
workaday—the interesting -side of
things, and his experiences, optimis
tic, sordid, .pathetic, exasperating and
,comical, followed each other swiftly.
Some ten or eleven years ago Ar-
thur McLaren was an industrious and
successful follower of this odd way of
"selPhellping.” Early in his junior
year at college, 'having had the same
books for a dozen or more time, he
found himself able to get over his
routes in a time shorter by a full half-
day than he had .at first used. He at
once asked the office for an additional
book, and, as no complaints of "esti-
mated" records stood against him,
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got it. It was on the last morning of
the October "reading" that McLaren
started on his 'extra route, He found
it a narrow Street not far 'from the
wharves, and given up almost entirely
to small manufactories.
Working his way down the street
at the moderate'' pace which a new
book demands, he came, a few min-
utes after twelve o'clock, to a ground -
floor maohine-Shop, Against this
meter in the book he found the rtlu
initiating comment, 'Pipes," set down
by his predecessor,
Arthur was beginning to think
about his luncheon, and he was
in a 'hurry. He entered the building at
a run, and cast a quick, practised eye
about. To his deft, at the farther end
of the long room filled with silent
machinery, the men were talking and
laughing over their dinner -pails.
There were "pipes" 'there, he knew,
although they were not yet lighted;
hat close at his right were some
others that seemed more to his
.purpose.
A jog in the wall of the room,
some twenty feet in width and appar-
ently of equal depth, was filled by
stout racks, rising one above the
other to the number of sit. And these
racks were filled with heavy sections
of iron piping, leaving in each case
a shallow space between the top of
the pipes and bhe next rack above, In
one of these five spaces, 'McLaren felt.
sure, the meter was concealed..
He thrust this dimly burning lantern
into the lowest. Yes, at the very limit'.
of sight, far back in the dustiest,
'blackest corner, was the red tin box.
The boy wasted no titre. Thrusting
his lantern in ahead of hint, he threw
himself flat on the pipes. and began
to worm his way into the ten -inch
Opening by the skilful use of elbows.
and knees, At that moment Jerry
Morrissey appeared from the holler -
room where he had been boiling his
coffee,
Terry 'w•aa a new workman and a
single-minded one, anxious to do his
full duty to his employers. The glow
of that mysterious lantern and the
ntovetitent of those rapidly disappear-
ing feet meant to Jerry nothing less
than arson, 'burglary anti wholesale
murder! 'Jerry vas frightened—fear-
fully frightened. But he gave a wild
yell to summon up his courage and
his fellow workmen and grabbed the
legs!
The owner of them was naturally
started by the sudden. Herculean
grip, and he yelled. too. although,
owing to his compressed quarters, he
was a poor second to Jerry. He made
a half -involuntary effort to scramble
ahead out avf the unknown danger.
But there was no resisting the deter-
mined exertion 'that was being made
in the other direction; the astonished
"reader", was yanked out of the rack
with a dizzy swiftness.
The effort upset Jerky's balance,
too, and when the workmen carte
running tap, pie and smirks idles in
hand , the two were sitting ince to
face in the coal -dust, eying each
other with e variety of emotions—
which, on Arthur's part, rapidly con-
centrated in a peal of laughter.
Flis identity and innocence were
'promptly established. and the young
Irishman was quick to join in the
laugh.
"Sure," he said, w'itli a wide grin,
"if ye'd only been a burglar, after all,
me boy, think what a hero I'd been!
Now why did ye spoil it all by turn-
ing into the gas -man?"
BABY •VS:C,A,12
Too many persons calculate they
can support a car, but .that a baby.
would be too expensive. The down
payment on a baby and a car are
practically the same. Friends sup'p'ly
you with half the materiels with
which it is customary to swathe a
.child. No one gives you anything for
Your car save the air that inflates
the tires, The car's upkeep is stag-
gering, and consumes 'ben gallons of
gasoline while .the Ibaiby is draining
half a pint of milk. Shoes for the
car cost 30 times as much as ribboned
moccasins for the infant. The baby
won't need simonizing until it is .16
years old, and that only in the case
of
.the feminine gender, while the car
will, need it about the time baby be-
gins to coo.
At the end of the fourth year, the
car is a disgrace to the family, while
the fond parents are just realizing
how precious baby really is. Further-
more, your baby will grow more
popular every year, and 'round about
-S wjll be admired by everybody in
the immediate neighborhood. When
the car has been scrapped, the baby
will have an estate of his own and
be in a position to support those who
supported him. --,From .Zealandia.
A SIMPLE LIFE
Tinned New Zealand 'butter costs
30 cents a .pound, Excellent French
bread. is delivered to you daily for
three cents a loaf. Your coffee, raised
nearby, costs ten cents a pound, and
if you roast it yourself in a pan over
an open fire and then grind it, you
will have a delicious brew.
Clothing is no problem. A man can
get a pretty good white suit made by
local tailors for $5. When in town,' I
usually wore shorts, a polo shirt and
sandals costing 50 cents. Most of the
rest of the time I went barefooted,
with a pareu wrapped around my ,
waist and twisted to form a pair of
close -fitting trunks. Shorts, shirts
sandals, lounging pajamas, and a cot-
ton dress or two suffice for most of
the foreign women in the islands.
Your house will be only a stone's
throw from the sea, and the swim-
ming in the lagoon is as fine as any
in the world. The waters teem with
game fish. You can catch them with
hodk and line or get a pair of goggles
and a spear and go out with the nat-
ives. There's a knack to it that way,
but you'll have a lot of fun learning.
All this can be yours at a cost of
$50 a month—for two. If you are
single, yon can get by on .$35. If you
have a bit more money, you can rent
a furnished house with two or three
bedrooms, fancy pluuibing, e-ectri'
lighting, and all modern conveniences
in Tahiti for $40 a month.
The Polynesian native; are ; !,, -
able, charming. if somewhat de:a
people. Treat them right and they are
your friends- for life. Their ways may
be different from yours. , -1a,k
around and see which is happier.
Language will be NT obstacle.
Much English is spoken, and you'll
soon pick up enough French and Ti-
hitian words to get by. lfractical'y all
the storekeepers speak a little Eng-
lish. You will not find much night
life along the ttnnaved streets of Pa-
peete. Probably one-quarter of the
population is white or part white.
You will soon have a wide circle of
acquaintances. They will drop in at
your house frequently, and you in
turn u-illenjoy visiting theta.
You may hear lurid tales of tio.
rainy season. but dont' let theta ar.,
you off. A lot of water falls in De -
ember. January and February but
it's not too had and there is fin:
weather between rains. The rest of
the year 15 magnificent.
Life in the islands is simple and
satisfying—if you're the right person.
if
you can't do without all the little
conveniences of the Machine age,
don't go. If you're the ultra-gregari-
nus kind, stay home and mill around
with your fellows. 'But if you're an-
other sort, you'll find in the South
Seas a happiness that's pretty hard to
put into words.
REVENGE
The Marchese del Grillo, invited to
a reception by a tvelf-known London
hostess, begged to be excused be-
cause he was going into the country
and would not return .'aril late that
evening. 'Never mind," she said,
"come as soon as you can." So he
drove straight to 'her house from the
station.
As his 'hostess came forward to
greet him, she looked him up and
down and frowned: "My dear Mar-
chese, but you are not in evening
dress. It is impossible!"
The Marchese left, and presently
returned in full evening !cit, covered
with orders and decorations. He ad-
vanced to his hostess and 'politely
bent to kiss her hand. Then, to every-
one's astonishment, 'he took from the
!buffet a cup of consomme in one
hand, and an ice in the other, and
poured them over his clothes.
"It is you, dear clothes, who are
invited," he said, "not I. Therefore I
ant 'feeding you, not myself." After
which he ,bowed, and quietly left the
room.
The lady customer wished to buy
a pair of slippers for her husband. On
learning tiitat his foot -size was eight.
the salesmantold her that hien gen-
erally bought a size larger, for com-
fort, when buying 'house -slippers.
S'hail I give you sizes nines?" Ise
htquired.
"Oh, Ito," answered the 'lady, firm-
ly-; "if that's the ease I'll take sevens.
You see, I 'like to be taken out
sometimes in the evening."
The nutrients in eggs are present in
entirely different proportions frons
those in grain; and unless the hens
are given additional feeds to level up
the differences, production is disap-
pointing.
Feeding poultry entirely on grain.
and only one grain at that, is the
least profitable practice followed on
most farms. To keep the hen in good
condition and supply egg ingredients
in the correct proportions, so that
each egg represents the least possible
feed intake, it is necessary to supply
a mixture of ground grains, proteins
and cod liver oil, besides a •scratch
mixtureof two or more grains. Oy-
ster shell is also required for shell
formation. and a supply of good
drinking water is ;essential,
"Here's e correspondent who wants
to :know ,how .long girls should be
courted."'
"Tell Ihint tjust the same way as
sihort girls."
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