The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-06-30
Taking the Census. ...Rules for Assistant Mar.
shaTs.

"Fat Contributor" in the Cincinnati Tsmes
publishes the following rules for the guidance
of cet1sus-takers, who will doubtless appreciate
his kindness
Notwithstanding the fact that the Superin-
tendent of the Census has issued quite minute
instructions to the Assistant Marshals, we ven
ture to assist in making their duties more plain
to them. Each Assistant Marshal should cut
these instructions out and paste them carefully
in his hat
The enumeration is to be made by actual in
quiry at every dwelling-house, unless the head
of the house is out in the barn, when you may
inquire there, but not otherwise This duty
must be performed by the Assistant Marshal
alone; he can't send boy.
Marshals must take pains to employ intelli-
gible terms. If man is shoemaker" nc
matter if he calls himself minister or an ed
itor, put him down as shoemaker.
Don't call man an "artist" because he goes
out whitewashing, or "sailor" simply because he
tends a saw-mill. A man may be engaged in
a bank" and yet be nothing but burglar,
and YOU must be careful and make the distinc-
ton.
When lawyer, merchant or a manufactu
rer has retired from business, say retired law
yer," retired merchant" &c. If man has
served a term in the penitentiary you may say
"retired convict"
Distinguish between stone-masons and free
masons.
Be particular and never describe woman as
an "old maid" if you ever expect to travel that
way again.
In the tobacco business make the proper dis
tincuion between wholesale and retail and
"pigtail."
Separate the cooks and walters at the hotels,
I, olo 1a
walters.
When you find men who are ashamed or
afraid to tell what their occupation is, you may
set them down as of "no occupation" for it is
evident they have no occupation to speak OF.
Use the term "huckster' in all cases where it
applies. If any one objects, let the old huck
stir about it all he pleases. That's all the good
it will do him.
When you employ the term "packer," indi-
cate whether you mean ''crockery-packer,"
"mule-p packer" "pork-packer,' or Governor
Packer, of Pennsylvania.
In using the term Judge" let us know
whether he is judge of court, whisky or
horse-race.
Officials should have their profession desig-
mated, if they have any, as Retired merchant,
Governor of Massachusetts :" "Bone-boiler,
Representative in Congress !" Rum-seller,
lDeIHDeI VI Iuc CeN-, C0C'
Be particular to distinguish beween farmers
and farm-hands. This can be done by observ-
ing which call the other up in the morning.
1t is unnecessary to inquire the occupation
of children under year old. Set them down
under the general head of "milkers."
When an able bodied young man depends
upon poor and feeble old mother for support,
set him down as "loafcr."
Be very particular in taking Diseases"
particularly smallpox. The Census Bureau
desires all the statistics possible regarding
smallpox and Assistant Marshals must give
their personal attention to it.
Among Social Statistics the amount of court
ing done by our young people is Important
Careful and delicate inquiry will result in an
accurate and valuable estimate of the amount
of gas oil, tallow candles, &C., consumed in
Sitting up" Sunday nights.
We trust that with the above rules always at
hand the census takers will be enabled to per-
form their duty crcditably and satisfactorily.