The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-13
SOME FACTS FROM CLERK"
A PLEA FOR THE CoNsIDERA.
TON OF MERCHANTS AND
THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.
SOME FACTS WORTHY OF CON
SHERATON.
Editor of The Cairo Buitettn /:

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tons discussing questions that may per-
tain TO the general wcll-being and happi-
ness of the people of our city, no matter
how small portion of tho community
they may comprise, await myself of the
privilege as y representative of tho large
ARMY OF CLERKS
that are required to conduc. the busin ess
Of our city, to lay before your readers q
grievance, or more properly, hardship,
that we are compelled TO undergo and
which can be considerably smelora,od.
In bringing tho question before the
public wo do no, wish 1t to DO inferred
that the proprietors of our dry goods,
grocery and clothing stores are altogether
to blame, They naturally
CATER TO THEruniIc TASTE,
and to reach them we mus, gain the SYM
pathy of the public and their co-opora.
ton to effect tho end desired. 1t is we'll
.rawn that all our retail storos are
morning and kept open until nine, ten
eleven, and sometimes as late as twelve
and one o'clock at night. Taking the
minimum tino which clerks have 70
spend in the store at from half past Eve
in the morning to half pas, nine In the
evening, they work
sIXTEEN HOURS EVERY DAY.
This gives us eight hours out of twenty
four, and our average is not near go high
the year round tor sleep and exercise. l
know that many Of our people will be
surprised at this statement but neverthe-
less it Is true. Some will say that the
hours are long but the work is light Tha,
is true at some seasons OF the year, but
there is not one of us but would
PREFER TO HAVE WORK
TO do during the time than to have time
hang idly on our hands, work that would
be exercise and that would induce sound,
refreshing sleep. We do not always, in
fac. seldom &c. this kid of work, but in.
stead It
STAND BEHIND TIE COUNTER
selling goods, day and light, attending 10
the caprices and iandes of customer
Thore is not much bore and muscle, or
brain making exercise n this.
THE LAWS oFHRALTH
require exercise, inducing heslthful sleep
and sound, healhful sleep is Gods own
brain making power IS we'll directed eI-
e'cise 10 bone and mupe. Clerks cannot
take this exercise their long hours give
them nc time, and If II did, when they are
through with their night and day work
thoy are
TIRED OUT
Q in body and mind, have no desire nc
spirit to indulge in exercise that health
requires. On the contrary as soon as they
leave the store they will 20 to bed, sleep
a restloss, unsatisfactory sleep, getting up
in tho morning, frequently as fatgued
as when they laid down, to i've over the
experience of the previous day. know
that plenty OF my fellow cerks can at
test that the foregoing ia ncfancy sketch
that l have written thir actual ex.
perience as clerks.
BUT THE REMEY
u would propose that all ur retail NOR.
chants close their stores zach evening,
Saturdays excepted at even o'clock
This will give tleir clerks
tho needed time for Iealthy exer-
else, and | am certain tht proprietors
will lose nothing in the ed for they will
have a more spirited lotof men working
for them, and their work would be better
done, though done in oss time than al
present. And | am satisGd that each and
every one of their clerks would interest
themselves more for the
INTEREST OF THEIR MPLoYEGs.
because of the privilege granted them
l am also certain that u generous public
would soon hab.uate themselves to pur.
chasing what they may require before
that hour, when they coasder tho good
that will be conferred on tn indispensable
portion Of the community
wonD TO PRoPR EToRs
and i am done. Some of YOU have been
clerks and "know how is yourself. )
You can sympathize with IS, and would
now gladly agree to close at o'clock
In fact believe that all the merchants OF
the city would do SO, could they be as.
surod that the rulo would not DO enfringed
Should this agreement be entered into by
you, l think that no respectable mer.
chant who holds
HIS WORD As HIS BOND.
would be the first to break it and should
any one break it, or refuse to enter into
tho agreement, when 1t is 80 clear to every
one that none but good can result there.
from. feel sure that the general public
will uphold you WHO make and keep this
agreement, giving you the preference in
patronage and the few catch pennies that
may come to those who refuse to close,
will not, am cer.'in, increase their sales
nor diminish your. CLERK
| WHY-Miss ANA, where did you ge3