Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-04

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The female of our species lights
matches in several different ways.
She alone, of all the human family,
avails herself of the sandpaper which
is usnslly attached to match-boxes.
In case no matchbox is within reach,
she scratches her matches on the
wal, provided it is not the wall of
her own house, or else tries to scratch
them On the carpet. The latter at
tsmptrarely succeeds, and moreover,
involves b painful amount of vexa-
tion. Either the match refuses to
light, or else the head breaks off and
burns with useless zeal q hole in the
Occasionally, a maiden lady
Of advanced years places q brick by
the ads of her bed, whereon to light
matches in case of fire or burglars
with lanterns; but this habit is by
no neans general with the SEX
Theee are also sporadic women who
light matches on the soles Of their
boots but they are too few in num-
bert ~ deserve : separate classifca-
|iooS Tle matchbox, the wall or
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should be noticed, % q curious and
Is yet unexplained fact, that no wo-
man. in any circumstances, dreams
of lighting matches on the under
side of q marble n,antel-piece.
Man, on the other hand, regards
;he mantel-piece as the natural COM
plement of the match, and, if he
happens to be near one when about
70 light match, uniformly scratches
L on the under side of the marble.
Some men prefer to light matches
IN the soles of their boots, except,
If course, when the soles in ques-
ion are damp. The vast maj jority
If male human beings, whether men,
boys or advocates of female dress re-
'orm, light their matches on their
In fact, this Eabit forms
,ne of the distinguished characteris-
les of sex. Man lights matches on
lis trousers, but woman never does
possibly from causes over which she
1as no control. It was for a long
lime the opinion of eminent chemists
hat the human trousers possess a
certain chemical affinity for phos-
ohorus which the coat and waistcoat
10 not possess, and that this was the
reason Why the former and not the
after are used for match-lighting
purposes. This, however, has been
proved to be an incorrect the
,ry. Doubtless, matches could be
scratched on q coat-sleeve as sue
a. on the trousers. and We
must seek some new explanation for
be preferencs universally given to
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