Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-02

the Limbs Are straightened Read
ing the Morning Paper.
Have you ever noticed any striking u,
culiarities about the way pe6Il cross their
Anees' asked a reporter uf an Old DenverIts
who has seen deal Of the world at hOue
and abroad the other day
les, indeed" laughed the pOrtly gentle
man OF many experiences. Il have often
/ studied the phase, 10th In men AMI women.
but 1t never occurred to me that any one
ese was struck with it About the first in
stance remember occurred when | was a
/ boy at home in my fathers hOuse One OF
my very pretty sisters had two admirers
one OF them she encouraged because she re
turned bis sentiment, and the other she was
/ Obliged TO treat cOurteOusly bs ause he wa3
the son Of an old friend Of the family.
We'll, tho'e young men used to happen in
on the same evening, and then it was a tie
between them as to who should outstay the,
other The son Of an old friend natura ly
was the ridiculous object in this prOcesi-
ing, but he stayed with degree of persist
ency worthy OF fetter cause | used to
! tell my sister that his mute way of crossing
his legs hal a language all its own. When
he entered the house only to find the other
fellow, as he always did, he invariably
wriggled about for little time. apparently
undecided as TO whether to stay or not but
his inclination always conquered his iudp-
n.snt, and when he leaned back in his char
and deliberately crossed his legs, We knew
that he meant to stay.
As HIS THOUGHTS REvOLvED
When it began to grow late he would
mechanically uncross his legs but only to
cross them directly, if he couldn't possibly
make up his mind to go Final Y. when the
clock struck a late hour, he would slowly it
even Sc med painfully uncruss his Iegs
p ace 9th feet ON the floor. and begin 10
button his coat with a manner that say
ored OF despair. Ihese motions never failed
they were gone through as regularly as he
came u the house, ami they were the most
expressive language OF the legs that have
ever seen The way the fellow crossed and
uncrUsssd his legs showed all the inner
workings of his heart Iii, legs were the
Thermometers Of his passion and they never
OH failed in performing tueir office
~ GU don for an instant supposs he
knew what he was doing"
Certainly not Crossing and increasing
his legs As his Thoughts revolyei through his
mind was As inStnctlve with him rs breath
doing was just what made it 50 interesting
d observe him
AT what times do you thing men gener-
ally cross their legs most"
Why, at thuss times when there is the
least pressure on their minds certainly
You will never find a man actually en-
gagged in business with his legs crossed.
The limbs at thuse times are straighter than
other l4t..fIIsa h.. D.,
work together and there is no giving way
Of either function to relaxation 4 man
engaged in auditing accounts will never
cross his leg, neither will a man who Is
writing an article, or who is employe Ell in
any manner where his brain is actively en-
gagged; when at work in a sitting posture,
the limbs naturally extend to the floor in A
perfectly straight line.
WHES He GELS IN EARNEST
"A man may cross his legs if he Is sitting
In an ofiice-chair discussing some business
proposition with another man, but the
instant he becomes really in earnest aud
perceives something TO be gained his limbs
uncroSs as quick as a flash he lends for
ward toward hi, neighbor and begins to use
his hands. That is phase that believe
you will always observe
Men often cross their legs at public
meetings, do they not
Certainly they , o, because they 90 there
10 listen or to be entertained. they are not
the factors in the performance, and they
naturally place tn .nselveS in the most ON
Portable Lositi II known to them-namely
that of leaning well back in their chairs and
crossing their legs A man always cross 5
his legs when he reads n .wspaper but Is
more apt TO lie down when he reads book
He reads the papar. of course, to inform
him elf but at the same time the perusal OF
body seeks its position Of relaxation
when a man is reauing a news, aper and
waiting for his breakfast his legs are always
crossed. Lut as soon as his breakfast is
brought to him he puts the paper aside.
straightens out his legs and goes to work
that is, begin, TO eat, his mind now turning
on the duties of the day before him When
l said men lay down 10 read books. knew
whereof / spoAe There are more men who
read themselves to sleep nowadays than you
imagine Ii is not quite apropOs of the
sub ,ect. but you see, bOok-reading always
requires more time, and a man with all hour
to spare naturally throws himself down on
q lounge, and If he has any literary taste
takes up look ami d-vourS its contents as
he rests He either does this or sticks his
feet on table when he reads and You
know the German students have their slip
pers nailed to the wall so that their feet may
reach them soon n they sit down Den
yer T'lbuna