The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
MOI THE FASHION
TO Do TOR YOURSELF.
Each Man Is His Neighbours Servant in
the City Of St. Louis.
Waiting Upon one Another = Laziness the
Fashion-Don't Do Anything Yourself If
You Can Hire Somebody to Do It.

There is such diversity and subdivision
in the kinds of work done in ST. Louis that
each man literally becomes q part of a vast
machine in which every man is but cog
wheel.
A stroll along Third street, on Olive, or
down past the steamboat landing, will
convince you inside of half an hour that
each person in st. Louis is entirely depend
ent upon others, no man could supply his
own wants for even week. He finds it
much more convenient to pay some one else.
Othe rs pay him, and thus system Of COM
mercial reciprocity is maintained. 1t isn't
the fashion to do anything for yourself that
you can hire some one else to do for you.
Don't under any circumstances become even
your own lackey. That seems to be the
order of the day; and in response TO the de-
mand, the laziness, if you will, of the animal
called man, companies have sprung up all
over the city, all ever the land, making their
money waiting on other people.
toilet supply company drives number
of brightly painted wagons about the city.
carrying from one end OF the municipality
to the other fresh supply of towels slowed
in one end OF the vehicle, while the other is
equally burdened with a growing heap of
linen soiled. Nowadays no man knows
who his laundress is. 1t may be prince of
the blood royal. eking ont an existence at a
washing-machine. and 1t may be q woman
who has exchanged her tub for mangle
and spends her days watching your collars
and cuffs roll whittier than snow from be-
tween two mammoth rollers Allyou know
is that you soil the linen; some one else
does the rest, and you pay the bill.
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Around and saves you trip to the station
ers, bringing with him a store of pens and
pencils, writing material and blotters. He
has no sooner left you than another opens
the door and asks if you have any chairs,
tables or desks to mend. And, after YOU
have driven him away with Il negative, the
place is filled with third struggler to an
ticipate your slightest wish. 1t IS con-
slant struggle to keep persons from waiting
upon you.
fit. A number of companies are contendng
for the privilege Of placing an ornamental
footstoOl in your 0f1ice-fOotstOOl fine
enough to find place IN any mans parlor,
but which will on opening prove to be q
very Pandora's box of implements. True,
they will be as disappointing as were their
prototypes and nothing but hope will be
left at the bottom. But see what a lot Of
things you have receive for your money.
There is brush, and if you use it carefully
is backing and another brush; something
in the line of bottle OF oil; spOnges and
fancy dressing for patent leather shoes;
place to put your slippers, and glitterng
contingent Of other accessories needed by
every wellregulated gentleman.
Every morning nice, interesting little
boys bring the paper to your door, and
would no doubt stop and read it to you if
limited the desire-and offered cOnsidera-
ton. 1t is useless to go to the postOffice for
dressed in suit oil clothes that mark him
as far as sight, who will bring you letter
if any one writes it. You need not trouble
yourself about dinner. Go down to a rest
aurant; pick one out Of hundreds; select
whatever will catch your appetite and eat It
like prince, but
DON'T FORGET TO TIP THE WAIVER
You need never know the care of house
cleaning, such as putting down carpets and
putting up stoves. All the brood Of worries
that have driven wives to the grave and
their husbands to drink will be attended to
for you by another man. You can live in an
apartment-houSe, where all these things are
done for YOU better than you could have
done them for yourself, in half the time and
for triiling consideration.
There is no use going to the store for gro
ceries. A man will come around with a
book, and will stand respectfully uncovered
while you tell him the wants of tine day.
Never mind about the new things In the
tell you all about them before they have ever
had chance to get into the home of your
neighbor. The street-car runs block from
your home, and will carry you miles for half
dime. No use walking any more.
Should your trousers bag at the knees a
man will be at the office in ten minutes
time and Will take them 10 the "pantorium,"
stretch them, clean them, press them and
return them TO you as good as new for the
most trifiing consideration. Your shoes
cared
brought back in time for luncheon. A dozen
men are waiting to take your bat and block
1t. Two dozen contend for the honor of
cleaning your collars and cuffs-all guaran-
teeing to return them as white rs the driven
snow. as glistenlng as glaciers and as stiff
as pastebOard.
If you want to talk to friend step to the
telephone, call him up and talk with him as
face to face. Step to the call-boX, summon
messenger-boy. send away your greeting
and receive an answer in half an hour from
HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.
Don't try to form any companies yourself
Send cut for man who makes that his bust
ness and outline TO him something of your
plan. Do you want debt collected? Don't
worry about the matter yourself. Send the
account to Il man who has had claims against
half the people in the town and never lost
dollar. DO you want to know what your
wife is doing in the afternoon? Don't hire
room across the street. Hire man who
peoples business half a lifetime and who
knows no more of modesty than Putes do
of heaven.
The records of the Missouri Secretary Of
State will show you that companies of all
kinds have been authorized to transact bust
ness and you will find there is little left for
the individual to accomplish. Waking, sleep
ing,riding, walking, buying. selling, building,
razing. soiling. cleaning, making, mending-alI
are done by corporations. Lighting, heat
ing, baking, brewing. writing. printing,
killing. curiug, laughing. crying. blessing
cursing-all are done for hire. Teachers.
preachers, liars, swearers, judges. jurors,
auction criers, bliss of blessing, hades' fires,
quick consent from charmers' sires-moneY
gets them all.
And thus from the dawn of life to the
darkness of death you ale crowded on every
side with men and women willing aud anx-.
ious to serve you. Nothing is lett for you
to accomplish. You are not permitted to
exert muscle. You are not required to lift
a hand. Aud when yon look at 1t closely
you find that you stand ready to do some
service for the one next to you. There is
something turned out from your hand on
which another must pass judgment, for
which another must paY.-Stsr Sayings.
New Kind of Light.