Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-05
\ GREAT PROBLEM.
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ne Times when . Mans Hands Are En-
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What can even man who int self
respecting do with his hands while TIM
INJURED in dress suit2 Let 'em hang.
of course viii be the reply Of the quick
and penetrating reader. and no doubt
that Is the best thing no can do. but II
occurs 10 Us that II should not be 30. The
dress suit ID defective; it u behind the
age: II does not meet the requirements OF
civilized man The man who can wear
dress suit and let his hands hang and
swing about without experiencing sense
of discomfort shows an instance Of atav-
ism. Man originally. Of course. let his
hands dsngle and whip about him in
every passing win He also ate his food
raw and lived IA cave with dark
rooms. and perhaps family in the next
cave with children. In this primitive
condition Of life man had but little 10
do. 50 he did not find it difficult TO look
after his hands. even If he had no place
to put them. But as he advanced he had
other things to take up his attention and
thoughts. and relief from the constant
strain Of attending 10 his hands became
imperative A place where his hands
could repose Ia comfort while his active
mind continued 10 wrcstle with impor-
tant problems was seen 10 be necessity.
The result was the invention OF the
trousers pocket. the natural home Of the
human masculine hands. Woman. not
having any weighty thoughts like men,
and consequently being free TO look
after her hands. has never developed any
pockets for them.
One OF the most difficult problems
which the scientist has 10 encounter is
why man, after having through long
years Of evolution developed satisfac-
tory pocket for his hands. should delib-
erately give il mp IN the dress suit. For
the trousers of the dress suit. not always.
Of course. but in a majority Of cases. VIC
think. taking the country as whole, are
entirely wanting in pockets, or the pock-
cts are rudimentary. or they are placed
in such position that it is harder work
10 keep the hands in them than it Is TO
attend to them outside. OF course the
man who puts on dress suit every even
toned 10 this unnatural condition in q
measure. and even appears quite at his
ease while his hands are loosely swaying
at his sides But even in has case IL Is
largely the appearance OF ease. and his
thoughts frequently revert to his former
pocketed state. But in the case Of the
man who wears his dress suit only half
dozf n or dozen times year the positive
misery involved in suddenly having n
pair Of orphan hands thrust upon him Is
always considerable, and frequently il is
intense. IL Is lack Of trousers pockets for
his hands which makes a man forget all
the good things he was going to say In his
after dinner speech: he thinks Of them
easily enough the next day when he can
get nd Of his hands II Is the mental
strain u getting along without trousers
pockets which frequently brings a man
home from an entertainment In "A demon
allied condition, which his wife foolishly
aacribes to drink. when perhaps he hasn't
had but five or ak kinds Of wine. with n
little brandy and miscellaneous liquor
or two. Statistics show that only one
young man IN thousand can successfully
propose marriage IN dress suit. the diff
Guilty being solely the amount OF atten-
ton which his hands demand. Its hard,
q course. for woman 90 understand this
thing. never herself having felt the need
Of suitable retreat for her hands: but
women are going 20 discover when they
come 10 vote and 81 annex distant 10
lands. not 10 mention learning 10 play
poker. that they will have q have storage
facilities for their hands or b. left in q,
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