Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-10
PUT YOUR HEAD TO THE ENGINE.
A Wfdeawake sleeping Car Porter
Tells How Old Travellers Sleep on
the Cars.

A Wfdeawake sleeping Car Porter
Tells How Old Travellers Sleep OF
the Cars.
From the New York Sum-
How will you have your feet?" the porter
asked In a Wagner car coming from BUT.
falo.
Feet to the engine" said the passenger.
III you travel much you'll have your head
put next to the engine" said the colored
man.
NO, said the passenger, Il am afraid
there might be a collision. and then I'd be
thrown with all my weight against my
head" The porter chuckled.
Il beg pardon boss" said he but no
tice dat all de railroad men has their heads
put toward de engine-and all the CONNER
cial travellers also. The biggest arguments
Is In favor OF doing that way. In the mrs,
place. there amt many head-on collisions
There's more danger or a rear-end collision
Inc reason Is that every passenger train
mas It's own right OF way, and runs regu
larry every night. and is looked out for by
all the trains that's running ahead of it
therefore the most dagger is from some
thiig behind which don't know when we
have stopped or broke something, and
which runs into US Unexpectedly. There
amt any one looking out for any kind OF
collisions. cause when they come it mat
tiers mighty little which end you're putting
forward-your head or your feet-but If you
insist on looking out for 'em from behind
I'm a-telling you"
ANY more arguments?"
Got plenty more arguments, boss Yo,
don't want to sleep with your feet toward
the engine. because If you do the draugh,
through the car blows right agin your head
and when 1t gets cold at night your head
ana chest are exposed. Put your head to-
ward the engine and you feel cool without
dra lyeyh {,,pt
way In summer. II you sleep with your
feet toward the engine you can't have your
windows open. with the screen in EN-. with.
out getting the wind and fine dust right In
your face. whereas if you sleep with your
head to the engine you get the cool air and
no draught and dust"
rs that all you know
NO. boss; l hain't told you the bigges
argument yet why you should have your
head made UP toward the locomotive rht
most serious thing of all is the circulation
or the blood In your body. You been hay
Ing your feet made up toward the engine
very well in the cars. do your Your night
res Is usually broken. amt it? Well, sir
femme make up your head to the engine an
you'll sleep like you was a baby OATS be
cause the motion of the train is so stronf
and steady that 1t sends all your blood to
wart the end that's furthest from the en-
CINE. Put your feet to the engine and al
your blood rushes straight to your head anc
SNcS yOu d night fut your neaS
to the engine and the blood goes away IRON
Your head. leaving IL cool and easy 30 a.
you can res like a child
Put my head toward the engine and stor
talking, will you?''
Yes. sir; all right, sir; anything you say
sir. You won't gredge me dat quarter II
the morning. I'm a-tellin' you"
"a lapse Of half an hour Then a yoic,
from between curtains. 1t addresses tn,
porter)
Solomon: Diogenes. porter! Any argu
ments as to what part OF a train is the sal
estY'
There aren't no use of arguments 'pou
dat, sir. The safest place on a train Is tn,
middle of the middle car on the side rur
thest from the other track"
Good night, Cicero