The morning call., 1894-02-26
HEAD To THE ENGINE.
A Colored Porter Gives Some fiints
TO Travellers.

New York Sun
"How will you have your feeto" the porter
asked in Wagner car coming from Buffalo.
Feet 20 thu engine" said the passenger.
eli 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 chuck d.
81 beg pardon, boss" said he "but 1 notice
dat all de railroad men has their heads put to-
ward de enR1ne-and all The commercial tray
elers also. The biggest arguments is in favor
Of doing that way. In the first place, there
amt many bead-on collisions. There's more
danger OF rear-end collision. The rrason is
That every passenger train has its own right of
way, and runs regularly every night, and Is
looked out for by all the trains thaps running
ahead of 1t. Therefore the most danger Is from
something behind which don't know when We
have stopped or broke something, and which
runs into US UNEXPECTEDLY. There amt anyone
looking out for any kind Of collisions, cause
when they come it matters mighty little which
end you're putting f0rward-yOur head or your
feet-but II you insist on looking out for 'em
from bebind-Pm a-telling YOU"
ANY more arguments?'
''Got plenty more arguments, boss. You don't
want TO sleep with your feet toward the engine,
because II you do the dTaugni through the car
blows right agin your head, and when it gets
cold at night your head and chest are ex posed.
Put your head toward the engine, and you feel
cool without gittiDg in no draught. It's Just
the same way in summer. If yoh sleep with
your feet toward the engine you can't have
your windows open, with the screen in ZEN,
without 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 aud dust"
els that all you knOw?"
mo. boss; II init told you the biggest ar
gument yet why you should have your mead
made up toward The locomotive. The most
serious thing of all is the circulation Of the
blood In your body. You been having your
feet made up toward the engine, eh? Well. /
reckon you don't never slerp very we'll In the
cars, do you? Your nights res is usually
broken, amt il? Well, sir, emme make Ut your
head TO the engine an' you'll sleep like you was
a baby. OATS because the motion of The tram
is so strong and steady that il sends all your
blood toward the end that's furtheSt from the
engine. Put your feet TO the engine and all
your blood rushes straight TO your head and
gives you restless night. Put your head o
The engine and The blood goes away from your
head, leaving it cool an easy so as you can
res like a child"
Put my head toward The engine and stop
talking, will you?'
'Yes, sir; all right. sir; anything you say,
sir. You won't gredge me dat quarter in the
morning, I'm a-tellln' you"
IA lapse OF half an hour. Then voice from
between curtains. IL addresses the porteT.l
''SolOmoBi Diogenesl Porteri Any argu
ment as TO what part Of the train is the safesl?'
There aren't no use OF arguments bout dat
sir. The safest place on a train is the middle
OF the middle car on the side furthest from the
other track"