The morning times., 1896-04-19
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOAP BOOK.
Those TO Whom Soap Has Heretofore
Appealed in Vain May Be Reached.
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Those TO Whom Soap Has Heretofore
Appealed in Vain May Be Reached.
Written for The Times by X. X. Munkntricf.
We may firmly believe in the adage that
of the making OF many books there is no
end, when we become acquainted with the
fact that the ma rket now glories in a unique
volume called a soap book This book fsnot
treatisesetting forth the glories and virtues
of soap, but verita bic soap book, whose
leaves are composed of soap, and which is
probably bound in soap. tits book which
may be carried in the pocket for use wilenre-
quired. The bicycler can descend from his
rubber horse and after tearing leaf from
the book, proceed to wash his hands. lather
his face and shave in the mirror or way
side spring.
1t is not easy to understand in Just
what respect the soap book is superior to the
cake OF soap, unless the pages contain read
ing matter. There is ne good reason that
the book should not contain a series of in
tereSting stories ofsay pa ge each in length,
that aftera wash the harmony of fthecontents
wouli not be marred by the loss OF the page
just torn out.
1t would not he a bad idea, looked ~
through the microscope OF business, for
the publisher, purveyor or manufactures or
the soap book to issue soap calendar sim
liar to thai sent out by the bicycle company
Even as the latter upon every page has a
brief letter or aphoriSm relating III compl-
mentary terms to the wheel, 50 should the
latter briStlc and bloom with allusions TO
soap and the important part it plays in the
human farce comedy
The literature of soap printed upon
pages of soap, should have tendency to
attract TO it the attention of people
unto whom its elouqent appeals in the past
have been in vain. They might be taught to
and water" as they have already made
themselves familiar with the electric phrase
whisky and water" Soapis not OF much
use minus the aid of water, but whisky has
been known to survive the severeSt of tests
without 1t.
II we have a yellow book why should not
we have yellow soap book? They could
also be made to be symbolic in way of
the seasons; white soap for winter, green
soap for spring, yellow soap for summer,
and russet soap for autumn. Hotel soap of
malaChite tone-the adamantine soap that
dcries the teeth of time while IT yields
about a much ather as does grass cutter
working by the day, but flies from the hand
as If equipped with the wings of the wind
could be set forth described and commented
upon In order to show how it differs from
the laundry soap that consumes the shirt
with mad. insatiate Goldfish thirst, begin
ming at the base of its brain aud continuing
in q southerly direction and terminating
at the hem of the caudal appendage.
Even If the pages of the soap book be
blank, without even bas relief to ma ke
it picturesque and suggest sufficient artistic
beauty TO gild passing thought, still will
1T be full of heavenly suggestion. bringing
upin ones mind many Observation-Disclosures
of soap in the eyes with no towel at hand,
and picturing to the scientific dreamer
mountains OF soap nted with the natural
mountain flowers, and rivers of soft soap
frothing with soap suds ready for shaw
ing. Long may the inventor of the soap
book live. May it enjoy great and wide
circulation. and finally have printed text
for use in schools. until the inventor shall
be hailed as benefactor and have an
imposing monument of soap stone.