Evening star., 1897-06-05
HARD TIMES FOR UNDERTAKERs.
People Live Longer in Hard Times
Than When They Are Flush.

Than When They Are Flush.
From the Chicago Tribune.
/ 1t may sound rather strange to say that
the hard times affect the undertakers but
such Is the case. This Is not because people
cannot afford to die. There Is no economy
practiced in that direction. People still die
and the good die young, as they did in days
gone by.
"BuSiness has gone TO the bowwows,"
said a local undertaken. I'VE are not do
ing anything. comparatively"
why Is THAR he was asked.
On. times are hard and all business
feels the general depression. We feel it the
same the rest
when times are hard" the upder,akar
continued. people. do not die as fast as
they do when times are good. This state
ment may sound a bit odd to you but IL is
an absolute fact. Worry kills lots of peo-
but worry is not the friend of the
undertaken. Then there are suicides
and cases of death from want and
exposure; but there is no money in
to tie undertaken are those who are in
prosperous circumstances. They make
money, and they spend it. When they do
Eot make money they do not spend It,
do not spend 1t they live. When hard
times begin to pinch these people a little
tney begin to economize. They do not live
50 nigh They do not eat as rich food
Icy Icy 90 not go to the theater so often. and
lney take fewer chances generally. Men
walk instead of taking cab. They smoke
fewer cigars and they buy less whisky All
OF these things tend to make them more
healthy. They do not run down so soon
fIom close application to business.
Unconsciousy, they are prolonping their
mVes' whiie they are saving their money
Ihey DO not live at as rapid gait. and
nence they do not die rapidly They find
that they can get along without that doffAr
luncheon at downtown restaurant before
they go home. and at noon they find a glass
or milk as satisfactory a small bottle
Ihen they say. L must wear this old over
coat this winter, and in doing SO they un-
consciously take more care in keeping IL
buttoned up about the neck They are not
taking of thick puff tie and putting on a
small bow and a lighter suit of clothes TO
go out and spend the evening
omen especially are benefited by this
state of affairs Where a man Is likely to
catch cold once a. woman will catch cold a
dozen times. When times are hard they do
Eot attend so many parties The dress balls
that women enjoy so much are the means
or the undoing OF more of them than any
other cause. They take Off the thick. warm
street dresses that they wear In the winter
and discard the warm headeear that is
donned when Jack Frost comes. Then they
put on thin gowns of some hard, cold ma
teriai. They wear gowns of this nature cut
low In the neck, and to finish off they put
a covering OF lace over their heads and sal
ly forth to the opera, the dance-and the
grave.
Hard times for the people are healthy
times, and healthy times are hard times for
US. The wholesalers and casket manufac-
tcrers are weil-nigh discouraged. There Is
no sale for their goods, and they cannot
1crce business with bargain baits or by the
oIer OF prizes and novelties. 1t is no in
ducement to offer man a chance on a gold
watch III he will die and let you bury him.
. Give the undertaken sood times, high
living end brilliant social seasons and he
VIII nourlsh and wax fat, but give him
hard times and he will perish, the same a.
any one else"