The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
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There are few things that cannes .
bought second hand. one can get sac-
ond-hand anchors and second-hand
books; secondhand gas fixtures an1
baby carrtagess pianos and iron smoke
stands; water coolers and Office desIss
It would be difficult 70 think 81 any
thing that cannot be bought second-
hand. One Of the things that at FIRST
might be thought to come within the
category Of things not sold IA thismsn-
ner is the umbrella. Inquiry, hoWsVegy
revealed the fact that umbrellas ave
sold secondhand; though for various
simple reasons not SO commonly aa
some other articles OF personal weaver
use, says the New York Sun.
Common an article as the umbueI1s
Is III use, and familiar to the eye yet it
is far less commonly used than, saF.
for instance, shoes. In this climate,
in winter at least, everybody, wears
shoes, and SO would own at least one
pair, But by no meapR everybody owns
an umbrella. There are in fact plenty
Of people who never owned one. just IS,
singular as it may seem to some peE-
sons, there are many people whopever
owned a watch. Then, as any1ody can
use an umbrella, it may be that FAM
ily of half a dozen persons would have
only one or two or three umbrellas.
There are plenty Of big umbrella fac
tories, with an aggregate output Of
millions of umbrellas yearly, but tha
number Of factories and Of the umbreI-
las produced would have to be multi.
piled if every inhabitant were to be
supplied with an umbrella.
A great many umbrellas are de-
stroyed outright; blown inside oub in
windstorms and made useless for any
purpose; it wouldn't pay to repair
them, and there is nothing left Of them
worth using. People commonly have
umbrellas that can be mended, re.
paired; and people often carry am unl-
brella that is in need Of repairs with
more thought of it's usefulness than 81
| it's appearance. The umbrella Is com.
monty not thrown away until it is use
less to its owner; and when it IS ia tllat
condition, unless it were a fine unabrel-
la, it would not pay secondhand
dealer to repair it. For example, it
would never do to put single panel
of cloth in an umbrella top; it wouldn't {
match the rest. and it wouldn't pay "a
put it in anyweY. Another reasa 81
t6ars ct
cheap. New umbrellas 81 some kind.
can be bought in these days marvellous
| .Iy cheap; and persons who might other
wise seek secondhand umbrellas, buy
new ones; they wouldn't expect to get
them secondhand at any lower prices.
But after all there are to be found
secondhand umbrellas, just as there
are to be found secondhand hats and
shoes, though in smaller numbers.
Some of them are bought by the old
clothes men.
Another place at which second hand
umbrellas can he bought is the pawn
brokers; in the pawnshops where per
sonal property of all sorts is taken, UNI
brellas come in with the rest Of the
things offered; they are not common
offerings, like some things, but not un-
usual. These, if not sold, go with other
unredeemed and unsold pledges Co the
pawnbrollers' auction sales; where
they are bought by secondhand deal.
ers who sell that kind Of goods; an ad.
dition to the comparatively limited
number bought in the usual manner