West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-09
MIR. B0wSER's SCHOOL.
What Happened when lie Took Mrs.
Bcwser for Pupil.


Bowser and said
Il should think that you would want to
know something"
eyes, would" she quietly replied, after
recovering from her asionishment.
Woman was not ordained to know much
in comparison with man, but she need not
remain quite as ignorant as bump on a log.
She should a, leas, be able TO understand
the everyday things surrounding her. 1
have often wondered at your ignorance and
fel, it my duty to turn teacher. bu, YOU have
such temper, YOU know"
"lm sorry about my temper, she siid
with sigh.
"And you'd be willing to learu1"
"Oi course"
"And not raise a row2"
"No."
''Well. I'll opeu an evening school, so to
say, and Try to learn you few things"
"You mean ,each1" she interrupted.
"rhere you SO. the first thing - he
shouted, as his speotaeles fell Off his nose.
Don, YOU suppose know what I'm talk
ing abou,e When say learn, | mean learn,
and If you are going to jump in on me like
that this school will stop before it begins. "
81 want to be learned, and won't say
anything more"
"See tha, YOU don't Now then. YOU
have gone along the street and seen pile
OF bricks, haven't your
Eyes.
you recognized them as bricksP"
81 did,
"Aud YOU didn't wonder If they were
turnips2''
"No."
"Nery we'll Did you ever stop to think
how bricks ate made-whelacr they came
out of the ground like potatoes or grew on
trees like apples1 No, you never did. of
course. Not one woman in million has.
One of the main factors in the creation of
mighty cities is passed by without thought,
and you go rushing down TO some bargain
counter to get 7cent bottle of vascline
for cents"
! "Bat I've been in a brickyard and seen
the clay dug, tempered and nodded aud
then The bricks put in kilus and burned, -
she softly protested
"Oh, you have Then YOU do know
wha, bricks arc composed of wouldn't
have believed il, but III give you long
credit mark. Now, perhaps you can tell
me what mortar ise Mortar is pretty close
/ ly related to bricks, you know"
eyes, without mortar, bricks would be
almost useless. Which Of the two kinds of
mortar DO you mean2"
$50 you know there arc two kinds, eh2
by John, but you have picked up Thing or
two You may describe both kinds, if you
please?"
"The mortar used Tor brick and stone is
/ composed Of sand and lime alonc unless a
little cement is added, and that for plaster
ing houses has hair mixed with it. The fin
ishing coat on The wall is not mortar, at all.
bui plaster Of paris, as i, is called. Is that
right p
II was right, and Mr.. Bowser knew it
was right, aud yet thers was real disap.
| ponlment in his tone as he said:
"Its right enough for a woman, and you
have indeed surprised me- You may posi-
bly, be able to answer another question In
the mids, Of your gadding for scent bar.
gains you may have paused long enough to
ascertain how this house is hcated2"
eyes, have. We bavc a hot air fur.
nacc.'
"You'vc biz it, butts probably because
you've wasted At least three tons Of coal
this las, winter. Yes, we have a hot air
furnace, but what is the principle on which
81 works2"
"rherc is a cold air box lea ding into The
furnace, and the cold air is warmed by ihe
combustion Of coal and sent through the
various pipes and registers. Shu, of the
cold air and you would gct no heat"
lie had hoped 10 trap her ON the furnace.
but her reply showed that she had better
understanding Of IL than he had himself.
and there were hardness and and a sar-
casu 20 bis voice as he cou,inuedi
'I beg to congratulate you. Mrs. Bowser,
and almost feel that you could change a
$40 bin fn an Tee cream parl7r and not get
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