Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-01-02
VII t a Man Carries.

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sian ca Is pretty good weight
in these Tern tines, when you
come to tiinL cfii, said a gentle
man Who's 1ind ssas an anaIytical
turn. reports he New Orleans Times
Democrat, ard really ii makes q
fellow q trifle tired when he begins
to enumerstt. the number Of things
he is forced 10 carry around with
him. He l. beast Of burden and II
heavily laden. We win take him
from his skin out. aud analyze the
supericiaiisies winch hang about
him, and which are necessary at
this time il thp hsey of ciyilizaa
tiOn IN ores 70 efve him i pofise
standing in the community in which
he lives ard in orde' TO make him
comfortable One is a most inclined
TO shrink uway from he fearful re-
sponsibility ~ carryin such load,
and yet one ranst do 1t II he is happy.
There are two articles under
shirt aud d-awers- which stick
closer than a brother and then we
find pulled ap around bis shins and
ankles two seeks. He wears two
shoes, unless he was in the war,
and two strings are needed TO lace
them, or IL buttons or more, II they
are not lace shoes. He wears one
top shirt, one collar and two cuffs.
He wears one coat. one vest, and one
pair of trousers, and there are l2
| buttons on his trousers. six general
ly on his ccat and six on his vest.
He carries two cuff buttons around
with him, two sleeve buttons; and
various other buttons on his under
garments. There is one buckle on
his.trousers and twOou htssuspend-
ers. He generally wears suspend
ers. He wears two carriers. He
wears one necktie, or sometimes one
cravat with one clamper to hold it
in place
He carries one handkerchief in
mis- pocket. He wears one hat. In
the winter he must have two gloves
and one overcoat, and maybe two
, overshoes. But this is not all. lie
has a watch and chain to carry
around with him, 5sndle of letters,
package Of cards, a pllsg "a sack
of tobacco, OF maybe a few cigars, q
pipe perhaps, a knife, pencil and a
few other things which usually
make up the pocket outfit, such as
matches, buckeyes, and other good
luck symbols.
There is leather in his shoes,
with hair in tie soles and steel pegs
in the heels thereof. There is silk
or satin "a hs cra,'a. or uecktie.
There are wooi, and cotton, and
linen, and other things in the clothes
i he wears. There IS straw in his
hat There Is starch in bis shirt.
There are g1ld, and silver, and
pswter, and oher metals in the
watch and chain he wears. There
are brass and bone in some of his
buttons. The is in in his garter
clampers and in he clamper which
holds his craSat N place There is
glass over the face Of his watch.
Dye is used IL staining his clothes,
and one may find here all the colors
red, white, blue. black, purple,
| yellow, brown and almost every
other tint. He has paper in his
pockets. There is rubber in bis
suspenders ard garters. Paint is
found in the figures on the face Of
his watch, and polish is found on
his shoes.
$50, after all, man IS really a
beast of burden, and when he be-
gins 10 count mp the more than 1G0
superficialities be carries around
with him. an6 the vast number of
factories he represents, II the sea
son is warm. with the thermometer
ranging above the 100 mark, he will
probably swel.er a bit more on ac-
count ofthe vast load he is carrying. "