The Irish standard., 1904-12-31
Mr. Stonehatchet-There is one thing
will say you make quite as we'll as
your mother used to make it.
Mrs. Stonehatchet - What's that,
Fredelite?
Mr.. ehatchet-Trouble! L
Is A VERY TRYING ORDEAL
Why Men Get So Tired When Being
Fitted by the Tailor for
New Clothes.

Did you ever watch a man having a
s.uit Of clothes tried on?" asked a down.
town tailor a few days ago OF one OF
his customers, VINO was standing pa
tiently as every crease in the newly
made coat was being analysed in order
that it might be smoothed out in the
finishing.
MOI" continued the man with the
tape measure. according to the Wash
ington Star. well, you will never I'M
derstand what it is to have tailor-made
clothes tried on until you make point
of watching some one else. You can't
understand by going through the oper-
alton yourself. Are you aware that
you have been gaping like man work.
ing into the small hours and longing
for his bed? You didn't know what
made you so sleepy? Now, III tell you
it's the measuring that does it. It's
nothing peculiar to you. Why it is
don't know, but man who can stand
the strain of hours of physical exercise,
or who can sit at his desk engaged in
the most trying mental work all day
long without showing fatigue, will go
all to pieces in 10 minutes under the
hands of his tailor
II usually give a strong man is min
utes to get played out. At the end of
that time he begins to cape and he
stretches as much as he can without
throwing the tailor entirely away from
him. Then his fatigue grows rapidly.
Many man has fallen down before he
was aware how entirely exhausted he
has been under the ordeal of posing for
the tailor. Not long ago one of my GUS
toners, weighing over 800 pounds, and a
man reputed to have extraordinary
strength, fell fiat on the floor and near
ly crushed me in going down. tell
you, you have to watch man after he
has been standing in this way for lis
minutes.
''The worst of it is men do not under
stand how soon they become exhausted
standing erect without moving. Usual
ly when they begin to cape they try tc
hide their fatigue. They don't under
stand how it is. They fight against it
But it's no use. Why is it they give out
standing quietly when they could walk
five miles without feeling tired?
Il put that question to my physician
some time ago and he pulled down one
of his books on anatomy for me tC
look at. He opened it at page or
which the muscular system was shown
He pointed out the muscles that arc
used in walking ana in all classes oil
exercise. He showed how the back /:
rested by change of position. Their
he pointed out the muscles that are
brought into play in the act of stand.
ing erect. They are never used eXcep
by those whose duties require such
standing for long periods of time. The
orderly develops them as he stands a
an officers door. The clerk behind the
counter learns to use them. The or
binary man at a reception also finds
what it is to stand erect and to use thest
muscles to a certain extent. and h,
often wonders what ii is that made hin
SO tired. But the height of develop
ment is only had in posing for the tailor
The next time you have to st;Hld 70
your measure or to h?ye clothing triet
on, don't think it is unusual when yol
find that you are ready to drop dow
when the ordeal is over"