Evening journal., 1906-11-07

"A y the stage Of thc world, where an
H tr people are the players. tragedy
" ana coniedy are sn completely inter.
mlngied hut Che eyes aiV often crying
while the months laughing. Evorsiu0 chat
da. when the first man wis driven from the
Garden OF Eden and h.dieh 20 earn hia
livelihood by ihc sweat OF his brown lthe
dlnicultics attendant upon earning 0a iie-
ing have increased. until the people are
driven 20 aii kinds OF curious expedlcnts
70 keep the wolf from the door These
nccuharlties OF onr daily employment
make an interesting and fascinating study
and present many sides that would be
funny were q mot for iho terrible reality
on Il all The spectacle OF n io-ycarold
woman. for instance selling papers on the
streets of q Western city In competition
with grimy and frofane nevsDoys, would
cause a grin. otfdcrision but FOR the real
izing sense that she Is compelled hy cir
cumfiances 10 take this course 90 keep
Within the ranks Of the vast army light
desperately for Us daily bread
And speaking OF daily bread, hnN many
people are there who know that Ia one
certain rnrt Of tho glohc the bakers work
the dough with their knees instead of
their hands7 A Joker would probably say
that this Is where the term "knendinr the
dough" originated Perhaps &c Is. This
peculiar feature of our daily toll Is found
On italy. and the traveller who tells the
STORY says that bakers Ia that sunny
country are all kuock.kneod as n result.
Tho bakers kuec on the dough, ard,
nrasping high support with their hands
prod nnd twist and thnmp the soft mass
before theni-or rather under them-un-
in Il hns attained the required consis.
tency This work. Il ls snid. en'arges
and dcforms the knees. causing them 70
Interfere IN walking. The bakers nyaria.
bly, hathc before knendinr the bread. and
as the knees are never used FOR many
things that the hands are. 10 really would
appear that the knee-kneadcd bread rs
cleaner than the handkncndod kind. In
many Of the remote parts OF Italy. aud
France. too. q great deaf OF wine Is stll
trodden ont with the bare feet, SO that
those who desire n rather unique lunch
con can make Il OF knee.kneadcd bread
and foot -trodden wine Either would
probably hc found cleaner aud more
palatahle than packing-house sausage.
Siin talking about catahles did it eyer
occur 10 You that ln a city the size OF
Indianapolis. hn.. 5,Qoo pies, valued nt
$500 net. are made and catcn every dayl
n this ls SO ID indianapolis what must
the daily consumption OF pie amount 90
In New York pr Chcagos And. perhaps
you never Thought either That the pia.
making business has its dun as well as
lts prosperous and busy Seasons. An old
ricmuker told me the other day that dur
Ing the herry and melon seasons the de.
mand Tor pies decreases pcrccrtihly.
number 81 connrmel piecvters switch 90
fruits aisi, tuthsnlv enough ilns ls thc
sensnn OF small profits too. because most
OF the pc Demanded Is Tint nude FROM
small berries etc. which are high priced
making the margin OF gain very small
or an the pies. apple Is the most staple
the old standby eaten sumnpr. fall. win
ter and spring The berry pics come and
go. and SO do the lemons aud the Gus
tards. hut the demand for nppic neNel
dimlniShes. except in the fnll, when The
pumpkin pie Is king. Mince, peach ant
cranberry rank IN the order of popularity
named. coming quite q way hchind apple
however And. II youll not breathe it q
a soul. here's secrct-some apple pie
never see an apple
Food Is one Of TIE inost important fac
tors Ia the life OF amy human being; II q
the fuel that makes the daily work pos
siOlc. and II Is quite natural. then, tha
in on article touching on dcily ton. foo,
should be one OF the first things men
toned ana one Of the longest dwelt upon
A peculiar occupation Is that OF a corps
Of professional samplers iif be term maj
he usedl. who nre employed hy the DE
partment OF Agriculture al Washington
ANNl NNlN ~ Al i've TOT n ItN~lN NI iliNl
on foods lortortd or adnlterated witt
some certain Substance. They are con
stantly under expert supervision. aud thl
effect OF the poison on their system Z
noted. iu this way the harmfulness o.
adultcruuois Is determined If th,
sampler lives. the Food is good if be dies
& IS dangerous aud its sale prohibited
For the henaht of the timid and tender
hearted. however. II may be well 10 re
mark that uone have died yet. and. n
they take the foreign substance though
70 pe dangerous y very small quantities
none are likely to-from this cause. u
lonef
Two Kinds OF PecuIiaritIes.
In gathering material FOR an article o
the peculiarities that enter Into the hun
drum task of ekeins oat an existence.
soon found that there were two classs
OF them the peculiar features IN come,
tion With vast trades where many du
employment. ana the unique avocatior
chosen h different parts OF the world b
single individuals. learned. for instanc,
tlnt many thousands OF people IN Ameiic
today nun steaay employment al nj
WAGES curling hair for mattresses and
learned too. oi one Individual whn maj
ages to maki. fair living by curling IA
own half aud seliiaG the curls az "A muC
pee lie Is = tarisian with silkoE br
petf- hipr' iasi the color OF ~ hair
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