New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
SOME FREAK JOBS.

An old set Of false teeth auctioned OF as part
OF the effects OF eccentric poet who recently
died on Long Island caused spirited bidding and
finally was knocked down TO q man who gave
his business a dealer IN secondhand r1ola-s
and incisors IN New York This started sens OF
the bystanders discussing queer ways OF maansa
living in the metropolis
A newspaper man IN the group who had mass
a study OF the East Side ghetto said that ths
Queerest way OF meeting the rent he had ever Iua
across was the lob OF turning out light for Oriao-
dox Jews Friday. According to the Tsln1'
no faithful Jew may either strike match or sl-
tinguish any kind OF fire light Friday nsa-
Even the electric incandescent lamp must not .
eXtinguished. AS consequence the orthodox
Jews hire Gentiles to light their fires and laInps
and to put them out at bedtime. There are .
number OF Gentle women who continue 10 Tvs
near Hester street just 70 make extra money
this way. One woman will have several IanA+t'
FOR whom she is official extinguisher, and eaca
pays her 10 or . cents. or even more each wees
so that they can go 10 bed in comfortable eHA'
ness.
a second man said that the strangest job 10
knew of was that OF who retained y
a big contracting company principally because :.
the beautlful way IN which he broke the h, h,s
of accident TO the widow and then attsnaea
to the family-with resultant saving in claims ID
damages.
Renting baby TO a professional bsgga- Is
my mind the oldest form of making cash" nas
arded third. We just looked up a case Ths.'
mother rented a winning though sickly looS.-s
baby to another woman, who held IL on her ~
aud silently held out hand for aims. sne 8
into trouble. however. for pinching the baby
make IL cry when a particularly prosperous ooA~'
pedestrian approached
How about a singing teacher for canary hlrts
asked another. There's one in Brooklyn. ". y,
for that matter. II you want a queer one, vaA.s
wrong with the snake diet man at the zoo, W
has to know Just when TO give the boa-constrc'
u live rabbit or dozen raw eggs?" -.
They'll do was the reply But add 70 -. =.
list the man who paints the tall flag poles. -
chap who keeps the Central Park Obelisk nU- 's.s
wearing away the gem doctor down In Maj
Lane who can make sick pearl or ruby as 81
as new by some sort of hOcus-pOcus- Yes -
keep place for the who paints back ~, -
into normal appearance and the other Esn :,
can color and bandage up a panhaudler unuA -
looks as if he had the most painful diseases ,..;
And just include the man over at the hosp s.
who is lucky enough. 20 have some rare clseass
He charges so much an hour for exhibiting nl
self at clinics and medical society meetings p-
in medical student. ~
There is also child exterminator for hotels - -
apartments and homes OF the rich He coes co..
kill the children, but he does keep them our oi - -
way OF society mad mothers for q certain mum !,
of hours each day. He calls himself-prfvsteS. =. .
course-eNpert playmate to poor little millions, 4,
boys. He got the idea that there was money ~ ~
giving the children of the rich chance TO % -.
dren instead OF little drawing room priss or - So
erness tormentors. So he went TO New forh - n
versity. which is giving special courses Tor ~.
ers IN managing Fairgrounds and clubs tor "a
dren. and physical training and child hysfene - -
learned the trick OF keeping little chaps nAPf
and well by systematic play. Ia
In short time he got all the sons OF me - ~
he could handle He hired a vacant piece OF phi ~Sr
erty. and started in TO teach them 20 pay ~
and to do gymnasium stunts every afternoon ~
stead OF loafing about hotel corridors aod ies ~
deviltry from bellboys- On Saturdays ne taA|y
children TO the country somewhere. or TO the 20 !.
yard or t0 public museum The hrst yea "a
cleaned up 5000. and women drive ~ I,
their carriages and beg him 20 take their ooss 4
summer he runs high class boys camp =
lake, charging Saratoga rates,