The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-24
re ---UAL OF TIE UMBRELLA.
Men Ostrichiike In This--Eexv Carr,

Men Ostrichiike In This--Fexv Carry
Them to Eru1l Advantage.
curious about how some people car
~ umbrellas" said Mr.. Stormelton to
a New York Sun man. ..Ave think the
ostrich is a stupid bird because with
its head buried in the sand 1t thinks
Its Whole body is hidden from every
body: but plenty of men are quite as
stupid as that in their matter of car
.rying an umbrella.
hey carry it in such way as to
protect the front of their body and APP
pear to think they have themselves
wholly protected, while all the time
tie water is gayly dripping from their
buck. The fact Is that not many men
know how to carry an umbrella when
1t rains.
\ II it rains and blows then instinct
ively they hold the umbrella toward the
wind. to keep the umbrella from being
blown inside out as well as to protect
themselves from the rain. This is
proper But when the rain is coming
down straight they carry their UNI
brellas In all sorts Of ways, in which
they reveal more or less Of their per
soma! characteristics.
Here, for instance, is man who
carries his umbrella held in his right
hand with the hand straight in front
Of and in line with his elbow and upper
arm. this being the easiest way to
carry it. Held in this manner the UNI
brella really shelters completely only
his head and the right side OF his
body; the rain drips from 1t on his left
shoulder and down his left side. He
Is either lazy or thoughtless; he is
probably both. =.
Again, we may meet man carry
ing all umbrella at the cost Of consid-
cradle effort, around In front Of the
center line Of his body, which Is correct
as to that position, but carrying It
there too far forward, with the result
that while he keeps perfectly dry on
bis face side, yet more or less water
drlps down his back; man flnicky and
particular about the front he presents,
about appearances, but not 30 mindful
Of the substance.
"And then we meet the man who
carries his umbrella with forearm
straight in line with his elbow, for the
greater ease Of that position Of the arm,
but with the hand slightly turned SO as
to make the umbrella more completely
cover him. or with that end In view,
plish, for, with the umbrella top tilted,
1t does not cover 50 large an area as
1t does when carried In horizontal
plane. This Is q man who is lazy, but
trying. by the twist Of the hand, to
get something for nothing, or without
much effort. .....=-".
"And then we may occasionally meet
man who Is carrying his umbrella in
the best possible position for the pur-
poses Of the best possible protection to
be gained from 1t, this being square in
front Of him, with the umbrella handle
all but touching the center Of the front
edge Of the rim Of his hat, carried 50
to protect him, as far as may be, both
back and front, while he carries the
umbrella as low down as can be with
out touching his hat on top, thus giving
himself, also, protection as far as pos
sible down around toward his feet And
here we find man who knows, intelli-
gently, what can be done with the
means at his command, and who Is
willing to put forth the effort required
to bring those means to their utmost
efficiency"