The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-13
CARRYING UMBRELLAS.
Few People Manage Thsw to the Best
Advantages.


Advsntass.
"Curious about how some people
carry umbrellas" said Mr.. Stormel-
ton. eve think the ostrich is a
stupid bird because with its head
buried in the sand it thinks its
whole body is hidden from every
body. But plenty of men are quite
as stupid as that in their manner
Of carving an umbrella.
"They carry it in such way as
to protect the front of their bodies
and appear TO think they have them,
selves wholly protected. while all
the time the water is gavIy gripping
down their backs. The fa"t is that
not MANY men know how to carry
an umbrella when it rains.
"If It rains ard blows t.en in
stinctive!y they bold the umbrella
toward the wind to keep the um-
brella from being blown inside out
as we'll as to protect themselves
from the rain. This is proper. Bat
when the rain is coming down
straight they carry their umbrellas
in all sorts of ways, in which they
reveal more or less of their persona'
characteristics.
"Here, for instance, is man who
carries his umbrella held in his
right hand with tire hand straight
in front OF and in line with his el.
bow and upper urn, this being the
easiest way 70 carry It. Held in this
manner Tire umbrella really shelters
completely only his heard and the
night side II his body. The rain
dr1ps frem Il on his left shoulder
and down his left side. He is either
lszy or tlssugsssess. He is probably
both.
~hssia we may uneet q man car.
ryiug an umbrella at the cost oi
considerable effort around in front
OF the center line of his body, shieh
10 correct as to that position, but
.csrrying il there too far forward
with sTle result that while he keepl
perfectly dry On his face side, yet
more CT less water drips down hit
;bsoa-ia man fnicky and particular
about TIE fscnt he presents, about
,appesrances, fbut not 90 mindful o1
The substance.
~And then we meet the man who
;mrries his umbrella with fore arm
straight in line with his elbow, fol
the greater ease of that position o'
the arm, but with the hand slightly
turned SO as to make the umbrella
more completely cover him or with
that end IN view, which end, how
ever, it does not accomplish, fo,
with the umbrella top tilted it does
net cover so large an area as il
does wher carried In a horizonta
plane. This is a man who is lazy
bat trying by that twist of the hand
TO get something for nothing %
without much effort
'"And fhen we may occasionally
meet mzn who is carrving his um-
brella in the best possible position
for the purposes of the best possible
protection to be gained from it, this
being squsre in front of him, with
the umbrella handle ;all but touch
ing the center of the front edge 'o1
tie rim of his hat, carried go as 'te
protect him as far SIS may be beth
back and front, while he carries the
umbrella as low down as can be
without tn,ching hs hat on tep
thus giving himself aaso protection
as far as possible down around TO.
ward his feet. And here We hnd
"a .mzn who knows intelligently what
can be done with the means at his
command and who is willing to put
forth the effort required to bring
those means ito their utmost eth.
;ciency."-Nev York Sun.