Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-01
TOO MANY PEOPLE NUTSANCES
Those Who Waste Our Time Are the
Worst Of All.
STARTS EARLY IN MORNING
SUGGESTION IA Made that Housekeep-
ers Hang Up Notices Putting
Limit Of visit at Three
Minutes.


The person who wastes our time is 10
bo accounted among the heaviest OF hui
man Affections.
He IL unwelcome 90 our homes and II
literally acoursed in business. He Is tho
cause Of more profanity. smothered or
emitted, IN a business office than any
other obstacle In the way OF smooth,
effective business day
Are you busyr' the time waster in
variably asks as he prepares to sit down
for tho major part OF morning or after
noon. And having asked II he feels that
his duty IL done He pays no attention
whatever 10 the hesitant answer: "M-mi
Always glad 20 see YOU" In tone that
plainly hints the opposite feeling. And
ne sits and sits.
II his victim answers at random he
may say; I'm afraid l disturb you.
must be going" But he has no such In
tention. lie stays and stays and stays.
He pourB forth Q stream Of irrelevant
anecdotes. galiops his hobby furiousiy
and narrates IN detail the story OF his
life Tho unfortunate man opposite him
twists In his chair ana works his fingers.
staring with q strained expression In a
very agony OF nervousness, and his tor
mentor when he has emptled himself Of
his entire fund OF talk and finally de-
parts tells the next person unfortunate
enough 20 encounter him that the man
no has Just visited has such ragged nerves
that ne h likely TO lose his grip
The time waster runs In IN the morn
Ing, just 20 sit awhile" Every house,
keeper knows that the morning hours
NIL. IA a.. 90 -.
afternoon, because there are 70 many
duties 20 be crowded into them. Every
housekccper knows. too. that the woman
who comes to "sit awhile is good for
whole torturing morning. In n busi-
ness office have seen In hugo red letters
on white background the reminder
Three minutes are a long time for a
visit A housekeeper might profitably
hang above her kitchen stove on wash
day the motto; I'm busy. Why aren't
your"
A trial might be made OF Il. though
lime MASTERS are obtuse persons. They
are the only human beings who have
four epidermises. and few shafts pierce
.heir armor.
Even tho sicisroom Is not spared the Wis
.tations OF the time MASTERS. they invade
rs privacy often through some weak
Silied relative, In disobediencO OF the ply
sician's orders. And because human ma
lure IS weak thing that dlsllkes to an
swer yes" when a voice inquiries "Am
boring you?' the conyaleseent has a
,urn for the worse. The time waster, rob-
0ing him OF the quiet and the relaxed
uscles and nerves that make for re-
newed health. has all but killed him.
A busy woman being asked by a mag
azine 20 write her. opinion OF "why women
9reak down." said: ut is inoonsiderate
friends who cause a woman 20 break
Gown. IL 70 the person who insists on
topping somewhere for a bite after the
,heater.' who stands for that time on
her doorstep or comes into the hHil for
an extension % the between-acts chat at
the theater-those persons who steal that
precious half hour when she would gather
aerself together and collect her forces,
Who make woman 50 nervously and
mentally TO pieces"
That so-oalled friend who insists on
dragglng you out somewhere when you
would rather stay at home and gather
new strength from the silence and the
nerve relaxing calm OF your own room;
the person who holds you for long con-
yersations on tho telephone when there
are tears OF WEAKNESS In your voice, and
every muscle Of your body aches TO be
stretched upon your bed; the woman who
lrolengs her call beyond the point OF
numan endurance and tells you how pale
yon are when she takes her leave. are
line MASTERS and should be answerablo
20 the law rs any other sort % thief
The person who reads 20 YOU letters OF
cooks IN which you are not interested.
Ihe one who talks 20 you about himself.
and forces upon you his opinions. neither
being OF The least concern 20 you. the
mere makers OF conversation. who love
the sound OF their own voices. are pests
from which the law OK self preservation
calls upon Ell TO rid themselves. II by
polite means. wen. II By impolite means.
well again.
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