New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
CASE OF A MARBLE CUTTER.

Then there was the case of a marble
cutter. He was earning SIS week, but
he was unhappy. He had always hated
the work from the day his father had
apprenticed him. In the course of his eX-
animation he betrayed an aptitude for ex-
pressing himself. which suggested pos
sible advertising man or salesman in the
rough. He was advised TO take up an
evening course in English and keep at his
marble cutting until he was fitted for one
OF the more congenial fields of employment.
A big business in a Western city was
reorganized The head Of the concern care
fully picked certain man for one OF the
important positions. But the change
seemed TO be all for the worse. This par
tic,lar department continued TO decline in
efficiency. The man who had been so care
fully chosen proved an absolute failure
Mr. Blumenthal was called in. He met the
failure. and before ne had even so much
as spoken to him diagnosed his case ac-
curately. The firm took the analysts ad-
vice and shifted its employe to another
position. He is now a valuable man.
This economic evangelist is n Frenchman
nv blood. born in Alsace-Lorraine, in 1867.
His education was broadly cosmopolitan.
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preparation for missionary work. selecting
Australia as the field. he became SO alb
sorbed in the study of industrial CONDITIONS
that he soon dropped his clerical calling ana
became a pioneer in this work or saving
mems economic souls. He studied abnormal
tvpes as well as normal ones. In the course
of his study of criminal heads he has
visited seventy-two executions. lie mas eA-
tended his study of types through Burma
Siam, China, Japan. Africa and other re-
raote sections Of the earth. He spent
twenty wears in Australia before coming TO
this country.
He was in Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation work in Buffalo when the New horK
people discovered him last year and brought
him down here as the feature of the voca-
4,on bureau that began work on May OF
,b,s wear Last wear the West Side Branch
cot nlaces for 500 men and boys. and. with
,bs new bureau and Mr.. Blumenthafs ex-
merit assistance. expects greatly TO increase
the number this season. Ten per sent Oh
,hosa ann,v,ng for aid In getting positions
are said 10 be insists and there Is "he1e
the skill Of the expert comes IN play
But the interviewer who caiieo On INC
wizard with a view 20 discovering ana an"i
wing his method OF work ialleo VI
purpose. There isn't any rnethoo-'na' 80
there are as many methods appalen
there are individuals. and the expert nm
self couldn't give any hard ana ias' ,a'oe
"character-analyst." ''psychologls''
thropologist" all seemed TO ner 10 iih'.'
elaboration, calculation. aosorp.ioh :"
great thoughts, possibly whimsical nn.a
bflity. aloof dignity. She was prepared io'
all this. ,,.
A medium sized man was seated at US
desk. His head would have interested
phrenologist. Even casual glance ny,
the high forehead and its balanced mouiu
The black hair IS inclined TO be Klnhy' PRIV
ably because there are so many conNo.u
tons I'm the gray matter just underneath
No one would ever dream that such ehoui-
ders could possibly belong to any out AA'
active. aggressive person The caher "on-
dered II, perhaps, It wouldn't DO just %
well 10 let other people tell ner ABOUT ms
man and his work. She was stu possessed
Of preconceived notions
A MAN TO PROVOKE TREMBLING
Too late 10 20 back! The chair whireo
around In q moment she was snahie
hands with a man not as tall as herseh,
yet who made her feel like little weeny
noiecule-no. atom-under the searchins
glance NJ the sharpest brown eyes sne
ba6 .v.r s.en His eyes were 30 Keen
and his black rnusfache was 20 nerce she
wished he'd smile.
Maybe, yes. surely. he didn't Just up,
prove of women interviewers. Horrors
She nurmured something about not WISH
ing 10 take too much of his Tune ros
sibly he would consider II waste '"s
10 tank Of his work to iayman.
He had given her a seat wnere sHs
ssarchlight OF midday shons full on hef
face. the psychological seat for the ih'ef'
viewed. not the interviewer
Waste my timel Why no one can
waste my time, madam he respenoeo
not in a nnurmur. He speaks up iooo-
loud enough TO be heard pioch w.
when hes enthusiastic and No punctus's.