The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
Heat Plays Franks With All
Kinds of People.
The Man Who Forgot His Hat
the Other Man His Collar.

Did you forget to put on a collar
and tie when you left home to come
downtown this morning? Or did you
forget TO put on a belt, or change your
pocketboCk out of the pocket you le1t
behind you, or leave several hooks on
your dress unfastened, or something
else equally ridiculous?
II you didn't it is quite likely that
someone else in your vicinity did, Tor
the hot weather has a curious effect
on the mental processes and causes
apses of memory that sometimes cause
much amusement for spectators ana
Illumination and chagTin for the vic
tins.
Perhaps the best joke of the sea
son is being told on J. A. Ramsey, sanl-
tary sergeant He has upon his desk
d telephone on patent extension that
he pulls toward him to answer he
has i habit of visiting in nearby Of
fees times and is called many times
some days TO answer his telephone, 80
when he is called the habit Is strong
to answer a phone call
The other morning his wife and
daughter were ready for breakfast
Mr.. Ramsey was busy reading, ana
for a time did not pay much attention
TO their calls
III be there in a minute, he told
them. They went 10 the table and con-
tinued calling When he finally came,
Il
pulled his plate toward him, bowed MS
mead reverently as though to returns
thanks and then
his family was shocked to hear him
say, rather loudly
Hello. sanitary department"
But Mr.. Ramsey isn't the only per-
son who has been suffering from
IapsatIons. Commissioner w. l. Porter
TOOK d plunge in the Y. NJ. C. A. pool
A few days ago. He came back to the
city building refreshed and cool
Where's your collar? somebody
demanded.
Abashed the commissioner admitted !
he had forgotten to put it on
\ dignified. niddle-aged Topeka bus
mess man came down town a lew
mornings ago with his neck bare he
was bussfully unconscious OF his fall-
ure 10 complete his toilet until 1rlend
him into a furnishings store
and insisted that he purchase the re-
quisite articles to complete his dress
Women have come downtown with
hooks unfastened-some of the hard
ones in the middle OF the back that are
hard to reach. One woman was fear
fully Inundated TO find she mad neg
lected to put on belt before startIns
to town, and hurried into a store to
buy one.
Hunting for ones glasses when they
are upon ones nose, OF searching over
the house for a thimble that rests upon
ones finger are old jokes. But while
almost anybody, who is at all inclined
to be absentminded might do such
thing there are so many other Things
that are done during the hot days that
seem so much worse
On the W est side a few days ago
woman. who prfdes herself upon her
manners especially at the table. reach
ID across to a platet on which several .
pieces of cheese were lying, very grave
Y selected one, nibbled il cautiously
md returned it to the plate, shocking
Ter family and friends.
Another woman called on neighbor,
md wrile sitting on the front porch
vas given glass of water She drank
he water, chatted a few minutes and
hen went away, taking the glass with
Ter. Il
a man who prides himself upon his
presence of mind, stepped on street
ar to go home for lunch at mid
lay.
where's your hat, John?' asked a
riend Lost it?''
John reached for his head, a bewil-
Tered expression creeping into his eyes.
md then slowly admitted leaving it at
he office.
Thus does the weather play pranks
N the unsuspectfng, perpetrating prac-
zeal jokes on the dignified as well as
he silly-the old as we'll as the young,
o the vast amusement sometime of
pectators and the humiliation and
hagrin of the victims.