Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

7 didn't have the heart to take II. mat
man was only one of many VINO are
amazed over the same discovery.
1T is funny sight to see men thrust
their hands deep into their pockets.
and, with surreptitious glances ABOUT
them, carefully examine both sides OF
their money. They will not believe.
even after seeing the printed sheets
coming through the rollers that notes
are actually of two different coiors
until they have looked at the KIND
they carry in their own pockets. 1t Is
a surprising fact that people are not
observing where money is concerned.
1t looks like it would be simple mat
ter to circulate the counterfeit stuff IN
large amounts when one considers the
fact that few men or women know even
the color of the genuine"
II had a mighty funny experience the
other day with an old lady and her
grandson" said one of the guides, try
ing vainly to suppress her mlrth long
enough to relate the story coherehtiy.
We were in a department where the
mercury lights are used when, turning
to her grandchild, the old lady dis
covered that his lips were blue and that
his face Il CHASTITY yellow. Inc
mercury lights have this weird erect on
every countenance. but the oid lauH
si;du't know it. She grahb the enid
and commenced shaking him, shriekIng
Historically:
...My otto, My little darling. Grand
mamma told YOU not TO go up IN that
miserable monument on. he's got heare
disease, Save him! He's dying
while the old lady was extremely
asitated, and | sympathized with her.
still | couldn't help laughing, as did
the other employees who happened to
witness the scene. It was the FUNNIEST
sight imaginable The little kiddie,
clutching a bag of candy, evidently
never felt better in his life. His eyes
opened wide with fright. however.
when he was informed by his doting
grandmother in that wild fashion that
he was not long for this earth:
Il took the woman by the shoulder.
turned her toward me, and pointed TO
my own lips. which were also purple:
and explained that hers We're, too. ana
that it was result of the mercury
lights and not of any sudden Illness
"The same sort of thing occurred
when a woman and her daughter. who
was about fourteen years old, made
tour of the building; AS soon as .n1
mother glanced at her daughter and
noticed her deadly pallor and purple
tinged lips, she clutched the girl by
the arm and commenced hustl1ng her
toward an entrance, calling Tor AT
air, air. as she made her hasty exit.
/ tried to catch her on the fly ana eA-
plain the illusion to her, but she re-
fused to return, asking angrily Wheth-
err l thought she was so keen anout
sightseeing that she would continue
her trip when her daughter was i'll.
The silk fibers in notes always prove
mystifying to visitors. according to the
guides. The visitors watch the girl
assistants dampen the sheets with
brush, and then, when the silk threads
become visible. brought out by the
water, ask whether she Is spreading
the threads on with the brush. When
it is explained that the silk fibers are
stamped in at the start by company
which manufactures this particular
kind of paper, they ask whether the
girls are spreading on glue.
THAT question never fails to annoy
me exceedingly" said one of the guides.
"WhiIe most of the questions put to us
are perfectly absurd. this seems to be
the worst of all. Who ever heard of a
glued sheet of paper being run through
an iron press? Some persons call these
flbers hairs and ask how many are
'sprinkled on each BILL They are also
curious to know where counterfeiters
get hold of these HAIRS how they
stick them on the notes. and how they
know the number to stick on.
"When the face of the money has