Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-22
WOMAN EXPERT CAN
TELL YOU HOW TO PICK
A WIFE OR EVIPLOYE
DIR. Blackford Says Marriages
Are Made Without Look
ing Forward Into the
Future
BLONDE VS.. BRUNETTE

No more misits No more round pegs
IN square holes No more misadventures
In matrimonial land. Know thyself and
thy troubles will be minlmized. And IL
you don't even know what you don't know
about yourself consult DIR. Katharine NJ.
II. BlaclSford, the woman who has devel-
oped a scientific method for judging
human nature.
Are you brunette or blonde? Are your
features concave, convex or plain? Are
you Of large build or small? Is the struc-
ture Of your body bony, is your head large
with small framework or vice versa?
Are you of the circular type Mr.. Taft
is. Or are you more like our other ex-
President with the prominent teeth. He
comes under the heading of square. Every
little bit Of you has a meaning all its own
to the eyes of Doctor Blackford.
Employers of thousands of men have
put their applicants for positions in her
hands to solve their fitness for the job.
Young men in doubt as to vocation come
TO her for advice. Last but not least,
Doctor Blackford is willing to advise the
about-to-be-marrled as to the wisdom of
their choice and their chances for
happy married life.
why shouldn't a woman or man
learn to assess the distinctive qualities
of the person she or he is about to mar
ry7" suggested Doctor Blackford. There
mental, physical and spiritual. Physical
attraction is the cause probably of the
majority of marriages today, especially
among young people. But they forget
that to have perfect union there must
be a harmony of mind and of spirit. Ply
steal attraction is often the attraction of
physical opposites Whether there is har-
mony between minds and spirits is over
looked. The offspring of these marriages
may be comely and healthy-but will the
marriage of the parents be congenial in
later years?"
The first thing to do when called in as
consultant for a manufacturing concern
is to make a study of the job, says Doctor
Blackford. For instance, in dye works
1t would be essential that every man have
a keen sense of color A color-blnd man
would be liability to his employer. If,
low bench. don't pick out tall men for the
job. If there's much reaching to he done.
don't pick out short men who will waste
their strength in stretching. The man
who is sensitive to dust and dirt, keep him |
out of 1t. But some men may be callous |
to unattractive surroundings they are the |
men for the rough job.
'.At present l am consultant for one of |
the largest ammunition and explosive con-
Germs in the country" she said. ''The |
main consideration is that select men |
who are careful but not too careful. The |
coworkers as well as himself. The man
who is too careful will never stick at such |
| dangerous job. The type best suited is
he man of medium size with round
read"
The theory Of character and capacity
by observation as evolved by Doctor
8lackford is separated into nine divisions
rhe first seven points to be studied are
.olor, form of feature. size of body. struc-
-ure of body, texture of hair, nails and
.eeth. The proportion of the parts of
The body to each other. the head to the
body, feature with feature, is another
tenn. The expression of the person in
gesture, voice, walk. handwriting, of the
syes and hands are clues to the analytical
observer.
Broad generalizations made by Doctor
5iackford establish three classhcations
mental. motive and vital The mental
ype is the thinker the vital type the eX-
,xutive and the motive type the doer
Blondes are generally aggressive. change
lble. not always dependable The bru-
iette is usually steady and reliable a
,lodder and moderate.
Head construction offers some clues
High forehead denotes idealistic tenden-
lies. low forehead materialstic ideas Mar
'ow heads stand for an easy-going DISPOSE
Ion broad-headed men are graspng
Doctor Blackford will lecture in Phila-
ielphia at the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION on March 2s and 81 on how to
analyze character and to size up men,
from the viewpoint of the employer and
he man who is looking for the work for
which his natural characteristics are best
itted