The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-29
GOOD old WINTER
Cold Wave Makes Humanity
Warm Up to Every One.
Zero Temperature Brings Out Diversi.
fled Discussion Around the Stoves
in Favorite Meeting Places.

After all TIERS Somethin' fine an I'M
manZin' about good StfngIn' cold
snap. 1t seems L bring US closer
t'gether an cause a friendlier feelin'
all around. Most any o US are willin'
t. let bygones be bygOnes before we git
a square from home on zero mornin',
fer Tiers Somethin' about q cold wave
that makes us want t warm up t tn
first Teller we meet. We jest seem
t feel that we must release everything
on our minds that's pleasant an
frothy. says Abe Martin, in the In
dionapolis News.
Around tn grocery stove, in tn
close ill-smeIlin' depot, in tn stuffy
crowded car, or wherever folks are
wont t huddle, like marooned sail
ors. in zero weather, we find tn best
o fellowship. We hear O ole winters
in III seventies; we hear n lively ex-
change o views on til probable extent
@ tn cold weather; we learn tn in
ner workin's o tn homes o others !;
were brought face t face with resur-
rected overcoats an muffs O. doubtful
vintage.
We gather highly illuminative in
formation regardin' tn respective
claims o tn various heatin' systems
/ we learn valuable facts about tn heat
units o this coal or that; we find out
who gifts up first in tn homes of 9th
| ers; we hear pitiful stories o dcstitu-
ton n how tn pumps an water pipes
have stood tn sudden drop in temper
ature; we learn tn thickness Of our
neighb0rs' underwear, an almost
allus there's somebuddy in tn crowd
who has jest received Il letter from a
friend in Floridy an we gain much
interestin' information about III eli
matte conditions in tn Southland.
eve burned twenty-one tons o. coal
] so fer an we have / live in til dinin
room" says tn blustery little man
with an icicle danglin' from his
goatee.
I'VE heat our house fine an were
( OH our seventh ton o. coal" says tn
tall, faithful clerk with q purple nose
L let my wife run I'll furnace
says the frail bookkeeper with wa
+ terry eyes.
9TH only trouble we have is shoot
in hot air in a southwest bedroom,
/ says Il tall man o commandin' appear
ance an buckled overshoes.
Il stayed at Aunt Elias house las
night. She has tn steamed heat an
her house is jest like toast" says tn
uarrow7gag ed. stepographer. with bar,
poaderous goat muff.
IF you're goin' t heat Il house
you've got t burn coal. l don't car,
whether it's steam or hot water o.
hot air, you've got t loosen up an
pile on tn coal. l never knowed tina
till this winter. We used t spend ou
winter evenin's in tn nickel the-aterS,
says round, positive Teller wearin
an ole reversible ulster.
Our friend is right. You've got I
have n fire. You can't put any o tina
/ economical stuff over on furnace. y
economical wife ever made a good cul
o coffee. There's two things you've go
t use literally if you want results, an
them's coal an coffee" says fierc
lookin' man with thin red whiskers an
a prehistoric fur cap.
But zero weather clumps an crowd
are allus friendly, fer Their seems t b
Somethin in III cold. bitin' winds tina
warns us t keep off o politics an cor
tiGe our observations t tn more home
~ topics.