Evening star., 1922-12-03
Heard and Seen

Yes. Safety week was great" said
the nervous man. But there was
one thing about it I didn't like.
Please understand that this is purely
a personal matter.
you see, only recently 1 had man
aged to break myself Of the habit
Of stepping on every coal hole. iron
grating or other iron device I met
in the course of my anbulations
around town.
II prided myself on my will power.
My friends and acquaintance said
they knew l could do it. Monday
morning 1 came down town filled
with the pride OF achievement. No
more of this silly stepping on iron
gratings for me. No. sir!
Then I stepped of the street car
squarely into one of those gigantic
footprints placed all over town by
the Kiwanis Club. AS / stood there
in the foot. reading the Don't get
hurt sign painted inside I knew
that it was all over with me
The next foot came to an ire
sistible something impelled me TO
step inside it. On the way 10 my
office / carefully stepped INSIDE SIX
Of those big feet;
And haven't missed one OF those
feet vet Wherever l come across
one must step into il. only a heavy
rain will save me.
Those big feet, by the way. were
certainly one of the distinctive
stunts" Of Safety week.
Perhaps you were a victim Of the
standard joke that was evolved in
connection with them.
It could be played-and still can-as
long as the feet last-only upon per-
sons who have purchased new shoes.
shoes" the Joker would say TO the
victim.
yes" would acknowledge the lat
ter.
"Got mortar on your old ones, didn't
your" innocently asked the Joker.
What" would ask the other.
"Yes. saw your foot prints all over
town"
There is an old black cat attached
somewhat of joker itself.
This cat hangs out at pair of iron
steps by the sidewalk. along which
comes hundreds of people. The cat
sits on the steps until a particularly
threatening passerby appears.
Then the feline drops over the edge
of the steps and disappears. Only the
investigating see that it has hole In
~,
make a clean getaway.
Dogs. spying the cat. can alread!
feel their jaws in its black fur. But
they are sadly mistaken. for with no
place apparently to hide, the cat COM
pletely disappears.
Even a dog sees it is useless to at
tempt to scratch at that small hole in
the bricks. The cat has real Gil
braltar and makes the most of 1t.
Never telephone on your own floor.
That seems to be the unwritten law
of government employees in those de-
partment buildings that have public
telephones in the corridors.
Use Of government lines for private
conversation being forbidden in the
departments. those who wish to talk
The curious thing is that in practi-
cally every case, especially when
some girl is talking to the great
'outside," the caller walks down a
flight or up a flight in order to use
the telephone.
Just why they do this might be a
mystery. but anybody probably can
figure it out for themselves.
If YOU should happen to be coming
out the main entrance at Union sta
ton, and see a group Of men huddled
in the shadows. do not get nervous.
they are not planning hold-up.
They are merely warming UP.
Two huge registers, one on either
side Of the main set of doors. placed
in the outside colonnade. with the
warm air blowing across the sort of
covered walk that runs along the
south side OF the station, affords
warmth to the needy.
Recent cold weather saw groups of
men basking in the outdoor heat daily.
CHARLES e. TRACEWELL.