New Britain herald., 1924-08-09

Aaesfie-b9 ~ M EHtiNe ASHs
 during the hottest dsys of this Neel
 were treated to a sight that thsl
 could Aot well sfOTd 10 miss, froH
 several slsRdpoihts, Were they at al
 influenced by the spectacle Of man.
 youngsters thoroughly enjoying them
 selves they immediately went ava.
 happy-also it is quite possible thai
 mental suggestion cooled on their oSI
 bodies as well as these Of the objects
 of their yisieR,
 Nearly l,6eo children of the eity
 may he seen in morning and after
 noon bathing in the shower from 2
 Kelly sprinkler presided over by one
 of the firemsn, ATrayed the youngsters
 come from all directions 10 cool their
 psFehsd bodies under the grateful fiow
 of water Happy, heys' you should see them-life Is indeed complete, the ultimate is reached, 4 bowling frsn-
 zied mob Of tsttered humanity, held in some semblsnee Of order by be- nign policeman getting thoroughly and systematically drenehed, Iris inc deed the moment that comes but once in q lifetime,
 The hremen of No. 2 have been se- eustomed to give the showers for sev- erai summers past, lt pleases them very much to do so, Several other in- di,idusls are 10 be thanked in part for the growth Of the scheme. st least,
 The heat was responsible for the cessation of activities on some of the plsygrounds and several ekpedlents for wetting down the children were proposed. Richard Anderson, super visor of the Bartlett playground tried garden hose. which was not suffi- cient. A Are hose was too strong. Several heads together. Fire Chief Noble and Chairman Keevers of the fire board furnishing two Of them. finally evolved the scheme of using the Kelly type sprinkler at No. and one of a slightly different character known as T sprinkler at the Bart lett playground. Hundreds of chill dren. on Thursday, voiced their ap- proval Of the new type of sprinklers.
 Yesterday several new showers were put in operation, one on the East street school grounds, across from No. firehousc and another in a vacant space near No. 6 house. It is hoped to place still more eventually.
 It Is whispered that not only chill iren use the showers, that warm eve- nings may often find grown folks for the refreshing bath.
 It is gratifying to find that indivi- iuals are willing to give their time md trouble to easing the heat.
 I am a believer in the use Of cleai English. l always use 1t myself. I ,nce expected others to use it. have ,een disillusioned. But I live in hope | hat I will sometime see clear English lsed in advertising. I hope, l say, | ,ut I do not expect.
 Yesterday saw a huge sign | mrssily against window. It aid, Straw hats. # off," A friend | If mine oaid, Tt must be a windy | lay" Another window disgraced by | . dirty poster proclaiming, Bathing | uits, one third off," My friend re- marked, There goes the last third; hey'rc naked" But knew better.
 When I see an announcement of a emf i-annual shoe sale, I now know hat it isn't guarantee that the shoes ill last six months. And when an- ther glaring banner proclaims, Save ,oney by buying here," am not ooled any more; save even more loney by not buying at all. And 'hen a huge handbill shrieks, "We love August 10th across the street." l ealize that it Is not another attempt t revising the calendar.
 Yesterday, however, I was caught ; many a sucker has been. A thea ,r was advertising "Open all sum- Ter" and Snub Nose in "Person." I |. bought they both would be swell lctures. Neither was swell. Neither as even a picture. That is what l as told last night, for l was unable , find out for myself As l was en- ring the lobby. I espied card ! ,ading, "7O0 seats, 20 cents." Think 7 lg to avail myself of the offer, I ! alked hastily up to the box office 2 nd gleefully shouted, Here's dime; mme $50 seats" They threw me I Ut.
 My last illusion Is shattered. don't eieve I can even bring myself to ,lieve that the bewhiskered gentle g an who stands on street corners at r hristmas time and rings his bell C Tn never again bring myself to be- ! eve that he is really Santa Claus. I t n a lost soul. But some day l plan t
 redeem myself by starting school
 interpretative reading of advertise V ents. U Some newsboys fight; they think Il eyre manly. Some newsboys swear; I ey thing they're even more manly. 'me newsboys gamble; they're hap 7. Some newsboys don't gamble; II eyre broke. Some newsboys play 8: they're too tired to finsh their utes. Some newsboys don't play I, g; they're too tired to even do that. me newsboys are dirty; they're in 6 majority. Some newsboys block e sidewalk; they're omnipresent. me newsboys mind their own busi- ss; they're scarce. Some newsboys ake money; they deserve it. r Spicy magazines are without end. v leir publishers seem to think they e in great demand. Maybe they q right. Sales would indicate they 1 |