New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-24

at the supper table Just as the first
evening breeze wanders in the win
dow. Also clip out items such as
Three Foot Stow Fall in Rockies"
or Polar Expedition Icebound and
Freezing" Anyone will appreciate
any news such as THE paper says
warmer for tomorrow" In fact we
wouldn't be a bit surprised If they
gave you something for your in
formation. Something like a swift
pass at your right eye or a blunt
instrument wrapped in newspaper
over the temple.
Rule 5: A good rule is to go about
with a smile saying It's not the
heat, it's the humidity" That always
helps a lot in bearing up under the
strain. Common heat has habit of
knocking us out but under the
name of humidity it is much easier
to bear. Another soothing remark is,
well. we haven't got any coal bills,
anyway" We heard OF a man in
Iowa being shot Just the other day
for saying that and # he can do it SO
can anyone.
Rule 6; OF all the rules, the best
is to try all this out on your own
family before springing it on
strangers. They will understand you
better and will not inflict any last
ing injuries.
The big parade" at the beach be-
gins just as soon as overheated
populace can reach the scene of
activities these warm days. There is
no uniformity as to size, shape or
color of those taking part but it
sure is interesting to watch them go
! by.
Mama and papa and little Johnnie
and Sadie arrive in their car, all set
for the plunge which will make
them forget for a few blessed hours
the terrible heat of Nthe day. There
is a rush for the bath houses. Soon
they all emerge and into the water.
And that's that.
And even though the weather is so
hot the beach peaches still promen-
ade up and down in their scanty
bathing suits, never daring to go
| into the water. 1t is horrible to think
what might happen to those suits or
those pretty pink cheeks and scar
let lips if they plunged in.
Right over to the west, is couple
old enough to know better but they
sit directly in the rays of the sun
and are slowly burning to crisp.
We hate TO think how they will
spend the night for we have been
| burned ourselves.
Some of the bathing rigs must
| have been rlfmmaged from trunks of
grandfather time for they are an
tique, and tn feminine bathers are
not the transgressors when it comes
to old styles either. Wherever some
of the men raked up the suits still
remains a mystery.
Stripes, wide and narrow. running
| Longitudinal and horizontal, are
Everywhere prevalent. A nearsighted
person would perhaps receive a
shock at the idea of so many bar
Der poles out in the water.
Fat people, floating as easily as
rubber balls, and thin ones, sinking
like bricks. Suits filled with too
much people and suits with room for
| improvements.
1t would be possible to go on in a
never ending discussion if We took
into consideration every little detail
of the beach parade. But the above
are the outstanding features of a
couple of hours observing at the
shore a few days ago.
Residents of the northwestern sec
ton of the city are annoyed by the
practice of public works department
employees, who are engaged in oiling
streets, in leaving a wake of gold
en- sand after them. Sand is all
right in its place they say, but the
place for it is not on grassy strips
beween curbs and sidewalks.
According to complaints. which
have been heard, the street depart
ment deposits piles of sand behind
the curb preparatory to distributing
it after oil has been sprinkled on the
Ithoroughfares. But, when they de-
part, they leave a large share of the
sand behind so that it chokes the
grass and creates decidedly I'M
tidy sight. Property owners who
take care of the grass plots at the
curb feel that heir work is undone
by the city and respectfully request
the street department workers to be
more careful to remove the sand
Distribution of sand by manual