Evening star., 1928-02-28

watched the seat by his side 20 empty
until the vehicle was so full that there
was no other seat left. 1t was either
! freeze or stand up
Another Joker about ventilating
buSseS and street cars Is that when the
nice warm weather comes along, as it
Will sooner or later, you will get on a
vehicle some grand morning, with the
dicky birds a-Singng. and the soft winds
a-bloWing. and you will find that every
last blamed window in the place is
closed down tight.
| Then the pane you happen to be Sit
ting by will stick. and no amount Of
| pulling, tugging. prying or hammering
will bulge it. 1t will not come up. The
car will watch your futile efforts, and
not passenger will be promoted to try
| to put his own window up
! No, when the air Is fresh and balmy,
not a soul seems to want fresh air, but
this March, when the winds will be
roaring down the street. there will be
| at least one fresh air fiend on every
vehicle intent on making himself thor
| oughly comfortable at the expense of
the general public.
+ One OF these happy souls got on one
or the busses that come in from Virginia
every morning. He had his girl with
him. and both of them were swathed
in furs and heavy cloth.
"WheW It's hot In here" said he.
| So saying, he put up the window, A
| INN man in the seat behind stood il
for a block. then quietly removed him.
self to the last seat in the bus.
| Others began to follow his example
Tor the cold air was sweeping in like
| one or those graphs that show how
business has increased during the past
year
| soon there was quite gallery on the
| back seat, each member of which was
determined to make himself heard
Who does he think he is, anyway?'
asked one. in loud tone of voice.
| He must like fresh air." chimed In
another. fat man with tender neck.
| He ought to ride in hay wagon, .
pipcd up third.
| Then they all laughed.
The man by the window began to
| turn pink around the ears. You could
see the color mounting up his cheeks
and going up to his hat. He never re-
| Tented. however. but stuck to his open
| window until Washington vas reached
| Then. just before he got out, he put
| 1t down.
n X X
| The nearest thing to a fight we ever
saw on a public vehicle came when a
girl in a big fur coat put the window
up on a raw Winter day An elderly
man In the seat Immediately behind her
asked her to put it down.
She paid no attention. The man
muttcring. reached forward and clamped
the pane down. The girl put 1t UP
again. The man jumped up and ran
around, and, reaching over her, pulled
| the window down again.
She promptly put 1t up
Well. 1t looked good for a fight all
around but the man had sense enough
| TO subside, sought another seat farther
back. Some passengers sympathizcG
with the girl. others with the man.
After ALL public vehicle Is very
concentrated cross section Of human
life. We are all In the same boat to.
gcther" applies with peculiar force 10
passengers in street car or bus.
Three rules for conduct In such We
hicles might be stated as follows.
]. Snceze into your handkerchief, II
you must Sncezc.
2. If you can't get your handkerchief
out in time. Sneeze downward at least
3. Consult your neighborS before you
put a window up.