Evening star., 1942-08-28

know. we have been warned tDat
because of the fuel oil shortage We
won't be able to keep our rooms As;
hot as greenhouses, and temperass
tures between so and 10 will be whHs"
we may expect.
We made it a point to study the
reactions OF various citizens during
this unusual August weather. and
our findings indicate that not only
did they not suffer from the coid-
but really enjoyed 1t. Here are a.
few typical remarks we overheard
and jotted down in our notebook.
as we toured the town:
Man on bus-This is Just like falh
Feels mighty good. '"'f
| Elevator operator-This II tuss0
like fall. Hope 1t stays this waysd
stenographer-This is just hka
fall. What a relief. .r
Cop on corner--It Is Just like faus
ourself-This Is Just like fall. -
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w called a score or more janitor9
If our acquaintance and checked on
how people in apartments reacted
to the Sill temperature. Did they
demand that furnaces be turned oafs n
Did they call the superintendent
and tell him they were catch1n9
cold and would break their leases7
unless something was done ahp,lts
It? Did they pull down their wipas
dows to keep the 61-7l winds gut
Of doors2 Did they start fires In the
CRATE?
No, the janitors told me without
exception, the people had done
none Of these things. Those whoe
remarked on the weather at alf
they said, simply said, This Is Just
like fall. Hope 1t stays this waSsps
On the outside chance that uas
are normal person, insofar. a.
reaction to heat and cold Is con-
cerned, we kept careful log on our
own behavior. From $50 In the
morning, when we got up to ask
the dog to please quit scratching
its back on the legs of the bureau
until we got up the next morning
at the same time to make the same
request OF the pup. we made an
hourly entry on our reactions. Here
, it is in part: -
$50 am: Bedroom floor cold 10
| one foot, having lost one bedroon
| slipper. 5:35 am: Hoped back In
| bed. 6:15 am: Up again In search.
of blanket. Found 1t on top shelf
of linen closet covered by glacier
of moth balls and moth fakes.
Chuckled to. think 1t cold enough
in August for blanket. Floor still
cold to one foot. $40 am: AM
| esthetized by moth preventive fumes
and drop of to sleep to dream Of the
time we took ether. -r
s:l5 am: Got up. Thermom-.
eter reading, 63. First goose pina-.
pies appeared while washing faces;
and quickly followed by severaE
Thousand more when prepared TO
take cold shower. 8:16 am: DEE:
| eide to skip cold shower when sud-
denly remember reading somewhere
/ that there was q water shortage In
one OF the upstate reservoirs. $40
am: Start to take exercises In front.
Of open window but decide we WON'T
have time before breakfast. 9:d5
am: Out on tour OF city to see
how others are withstanding sharp
drop in temperature.
| $50 pm: Back home. Living
room not hot, not cold, just bracing.
Comment on how bracing it is and
how it peps man up. 6:45 pm:
Decide to try on a new sweater
we bought few weeks ago. 7:l5
pm Am told cannot eat dinner
in a sweater. You're just cold ana
won't admit it," some one said. -ro1
| 80 pm: Living room even more
bracing. Suggest pulling down win-
dows and shades In case there Is, 4
sudden blackout. Try sweater on
again. Decide to read In bed.
| whats come over you?' some ona
asks. you hate to read In bed"
| 9:lo pm: Crawl in under two
blankets. Any one who can't stand
| little cold is sissy. We think.
There won't be anything to 1t this
| winter. Looking forward to keep
ing the rooms cool. Who cares aboiit
fuel oil, anyway? Good for US ,to
live little harder. Tougher US
up. Still. we hope we can find that
| missing bedroom slipper before ths
| temperatures and the leaves really
begin to fall. 1s s
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