Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1903 — The “Elevator Habit.” [ARTICLE]

The “Elevator Habit.”

▲ man who uses cars frequently declares he has discovered what be calls the “elevator habit,” says the Baltimore News. He says It comes from using elevators, but can be acquired In many other ways by those who are compelled to frequently use electric push buttons. The one symptom la a desire to call for everything one wishes by pushing a button, and the desire most commonly appears when one is waiting for a car. The person affected will find himself constantly pushing bis thumb out of joint against the nearest telegraph or trolley poles, and If the ear does not appear within a reasonable time be begins to look around for a dispatcher to ask if the dynamos are out of order or the motorman asleep.