Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1903 — Unique Way to Secure One’s Pay. [ARTICLE]

Unique Way to Secure One’s Pay.

Tattooing Is still a favorite personal decoration with some of the natives of Samoa, though not so fashionable there as formerly. Those who practice the art have an effective way of securing their pay. The color extends from the waist to the knees, no other part of the body being marked. In the small of the back the design shades off to a point which is never finished by the tattooer till bis bill has been paid. Aa the incomplete design is public evidence of the wearer’s Indebtedness the artist seldom has to wait long for hia money.