Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1887 — Points of Politeness. [ARTICLE]

Points of Politeness.

In the street—Hat lifted when saying “Good-by” or “How do you do?” Also, when offering a lady a seat or acknowledging a favor. Keep step with any one yon walk with. Always precede a lady up stairs, but ask if you shall precede her in going through a crowd or public place. At the street door—Hat off the moment you step into a private hall. . Lejt the lady pass first always, unless she asks you to precede her. In the parlor—Stand till every lady in the room, also older people, are seated. - Kise if a lady enters the room after you are seated, and stand till she takes a seat. Look people straight in the face when they are talking to you. I.et ladies pass through a door first, standing aside for them. i , In the dining-room—Take jour seat after ladies and elders. Never play with your knifej ring, or spoon. i Do not take your napkin up in a bunch in your hand. Eat as fast or as.slow as others, and finish the course when they do. Do not ask to be excused before the others unless the reason is imperative. liise when ladies leave the room and stand till they are out. If they all go together the gentlemen stand by the door till ladies pass. Special rules for the mouth—Smacking the lips and all noise should be avoided. % If obliged to take anything from the mouth, cover it with your hand or napkin. -V Bed-rooms—Never look toward a bed-room. Always knock at a bed-room door or at that of any private room.— 2\’iw York Slaj\ .

Cast iron is a treacherous material to be used in the construction of all the hangers on a line shaft, which are found in many places suspended over the heads of many of the workmen, and across where numbers of the machines are found; and more than all this, each bearing is supported between the forks by two set screws, which only have to be loosened to let the shaft down. This is not all. Tne screws are in each of the arms of a very slender fork, which grasps the box on each of its two sides, and takes but an extra half turn to one of the screws to crack the fork casting, leaving nothing in the way of support for the shafting. We have seen these screws for the hanger of a counter shaft Bet up tight enough to feel with a wrench, and so overstrain this weakest part of a hanger that the strain of the belt brought the shaft down.— Ex.