Show A PERFECT HAND How Its Appearance Became Familiar to the Public The story ot how probably tho most perfect feminine hand In America Ameri-ca became known to tho people Is rather Interesting As the story goes tho possessor of the hand was with some friends in a photographers one day and while talking held up a piece of candy The poso of tho hand with its perfect per-fect contour and faultless shape attracted at-tracted the attention of the artist who proposed to photograph it The result re-sult was a beautiful picture kept In the family until one day utter read lug a letter from someone inquiring as to who wrote tho Postum and GrapeNuts advertisements Mr Post said to his wife We receive so many Inquiries of this kind that It Is evident some people are curious to know suppose we let the advertls tlslng department have that plcturo of your hand to print and name It A Helping Hand Mrs Post has assisted as-sisted him in preparation of somo of the most famous advertisements There was a natural shrinking from the publicity but with an agreement agree-ment that no name would accompany the picture Its use was granted Tho case was presented In the light of extending a welcoming hand to tho friends of Postura and GrapeNuts so tho plcturo appeared on tho back covers of many of the January and February magazines and became known to millions of people Many artists have commented upon It as probably the most perfect hand in tho world The advertising dept of the Post urn Co did not seem able to resist tho temptation to enlist tho curiosity of tho public by refraining from giving tho name of the owner when the picture pic-ture appeared but stated that the name would bo given later In ono of tho newspaper announcements thus seeking to induce tho readers to look for and read tho forthcoming advertisements adver-tisements to learn tho annie of the owner This combination of art and com morco nnd the multitude of Inquiries furnishes an excellent Illustration of tho Interest tho public takes In tho personal and family life of largo manufacturers whose names become household words through extensive and continuous announcements In I I newspapers and periodicals |