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Show Telephone Courtesy. The telephone offers a fertile field to those who are fond of the study of human nature. When a person talks over a telephone he is usually usu-ally just what he really is. lie makes no a'ttempt to be diplomatic. HE IS INCLINED TO SAY THINGS SOMETIMES THAT HE WOULD NOT WEKE HE TALKING FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN AT THE OTHER END OF THE WIRE. One who uses the telephone much, however, finds the most of persons with whom he talks fairly good natured, when the state of the weather and the ncutene8s of dyspepsia are taken into consideration. But there are others. SOME PERSONS ARE SO SURLY WHEN CALLED UP BY TELEPHONE TIIAT THE UNFORTUNATE CALLER IS FORCED TO FEAR THAT HE HAS INSULTED THEM. It doesn't cost anything to be courteous over the telephone. The girls at central are generally courteous, cour-teous, agd they have enough to contend with to make them lose their tempers permanently. CROSSNESS CROSS-NESS DOES NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING, BUT A PLEASANT VOICE AND A FEW POLITE WORDSWILL DO A GREAT DEAL. If you must take out your spite, abuse the Rus-' Rus-' sians, kick a chair or something of that sort, but don't vent your spleen over the telephone. |