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Show ' " WORKING WITH GOLD. Factorial In Which Dark Colorad Ckthas Mutt Da Worn. Light suits of clothes aro not favored In factories whoro work Is dono on gold. In fact, in many such factories a dark suit of clothes Is absolutely required, re-quired, and oven a light -waistcoat may loso a man a job. Tho reason for this Is that any stray grains of gold that may get on tho clothing can easily bo caught on a dark suit, while they might get nwny from tho establishment establish-ment if light clothes wero worn. That such a rulo was enforced among gold workers ono man learned recently when n Bohemian gold beater applied to him for a helping hand. Tho Bohemian said that ho had only recently re-cently como to this country, that ho had had a chanco to obtain a good Job at his trade, but that tho placo bad been refused him becnuso bo turned up with a light coat nnd waistcoat on, nnd they wero tho only clothes ho had. Tho man whom ho approached wns struck by tho story and offered to help him out If It proved truo. Uo went to a downtown factory with htm and found out that tho man could havo tho Job If ho presented himself within an hour with tho proper clothes on. Two dollars enabled tho man to rig himself out In tho dark coat and waistcoat to go with his dark trousers, and,' sure enough, ho got tho Job. "You may think this strange," said tho mnn at tho factory, "but it means qulto a llttlo to us. Every man's clothing cloth-ing Is carefully examined when ho leaves here at night and tho gold brushed off whenever wo seo any on bis clothing. "It Is lmposslblo to hldo oven tiny grains on a dark background, but take a mixed or a tight suit and wo might easily loso qulto an amount of gold, and gold Isn't, anything you want to loso oven In small quantities." New York Sun. |