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Show ARE YOU "AVERAGE"? ACCORDING to Dr. H. L. Hol-lingsworth Hol-lingsworth of New York, here is a composite picture of the average American man. He has a vocabulary of 7,500 words. cannot put into words the difference dif-ference between "poverty" and "misery." believes a couple of quinine pills and a stiff drink of whisky will cure a cold. believes that the Masonic order goes back to the time of King Solomon; Sol-omon; that all Swedes are dull; that rod-headed people always have quick tempers; that tan shoes are cooler than black; that dew falls; that morals were purer 20 years ago; that the winters were more severe when he was a boy. talks a great deal, but always about personalities and trivialties. is responsible for prices being made $3.95 instead of ?6, and watches worth $15 being sold in side streets for "$21.75 reduced from $30." How do YOU fit into the picture? Western Newspaper Union. |