Show I IAN AN EDITORIAL BY BYI I I FLORENCE DAVIES t TRY THY IT 11 o cn ANYWAY Y Old map ap Opportunity wears ears often One needs to give more than a second glance at him when he comes cornea around In n some of them I made tho first arst dozen type type- type writers Edison dison Is quoted as say Bay SIl- SIl sayIng Baying ing the other day and It took me seven years yeara to convince the public they wanted them and an- an an another othor other three vears ears ear to sell elI them Now they have celebrated the GOth BOth anniversary ary of the typewriter's ers ers er's Invention In literally millions or of orthe the useful little machines clicking In offices schools and homes the It was waa just lust that way about the telephone you ou remember remember ber An am amusing to the hard hard- hardheaded hardheaded headed hard headed business bushLess men said at first Fortunes have been mado made on that and on dozens of other present y necessities after the public opened Its eyes but by that time Old If an Opportunity was as beyond the re- re recall recall re recall call of t thousands who wished they had taken stock in ta the new yen yen- venture ven venture ture Lure Its It's the same way now In many homes about the new labor sav laborsavIng labor BayIng Ing de deIces devices Ices when hen It comes to the making makinA of strength time and en- en energy energy en energy ergy Instead of dollars Aunt Della Delia wont won't have a va- va vacuum vacuum va vacuum cleaner Say Says shell she'll stick etick to the good old broom one pro pro- pro progressive gree lve houskeeper reported after a visit to village relatives It was the same way with c carpet sweep sweep- sweep Lers en She dIdi hold with these I new tangled things I think she getting SO 10 tired out that abs ehe reels feels really virtuous i tubs and boards still hold their own In other household We Ve know housekeepers who would would- wouldn't wouldn wouldn't n nt t think o of or eggs 01 cream or asking the tho family to partake of ot leftovers however pleasantly varied who pay over oyer- oversized sized meat bUll bills bill with scarcely a pro pro- pro test let et when It comes to lessen lessen-I leasen- leasen lessen lessen-Ing Ing the work of the house through I I Ithe the aid of the lightning that good old Ben Franklin and his sors have caught and to No No no the expense Is too great Mothers Mother s way ay ay Is good goodenough goodenough goodenough enough for tor Ul us Quoting Mr Edison again It It takes from se seven seen en to 40 pears from I the Initial demonstration of a bene bene- beneficial bene- bene beneficial tidal device to Its ultimate fromI ac- ac acceptance acceptance ac acceptance I W VP can t make our fortunes with Uh these new tangled things hut but dear overworked sisters Isn't I health the best wealth and a lit lit- littie lit little tie tle leisure an aid to serene and cheerful living And why should lit lit-I we wait walt 40 years yeara or even seven to catch up with Progress |