EMILY POST WRITES
MOTOR MANNERS

EMILY POST, czar of etiquette,
has written a booklet on how to be
nice in traffic, entitled Motor
Manners.

Written under the sponsorship of
the National Highway Users Con-
ference, Mrs. Post’s booklet contains
a Code of Courtesy. “Just plain simple
courtesy and consideration for others
at all times will make the use of the
streets and highways safer, more
efficient and more pleasurable,” Mrs.
Post says.

Her code of Courtesy follows:

1]. A well-mannered driver will
share the road, never usurping the
right-of-way from other vehicles or
pedestrians.

2. A well-behaved driver uses his
horn as a warning device in emer-
gencies and never as a bad-tempered
voice to threaten or scold.

3. An honorable man or woman
would no more cheat traffic regula-
tions than cheat at games or in sports.

4. Courteous pedestrians will cross
busy streets at interesections, respect
traffic lights and avoid darting out
from behind parked vehicles.

5. An obliging driver will never fail
to dim his lights when meeting other
cars in the dark.

6. Well-bred people, whether
drivers or passengers, are just as con-
siderate of each other as are hosts and
guests in a drawing-room.

7. An accommodating driver parks
his car so as not interfere with the use
of other parking spaces or with the
movement of other vehicles.

8. Orderly drivers always keep to
the right, except when using the
proper lane for turning or passing.

9. A courteous driver never fails to
signal his intentions to stop, turn or
pull out.

10. Considerate persons always
drive at speeds which are reasonable
and prudent, considering traffic, road
and weather conditions.

1]. One who has any consideration
for the safety of others will refrain
from driving when physically ex-
hausted.

12. Kindly persons never show
curiosity at the scene of an accident
and always give any assistance that
may be possible. * *

Gordon Ellis Lind.

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TWENTY-SECOND EDITION

ROUND FOR A “SEE”

In the City of New York Police the
word “see” is used as a noun, and a
common question is: “Has the Ser-
geant been round to see?”

This usage dates back over one
hundred years, for according to Rule
54 of the Rules and Regulations of
the Police Department of New York,
drawn up in 1846, it states that:—

“The Sergeant will, if possible, see
each man on his beat.”

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But who made the verb ‘‘see” a

noun has never been traced.

Still, we use the verb “look” as a
noun. How often do we say or hear,
“Let me have a look” or “Take a
look at this’?

ACCIDENT DEATH RATE

Farm workers had an accidental
death rate more than twice as high
as workers in non-agricultural in-
dustries in 1949, the National Safety
Council reports.

The 1949 death rate for farm
workers was 54 per 100,000 workers,
while in non-agricultural industries
the average death rate was 22.

Oven canning is dangerous, the
National Safety Council says. Never
use this method.

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