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Page 75 text:
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When you consider the contents of the average boy ' s pocket it is readily seen why the buttons are pulled off the waist, and later the stretch taken out of his suspenders. The wonder to me is that more boys are not round- shouldered from the great loads they carry about in their pockets and I think they would be if it were not for a safety valve that often appears in the way of a hole. Boys never outgrow this pocket habit, for from the small beginning of two in their first trousers, they graduate into the full grown man, who, when properly overcoated, boasts no less than twenty-two such convenient receptacles about his person. Alice Reynick, 1898,
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Page 74 text:
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A SMALL BOY’S POCKET. Since I am a girl with only a limited number of places about my clothing in which to stow things away and have only one brother to get at the fact, I’feel a little at a loss in speak¬ ing on so deep a subject and one clothed in so much mystery. If I make mistakes the boys must be charitable as I am draw¬ ing largely on my imagination. Perhaps one of the proudest moments in a small boy’s ( life, is when he first appears in trousers. The pockets are without doubt the most important part of this outfit and in their depths his hands are often hidden. Even in school he often has to be told not to- put his hands into his pockets while reading under penalty of having the pockets sewed up or the hands permaneqtly clothed in mittens. Not only the small boys have this habit but the larger ones as well. I must say I have a good deal of charity for this proceeding as it seems to relieve a boy ' s embarrass¬ ment on many trying occasions and perhaps this accounts for his being more composed than a girl when he appears in pub¬ lic. C One of the most important articles in the pocket is a jack¬ knife. It makes little difference whether it comes from the fancy hardware store or the five cent counter so long as it will cut. Money is sometimes found there, but it has such a tend¬ ency “to burn” that it is apt to be quickly exchanged for a variety of more bulky articles, such as gum, peanuts and very sticky candy. The contents change with the seasons. In the early spring they are fairly bulging with marbles, especially if the young lad is a winner. A little later come tops with any number of yards of string, sling shots, buzzers and whistles. Horse shoe nails, little stones, curtain fixtures, small lead weights and wire are things that help to wear out and make the pockets heavy. Most boys think their pockets a better place for cookies, fried cakes, apples, crackers or anything else good to eat than their mother’s pantry or cellar. c
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