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SPOTTING EMBEZZLEMENT
In bad times, commercial morality is enormously improved. Money is watched with a narrow, suspicious eye.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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FITTING A SHOE
You should have a thumb's width of space between the longest toe and the tip of your shoe.
Charles J. Gudas, DPM, associate professor, department of surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
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504 Fuel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CREATING STEAM POWER
For creating steam, one ton of coal is equivalent to two cords of wood.
John Fischer, volunteer fireman, Joliet, Montana
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DESIGNING SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
The letters on a sign or billboard are designed to be readable at a certain distance. Take half the letter height in inches and multiply by 100 to find the readable distance in feet.
Thos. Hodgson, Hodgson Signs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
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506 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING CARS
A well-run car dealership will make from 1 to 2 percent on sales.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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507 Gambling thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING POKER
Don't enter a poker game unless you have 60 times the betting limit in your pocket. When you have doubled this amount, it is time to quit for the day.
John Scarne, gambling authority
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508 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAPERING A WALL
When papering an average wall with a print or striped wallpaper, expect to lose at least one foot of paper per strip to make them match.
Johnnie Putnam, WIND radio, Chicago, Illinois
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509 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb
SWIMMING FOR EXERCISE
A swimmer needs to exert less energy than a runner to get the same aerobic benefit because his body is in a horizontal position and his heart pumps more blood per beat than it does when his body is upright. To calculate your ideal heart rate while swimming, subtract your age from 205 and multiply by .70. If your rate is higher than 205 minus your age times .85, you're working harder than you have to.
William McArdle, exercise physiologist, in American Health
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510 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A DAIRY
The average useful life of a dairy cow is five to seven years.
Chris Dahl, dairy farmer
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511 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FEELING THE FLIES
If flies bite, it will rain.
Johnnie Putnam, WIND radio, Chicago, Illinois
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512 Hiking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A PLACE TO PITCH YOUR TENT
Farmers are three times more likely than rural nonfarmers and 10 times more likely than suburban people to let you pitch your tent on their land. And you should know better than to ask city people.
Geanne Toma, massage therapist, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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