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health by frequent talks and through the columns of the com- pany's publications. As an aid to health the women in the company's employ are given instructions in cooking. The entire office force is given systematic calisthenic exercises in the mid-

Fi<;. 9.-THE KINPKKii \K1IN t < INDUCTED IN THE N. C. R. HOUSE

die of each forenoon and afternoon. One of the most striking tc.it urcs in tin- factory is the bathing schedule kept for each department. Kach employe is c.\]erted to bathe once a week on the company's time, and as often in addition as he may choose. The company furnishes, in the building, bathrooms with convenient appointments and an attendant in charge.

The first impression which one has of the factory and its surrounding^ is that of -jencral cheerfulness; the next is that of general order and cleanliness. ne recalls a characteri/ation of the age, not often applied to factories, however, as one of " insti- tutional tidim The buildings are remarkable for the amount of light and air received, the ceilings .nv high, the windows so