Straphanging need no longer be a terror to travelers on the underground railways. All they have to do is to follow the example of Mr. George Flake, of Cincinnati, who has solved the problem in an ingenious manner.
Mr. Flake’s method, according to the New York correspondent of the “Daily Express,” is to carry in his overcoat pocket a flat piece of board, to the ends of which four ropes are attached. He adjusts the hooks attached to the end of each rope to the board from which the straps are suspended.
Then in the improvised swing he takes his seat and rides to town, while admiring passengers gaze at him in wonder.
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