They overlook the fact that the typewriter is a machine and that its chief enemies are dirt and dust. They altogether ignore the fact that when they get into business as stenographers a machine will be placed in their charge, an expensive machine, too, and that upon their satisfactory operation of that instrument will depend their bread and butter. If it runs well it will do good, rapid work and give satisfaction. If it is dirty, covered with dust and oily waste, it will run less easily, entail more work on the operator, write unsatisfactorily, and eventually break down from the simple lack of attention and care. All machinery must be cleaned to work smoothly and produce the best results. Clean your machine daily before you begin to write on it. Rub off all the dust from the rods and wearing parts. See that the dust does not accumulate on the enameled parts of the machine. Keep the nickeled parts bright. Clean the type—picking out the full letters with a pin, or brushing the faces of the type with the small brush supplied for that purpose.
Habits of cleanliness should be inculcated and encouraged in the school or class-room, and learning how to care for and clean your typewriter is almost as necessary as learning to operate it.
SPELLING.
If a typewriting machine could spell, it would be worth its weight in gold! But it not only will not