Pneumatic Tubes Supercede Cash Boys

The ineessant calis lor cash boy, wliich fortuerly made hhopping in our large eatablishments so wearisoiuc, il' not exasperating, wero üilenced and llie terrón of shoppeys greatly mitigated by the introduetion of electric calis. An enterprising Pbiladelphiau has gune a itep luit lier and displacea tbc dusty skurryiug of cash boys and girls by a systeui of pneumatic tubes. Under the new system an inspector and wrapper is stationod at cach counter, who will reccive with the money and goodl ibe seller's check. While the goods are beiug wrapped up, the cash, with the proper vouchers will be transmitted tci a centrally located cashier, who will return the chance through the proper tube. Thcre are two Nuch tubes leading fiom ench counter to the cashier's inelosure. One of the tubes is to carry the mooey to the ea-liier, and the other is to return the chance ainl BocompanyinK check to the ciunler ai;ain. The " carriers " wliich Work iosidc of the tubes are Hule eylindncal boxea ut' sheet steel, lined with reeu liaize, aud proteoted il each end by diminutivo lelt cushioBe. Kach carrier is nf' the exact dianietcr of a uilver dollar, and is eapahle ot' holding thirty ut' the bitter pieces or h iiineh larger suiu. Uy uieaiis ui' a MetB engine and exhaust pump in the cellar, with proper attachiuents leadiog lliercIVoin, the air is being coiistanlly exbausted at the cashierV cml ol' the tube and at the counter end of the tube of ;;nli pair ; and wlieu a "carrier" is placed in the noutb of either lulu', it is iinincilialelv iliawn to the otlicr end, and iherc delivcied autoniatiwilly by an apparatus devised lor the pui pose This systeni not only savcs time and leiae, hut the wai;es ol :iii anny ol boys and .'iris, besiiles disoharging ¦ large aniount of t'resh air into the building, grcntly iinpro5ng