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quarters behind the laundry office and pays in addition a flat salary each
month. If the agent is aggressive and endeavors to secure additional business,
he can make arrangements for a commission on all new business. Some
agents also handle the ironing of fine table linens or silk wearing apparel
which cannot be ironed by machines.

muLtigraph operators—If you have ever done any multigraphing work or it is
easy for you to learn simple operations such as this, get a second-hand
multigraphing machine and advertise your service. There are any number of
offices, clubs, and institutions, which use multigraph work from time to time
during the year. Make a canvass of your town and you will soon have enough
work to keep you busy several hours a day.

food demonstrator—Many manufacturers in the food field hire women to
demonstrate their foods in retail stores. This work pays well and is easy for
the woman who likes to meet people, can talk well and is neat and healthy
looking.

free LanCe seCretarY—Often small business firms cannot afford a full-time
stenographer or secretary. Build up your list by calling on the small firms
located in office buildings in your town. Doctors and dentists and sometimes
ministers also have a need of such services. You may also secure work from
society women in your town. A social secretary is rather rare in small towns,
so there should be considerable work for an enterprising woman who can
devote a few hours a day to such clients. A portable typewriter is a necessity
in this work. By selling a line of business stationery, in your spare time, you
can earn enough to pay for a typewriter. Or, if you prefer, you can rent a
typewriter.

nursing—As the average home finds it too expensive to engage the services of
a trained nurse, practical nurses are in great demand. Nearly any woman can
learn to perform the duties of a practical nurse. These duties include
massaging, bathing, preparing the food of the patient, and following the usual
orders of the doctor. You should register with doctors in your neighborhood,
nurses’ registries, clinics, and hospitals. It is well to let the merchants in your
neighborhood know that you can handle cases— frequently they are asked to