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recommend someone. Your town may have a branch of the Red Cross which
offers training. It is a good idea to take this training, as it may be of help to
you in securing work.

k nitting instruCtion—The proprietor of many a neighborhood knitting shop often
finds herself with too much work for one pair of hands. Every beginner, of
course, wants immediate attention. The woman who is an expert at knitting
can sell her services to the proprietors of these little shops in and around her
neighborhood. While the owner of a shop may not need a full-time assistant,
she may be glad to have an expert come in for two or three hours a day to
help her. Go around to the shops in your neighborhood and find out when
they have their busiest hours. Then suggest to the proprietor that she pay you
so much an hour for instruction work during the busy period. Some shops are
open certain evenings in the week and you can supplement your afternoon
work in one shop with evening work in another. Some shops may require
your services two or three afternoons a week; some two or three evenings.

Charge for your services by the hour and then if you are needed for an extra
hour or half hour over your usual time, your remuneration can be easily
figured.

t eLephone serviCe—Professional men, especially doctors, require someone to
answer the telephone when they are out on calls. This type of service is often
referred to as a Doctors’ Telephone Service. Through arrangements with the
local telephone company calls for those on your service list are transferred to
you and you take the messages for your clients. The client arranges to call
you at certain intervals to pick up the messages if any have been received.
There may be a service of this type in your town, but like many such
specialized services, there is usually room for another one. The telephone
company will give you the necessary information regarding costs of
operation and method of operation.

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