OBESITY A SIGN OF HONESTY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17221, 11 August 1921, Page 2

OBESITY A SIGN OF HONESTY.

Men who swear, men who nave fat, and mnn who have married are tb best risks for ins'uranco companies who ■: j issue policies to insure against Ibe o»** honesty of employees, 'awrdiWo » statement by Mr P. N. Withey|#tno - National Surety Company, New Tort, "Profane men,'.' says Mr Wither, "eet rid of all their 'cussedness' simply < r by swearing, and thero is no wl remaining in them to bo diverted to y "Fat men aro so fond of *atmg that they lick their chops and do not want ( to harm anybody. They «° *»«*•»; \ fied with a world whi.h feeds them wall , to desire to rob it. 3iarned men, because of the sobering restohsibriitws «f - 4 famiiy life, ore more honest than bacno- .- lors in the proportion of six to one. . ,*. "The Chinese lead in honesty amons; * all tho world's races as tested in America. This, however, may be due to the fact that for many ages theft was punishable by death in China. AngloSaxons rank next.. The Northern European races show greater honesty than : the South .Europeans. Environment plays a great part in Jewish honest;. 0 A Jew living in a slum is a very poor risk for a surety company. "All wpmen are far more honest than men. When women go wrong, it to < eitner vanity and lovo of finery or the 1 relief of dire poverty. Cranks make good risks, but beware of tho sleek, , suave, oily person who agrees with, j everything that is said, and rarely •*> J .presses an opinion of his own." |