Human Curiosity.
The inventors of the penny in the slot machines make their profit ont of human curiosity, and their experience has ■hown that a very comfortable revenue can bo derived from that source. Probably few people have any idea of the number of men, women and children who daily buy chewing gum or other trill s from machines, or learn their wei -, ' t by stepping upon a little platform ;;;id putting a cent where it will do the ill i;ood. In a down town atoro mum I'lvqiii utetl by those waiting for nin i.-. Hi;.: of tho weighing machines, whi.' 1 .! him a lvconl of earning $3(1 In a inoniii. Timt nie:itw timt M that time fl.ooo [i.'rsonn paid a penny apiece to «e# tho Imnd o:i tho dial k°" ronmi.— • New YorkTimus. : . • .
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Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1896, Page 4
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134Human Curiosity. Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1896, Page 4
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