A little humor for a Friday afternoon...

I heard a story, possibly apochryphal, about a small historic house in Texas
that had signs saying "After touching linens or pillows, WASH HANDS
IMMEDIATELY with soap and water for five minutes.  AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES
OR MOUTH."  Two visitors, after admiring the furnishings from a safe
distance, asked the docent what kind of chemical preservative they used.
The docent laughed and said, "None.  We just weren't having too much success
with 'Please Do Not Touch' signs."

And a merry weekend to all.

-- Gene



At 12:41  3/21/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear Colleagues:
>Thanks for your responses on temporary storage.
>
>New questions:
>Does anyone know if there has been any research conducted on the
>effectiveness of
>"DO NOT TOUCH THE WORKS OF ART" signage?
>
>Has anyone seen changes in the behavior of visitors (that is less
>touching of the works) as a result of the signs?
>
>Thanks
>Jose
>--
>Jose A. Ortiz
>Assistant Manager, The Cloisters
>A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
>http://www.metmuseum.org/htmlfile/calm_a/m_apg27.html
>Tel. (212) 650-2289
>
>