FATIGUE AND EFFICIENCY.
[To THE EDITOR Of THZ " SPEOTATOIL1 SER,—I was greatly impressed with the article on "Fatigue and Effi- ciency " in the April 22nd issue of your paper. The hardship caused by necessary fatigue from labour will always be present with us, but there is no excuse whatever for the presence of the unnecessary fatigue that one can see on every hand, and particularly in the factories, not only in America, but in all the countries of Europe. Our particular interest in the elimination of fatigue comes as a natural result of our motion studies for the standardization of methods of least waste, and, of course, it is obvious that methods of least waste are those that cause the least amount of unnecessary fatigue. Fatigue study is, of course, a first step in motion study, and I sincerely hope that you will continuo your campaign of bringing this greatest world waste to the attention of your readers, for no subject is more important at the present time. I am taking the liberty to send you under separate cover a copy of our book, entitled Fatigue Study, which I hope you will find of use to you in suggesting something that can ho done for the elimination of un- necessary fatigue in the industries.—I am, Sir, &c., FRANK B. Ganarses.
77 Brown Street, Providence, R.I., U.S.A., May 23rd.
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