Characteristics – The cautious kind, Tranquil type and phlegmatic

3. The cautious kind
Furtive glances are mannerisms of a cautious character. Caution too was epitomized by the Vermont farmer fresh from the fields who shoved his government check under the bank teller’s window. The teller scanned the amount and counted out the cash. The farmer stood before the window and slowly, deliberately counted every penny.

He took so much time that the young man asked, “What’s wrong, didn’t I give you the right change”?

The old fellow peered over his dirty round specs, shifted his cud and said “Son, you just barely did!”

4. The tranquil type
A tranquil speaker may be favorably compared with the Englishman in a tavern. When a stick-up man showed up and ordered, “Every bastard hit the floor, face down”, the Limey didn’t budge. When the robber scowled in his direction he calmly said, “There were a lot of them, eh what?”

When an equally tranquil bank teller was handed a note saying, “I’ve got you covered, hand over the cash” he scribbled in return: “Please go to the next window I’m on my lunch hour!”

5. The phlegmatic person
A phlegmatic individual is not quickly carried astray. His casual air is well illustrated by this story about the late Mrs. Albert Einstein: She had a special talent as the phlegmatic, easy-does-it kind of person. While viewing the famous hundred inch telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory, she listened intently as the complex equipment was explained in technical detail. When told that the telescope’s chief purpose was the discovery of the shape of the universe, Mrs. Einstein observed, “Oh-really? That’s what my husband does-only he uses the back of an envelope!”

Associating the speaker’s easy manner with this incident creates a degree of confidence in the audience; they feel that he is a person free of prejudice and not blinded by bias.

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