7. Answer the advertisement, telling why you think you could sell cars, although you have had no experience.
8. Write a letter to a friend telling him you have been offered the agency for the Up-to-the-minute car. Ask him to be your partner, and try to show him why you will succeed. He will be expected to bear half the office expenses, and he will get half the commissions.
Exercise 273—Suggestions for Debates
1. The mail order house ruins the trade of the country merchant.
2. The giving of free samples does not attract desirable purchasers.
3. The use of trading stamps should be abolished.
4. The motor wagon is more advantageous for the average grocer than the horse and wagon.
5. All manufactured food products should be sold in sanitary, sealed packages.
Exercise 274
Oral or Written