HANGER

I noticed one empty hanger hanging from a hook at the back of my clinic door. It is where I hang the gown that I use in attending to my patients. This particular hanger is made up of hard wire covered with small plastic tubing.

Some hangers are made of wood while others are made of plastic, some are strong, many are weak that they sometimes give way to the dresses hanged on them.

I remember those days when hangers were not yet popular. Those were the days when people use few sets of clothing. At most two pieces for daily use, one pair for Sunday and very special one for very special occasions. Hangers weren't needed then. Mothers fold the clothes after ironing them.

When hangers came around people found them useful. Dresses need not be folded. Hangers are space savers, so instead of a long line for drying clothes hangers are used.

Housewives and housemaids literally hang on hangers. Straightened hangers maybe used to loosen drainage; it could be a shield against a biting dog; it holds falling objects, all one has to do is shape it and twist it into different forms as needed. One pupil won a Christmas decor competition using hangers strategically formed to symbolize Christmas.

A businessman who was in a hurry one morning put on his coat with the hanger. He didn't notice it until at the social function that he attended there was a moment when everybody must look up to follow the loosened balloons. His nape was pricked badly by the sharp end of the naked hook. Moral: Don't allow the hanger to hang on you.