The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-09-19
TRAVELLERS AND TRAVELLING.

few remarks suggested by our recent jour
neyings eastwardy may be ofservice to some who
have had but little experience in travelling.
In visiting watering or bathing places never
be satisfied with ascertaining simply what is the
price of board. Be sure to inquire about the
ertras, and make bargain which shall include
all expenses, or you will find yourself charged
twice as much as you expected
Generally, we are afraid Of Temperance
Hotels, as their keepers too often seem dis
posed to speculate upon good principle. Some
of them indeed furnish their tables as if they
thought the principle of Total Abstinence as
applicable to eating as drinking. But, there
are exceptions. The Adams House in Bos-
ton, once famous for its generous liquors, now
distinguished for its temperance, is one Of
the best hotels we have seen. Its table is good,
its accommodations are liberal, it's walters
prompt and oblging, its proprietors attentive aud
gvu,iemiu,t e ai's ncdfe. 4aiss- pr, aGts-a
jts arrangements Family worship is daily held
m Nne MO" ms ,OOnn rn,o~ S5AvvSe
are at liberty to participate.
Do not be imposed on by hackmen. Never
take them on trust but always make your bar
gain beforehand. In travelling with family
and its luggage, il this advice be disregarded,
you will find your hack hire in cities, from depot
to hotel, or from one depot to another, amount
ing to almost as much as your entire fare by rail-
road or steamboat from city to city.
The controlling principle Of corporations is
devotion to their own interest Railroad COM
panies will provide for the accommodation of
travellers, so far as such attention may minister
to their profits We always hate to travel be-
tween New York and Philadelphia. At New
York we took good care to have our luggage de-
livered together, and yet at Philadelphia we were
obliged to wait one hour for it, as it had been
carelessly, without any reason at ALL distributed
among three crates. On all the lines from w ash
ington to New York, but especially from Phila-
delphia to New York, the comforts of ladies and
families are often disregarded. The nurses room
is sometimes taken up by young ladies who would
consult propriety by seating themselves else
where and boorish men are very apt to crowd
the ladies' car, in gross disregard of their rights
For all this the oonduc tors or companies are re-
sponsibe. II is their business to protect the
rights and comforts of all the passengers; and
a little consideration would show them the expe-
diency of providing one car or more, for the ex.
elusive convenience of families. tcould be done
without any additional expense.
One Of the greatest annoyances in travelling
is the absence of any provision for the transfer Of
passengers from one line to another. A traveller
wishes to proceed without delay from Washing.
ton to New York. He takes passage first for
Baltimore, where he must get out his baggage
pay porterage to have it carried nearly mile Ia
another depot, pay hack hire, or omnibus fare
look after his baggage again and take tickets for
Philadelphia. Here he is turned adrift once
more. His baggage must again be tumbled out,
searched for, portered to another depot; hack
hire again paid checks and tickets again secured
and he is thus subjected continually to anxieties,
expenses, and impositions, which could easily be
obviated by some arrangement Of the different
railroad companies for taking care of passengers
and their baggage all the way through from
Washington to New York.