New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-06

In view OF The fact that we arc soon to
hive postal cards, we take pleasure IN pub
ishing the following article, in regard n thO!r
use IN various countries Of Europe. Il VII
amply repay pcrusal:
As we are soon to have postal carls, a
lew words on their use in Europe will not bs
| without interest. Mr.. Wolowski. the Gov.
ernor oi The Bank Of France, has treated TIA
subject with great detail in q recent artci..
| l. appears that the misuse os cards 70. ths
| purpose OF insulting or slaudcr!nC ones neigh
DOTS Is coHdned 70 England. Whether thLs
| Hises out OF any peculiarly in tho neturo II
| EnShshmen or Engilshwoiuen, which inuels
them TO avail themselves Of the Opportunity
t"orded them for disseminating SANDER, We
| are not Informed. The fact, however. q.
'Hat in Germany insulting mud sIuGcr4us
ea.ds are not seut through the mails though
| postal cards have been in use for some ycars.
iLls lHct Is Certified 10 ~ Ito d.iector.
IyueFal Oi the German pcs. cG'.e Pc-hars
he reason may be shl' tie German. r.a
lore economic! thar the Eag,.-h. We aru
ilchncd 10 think the tTut-t EXPLANATION a
mat Foreigners. as :lS 9Th cali every cuo
VINO lives on the continent 81 Ta-rvo. ale
csS addicted TO iGt;iiug aEA i.lu.tU..l co,.
sip than our English cousins I. j. - 10
Aored Americans will follow the cout.ncrtal
and not the English example in tho n,n,tcr,
aud wo arc inclined 10 think thew will.
I,ebtors who are cSasl crgt!LSly ;a..ly IN sc'-
Ting their small accounts may perhaps ~
ceive reminders from tho!s creditors in TIE
shape OF postal cards. BG: your real, case.
hardened imrccuuious debtor would not feel
any great annoy anCe IL KNOWN; that tie
post office clerks and carriers weIe rs we'll
aware oil the state OF lis bark account rs Ia
was himself On tho otha. hand, peonls
VINO are usually prompt in settling their in
uebtedneSs Will not be AFT to he published
II they should happen to b. 10 arrears.
Inc postal casd va, EIst !utrJu,ccl ia
Austria, where 1t seems to have been In
vented, the lst Of October, lSCg Tho first
yeag eight million postal cards wero sold. tn,
price being two kreutzerS, ~ five confines.
In 1870 1t was introduced in Germany, AMI
""' % successful that its price has been re-
duced oue-ha.E. From eight to Ten thousand
circulate in Berlin daily, this number being
exclusively local cards that arc not received
irom nor sen, beyond th9 city limits. Latu
IN 1870, the card was introduced in England,
the cost being half penny. The first ycas
more than seycuty-fivc millions wcro used.
anG In 1872 a number still larger. In 1870
the number Of ordinary Letters transmitted
was SG3,CV9,C00. Tho aunull average In.
crea:e o; correspondence during the five
years preceding was four per cent. In Isl.
there were 9l5, 900 600 ordinary letter, car
tied BY the English mail, an increase of six
per cent. over 1870. Switzerland introduced
the postal car!s October LIST, 1870, ut ) cen.
times each. During the next year there were
nearly 1t million and three quartor5 used.
while Ordinary correspondence increased al.
most ten per cent. instead OF seven, which
has been tho regular rate OF increase pro.
yiousiy. This IS II sufficient proof that aI,ars
IRON the gain to the post ollie department.
by the USE OF cards, they also teud to au iu.
crease. Instead Of Il dimiuutiUn, In tho nun.
Der OF letters sent. Belgium introduced thu
postal card In 1871 NJ o confines, and while
1t has been highly successful the amount OF
ordinary correspondence Increased moro Ia
1872 over 1871 than in al over 1868. uoI-
land charges |! Confines. Norway III cen.
times, Sweden II confines, Denmark : cen.
times, Russia % confines. Italyaud Frucc
have sanctioned the issue of cards, but havu
not decided whether TO charge tcu coutinos
or i've. The system is in operation In Spain.
Portugal, and Greece, but has not Loen sut-
hclently tried to announce the rcsu.t9. Turkey
Is the only country in Europe where tho pOstai
card has not yet been introduced The figure.
we have given from Mr.. Wolowskis interest
ing article, warrant the belief that the postal
card system will he succcssiul.ln the United
States, and help to decrease the deficit in the
Post Office Department. When tho Dopart.
mont pays its expenses, We may perhaps be-
gin to think seriously OF I'd Jpliug postal toll.
eQraDl system