Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-07-20
HINTS TO TRAVELLERS.

HlNlS lU TRAVELLERS.
MAGIC POWERS OF A "sILEN1
i. TONGUE AND FULL PURSE.
A Precaution to be 4aken-The Abso.
lutely Indispensable Needs-Books and
Wrappers-An Important Item-Minor
Conveniences-Hints ON Dress
"A silent tongue and a full pursen are the
magic powers which every successful trav.
eler must press into his service These, with
a reasonably good idea of the fitness
OF things, will save untold annoyance
and chagrin. Among the most important
responsibilities of a prospective journey
is to decide where you wish to go and by
what route, provided you wish to ''do" Ger.
tain amount Of territory in given time.
There are few experienced tourists who in
sist that they never travel, they only s'wan-
der" The spirit moves them some fine day
to Ego somewhere" If foreign tour seems
to suit their mood, they select steamer, for
its superior accommodations perhaps, not be-
cause 1t goes to any special port or that it is
the fastest sailer of the line. Wherever it
lands them there will be no difficulty in get
ting away, ''an' it please them not" In this
way a party Of three or four persons have
made the most enjoyable trips of their lives
They carried little luggage. When gar
ment was unpresentable it was discarded and
another bought. What matter if they were
not just according to their tastea 1t was
| good enough, and nothing further was de-
manded.
who how 1,x
| typed methods i'll travelling will enjoy new
revelation by trying one of these eccentric
trips. The precaution should be taken to
mail to the home address the probable where
abouts, i'll case of accident or emergency.
Indeed, this should never be neglected what
ever the plain may be- An excellent method
is to carry envelopes stamped and addressed,
each containing Il card. There are many
times when one can pencil note on Il card,
and it would be impossible to write OH a
sheet OF paper One Of these may be dis
! patched whenever there is a change of To-
cality, and in this way the traveller is always
''fndable" in case of need or accident at
home
There are SO many things to be considered
when the general subject of travelling comes
before us that one almost hestates where to
begin. Among the absolutely indispensable
needs of the traveller are plenty of money,
ineahaustible good nature, fair amount of
tact AMI adaptability, and the faculty of con-
forming to circumstances. With these
qualifications, and the very important item
of judicious selecting and packing properly
attended to, it only remains to emulate the
honey bee and seek to extract the honey of
enjoyment from even the poisonous flowers
| of disappointment and delay.
Never worry about the progress of the
journey; that is always looked after by peo-
pie whose business it is. If train is not on
tinle no amount of questions or fault finding
will be Of any use. The officials are fully as
anxious to have everything go on regularly
as the traveller can possibly be, and their
anxiety is much greater for very evident
reasons. Provide whatever guide books and
plans of travel are necessary, before start
ing. Oftentimes those exposed for sale on
trains or various other travelling conveyances
are put there for the primary object of being
sold, and it is not unusual to see guide books
or plans arranged solely with a view to
iauding the special attractions of that line.
while the various connections, which are
often very important to tourists, are either
entirely omitted or SO placed on the map as
to appear entirely inaccessible and not by
any means the most desirable points of
change. Interesting books should always be
at hand. 1t is well to carry in the hand bag
a number OF strong paper wrappers, properly
stamped and addressed, in which book,
when read, may be mailed either to the
owners home or to some friend who will en-
| JOY the perusal Of it. In this way many
interesting volumes may be preserved which
would otherwise be neglected aud thrown
aside on account of growing troublesome by
the way.
| One of the most important items in prepar.
ing for journey of any length is the careful
study of everything that pertains to comfort.
Neglect of this will bring in its train thou
sand annoyances and vexations, and what
might otherwise be delightful season will
be likely to remain in the memory as sue
cession of annoyances and possible regrets
Properly equipped, any philosophical person
may make continuous journey OF week or
ten days without experiencing any serious
discomfort. The amateur tourist who packs
his luggage for a journey of any great length
is more than likely to find himself numbered
with an immense number of needless arti-
! cles, and seriously inconvenienced for lack of
those things that will be found almost abso-
lutely necessary during the first day of
| travel Experienced travellers never trust to
oAAS SAAt~AASS VI "a oSNA oA0 COuVcu1-
elices of the toilet on their journey, as it is
often almost out of the question to get rea-
sonably good articles of necessity without
great trouble and perhaps serious delay.
Black pins, toilet pins, safety pins, bonnet
pins, small black headed pins, etc.,
should all be abundantly supplied before
starting, and they should invariably be of
good quality. Cheap articles of this sort are
almost, il not entirely, worthless, and the
trife more in cost is really Of very little i'm
portance, considering their much greater
utility and reliability.
Essentially necessary is an outfit suited in
every way to the climate, circumstances and
general appearance of the traveller. None of
these points should be overlooked. With the
modern ideas on dress, the travelling outfit
may be one Of the most elegant and charac-
teristlc of any of a lady's belongings By
this it must not be inferred that it should be
either very costly or elaborate, or in any
sense conspicuous; indeed, quiet elegance is
the all important point in such outfits. The
severely plain is by far the best taste and