The Globe-republican., 1891-06-10
HINTS FOR TRAVELLERS.

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Travellers must be content" says
Shakespeare. and so they must but not
too content One can not expect to take
home-comforts with him everywhere;
but, on the other hand. one must not
| consider all discomforts inevitable be-
cause they are SO universal. Very ofton
the remedies are simple and easily ap-
piled. For instance. the worst Of these
| ills, which, by common consent, Is
nausea, from the motion of the cars,
may be entirely prevented in the fol-
lowing way:
Take sheet of writing paper large
enough to cover both the chest and
stomach, and put it on under the cloth
| ing, next to the person. If one sheet is
not large enough paste the edges of
two or three together, for the chest and
stomach must be well covered. Wear
the paper thus as long as you are trav-
cling, and change it every day if your
journey is a long one. Those who have
tried it say it is a perfect defense.
In spite of declarations to the con-
trary. it is possible to both read and
one knows how. Pains in the head
after reading on the cars are due to an
unusual strain upon the muscles of the
eye, its focus being changed almost in
cessantly; but with an occasional rest
the muscles will not find the work too
hard. So try the plan of reading for
ten minutes, and then, for five minutes,
reviewing what you have read. But if,
meanwhile you wish to look out of the
window, let it be the one on the other
side of the car, for to look out of the
one next you will require quick focal
changes as firing to the eye as reading.
There are two ways Of writing on q
train. The first requires that the paper
be laid upon light board, perhaps
eighteen inches square; one end of this
will rest in your lap, and the end
furthest from you will be raised a few
inches by a cord which passes around
the neck. The whole affords a sloping
desk which moves with the body and is
fairly satisfactory. The simpler and
perhaps the better plan is to place your
tablet upon a feather pillow in your
lap, when you will find that the elastic
ity of the feathers. reduces the motion
to a minimum and makes writing easy.
One of the lesser discomforts of trav-
cling is the difficulty of standing or
walking in moving train; yet railroad
men run or walk with perfect ease.
The secret lies in allowing the body to
sway with the motion of the cars, tho
knees being slightly bent, while the
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be braced firmly, if necessary.
Those to whom the term sleeper" is
hollow mOckery may profit by the
experience of statesmen and others who
travel frequently. and have the bed
made up with the pillow toward the
locomotive. Just why this should make
sleep easier is not explained, but the
plan is highly recommended.
If you are ever in straits for a clean
handkerchief or two when no washer
woman is within easy call. try this plan.
Upon reaching yolr hotel take all your
soi!ed handkerchiefs, wash and rinse
them and spread them out smoothly on
the window-panes Be sure that there
are no creases and that the corners form
right angles. When dry and carefully
folded no one could tell that they had
not been ironed. Heavily embroidered
handkerchiefs will not look as smooth
as plain ones. but will certainly defy
detection across car aisle Whether
at home or abroad it is always better
to treat mourning handzerchiefs in this
way, as their black borders will not
fade SO rapidly as when washed as usu-
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