The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-06-12
HINTS FOR TRAVELERs.

CuHed From the Experience OF Old Tour
istss
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 inevita BILE be-
cause they are SO universal. Very often
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 long one. Those who have
tried it say 1T is a perfect defense.
In spite of declarations to the con-
trary, it is possible to both read and
write with comfort while travelling, if
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
train. The first requires that the paper
| he lot 1SCrF,A
eighteen inches square; one end of this
will rest in your lap, and the end
furthest from you will be raised 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 a 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, the
knees being slightly bent, while the
feet are at the same time held ready tC
be braced firmly, if necessary.
Those to whom the term sleeper" Is
a hollow mOckery may profit by the
experience of statesmen and others who
travel frequently, and have the bee
made up with the pillow toward tbs
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 clear
handkerchief or two when no washer
woman is within easy call, try this plan
Upon reaching your hotel take all youi
sOiled handkerGhiefs, wash and rinse
them and spread them out smoothly OF
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 haC
not been ironed- Heavily embroidered
; handlerchiefs will not look as smooth
= as plain ones, but will certainly defy
t detection across a car aisle. Whethea
! at home or abroad it is always bette,
l | to treat mourning handlzerchiefs in thi
; way, as their black borders will no
= fade so rapidly as when washed as usu
! al--Ladies' Home Journal.