The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26
THE POSrOFFICB MUSEUM.
Interesting Contributions Received
From Canada and Parkway India.
Erou, the Y1Sbj,o}on cfor

From Canada and Parkway India.
From the Washington Star.
Chief Clerk Cooley's room in the post
Office department looks a good deal like &
museum TODAY, and a very attractive
museum at that. For some time past the
department has been endeavoring to iuters.
tie p5stOffice authorities of other nations
in the department museum, aud up to this
date the efforts have, in the main, been
gratifyingly successful. Latest among the
additions TO the collection which some day
must attract public attention are CON
tributions from India and Canada
MODEL FIGURES FROM INDIA.
There is a good deal of novelty in the
Asiatic aggregation. Instead of sending
samples of uniforms and of the minor
machinery of the service the officials for
warded miniature model figures clad in
regulation garb. These figures are prob
aoly as perfect in their finish as the band Of
man could make them, anatomy and ex-
preston being beyond praiS-, while mluor
details are finished to the last degree. On
the mantel are five models. The first is Lat
OF head postman; his head is covered by
red and blue turban, his feet ere bare and
the graceful monotony of his white gar is re-
heved with a red sash over the right snoul-
der. Alongside aud bonding over at able is
stamper, clad in plain blue uniform and
round cap, like in shape unto the fatigue
cap worn by the British artillery aud cav
airy. The position of the stamper, who is
at work, Is very natural. The third figure
Is that of a coachman-drivero of city mail
wagOn-aud he is "a symphony in brown.
Next to him Is the almost naked figure of a
mail runner" Il he sihgle garment of this
fieet-foo,ed Hiudoo is breech cloth, around
which is leather belt with mail runner"
on its buckle. To protect himself from
thievish men and hungry wild
beasts the runner carries a bamboo
shafted spear, across which the mail
bags are sung. Another model shows the
two principal fea ures in the 'camel post"
a man and a camel. The former, almost
nude, is perched on tine camel's hump with
tie mail bags Immediately behind him. An
interesting representation, damaged COZ
siderably in transit, is that of a runner
crossing a river. This he is doing on a raft
made Of four earthen pots The glass which
covered the painted river is broken and
portions of the muddy banks have been
Clipped off. The damages wi | all be re-
paired before the models are placed in the
museum.
Very cleverly constructed is the miniature
longs" native conveyance in which
ma Is aud passengers are hauled by man
power.
They have postoffices in India. There is
architec,urally equal the offices at Calcutta
and Madras Photographs of these and of
the smaller office at Bangalore are portions
OF the exhibit. When Washington has such
a postofice building as the people OF Cal
cutta have then Capt Sherwood will have
occasion to rejoice and he exceedingly glad.
CANADA's CONTRIBUTION.
C'nada's contribution is very practical
aud very valuable. It's most striking feat
ure IS a gorgeOusly red lette box with a
projecting and rather ungraceful az pearlng
mouth. When the box is emotisd by q COL
lector he moves wheel and displays for
public Information card on whi'h is
printed the time of the next collection.
The uniforms are much m re pronounced
than the gray clothing common to letter
carriers in this country. There are two
suits, that for summer being OF tlue serge.
Each cat collar is upright and is faced
with scarlet. On each side is the moao-
gram. &c P. o. and near it is the carriers
number. There is scarlet cord on the cont
edges aud on the sleeves, while the trousers
are adorned with narrow scar ct stripes
down the outer seams. In moderate weather
an awkward looking cap is worn; n cep
! that has straight leather visor aad bread
scarlet band. On its fro1t is the inevitable
&c. P. o." When the weather is ez tremely
warm the carriers wear white
| hemlets. similar TO the regulation army
| summer helmet. One OF these is in the col
lection. Should it be rainy a fine black
macintosh is worn a d short leather Is7 gins
are put on to protect the ank e5. Tho win
ter suit is dark blue in lor ard trimmed
| just as is the summer outfit. but the mae
! rial is heavy. the overcoat is gray and it
! closely resembles tire cvercOat issued TO
! scouts in the United States army. cha
mois vest. lined with red flannel. is issued
| for winter wear and so are heavy astrakan
| caps and collarettes. An oilskin cape,
warmly lined completes the carriers outfit.
Samples of Canadian mail bags and
pouches of all sorts and sizes, with stamp
ing mechanism and other matters OF tech
| meal interess came with the clothing.