Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-02-12
ECONOMY IN PALACE CARS.


secrets that Will Interest Those w
Travel ON Railroads.
The train from Nashville was near
ing Chicago, and In the smoking com
nartmept Of the sleeper Galats four
passengers-a doctor. . drummer =
merchant, and q newspaper man-wefs
enjoying . smoke.
/, The porter came In with . tin box
about ten inches wide. foot hign ana
fourteen inches long.
Say. Joe, II that your oafety 0epo0s
box, where you carry your upsS asked
the doctor.
mo. sab: dat's my 'Quipment Do1'
answered the porter.
Equipment boxr Espeated the
drummer, interrogatively.
Eyes. sir: where I carries my CUP.
ment-ths things We use tn The car
said the porter.
"Let,s look at that boxr suggested
the merchant, who was Of an inQuisi'
tive nature.
Certainly, sah." said the porter.
opening the box. I'm these little RACKS
In the lid are six combs. In the Do1
there are six hair brushes. six whisk
brooms, four rolls Of MANILA paper
ten cakes of soap. ten boxes OF matches,
Iix glass tumblers. one piece OF chamois
skin, q combination berth and gas key,
/ screwdriver, a pair Of lamp shears
and a comb and brush for my own per-
sonal use."
"But you have only nine cakes OF
,oap here, and four of them are partly
ased," remarked the doctor.
"Yes; there was one cake short In the
adies' lavatory dis morning. hates
10 say it." continued the porter. with
I look of real sorrow on his face. "but
men IL q heap more honest than wo
men,"
what makes you thing sOr'
"Well, In the five years I've been
unning a sleeping car between Chicago
md Nashville men haven't taken any
hing but q box Of matches once In q
while, but the women-Lord bless 'em!
they take most everything-soap,
combs, brushes, towels, brOOms and
classes"
do You have to pay for themT
'No; for the company knows just how
t happens. Unless l saw a woman
lctually taking tho things I couldn't
ay anything, and II did might
trike just the wrong person, and it
would cost me my job"
What becomes Of the soap that's
,een used? Do you get that?"
mo, indeed! That soap helps to pay
he dividend on the Pullman stock. It's
ust by saving little things that poor
!Olks throw away that other men get
ich. Every piece Of soap. III 1t isn't
bigger than your little finger, has to be
to the stOre-keeper. He sends
I out to Pullman, where it goes to the
actory and Is made into stuff for clean
ng carpets"
Are you sure It isn't made up into
lew cakes Of soap and used In the
:ars?
"Oh, no, sab: Mr.. Pullman would
lever allow that The only thing we
lse again is brushes"
"What brushes?"
"Hair brushes. We used to throw
hem away, or rather the company did,
lfter they were soiled from use. but
low they've got a scheme for making
hem clean and good as new."
''Is it a patent process?
'Oh. no; they Just sprinkle powdered
Iorax over the brush and then souse the
rush In water. 1t takes every article
Il dirt out Of the brush, and the bristles
re left white as snow. They are not
luite so stiff, perhaps. but are SITTER
han before they were treated with
|orax. The Pullman company, after
!eansing the brush with bOrax, sand
Iapers and varnishes the backs. Three
II the ten brushes in my box have been
LEANED that way, and nobody would
ver know it II hadn't told you. Just
emember this and don't throw away
good hair brush when you can take
I've cents worth Of borax and q little
rater and make 1t good as new," and
he porter locked his equipment box"
md collected his last tip as the train
oiled into the Dearborn street station
Chicago Inter Ocean.