The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-27
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There is something Of an art In
packing bag and also in knowing
what to pack and what to reject This
knowledge can be obtained only by
experience, and that means travelling,
not for a day or week, but for weeks,
under all circumstances apd at all
times of year.
Perhaps then you will learn what
you need and what you can do with
out. It's remarkable the things you
can do without when you find out
how. have a suit case of the small
est size and lightest weight, and can
put enough into it to be very comfort
able for a<week or ten days II neces-
sary.
| ITO return to my young friend. He
was a good chap, but the extent of his
travelling was trip from New York
to Philadelphia or Boston once or
twice a year and then two weeks at
some summer resort and once I think
he got as far away as Buffalo. The
summer resort trips could never be
made without trunk large enough to
contain the entire wardrobe of all his
brothers and sisters.
Il happened into his room one
evening and found him, collar off,
cuffs turned up, hair on end and red
as a lobster.
What's the matter, Billy?' l in
CURED. ~
ooh, he grunted from his seat on
top of big suit case, I've got to get
the II O'Clock train for Boston and
I'm having fierce time; can't seem
to get my stuff in here, and it's too
late to send my trunk, and all the rest
Of the family are away, and this is
the only drafted bag in the house, and
I'll miss that train sure as gum
Let's see the inside of that sum-
mer cottage you're sitting on l said.
BY the, way, how long do you expect
to be gomez
"'Oh. I'll be back Saturday morn
ing and the time was Wednesday
evening.
Il opened up the thing he was pack
ing and began to pull out his buds
amid violent protests from the lobster
esque Billy. This is starter on the
contents of his case:
-Four shirts land he had q clean
one ready to put on,) six pairs of
socks, one dozen collars, eight neck
ties, one pair of patent leather shoes,
two pairs of white spats, one pair of
slippers, one hundred cigars, one pipe,
cne-half pound of tobacco, two suits of
pnderclothing, one set of pajamas, one
dozen handkerchiefs; the usual as
sortment Of silver-mounted rubbish
that some kinds of people give you at
Christmas and call toilet set, and
this particular one was a little larger
and more useless. than usual; two
novels, bulky and bound, one bundle
of papers; and on top of all this he
was trying to crowd in raincoat. He
Lad laid out a light overcoat, umbrella
and cane to carry.
Chilly inquired, aren't you mis-
taken as to the time you are to be
away?'
No, no, of course not, but get out
Of the way; I'm late now, awfully.'
Softly, my son. answered, per-
init me to pack your bag
II then allowed him the following
list, which was even more than he
needed; two shirts, three pairs of
socks. six collars, two neckties Ozark
ones,) twenty-five cigars, one pipe,
two ounces Of tobacco, one suit of I'M
derclothing, one suit of pajamas, six
handkerchiefs, one bundle of papers.
"The toilet. set was laid aside and
in Its place was substituted one hair
brush, one comb, one whisk broom,
one tooth brush and powder, one razor
and strop, soap and lather brush,
and one cake of hand soap, all of
which can be tied up or rolled inside
the pajamas.
When l got through the case was
not more than two-thirds full and
vastly easier to carry
Now, William I said, you have
got more than you really need for SO
short Journey, but in Difference to
Your tender feelings, will permit you
to take what I've packed. Don't you
see you can have no earthly use for
four or five shirts, dozen collars or
a dozen handkerchiefs?
"'If you were going to be gone a
week or so I'd change your outfit
some, allow.you more socks, handker-
chiefs, and perhaps nine collars; but
every hotel in the country has a laun-
dry where you can get your clothes
washed in a day, from morning to
night, and you can have NO use-real
use. l mean-for all the othef things
l fired out; that is, on business trip.
Now, you have an hour and a half
to make your train, and the station is
only twenty-five minutes away. Calm
yourself, and, will walk along with
you
Billy is only an illustration of a
lot of folks who have the old bird cage
idea. Every time they have a trip to
make it's about like breaking up
housekeeping, and they bolster up
their foolish ideas by the thought:
Well. maybe I'll need this or that, and
II ! do, and don't have it, what shall
dor f
DOT Why, you'll do without, just
like the rest of us, and you can do
without q lot of things IL you don't
have EN-
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