Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-31
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The souvenirl lost Card.


A current news item informs us
that the postal card fad. which has
had such a tremendous boom all over
the world. is on the decline. In
France postal receiDts from this
source began to fall. of early in the
year. and German manufacturers
found less demand for the trade for
their goods. American and English
makers engaged heavily in produce
tion when the boom was at it's
height. and now they find them-
selves overstocked. -
x While all ''tads'' have their be-
ginning. their rise to inordinate
heights and their precipitate
tumble. usually to complete extinc-
tfon. it is to be hoped that the
souvenir postal card may long re-
main with us. It's fate should not
be that Of the bic,yl.. which got so
fashionable that everybody had to
have one. and thereby got so dis
tressingly questionable, because of
it's ''commonness, that presently
nobody would consent to be caught
dead with bicycle in his possession.
The bicycle. properly used. is
wholesome implement of travel. in
volving pleasant and beneficial
exercise. exhilirating and clean
sport. and harmless and cheap enter
tainment. As We have said before.
the generation that caught the
bicycle craze was infinitely the better
for it. because the physical exercise
1t brought to thousands who had
lacked it almost entirely added years
to their lives. and enjoy ments. possi-
ble only to those in good physical
condition. to their years.
For a different set of reasons. the
souvenir postal card is also good
and valuable thing. For one thing.
it saves lot of writing. Before the
postal cards came in. a traveller away
from home was expected to write
long and entertaining letter about
his travels. describing what he saw
and how he saw it. what he ate and
how he ate it. and everything except
what he drank and how he drank it.
Only those who have gone on far
journeys. on pIeasuring bent. realize
0k10f frc1 hi H4~ Il
no necessity for it. You can buy
picture postal cards anywhere. and
they are all inqeniouslv devised to
restrict the amount of writing
necessary. There are pictures of the
Draymids. of the cathedrals. of the
Grand Canvon. of cold Faithful'
geyser. of everything worth while,
and all you have to do is to write
about six words and aflx the ploper
STAMP. Just: "Feeling fine. having
the time of nv life: love to all:" or
'We are stoDDing at the place mark
ed with an x: everybody well:' and
the work is done. How much better
this is than the old fashioned letters
of description and narration which
were such bore to write and-too
often. we fear-such a bore to read.
Nor should the educational value
of the souvenir postal be over look
ed. It is true that it's coloring is
like nothing to be seen. in real life
on sea or land. but it's pictures give
some idea of what the traveller is
seeing, and thev have spread the
knowledge of the far places through-
out the world. -. ~. ,''z
The news item referred to adds
that good deal of the falling off in
the postal card busine IS. is due to a
revolt against the indecent kind.
and this is thoroughly wholesome
the suggestive postal card NAV verv
we'll be spared. but let US protect the
preserve the innocuous souvenir
variety. which is the greatest labor
saving device Of the age.-Duluth
Herald.