New-York tribune., 1912-04-03
Wise Management May
Save a Ton of Trouble in
Such q Crisis.
Bv Martha McCuIIoch Williams

Successful moving means giving your
whole mind 10 1t, also having nina 70
o,,o Get ready for It beforehand; an
ounce Of prevention IS worth ton Of ron-
Mn any time. and that ounce can he
stretched 70 cover many things.
or course. II you are Of the lucky fe"
who can call in experts. ana 20 about your
Measure knowing they are responsible every
u.sv Won need read no further. But H. by
chance You are Of the workaday "oriu'
| bere follow eundry settings forth o. ''7
wisdom OF experience.
The first Of them IS 20 pack fra@l'e ''"'
J hold gods I'm barrels. sound and cIea" anu
never 10 head them ur. Have pI'h.N o'
excelsior. soft paper and soft rags Al "'',"
Hegin bv crushing excelsior aH over ~,
! bottom of the barrel 70 form cuSI'''"
Ileast TWO inches thick. SET on '"'s "o'',
thing rras.ivo-a bowl or h'Slh' "p.'o
down. the inside cram fun o' o"''''
Cram moro excelsior over an" ar"u"N
until Il is thickly padded. Then put III a.
other bit. making It firm with 'he 49,,
et-r Bv having the weight Al ''e "'''',
,,,ro ie much less danger OF hrcahlHb ''
tho Earring OF moving
H.. NON and uaper handy. as chch p''-
,cl is hacked make a list o. IT'S '"h.'''s
IN, ,t. came with each box or ru"h. ''
.., 90 IN have several van loads. m"ho
,,r, cha, ,h. essential things 20 an w.
,,,,,- ir,Daraiiyc beds, Kitchen ware AZ"
,.t,o,,..r. ono,,cb for dcconcy. Have th'lr
co,,sinors rIainly marked. tien you "'"
ioso no time iu searching M"feoEe'' ''.'
,.,o,agoe can he sot down IN tho place
r.hcrc ,hcv will be needed a. easily as
drmpcd hicsledy- picGlody with the Gehc' 2"
rUck. g.,
II ,bcre are children. elderly folk or IN
,alids in the family. send them away ~
f,serds 10 tho seaside or Ia" mountains
anv safe place. until the domestic 'H'''-
Quake ie ended Thus you can come "'"'
60 making everything beforehand 60 I"
lcd carly eIenp well, and ct up h'u"' ''
Ia, q pood. hearty breakfast and pack "P
q hoarticr luncheon. Send along WIN E''
house plcnishing plenty OF househo'd s'o' -
ca tho stress Of moving shall not nave We
a1doa stress Of marketing. This IS "oit"
Lille oven when the moving IS only from
ono ritv apartment 10 another. NheTe II
.,o.,,. Going 4 distance, such provision u
,,,,,,orative. the now locality undoubtedly
Vac markets galore. but YOU will be m TO
.,.,a IA look for thcm while your oe'o's
ipcs recall Tuesday Of creation week.
A ham boiled and baked carries well aio
,..,e eurnrisiugIy. So does a good piece oi
co,rod beer well boiled and cooled In inc
boiling liouor. 4 bag of biscuit baked oNe'-
rigbt = fat poundcake, plenty of turnover
,ios with good coffee. Will surely proNlds
.,g,erance until the house is settled. PACK
,u these I'm A Hight something-ham OF
,,cLor suitcase. with plenty of paper nap
l.t,.. aud . small old tahecloth. Re sure
the coffee pot. the dishran and mop. also
at.t, ,oucIs are where you can get AZ them
easily
A.. bodeteadg arc taken down number
,bcun putting the same number on each
mart Tags are cheap and save WORLDS "i
,ro,,hlc picture hooks may he taken
along. but picture wire Is better thrown
owav A reel Of new costs 50 littlc-and
II IS morally certain YOU VIII nave u
,,o,co wire lengths in the rehanginG;
moreover. rusted wire Is ABOUT the WORST
ming 70 handle. Indeed it lis the part
Of wisdom TO throw away eVerythihs hot
wortb the cartage-and TO be severe In esu-
mating worth. The countryside proN'iD'
Three moves are worse than fire. does
not fiji in cities nor their suburbs. In the
pIcthora Of things we all Of us get so
| numbered up 1t Is often really worth "hAe
/ IN move so as 70 get rid Of them.
Make a firm bargain with your truck OF
vau man. Have it entirely understood that
for so much money he is TO take your
belongings from the old floor to the new
Lack Of such understanding has bred many
an unseemly squabble-the movers insisting
upon extra pay for putting things moved
anywhere but at the door. All the more
reputable of them are most ohlisins' com
monty going beyond the contract rather
,nan demanding extras. But IN rush times
n t,Icro tberc ~ great need % extra haste
am. NAV be forced to take any wheeled
| TIT tbat come-and suffer accordingly.