The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
III
BAEDEKER AMONG 7
YANKEES.
some sound and Impro,in Advice
From the Travellers Guide.


ro rttr EnIroR %. TuE SrN-ST; As
q patriotic American will YOU PERM
mo 20 thank Won for your excellent cdi.
torial article "tnclc Sam Baedeker,'
in tu-day's Sos. 1t occurs to me. hoW'
ever. that there may be some Ne"
Workers vino. while knowing their Flu
rope fear to- follow your adv &c t.
take in tho san Francisco show be
cause to 10 80 means TO expose oneself
to dangers possibly lurking IN tho vas'
uutAmcd wilderness b Nond tho Akron
da KS. 10 such would commend these
r%cassuring words from Bacdeker
United states
Throughout almost, IN. entire countr,
travelling Is now as safe as In the inos'
civilized parts ~ Europe. and the carry
ing of arms which indeed is forbidden
in many states. is as unnecessary her'
as there.
coaches. usual, called stages. hay. nov
been replaced hv railways fhroughou'
nearly tho Whole Of the United states.
Thus We have it ON Herr Bacdeker'!
authority that the West is quit. as Ere.
Of gunner ~ is New York and that th'
railway is not an institution pccul ar t.
Europe and the Atlantic coast. Cnde'
the heading RAILWAYS are 70 Ne founc
these valuable bits Of Information whici
the prospective traveller would do wei
to study
The conductor calls 81 aboard whei
tho train is about 80 start Each iocomo
tive carries a large bell which IL toll"'
as II approaches stations or eve grade
crossings.
The carriages are c.ied cars The con
ductor is aided ~ 'rairnen or 'brak-
mon" whose duties includ" attention q
ne heating and lighting Of the cars :
slow train iv called o. looa' acronmoda
ton or way train
The ticke' once is ney-r called a book
ing once Luggage is baggage and IL .r
pedited through The hiEriEsmsst'r
or course when the New Yorke
travels in Europe he goes 20 the lug
gage room. picks GU; his trunk ono. boS
or grip ,nagl. provided some els
has not alroady claimed 4 for himself
then hires an attendant 10 carry 1t away
The system in the United states Is d1r
ferent. Herr Baedeker explains
On arrival a; the station one shows ~
i~mpedim-nta 20 the baggaEemsst-r. WI
fas-ens a small numbered tag made o
brass or cardboard. 20 each article an
gives the passenger brass or cardcoar'
cheek. with corresponding numbers. IN
railway company then becomes responsible
for the luggage and holds II unul re
: claimed az the passengers Destination b
the p~rrsentation % the duplicate check.
From a chapter devoted to one
movements in a hotel ! take this;
on reaching the hotel the traveil-
enters N. once. a large and often com
fortably fitted up apartment used as
genera. rendezvous ana smoking roor
not only by the hotel guests but often b
Ioca' resident. on one side % IT, ~ IN
d-k OF the ho;e' Clerk. who keep N
keys 81 ne bedrooms, supplies uniimiie
letter pAper gratis. and - supposed 20 b
more or less "uuiso!sut on A. points o
which ths traveller IS ukely to require In
formation. Here the visitor enters HI
name in she register kept fo- the purpus'
and mas his rooms assigned % him b
the cl~-k. VINO details a herbov 20 sho'
him the way 20 his room and carry up HI
hand luggage.
In ne dining room he waite hand
The CUES, tho menu Tor the day t-3'
which h. orders mat ne chooses
Guests do no, leave their boots a; IN
bedroom door - hs BACKED a In Europ'
except in ,he first class houses. oIt vi
md a boot black IN The toilet room
rars. American hot~ls also contain a bai
per's shop
And mere are 4 tN" pOnF ''
tho traveller Nould o." We" 10 observe
Ros,arants which solicit ~ pa-roras
% gents shout ~ avoided
Tn. nrst requisite 'o- the entoym-r
OF a tour in ne United states a.. a
absence % prejudice ana A willingness
accommodate oneself 20 the customs
the country. - ready - b~ cnu-t~ous Q
a footing o., Equality ne traveller vi
se4.-m noe any reaI in pohtcn-ss
IN many ~ the Western towns a. = a
viSahls - avoid me less rerutahe qua
tors ard - ~-"f-atn from entering ~
shops. bt-he-S rooms ~ m" TX" et"~I
u~nd~nlAt'y those Of The first lass
To ,si,-e NJ En.cke-bocke- that
will no made - feel quite Al home ev,
, mo Wee, ua,r Eao9eke- saws
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or course the New fo'ker unie
stands the F.N-'tSh '' Europe oeue' 'ha
mat "i the lu.i'd states, but, arfnf
with ms GLOSSARY. Wh'cn htei N"r II
''ud'S IN ms ft~lnHrRioIe WORN ne W'
D. tbIe 20 PICK ms way
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1o-L .h,nuar
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Cnnhov ,a,,o h.r,s,n.n
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NJ ,,,L a, car.. t,s,. n, ghaL
smear.