The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

"An agreeable companion on jour ney is as good as a carriage" said Publius Syrus, and he was right.
 Tn travelling in a day coach remem- ber that your ticket entities you only to one-half a seat. You are conferring no favor in making room for another traveller beside you. You are species of niggard if you do not remove any accessory of travel from the other half of the seat that might make a traveller unwilling to attempt 10 share your seat.
 It is usual on taking your seat be- side another in a day coach 10 say May I sit here?" or "Is this seat taken?" A young man who thus takes his seat beside a woman raises his hat as he says "Thanll you"
 If you are sitting at the window end of the seat it is customary to consult your seat mate even though he be a stranger. about opening the window. A man would never open the window without asking the permission of woman beside him.
 When travelling on the sunshiny side of the car always remember that your window shade if raised high. may per init the light to shine into the eyes of the traveller directly behind you. Watch out for this and do not raise it too high.
 For anything short of a transconti- mental Journey nowadays it is not usual for fellow travellers in general to get beyond the formal sort of courtesy of travellers. Two women travelling alone frequently fall into conversation on shorter trips, however, and men travel ing alone very often converse with each other even on journeys of only few hours duration. However. it is not in good taste to offer newspapers magazines candies or other refresh ments to fellow travellers you do not know Should @ traveller make such an advance, however. always put it down to kindliness rather than to off, ciousness. In declining it, do so with such courtesy that no offense may be given.
 The young girl travelling alone is, unfortunately, not infrequently an- noyed by the would-be gallant who, through ignorance or actual design, annoys her by offering newspapers, magazines or otherwise attempting to put her under obligations to him. The wise young woman is always courte- ous to such a man. She declines all ways but with the self-possession that shows him that she is not confused. If his attentions continue after she has declined them courteously once or twice she may, with perfect courtesy. pre- 1 tend not to hear him further. Only as a last resource does she show her an- , noyance. Then she may take another , seat or, in case no other seat is vacant, she may ask the conductor to find an-
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 The considerate traveller does not at tempt to eat fruit. or other between meals, in his seat when another is present Unless the journey is to ex- { tend much beyond a regular meal time, and you do not care to go to the din- ! ing car, it is absurd to carry a lunch with you. Then it is best to unpacls : the luncheon box and eat the repast, and having finished to dispose of rub Dish rather than to munch the luncheon 1 throughout the journey.
 The person accustomed to travel re- { frains from any actions that attract attention. For anything short of five or six hours the seasoned traveller sits quietly passing the time by means of ! a book or magazine. Nowadays women :, frequently knit even on short journeys. ] but any other sort of needlework is not usual with well-bred persons, nor do they find it necessary to pass the time by means of games of solitaire, puzzles ' or other gimcracks.