Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-19
Odd Articles Forgotten
by Guests at Hotels
DecrepH Tooth Brushes and Prayed Collars
Among Cummings often Written For.
Are you familiar enough

, laughingly. perhaps one Of the most
unique things that could be overlooked
/ was a beautiful snow white transforma-
/ ton, forgotten by an elderly woman II
was as fine a head of hair as I have
ever seen, and how one could forget such
a necessary toilet accessory as their whole
head Of hair was a mystery to me. but
1t was forgotten, and I put it carefully
away. In about a week | received a let
ter from the owner asking the return Of
the article left in her ROOM she didn't
mention what 1t was even, but I knew
and returned it."
DECREPIT TOOTHBRUSH
OFTEN OVERLOOKED.
"Of course the most common article to
forget Is the toothbrush but the sur
prising part Of it is that the owners very
often write TO ask that they be sent
them. Why I have sent back tooth
brushes that contained scarcely more
D than three bristles. Whether the owners
were sentmentally attached to them or
hated breaking in 4 new one was never
explained
Watches are frequently left hanging
TO the bedpost or under the pillows and
occasionally wallets OF money will be
discovered hidden about the bed Peo-
pie are careful about hiding the things
nut are sadly negligent in removing them
from their hiding place And another
favorite left behind with the men is
tie unpretentious collar We find whole
shelves Of collars find them hung on
the bathroom door. Topped over the door
knob. strung along on the dresser. under
I the bed. The most Of those left and
written for are collars So fraved that
they seem hardly worth the postage. vet
ike The defuuct toothbrushes, seem TO
be tender passion with their owners.
ODD RESULTS
ATTEND COMPLAINTS.
absent minded guests are bug
bear to the hotel employees, One gentle
man leaving the hotel came to me very
eXcitedly one morning saving that ne
had been robbed Of his wallet contain
ing large sum OF money. We notified
the manager and house detective made a
thorough search Of the room with no
luck. The gentleman was all packed
ready to leave SO the detective asked him
if he would mind going through his lug
gage again. The gentleman said he'd
be glad to do so, but that it could nor be
packed for he remembered that he hadn't
seen it since the night before when ne
placed IL under his pillow However
AFTER a careful search it was found in the
pocket Of his pajamas. One man came
down complaining that his eyeglasses had
disappeared mysteriously although he
had worn them at breakfast tiu4e. He was
very much irritated but was slightly
Modified when the clerk reached over and
handed him his glasses which he had
left on the desk when calling for his
mail a few minutes before"
Hotel records show innumerable tubes
Of toothpaste and brushes. collars. pa
iamas Il. Y. DIS, feminine lingerie. razor
strops, safety razors, hair nets hair
switches al false curS watches and
brooches Perhaps the most surprising
Of all entries were false teeth part plates
and complete ones. One man evidently
was in a decided rush for the records
showed that he left his razor, strap.
B. V. DIS. toothbrush. hairbrush and pa
jamas. There is food for considerable
surmising as to how he made his next
mornings toilet, was the hotel mans
comment.