Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01

ing 10 eat, WASH, SndVe or change
his clothes. This picture was taken
on the 18th day of bis fast.
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each passenger must claim his own
trunk. The proper procedure when
two persons claim the same trunk
has not yet been settled upon.
On most of the continent, only such
baggage will be carried free as can
be taken into ones compartment with
one, and to be allowed in the COM
partment at all, it must not exceed
certain dimensions, so that it can go
in the rack above ones head. All
other baggage must be Registered"
which means that it is carried check
ed in the baggage car much as in
America, except that extra payment
must be made
The advice often encountered to
carry only hand baggage is due to tho
fact that many trains do not carry
baggage cars, SO that if heavy arti-
cles are taken they must often be left
behind to come by a later train,
with consequent risk of never catch
ing up. Contrary to the clstom in
America, it is usually the faster
trains which do not carry baggage
cars, and the locals which do.
Express
One difference which never fails
to puzzle Americans is the absence
of any service parallel to the Eek
press" in this country, whereby ar
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and attended by messengers. The
only ways to send articles are
through the mails and by freight.
When special attention is necessary
or when the article is to be for
warded to another country, the serv-
ices of the American Express com
pany or some local forwarder are
usually called upon. Even then,
however, the forwarder, being un-
able to make exclusive contracts with !
the railroads, functions only as the
agent of the shipper instead of a
common carrier, as in this country.
Mail
When it is definitely known at
what hotels one will be, and on
what dates, it is usually more con-
venient to have ones letters ,sent |
there; otherwise, it is best to use
the foreign offices of some travel |
firm like the American Express
company. Friends should be warned |
that only to British possessions will
two cents carry a letter. elsewhere, !
the minimum charge is five cents. I
The American Express company, |
whose Paris office during the sum
mer rush handles as high as 10000 |
letters a day, state that 80 per cent
of all letters arriving at that office t
for patrons carry insufficient post
age
Another thing which causes con-
fusion is that no kilograms or let
ters can be sent collect, so that when
rive after ones departure, a small
deposit should be left with the firm
in whose address they will arrive,
in order to cover the cost of tele-
graphing them on.
Hotels
Hotel customs do not differ great /
ly from those in this country, al I
though it is amusing that the "Amer-
lean plan" of operation is found far 7;
more frequently than in the land !
which gave it birth. Many hotels
now make a surcharge for service, I:
and in many cities and some coun-
tries there are taxes on hotel bills.
These items are not included in the
prices quoted for accommodations, !:
but are added to the total of the
BILL so that if this is not taken into
consideration, the total will be con-
siderably more than expected.
The hall porter or "concierge,''
who has no American counterpart,
is an important Individual, and can
do much to make ones stay more
pleasant.
Rooms with bath are always ex-
ira, though sometimes during the
rush it is necessary to put someone +:
who will not pay extra into a room
with private bath. In such cases the
canny Europeans take care to turn
off the water.
Getting About in Town
Contrary to the usual impression,
it is only in England that the traffic
goes to the left. Elsewhere, when
it has any noticeable prediction at
all, it inclines to the right. Ameri-
cans who have wondered at the in
cessant squawking of motor horns in
Paris are informed that an ordi-
nance requires bulb horns within i
the city limits.
Taxis are surprisingly cheap in
Paris, and nowhere are they partic
ularly higher than in this country,
in spite of the considerably higher
price of gasoline. After certain hours
in the evening their rates increase.
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