PUBLISHER'S NOTICES 



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 ])leasing and varied when seen from the 

 (Hning- ear than from any other. 1 have 

 tallied \\itli people all over the eountry 

 and they are enthusiastic in their praises 

 of the service on the Xew Haven road. 

 1 have not yet found more than one or 

 two who speak even favorably of the ser- 

 vice on other roads, even tlie first-class 

 roads. Aluch of the material served on 

 various western and southern roads is 

 indigestible and unappetizing. It is un- 

 pleasant to mention names l)ut as marked 

 copies will be sent to the dining car de- 

 partments of these roads it is expected 

 that they will know who is meant. The 

 most deplorable, otitrageous service on 

 many of these roads is the bread and but- 

 ter. The butter is pretty good but it must 

 be ashamed to appear in the company of 

 such bread. In recent months a rule has 

 been established by which ten cents extra 

 are charged for bread and butter, regard- 

 less of the cost of the rest of the order. 

 That in itself is not objectionable but if 

 you paid a dollar for bread and butter you 

 could get no bread fit to eat. What New 

 England housekee])er wotild allow such 

 stufif on the table as is served by these 

 western and southern roads? Any per- 

 son who respects his stomach will tell the 

 waiter, "Carry that aw-ay ; if you haven't 

 anything better bring me crackers." But 

 here in New England food sitpplied by the 

 New York, New Haven and Hartford 

 Road has the flavor of the good old-fash- 

 ioned New England housekeeper's cook- 

 ing. The bread is tasty and everything 

 else is delicious. Conscience may be ac- 

 cusing- some of these western and south- 

 ern roads as they print on the menu a 

 quotation from the "Hotel Register" that 

 tries to answer many of the questions that 

 passengers are supposed to ask in regard 

 to prices. It is a case of conscience ac- 

 cusing the managers in advance, a vre- 

 monitorv accusation. No evidence is 

 given as to the nrice on id for the words 

 printed in the "Hotel Reoister" and cop- 

 Ijied from it. Possibly it is free but that 

 does not alter the fact that it has a ring 

 of apology. The situation should be such 

 that an apology should not lie necessary. 



The Famous Goerz Lenses. 



We have been miormed by the C. P. 

 lioerz American Ui)tical Company, 317 

 East Thirty-fourth Street, i\ew York 

 City, that adverse conditions caused by 

 the European war have compelled them 

 to cancel and withdraw all former prices. 

 The company reports that while the war 

 has somewhat interferred with the deliv- 

 ery of their cameras, yet, as regards 

 lenses, they have been more forttniate. 

 Prior to the w^ar, they had imported a 

 large quantity of genuine Jena glass 

 which their completely equipped optical 

 factory in New York City has been turn- 

 ing into GOERZ LENSES without in- 

 terru])tion. At present the company is in 

 a position to supply nearly all its lenses 

 with but few exceptions. A new cata- 

 logue, containing a list of such goods and 

 accessories as they are able to furnish in 

 reasonable quantities, is now on the press. 

 It will also contain the new list prices 

 which are about ten per cent in advance 

 over the prices in force prior to October 

 I, 1916, and will be ready for general dis- 

 tril)ution within a short time. 



A Publisher's Puzzle. 



After the proofs of our October num- 

 ber had left the editor, something queer 

 and unexplainable happened to the open- 

 mg article, 'TIow the Plant Scatters Its 

 Seed." Wdiile it is annoying and while 

 I presume that even the printer could 

 not explain the accident, the reader easily 

 understood that the two lines at the bot- 

 tom of the first column of the second 

 page, should have completed the first page 

 and that the two columns on the second 

 page were transposed. 



Hints on Dog Feeding. 



Spratt's Patent has issued a very in- 

 teresting booklet entitled, "Hints on Dog 

 Feeding from Puppyhood to Old Age." 

 We advise all our readers to address 

 this well-known business house at New- 

 ark, New Jersey. 



The grasses, all the finest things. 



Familiar in their places, 

 Aesthetic value have for us, 



As ^Mother X^ature's laces. 



— Emma Peirce. 



When you see the tiny cloudlets 



Melt away into the blue, 

 Then be sure the weather prophet 



Has in store good days for you ! 



— Emma Peirce. 



