420 Forestry Quarterly. 



As to the choice of steamship Hnes Httle can be said, except 

 to point to the obvious fact that it is bad economy to take a poor 

 steamer. The "golden mean" is never more advisable than in the 

 choice of steamers — neither the fastest nor the slowest, neither 

 the largest nor the smallest. Unless one's time is very precious, 

 one can well afford ten days on the ocean. 



It is so customary as to be practically obligatory to tip the 

 stewards on shipboard. This will probably be the first inaugura- 

 tion into European tipping. The European tips profusely, but not 

 extravagantly. At a restaurant io% of the bill is the usual tip, 

 lo Pfennig, lo Centimes, or its equivalent, is the minimum. At 

 hotels the chambermaid, the "boots", the elevator boy, and the 

 grandiosely uniformed "Portier" or "Concierge" all expect their 

 moiety — 20 Pfennig (or five cents) per day is usual for the 

 Chambermaid, 2^ cents per pair of boots cleaned, a few cents to 

 the elevator boy and perhaps a dime or quarter to the portier, 

 depending on the length of stay and the services rendered. As a 

 general guide, ten per cent, of the bill is expected in tips for a 

 short stay; 5% sufifices for a longer stay. In pensions (boarding- 

 houses) there are fewer to tip and hence 1% or 2% of the amount 

 of the bill sufifices. No one of an inferior social caste is degraded, 

 in Europe, by receiving a tip; on the other hand he who refuses 

 to tip will be looked down upon — and feel thoroughly uncom- 

 fortable, if he refuses the toll of these few coppers. "When in 

 Rome, do as the Romans" — and tipping is part of the game. 



Because no baggage goes free — except the blessed 80 pounds 

 in France ! — it is advisable to travel as light as possible and take 

 what one can as hand baggage. The commodious racks of the 

 Continental Compartments are accustomed to being treated like 

 furniture vans. Upon arrival at a station all but the "Minimum" 

 class will find it advisable to entrust their belongings to a porter 

 who for 2 or 2^ cents* per piece will carry the luggage to the 

 cab, omnibus, or street car, or even to the hotel if it is near by. 

 Cab's are cheap in Europe — almost all have taximeters — ^but 

 omnibuses and street cars are even cheaper. The minimum fare 

 in a cab is usually 12 to 20 cents, depending on the class of the 

 vehicle. Luggage, including trunks, is usually put right on the 

 cab. Hand luggage had best be piled inside, unless one has as- 



* In the large stations the usual fee is 20 Pfennig for the first piece of 

 luggage and 10 Pfennig for every additional piece. 



