"democracy" and the "mechanical age." Time was when travel was
indulged in only by the better classes of society and the rules
of travellers' etiquette were well defined and acknowledged by
all. But Yankee ingenuity has indeed brought the "mountain to
Mahomet"; the "iron horse" and the "Pullman coach" have, I
believe, come to stay, bringing with them many new customs and
manners for the well-bred gentleman or lady who would travel
correctly. Truly, the "old order changeth" and it is, perhaps,
only proper that one should keep (if you will pardon the use of
the word), "abreast" of the times.


HINTS FOR THE CORRECT PEDESTRIAN

Let us suppose, for example, that you are a young gentleman of
established social position in one of the many cities of our
great middle west, and it is your desire to travel from your home
to New York City for the purpose of viewing the many attractions
of that metropolis of which I need perhaps only mention the
Aquarium or Grant's Tomb or the Eden Musee. Now there are many
ways of getting to New York, such as (a) on foot, (b) via "rail";
it should be your first duty to select one of these methods of
transportation. Walking to New York ("a" above) is often rejected
because of the time and effort involved and it is undoubtedly
true that if one attempted to journey afoot from the middle west
one would probably be quite fatigued at the end of one's journey.
The etiquette of walking, however, is the same for short as for
long distances, and I shall at this point give a few of the many
rules for correct behavior among pedestrians.