. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ffice leaving tothe government employees the work ofarranging the packages for their properdestination. That is not permitted. TheDepartment has worked up rulings thatlequire publishers to arrange their mailby districts and towns, reducing the laborof post office employees to a minimum. People using the Parcels Post cannotpay for the service by using ordinarypostage stamps. They must use ParcelsPost stamps to perform the work ofbookkeeping for the department. Theconvenience of the public receives no con-sideration when the interests of the PostOfiice Depa
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ffice leaving tothe government employees the work ofarranging the packages for their properdestination. That is not permitted. TheDepartment has worked up rulings thatlequire publishers to arrange their mailby districts and towns, reducing the laborof post office employees to a minimum. People using the Parcels Post cannotpay for the service by using ordinarypostage stamps. They must use ParcelsPost stamps to perform the work ofbookkeeping for the department. Theconvenience of the public receives no con-sideration when the interests of the PostOfiice Department are in question. A Cleaner for Brass. In some recent laboratory experi-ments the following solution was foundto cleanse brass very quickly withoutharm to the hands or the metal. .-ounce of alum was put into a pint water and the solution rubbedon the brass with a cloth. Stains aswell as tarnish were quickly solution is inexpensive and easilyprepared. February, 1913. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 75. RAILROAD NOTES. The Chicago & Western Indiana issaid to have ordered 3,000 tons of steel>ails. The Rutland has ordered 7 locomo-tives from the American LocomotiveCompany. The Erie has ordered 10 Pacific loco-motives from the American LocomotiveCompany. Speakin of mixtures,said Old jerry as he re-filled his jimmy pipe,Ixe never used a coolermixture than flake graph-ite and oil. In the old days, con-tinued Jerry, when 689was the fastest engin onthe road, the boys usedto wonder why it wasnever laid up in the tink-ers shop an why it neverbroke a schedule. Fineole engin,I errv,thev usedto sav. Nix, flake graph-ite, I savs. And takin anold Dixon ad from mypocket I read: Write forGRAPHITE PRODUCTS fOR THE RAILROADand Sample No. 69.(Vou see I didnt mind givinaway the dope.)And, Judgin bv the wayDixons Flake Graphiteis bein used nowadays,everv mothers son ofthem, an their friends,must have wrote tor thatbooklet and Dixon Crucible Company Es
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