Seen in Germany . ,and the expense of mailing bills and checks. Inthe same way the Germans have perfected an un-equaled svstem for the quick delivery of messagesin large cities. In Berlin, one may purchase what isknown as a rohr-postcard for twenty-five pfennigs(six cents), write a message containing as many wordsas the card will hold, and it will be specially deliveredalmost anywhere in the city within an hour. Itis better by far and cheaper than the telephone,for only comparatively few people have telephones ;it is quicker and much less expensive than thetelegraph. Indeed, there is probably
Seen in Germany . ,and the expense of mailing bills and checks. Inthe same way the Germans have perfected an un-equaled svstem for the quick delivery of messagesin large cities. In Berlin, one may purchase what isknown as a rohr-postcard for twenty-five pfennigs(six cents), write a message containing as many wordsas the card will hold, and it will be specially deliveredalmost anywhere in the city within an hour. Itis better by far and cheaper than the telephone,for only comparatively few people have telephones ;it is quicker and much less expensive than thetelegraph. Indeed, there is probably no systemin operation in the world which is at once souniversally of service to rich and poor, so promptand so cheap. It is much used for making all sortsof appointments and in all manner of business trans-actions. There is a great opportunity, certainly, Common Things 13 for such a convenience in American cities; hutthe power and influence of our great telegraph andtelephone corporations will probably prevent its. Children s Sand Pile in Dresden, supported by the City introduction for a long time to come. It may besaid in passing, also, that ordinary postal cardsmay be sent in German cities for two pfennigs — lessthan half a cent. In Germany, the government owns the greatest 14 Seen in Germany opera-houses, and if you would hear the best music,you must listen to musicians who are paid from thepubHc treasury. A government minister preachesin the government-owned church that you attendon Sunday, and if you are a student in a university,the professor who lectures to you is a governmentofficial. Sometimes you can even trace the govern-ment inspectors stamp on the chop served at yourrestaurant. And you are not at all surprised to seechildren playing in municipal sandpiles in the parksof Dresden. Then there are the cherries, — the bigluscious red cherries which come when you ordera compot with your meat. These, you hear, arecalled Reichskirschen, Imperial Cherries, and youlearn
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