RULES AND REASONS.

Evening Star, Issue 5016, 1 April 1879, Page 4

RULES AND REASONS.

Hint "Occasional-' Ppr'reup ndenia j i The ' Boston Transcript' gives the following nine coMmandments- to "those who Write how and the, Press. We hope som.br of our correspondents jfwill act jpn the advice given to j;hem below : 1. Write'up'on 'ph'e'Bide 1 of the leaf onlyl' Why ? Because it is often necessWry to cut ■,the page;' into." takes' ,,, '.for the .compositors;'' and this cannot-be done .when both sides are written upon. . '. ■• .2.s.Write clearly and distinctly,.being par-, ticularly' careful in the..matter-of .proper .name's r 'antl :words from foreign-, languages... Why?' jßecaiise you have no right-to ask either editor or compositor-to waste his/time.; in-ypuzzling ( .out the results of your selfish carelessuea'Syj'''"'"' ..' ~;' % " : ~"■',' 7 •■■ : '-'■•• ;c 3. tie ihicrbscope handi' Why ? jßecause the'compositor has to read it across hjs,case'atla distance of nearly two feet. the editor, often wants to make additions and" other changes.7 4. Ddn't begin >at thevery top-of the first page. Why?- Because if youihave. written a head fof 'your 'article,* the- editor will probably want and if. you. have riot^^hic^^ia'thle 1 , better .way he must: writephe. /v .Besides, hVwahtsroomin which" .hisanst^ct^'ns^olth'e.printer'as to thetype r ' 'toibe * where and when the proof is'.'to be sent: etc.-•'•-5; Never roll your manuscript. Why?" •Because it maddens arid .exasperatedi-every-one who touches it—editor,' odinpositor, and . ,6. Be brief. Why"? Because people don't' read .'long stories.,-?;' The* number .of readers, which any two articles,have,is inversely-prc- ; portioned to the-Hquare of their respective 4eJQgth3. v . That is, a half-column article is .rqad, by .fourtimes as many;people as otfe of. double; that length^' ■"■"'•;'''■ ' :! '- ~.' '7, - Have _£he fear of waste-paper basket cons'tahtly'and steadily before'your" eyes. Why?' it .will, : save you a vast amount of; useless labor, id say nothing of paper and postage., .•'... ;. • ~8./Always.!>write. : your full',.name and address 1 plainly at the end ;of the ; letter. Why i Because it will often happen that the 'Cditorjwill want to communicate with you, and because 'he wants' to j know the; writer's name as > r ; guarantee'.of good faith. If you use a jweu'donym or Initials, write your own : name an4'-addreßa,l>eidw.it. f ;' It will not be" divulged,.; •'' •,.',•,,,...':." '',','. '''■■ '"''''- '"'' 9. J Xheseprecepts& thy7mem.bry;*keep,!*' and for.fea'r you might forget them r .ciit theni .out and : pttt'toem.whefe-you,can' readily'.run throaghstheni; when tempted to spill innocent, .ink*;; ''•'*'■ '•:• • '■■if<- >'. i ; .■ • -,.,.,;: ... ;.,;..'..