POSTAL NEWSPAPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 875, 5 September 1868, Page 6

POSTAL NEWSPAPERS.

Complaints are often made that newspapers posted in England, and directed to persons in this country, fail to reach their desination. The Press News, in an article headed " Inside the Post Office," gives some clue to this failure, and, moreover, gives some good advice on the subject, which we recommend to the attention of our friends :—": — " The newspapers were packed away into strong leather bags of about •£ feet long and 2 feet 6 inches wide, and when filled, were shaken down to make each bag bold about 550 papers. While these mountains of newspapers were being thns sorted and packed, the attention of the visitor was drawn to an immense quantity of newspapers all burst open, and without wrappers, which were cast away in a sort of cellar below. These, upon inquiry, appeared to be newspapers which had been carelessly enveloped, and upon mingling with the vast heaps inside the Post Office the flimsy bands by which they were encircled were very soon rent asunder. Here let the occasional sender of newspapers learn a lesson from what he reads. The very best way to send a single copy of a newspaper is to write name and address of the receiver on the margin, and then double up your paper and bind it firmly with a piece of string. This teats all the envelopes in the world, for two potent reasons ; first, it is more secure ; secondly, while the name is written on it, no one will attempt to pilfer it. Without preferring a charge against anyone, it is a growing complaint in the newspaper trade that papers, especially for distant parts, frequently miscarry. From the first posting to the last delivery, a newspaper must of necessity pass through many hands, and if the possession of it is desired by some unprincipled custodian, he has only to whip off a loose, flimsy band, destroy it, and. the paper is at once his own, beyond the possibility of proof to the contrary. Not so with a newspaper which has the address written on it; the discovery of this upon a Post-office official would be a punishable crime, and very few would care about incurring the penalty for the prize."

Grass for Horses. — Many persons think that horses that are kept in the stable all summer should not be allowed to eat grass. They think it will make the horse soft, and that it will throw him out of condition for work. A great mistake. Horses that are kept up the year round for farm work should certainly be allowed a nice nibble at grass every day. They work hard, and all they get for it is something to eat. Let them have, then, what they all like so well. — Rural World.