Show reply raid postal cavas deeply paid postal cards have been in nee in austria for many years and would be economical and convenient in domestic as well as in foreign correspondence they are com compard of two postal cards folded in the form of a single card and need no other fastening A correspondent can insure a correct ly addressed and probably prompt answer by writing his full address on tha reply fold of the card before mailing it the card on its first journey being folded so as to cover the reply address the receiver hag simply to write his answer on tho reply card tear it off the inquiry card and remail it if one does not care to preserve the inquiry or to write a long answer the cards ased not be separated in that case a reply perfectly intelligible unequivocal and binding for all business purposes may be written in one or two words in answer to a direct question the words yes or no or forty or 41 temple place or boston or smith jones or 6 per cent arany other chort replies signed with initials or full name without any heading of place or date would in connection with the attached inquiry card convey as full and definite an answer and show aa plainly when where and by whom it was written as an answer on an ordinary card or letter that contain besides place data and address a of the inquiry to which it is a reply yentha companion |