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Show CARELESSNESS The Dead Letter office in Washington Washing-ton stands as a testimonial of the common human failing carelessness. careless-ness. If everyone were careful in addressing addres-sing mail, there would be little need for this branch of the postoffice department. de-partment. More than two hundred million pieces of mail matter pass annually through the postoffice improperly or carelessly addressed, and seventeen million of these untimately go to the Dead Letter office. If there is such a loss in the post-office post-office department through carelessness, careless-ness, it is difficult to imagine what vast sums can be charged up against this besetting sin of practically every individual. Material loss through carelessness might be estimated, but what of the irreparable loss which effects the destiny of lives and souls? The careless deed or word that costs a life or causes human wreckage wreck-age on the sea of life would probably have been left undone or unsaid, if they had been given more thought. Addressing mail carelessly or illegibly illeg-ibly is bad enough, but infinitely worse is the carelss act or words that lead to tragic results. |