Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

.d establishment in the civilization lin
he 1t was To be expected that VIC shguI
no. set up some conventional rules an
to regulations in minor matters, rs we
\ as IN those Of more importance, whic
= would require modification or entiI
=, change in atter-days. There al
VI some such which, in due course, hay
l0 been modified or dropped. Others ar
o. as difficult TO change, however grea
IS lhe need, as it would be to recon
JI 5ldet" universal suffrage, drive iateD
= kuOW-nothingismp out Of the Da
d tive American heart, or make th
e I'lh OF March a national holiday.
/: one OF the 0ught-to-be-change,
r. regulations is our existing rule of tn
l. road" keep to the riglt''-whicl
y, became law, by usage, at least, i
~ not by formal enactment, at a tim,
4 Wnea the most prevalent modes 0
d ychlcuIar conveyance were very dif
5 ierent from those now in vogue in al
G Wcll-scttlcd portions Of the country
r " Why is it, asked friend, recent
r ", E" that the loit-hand animal of :
z pair in harness Is called the near OF
: atgh and the other the Off horse. OK.
6 or mule? | have asked the Guas.
ton Of many, but can get no salts,
/ factory answer There must be a
reason for it. One horseman said
that it was because they went
to that horse first to uuharness
ILimnn
The root Of the proper answer to
my friends query lies simply and
solely in the matter Of the free use of
the right hand, and we may lcgiti-
mately trace back the question. dis.
rlssei IN my recent paper on
| " HOrsaman8hip"-that OF the near
and oB horse-and that Of (which arm
to offer a lady in walking with her.
to the elementary one Of, Why is the
right hand the handicst? il IL 40
from instinct or education ? for, anti
! dcHter8 and "s0uth-paNs," or left
handed persons, are rare executions
to tho rule
Oar law2 Of The road-turn to ihe
rlgit-waa fixed in the carlv dava
whom oX-carts or heavy wagons wore
The vehicles only or mostly in nsa
ana tho driver or tcanstcr walked
| beside his cattle on the LEFT or
mounted tho loft-hand horse OF mule.
he left side was 90 chosen, or in
sttuctiycly takon, in order to have tho.
iTiglt hURd in the best position for
the free use Of gad, whip, or rein. in
guiding the team.
In tho cago of fla o,-.drf,or i,a
.la rrra and famiIiar. nr ~. l,,,'i oo'i
ON fbo or nnvf IN hin, oidad +, '','.,,' ,.,
Gunjun auch y rcaI or f,rnioJ '.,,ai ''' p,H
crity in tho oomnor,,iro JooiIf,.i ,,iiI
utoIligauce or lbnt animal os ~ ,,i,.a ,'',,
rise to nlctarbnripoI o,nr.sgi,,, .i :" : tIi
tn vogue. in ruraj dist.icis L, ,,' y.Li,h Xxx,
we drscribn an oIJ-tnr,n1'raii w -" MI ;Ii
irafucd follow, as t., Lin1 ar T,,,,.,.. W. ,,.-
how.U VA '''''
R,iro fhon an tlo loft orbfs o,.4ro
fha one upyt to fho ,r,ii fn, toa-,,t1, a,,,,'s
v-qs roturoIiv rnIIaJ tTa,,,,,. 'e,''.'',J'
and The other me on oc f,rf,a,',gI.' I,g' |
one and thcqo terms vcrn ro5dil,,
adonlod hv tho mountoI t'on,gfor ,gt,u' i,
ugsffIIion from vhnm fhov ''''''',' ''',,.o,l ~
tIa driver or rnip.ma1' PI,'''t In ~ ~
month or tbp lattnr LT,ga,,n t,,,, ,"g
Ie.a tbnif opfnp.a and Io.c,,,n ,,,.r. ,,I'
" arbitrary dr4.rnqfiorg inagnnncI.
A.. i'm iefarpnca to fla rai,s,,,.,,,,.
..lr tho nr,,-Lo.-a" :, itttil- iit.i,-.'', tt
rarthegt off ''''0 CIV
Hrfrg On tha left tbo ,.o1,.i,,.. or
uonntaI foa,nstaI Lv w . i'"i,in.5 ''"'r,5 ~ VI
The rinhtu ceuId La'+ 40, tIat NJ
yrItirle ea.4aG r1.n,fG,.a,'" '''.'S WIZ ~
ont n collision and rnniT :, i -5",r t,~1 't,'
fo.a rronrr jisfannn Ir,,oa' ,..,,,,.
our nix or tha rnqi on3 ~ ho5 5''r, ~,
naincj unchanoad aIti,n',.,E 1, -,,,, -ogo,,.,
In limited srrtjon3 ona ,,. !,
He'd ,lis,riotsl tha toam,stdr ''',,i v,ni, i'S
or mormtri L1s Ion% .in'oa .,,' " "'H',',- lG..aE
y-av to The rainHnan '''''' H''s''
The latter. notwitbatandin,, t,o ol-
Jig4tiop 10 turn to the ri~ht 7,i.o, ii',g Nj hi,
apat on the rirbt tofhis, ,,Dhiolo [}yh,,S
Vrst he ma5 havn rroo ran ~ L3s
riaht hand in swinoing hiy T,hin
with no rrch irnndineri q, tbdpr6
would he If ha sJt ON tbn ,"ft ,-it-
a,-.. ono laq,da him Ent soatoJ ,,, am
the rirl. hois r.r,ho.f rS1,or-i - fro,'' ""
.lc4iio ihal f. cvrrerJ H. ,..,,i,I+ -,
PASSING othors an3 il Ioss I.Hi,io I,'iI,iI a.
ulc7 .say in narrow roa5s f.' ,'Loro ,t,,rL, ho ,
D,tst mass close or in fosf-iriZ.;r,.
cr1nd' ~ fho nrnror Jieto,o,, ~ aI,,.- ,,.
on wh,lo If he set oI",,o III, ~
yEapl he roulI noss whit, = frl.o,,,,
hrordfh in gsfatr ''''''' '' '''''7 u .
r. hg-ovar fa sits nm tbo Iort ond
ain tYrn. IN fho ri,,jt r-biio h. ,,.in' .''l'
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