The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
HOGS ON TIE SIDEWALK.
How TO DEAL WT2H THEM IN THEIR
YdRIUUS FORMS.
nv Smoker and Even tho Tobacco Chever
Have n Right Therc-The banana Peel
FIend-A Brooklyn Hog Punished


T1Ss Smoker md Even the Tobacco Chewer
Have n Right Therc-fho Banana Peel
FIend-A Brooklyn Hog Punished.
The war against the human hog should not
DO wagod against him In public conveyances
alone. 1t is there. to be sure. that his pros
once Is most extensively felt. and there that ex-
pedients for his discontinue most readily suC-
gest themselves. But tho crusade should be
pushed all along the line. wherever the obnox-
ious boast makes public exhibition OF him
aelf. He Is found on the street. In elevators In
the theatre and concert hall-yes, even IT,
church.
The narrow sidewalks and overcrowded CON
dition OF the downto business section FUR
nish groht temptation to a certain rou <hnoss
and disregard Of popular rights which r1meunts
to hoggishness. There is excuse 70 Z much of
the pushing and hurryng on tho Part OF brok-
ors' clerks and others whose rIinutes mean
collars and who are jncomm' Jded by slow
moving sghtseers or people 'Sho pay no heed
to the rule OF the road-keer. on the right hand
eide OF the walk. Those Of the latter class de-
serve no sympathy II they are crowded into the
gutter or nave their oes, troddsn upon The
man OF woman VINO Attempts to make O way
along the left-hand fiiIe OF a narrow. crowded
sidewalk has no rig'J't to complain II he or she
is treated with TT courtesy,
There are many who would establish a code
ing on much neGuented streets. There was q
Jaw upon TIE statute book Of Massachusetts,
Tor more " ian century. and It was not re-
peaea u dtl five years ago. which absolutely
prohiol ed smoking tho street. PhiIadel-
phla J. AS recently gone almost as far. In for
edo ing smoking upon the seats In the parks
VI course the Massachusetts, law was a dead
fbtter for many years before It was repealed
Indeed, nobody OF this generation can remem-
her case in court brought under it. The pro-
Aests against the Philadelphia regulation are
80 numerous that 1t probably will not long
survive.
It 10 time worse than wasted to attempt to
enforce any article in code OF law or ethics
Which l Is not endorsed nd BY public opinion. For
try to stop smoking on the street. SO 10 all
thS Ps this
plant The SUN says: Turn your attention to
ths eradication i 0t the genuine evils which ali
road Unite in making the tobacco. splitting
peel-on:the; walk hog; and all the other hogs
as mannestly unpopular as they are and de-
There is a word to be said even for the to-
RssSSo S SasIi when on the street Indulgence
cd from Interfering with the reasonable rights
home II ne chooses; he has no right 10 denIe
baeco chewing is not exclusively an American
6 ha6lt az 6y any means but IN most European
usef4 for the. purpose to which the Sidewalk
Il ,mdiscl inmate devoted in this country.
{ndyduai riShis and not in defence SS 81 the
hog must be strictly imiiei to this basis sin in
order s4 to succeed It Is tie indise as
rights Of others that has provoked the popular
Teyolt Compel the animal to 80 control the |
gres,snse: and an WI be accomplished which
The bAnana;peel hog deserves more tn an
RR Passing mention especially q this, season.
him. He literally mperi!s those Who use the |
streets. man who throws banana skin upon |
der, the city ordinances. and he deserves Just |
such lesson for his hoGeish careIessness A |
rebpke Of this offence Which had an nnn y t. se
9uel.. A. man NI aRd two women entered bridge
each of them munohinG o banana They had |
thrown the skins. upon the platform out |
pIddle:aaed man, who had been %e.ut drink.
Ing Iams rather ~ ere than vas good for him
outside and thinking perhaps Of the conse
quences threatened. ESPECIALLY to those in his
offenders. He soon discovered them. and stop
Ping In front Of the three he interrupted their
ness H, His language was strong, and he
but he kept on talking in quite o loud goce
The three ofrendeEs tried to ignore him at
nrslt; hey stoprAd eating. got very red. and
hand looked nepessy out OF the Window
Ei Iiity We ttua1ion became too embarrass-
inS 70 DC p' rne, and one of the women sharply
%he e 1 sSs eone IL The e etc
r rethi ded his criticism. The Other passengers
being severely punished but shSy ds
ESEns X and hn5Fsa who was
ly identified himself, and told why he had
assumed the duties OF public CENSOR But his
eded that no one In that condition was entitled
tosuch privileges, so they led him away.
de Sas to sGsrd ~ Sna N nE
lace car conductor Brooklyn correspondent
h snf and E%h
street line In Brooklyn during the down trip
INV; Ii6arsdaay evening, about O'clock A short
hhdnta streets hog OF about ~ or II years
cigarette, which he soon began to pun. re-
t gRsrdIess Of the well-known rule, Smoking on
far sshs HE hoo
t ~ go PACK 10 the smokers seat and con-
tbiaS smoking, lighting q second and then
warnings Of the driver and Conductor and tho
ttedqest 81 lady passenger who was made i'll
b ~ me yillainous smell otthe smoke which was
bioWn directly into her face. Just before reach
tnE d1tY a avenue the conductor came for
h ha[ r. ior ne fourth time and, taking the hog
n Ee lad ado r esH sig ali e as
70 dis3dge him from the seat. ] do not know
h Tnat the feeling OF the other passengers was.
one referred to should command the respect
ana nd srnlitude Of every rhythm lnded person
paay who amS more substantial from the COM