The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-02

Oc~s In Belgium must Have seats -
Trsins-PnnpersA Life ~ the German
studessa Corps-Doss = Better
Treated Than Chiaarsa.
While it is unfortunately true that
child life is infinitely happier in the
semi-barbaric orient and even in the
wiids of Africa than in the most highly
civilized portions Of Europe and Ameri-
ca, writes 'Ex-Attache" in the New
York Tribune, yet the enlightenment
and progress of tho west, while they
seem to carry in their train fresh iri-
genuity Of infant torture, lead on the
other hand to a very marked improve
ment in the treatment of apimal<
These are subjected by orientals To
much the same horrible cruelty rs the
children of the white races so often
suffer at the hands Of their parents,
relatives and seniors in general But
in Europe and America domestic ami
mails are gradually acquiring an inn
por.ance and Q consideration undream-
ed of save in those olden times when
they were worshiped ~ gods or sdored
as saints
On some future occasion I hope to DO
permitted to draw a contrast in thes<
columns between child life IN orient
and child life in the occident, and %
demonstrate from personal experience
the superiority Of barbarism 10 civili-
zation in that one particular. But for
the present l will content myself in
dealing with the vast improvement in
The treatment of our dumb friends
whom strangers might often be
tempted to believe enjoy the prefer
ence over our children
No one has ever heard Of . man be-
ing imprisoned for apostrophizing u
child with. some coarse. contemptuous
or insulting epithet. yet only short
time ago the Berlin press contained tho
record of a sentence of three weeks
imprisonment imposed on n stableman
employed in the imperial news of Pots
dam, for having addressed an insulting
epithct to favoritc mare belonging td
the kaiser. Although this is the first
instance known of a man being actual-
ly sentenced ia q regular judicial way
to imprisonment for the use of insult
ing language to q horse belonging 10
the state, yet have often seen troop
ers in crack cavalry regiments Of Eu-
ropean armies taken severely 20 tasls
and threatened with punish ment for
talking roughly to their mounts. ths
welfare of which Is n subject of inf
uitely greater solicitude 10 the officers
than that of the men. For the horse is
worth so much to the national treasury
IN cold cash. which the trooper is not,
at any rnte in the countries where mill
itary service Is obligatory; and. more
over. the advancement and promotion
Of the commanding officer depends. as
2 rule, far more upon the physical con-
iition Of the horses of his regiment
than of its men
This being the case. no one need ho
astonished to hear of one of the lead
ing Austrian sportsmen. Count Paul
Festetics, bringing legal proceedings
against Fiennese sporting paper fo'
having referred in q sighting manner
TO his race-horse Thalnny. the insul,
in q remark to the effect
.hat though the mare had won certain
stakes she did not deserve to take
them. owing To the fact that her com
petitors had run so badly IA to deprive
The victory of every atom OF glory or
merit This is hardly q grave insult
but the count thought otherwise and
printed apology on behalf
Of his mare. falling which, be has instr
tuted the legal proceedings referred to.
II remains to be seen whether he viii
obsain decision In his favor. and nd
ane need be astonishcd IL during the
course of the proceedings the mare bsr
Iek Is subpenaed ss witness
In Belgium the government, which
,vvzs and controls the entire railroad
system of the country. has Just issued
! decree which. IA far rs railroad trsv-
i is concerned, places the dog on ex-
sctly the same level rs grown-up
nan or woman, and infinitely higher
han q child For whereas the latter ~
entitled 70 half a place II under twelve
1ears Of age. q cog has now a right "a
/ full seat, providing he has his ticket
That is 20 say In compartments IL
.ensed 20 hold ten travellers. IL there
Ire eight adult human beings and two
logs in the compartment the latter -
as "completo," and no ether
are admitted, and II tho
rain happens 90 be full opartly with,
logs and partly with human beings
my additional passengers viii have to
,c left behind rather than ths. the dogs
hould be forced TO yield up their seats
The government decree, however. con-
aims no intimation as to the manner
"a which the canine travellers are ex-
ected 70 conform 20 the regulations
7hicb prohibis passengers from putting
heir feet on the cushions; and IL must
g admitted that tho srats Of xaIlroad
srriages ne az present constructed are,
OF suited 70 the dogs style of rep-ose
nasrnuch, however. as The govern
sont has already given him the prefer
nee over children by according 20 hirs
n entire seat. instead Of merely haIt
Z ons, 4. is quite within the bounds of
that :. may in eour,e os
me be brought to modify the cars in
1ch manner as 70 add 10 the eosn.o-.
I .be canine passenger .: .hs e1penss
I the human traveller.
One al Thezssna.
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