The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-29
TEA TABLE TALK

The way the trolley cars rush through
the street and the recent casualties make
one feel as II We sacrifice a good deal OF
peaco and security just TO get around
rapidly.
Ii is common to moralize upon the
American oagerness to rush.
No matter how fast we go or how
quickly we get there. we frot because we
don't go faster and get there more
quickly.
am inclined TO think, however. that
when wo moralize on this ambition ana
heave sign at what it calls Tor In
surrender OF complacency ana peace OF
disposition, we are mostly talAihs
through our sun -bonnets.
We live In driving age, TO be sure.
But. fancy, that every age has been SO
considered and moralized upon con-
tomporaneously since Adam left the lux
ury of Eden and had to hustle for him
self
1 am strlkingly impressed with this
faith by little clipping have beside me
from the old Providence Morning Star
of perhaps thirty years ago.
At any rate it was an issue shortly
after the ola Union Railroad Company
mad begun 10 run horse cars
How innocent the ambling little horse
car seems from this distance o: memory
How moderately Its two patient beasts
used to trundle IL up street
Surely nothing could ever have been
less dreadful to contemplate than the old
horse car.
1t was n picture of harmlessness
And yet the people in those days re-
garded the horse car ns adding new
terror to existence. They viewed with
nj tI,..l laxrtt, nf fpnn nn
streets where erstwhie the family cow
cropped bits of grass and the children
roamed.
And the clipping refer to had refer
ence to u fatality due to horse car
just fancy It reads as follows
"Ihe sad accident reported in cur
columns yesterday. by which little girl
was run over and killed by street car,
should he "a warning to parents that now
that we have horse cars running our
streets are no longer cafe place for
children to use as playground
just think of that!
Why, If we had our horse cars back
again we should be wheeling baby car.
riages along the smooth strip betwixt
the rails
Another News reader sends me in a re-
cept for the cure Of red ants
Ii there are any red ants left In the
houses of News readers after an applica-
ton of sweet flag and dose Of tansy
this new receipt might lie tried.
Sprinkle kerosene on the pantry shelves
Soak paper in kerosene and locate the
paper in the corners.
A little more kerosene along the win
| dow sill, and indeed at any place
whure tho flying column Of rcd ants may
| try to effect an entrance, or its skirmish-
| ers reconnoitre.
do not pretend TO know much about
these matters myself
| only give you what interested readers
| furnish me.
But l am assured that the kerosene
Will forever rid the premises of red ants.
Privately, Just between you and mo, III
| lighted match were dropped on the pan
try shelf shortly after tho application OF
the remedy here suggested, should be OF
the opinion that the ants would be got
rid OF with great expedition.
Which reminds mo that according to
Charles Lamb the disc0verer of roast pig
used to build house and put the pig In
IL and set the house afire when he wanted
a dinner of roast Pig.
Most folk have troubles Of their own.
Some have red ants and some have colds
In the heat.
And some folk are so constructed that
what they have the matter with them
seems ALWAYS worse than anything any
body else can havs.
It will bc remem bered that Miss Flora
McFlinisy with bulging wardrobe Of
costumes "had nothing 60 wear.
When some persons have the toothacho
they will tell you they can stand my
thiDg but the toothache.
When it's "a headache. anything could
be endured in pauience but n headache.
When nothing is the matter then they
want something chat they can't by any
possibility ever have
Then there are other people who will
tell you they are always ready to take
what comes and put up with II without
making any fuss.
Only have noticed that when 1t comes
they can holler as loud as the next feller.
Which reminds me-