Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-20


Evey now and then BARRIERS itch gets
icJse In community, due to shaving
successive persons with the same wa
ter Often hundreds of men find
their faces In q rash. The evil is a
genuine one. 1t seems the barber
schools are turning out graduates In
six weeks. The druggists, the doctors,
the lawyers and other crafts have
their numbers limited and standards
maintained by law. Why not BARRIERS.
Examinations Before Marriage.
The marriage bill lis a serious propo-
siti0n. Senator Stout introduced the
measure. but when / asked him If it
was a mere piece of good nature, he
replied with spirit that 1t was not.
He believes in it. Some amendments
have been suggested. III man who
had passed life Insurance examination
could be exempted 1t would make the
conditions easier. Some physicians
raise the point that an examining
board could not determine the fitness
of paroles to marry nearly SO well as
the physicians of the parties could.
They suggest that 1t would be better
20 require a certificate from a reputa-
BILE physician than to compel an ex-
animation by a board
The cigarette bill promises to be-
come q law. but the deliberative SEN
ate may check 1t. The strongest argu-
ment against Ii Is that the present law
forbidding sale to minors is a dead
letter. though this Is fefuted by the
well-known fact that 1t Is easier to
enforce a good law, sweeping
measure. than a partial enactment.
Fewer Deaths by Careless Poisoning.
Another one OF those bills that are
half freak, half Supreme good sense.
10 Mr.. Halls measure that h" intro
duces session after session, compelling
poisons to be put up In three cornered,
red glass bottles. OF course, TIE drug
gists don't like il. Yet only the other
day at Escanaba a Ii other gave her
baby carbolic aid from a bottle which
she supposed contained soothing syr-
up. The only question Is whether IL
Is worth while TO force everybody to
use red glass in order to save an occa-
sional careless person.
There is a bill providing that the
state shall compile n series of text
books for use in the public schools of
the state and that the state shall
print and sell these books at cost to
the various counties. An appropria-
tion of $50, 900 is made for this pur-
pose
Can We Better the Textbooksg
1t Is hard to believe that this meas
ure is wise in these days when the
Gblest writer's the world over are fight
ing with each other to put out text
books that shall meet all possible re-
quirements. One would be surprised
60 see the variety of histories of the
United States for instance, short. com
pact volumes, illustrated to the fullest
extent, and as interesting as a novel,
even to persons of matured years.
Why, with these hundreds of titles
to draw on, Wisconsin should invite
some one else to write a United States
history is difficult to see.
Laymen have often maryelled at the
law in this state, New York and else
where, which limits damage reeevera-
BILE on a human life to $4,000. while
before a jury for injury less than
death an unlimited amount can be re-
covered on proof of damage. The S.
900 limit. however, Is approved by
sound sense. for II the loss of a hus.
band or brother were TO be deter.
mined by a jury under the stress OF
q woman's tears Of course Rockefel.
Ter himself could not stand up under
the financial drain. There is a bill,
however, TO increase the limit from
1910 in this stGte to $1,000.
Those Train Axes in Railway Cars,
1t was in reference TO this limit
on life and unlimited damage for in
Jury that the old lady was enlightened
as to the use Of axes in railroad cars
Behind glass cases.
what are those for" shs asked
the natter-of-fact brakeman.
In time of accident, madam" the
polite official replied. I'VE use the
axes in killing the injured"
The peddler Is to be still further cir.
cumxcribed. The department that looks
efter him 10 hiahly arxanlzed In this