Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-07
KISSING ILLEGAL.
Other Strange Ordinances in Force in
European Localities.
From Tt-RIts,

From Tft-Bits-
Last year an officer in royal regiment
was arrested for attempting to get married.
IN spite of the fact that both he and the
bride-elect were eligible for the married
state. As 1t happened. however, his rels-
tives were opposed to the match, and had
recourse to a regulation which, although
sun IN vogue. is seldom exercised and
winch gives the sovereign and war Office
power to interfere in the matrimonial af-
fairs of any officer in a royal regiment. 1t
Is, therefore. a crime for an officer thus
placed to enter the bonds of matrinony
against the wishes of the powers that be-
and one punishable with dismissal from the
army and six months imprisonment. but
whether the individual in question was
faithful to his vows or not the writer is
unaware
II you are given to political speaking II
would be as well to be careful where YOU
hold your meetings for there is one spot
where such orations are considered treason,
however loyal you may be at heart This
is within mile radius of Westminster
Palace during parliamentary session, and
anyone urging government petition in the
area named can be arrested and thrown
INTO prison, the reason being that men,
bers of the house might be biased in their
legislation thereby
A few months ago a young Englishman
was StHteHCtu IL a IDFInlSntS lmpr1SOn-
ment for kissing his fiancee in the streets
or odessa. 1t is strictly Illegal for lovers
to osculate in public in South Russia and
1t was only after considerable trouble on
the part of the British consul that the too
amorous youth was liberated at the expira-
ton OF three days captivity. and even then
his sentence was committed to a fine.
II you take your family with you on a
holiday to France you should be very care
full how you feed the baby during your
soJourn. Our neighbors have made IL \
punishable offense for anyone to give solid
food to an infant under a year old, unless
1t has been prescribed by a medical man,
ana hundreds of people are prosecuted for
breaking this law every year. while it Is
equally Illegal for nurses to feed their
charges from bottles having a rubber tube
attached.
You must be very cautious how you treat
your neighbor in Jersey for he can have
you arrested on the slightest pretext and
II ne has a grudge against you can bring
about such calamity by simply giving a
fctional account of your misconduct to the
nearest lawyer. The latter will demand q
fine and should you decline to paw IT he
Will cause you to be thrown into prison to
await trial Then. even if you are &C.
Quilted on the ground that the charge is
unTounded, you have absolutely no claim
against your prosecutor. though you may
have suffered couple Of months ilnprison-
ment for nothing. Similarly in Germany
you must not insult your neighbor through
the telephone. or he will legally claim dam
ages for libel because your uncompIruant-
airy remarks may have reached othe~ ears
to the detrment of his character.
In a famous Scotch town you can be fined
Is. for throwing orange peel in the streets:
or If you happen to be in Chester, and oisit
to raise your hat when a funeral is passing
any policeman who witnesses your disre-
spect can arrest you. inasmuch a Won are
breaking regulation of that ancient city.
But an even more peculiar law for,i1s You
to sell your body to an hospital for dissec-
ton after death Some people do 50, err
tainly. but they could be punished If dis
covered. because your body legally belongs
to your relatives, and to sell 1t m axes YOU
guilty of fraud.