The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-09-23
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. /

| lean MeQlcal Association is auCnOf-
ity for the statement that, as re-
suit of our senseless method of cele-
brating the Fourth Of July, the last
Independence day left record of
466 deaths, and 1888 injuries seri-
Gus enough torequirethe services of
a surgeon. How many more .injur-
les were suffered which were not
serious enough to require surgical
attention can not be known. To
people who view this matter in the
light of sober. common sense, these
figures are alarming. Moreover,
the situation is steadily growing
worse. Cannon crackers, are grow
ing larger and more dangerous, new
kinds of treacherous explosives are
being invented, pistols whose cart
ridges are composed of equal parts
of powder and lock-jaw germs are
deliberately placed in the hands of
little boys, while young men, old
enough to know better, assume
greater liberties on account of their
age and discharge heavy firearms
in the midst of unsuspecting women
and children. In such cases the
shock often results seriously.
|
St. Paul is the first city, so far as
is known, to undertake "a reforma-
ton in this matter. The city coun-
ell has passed an ordinance which
limits the size of frecrackers that
may be sold or used within the city
limits. and prohibits the firing Of
pistols or guns. The ordinance goes
to the bottom OF the matter and reg
uIates or restraints the sale and use
of every kind of explosive. This
measure is highly approved, and
the public is further encouraged by
the fact that other cities throughout
the country, through their respect
i've official channels, have sent to
ST. Paul for a copy of the ordinance.
Although late, it is possible that the
people have got their eyes open, and
that the future will bring a radical
reform.
AS Red wood Falls now has lake
which is equip ped .i-A row boats
it might be we'll to suggest that
ninety nine out of every hundred
accidents to people in row boats are
the result of carelessness. When
one of fishing party stands in the
end of the boat while casting or
Keeling he is liable to lose his bal
ance, and in his struggles to save
himself he is almost sure tooverturn
the boat and drown some one. This
is carelessness. No one has any
business to stand in boat in deep
water Sometimes there are timid
ladies in the boat, or perhaps timid
men, and some smart Alec" tries
to brighten them 1by rocking the
boat, with the result that he finally
tips the boat until some one, or all,
fall out and drown. This is cussed-
ness. A man who will rock boat
or do anything else to brighten a
timid inmate ought to be taken by
the slack of his neither garment and
pitched bodily into the:water.
| A few days ago two men and
a woman-husband, wife and brother
in-law-were on White Bear Lake
in skiff. The two men began jok-
ing in coarse, vulgar manner, and
finally began knocking off each otE-
er'S hats. This did not continue
long before the boat overturned and
all three were drowned. The sad
dest feature was the fate of the poor,
innocent, helpless woman, who per-
ished so miserably through the
cussedness of the two men. There
is not a season without several acct
dents similar to this on the axes
adjacent to these cities. Fatalities
of the most shocking nature are
continually happening, and all
through carelessness or cussedness,
or both. A man in boat, whether
alone or with others, should be both
sober and sensible. In this condi-
ton the possibility OF danger is so
remote as to be practically nil.
New grain is now coming tn the