The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-05-26
COWS AND THINGS
Some OF the Dire Consequence. Of A,
lowing Bovine Ouadrupeds, ,n.
Hens With Broods of Youoo Gu,
ems to Run on the Streets

80" o'ooas OF fouog Chick.
ems to Run on the Streets.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In your issue Of u,
the GOLD LEAF notifies the cow va! IL
public Of the passage by the Tow rlihg
missioners of an ordinance thar ~. .o'n-
end to the grazing of cows on the Ian an
of the city. OF course this rule viii ie es
some few sore-heads that will t una
against what they regard as a tresna ,A
on their rights. But the larger part tLs
conservative class of our people r s;s
readily endorse this course. esna.;a vii
when they come to consider the n"an!
sity OF such legislation. Our city fatbes,
are compelled to take broader view ~
the situation than the private c;,;,o VI
they are expected to lay aside all persnnai
feeling and enact such laws as Win hana
fit the greatest number. These laws ,aH,
a wider range than the mere keepip~ n,
the peace. They are also expecteJ VI VI
protect the public health and when NO. "
sible to prevent danger and damacs -
life, limb and property. The passaSs =,
the cow law is lainly in direct lin =,
these duties. 1t looks harmless enopah
to the casual observer to see a few gu
grazing on the streets, especially if tbas
are tethered. But a second Thought Wi,
convince one that this seemingly har,n
less occupation is fraught with dane.
that is far reaching in it's CONSEQUENCE.
In the first place these bovine qua.lrunads
are known to be large feeders ON prass
and weeds and when they are alowaS
to Craze on the streets they are cont;r
ually destroying the grass that srows
on our hedges and the beautiful wssds
that would otherwise fruit and fowsr
leaving a delightful aroma on the air IN.
ruthlessly bit off and swallowed and Az.
appear. OF course these cows. after An
ing up On these delicacies. are starred
hOmeward, and then the awfulpes. n
the sight, with bags enlarged and udden
elongated and distended with lactsa
fluid, they are permitted to waddle along
on the street without even an attemnf
to cover them up, exposed to the gaze ~
innocent children and delicate men Tb;s
is not all the city dads have to take into
consideration. The droppings from tbesa
vulgar beasts is another trouble. Itoften
happens that some OF these cows ana
brought into the city from the rural dir.
tricts, not trained at ali to the Use of the
sewerage, and not only bring with them
ill manners, but often they are infected
with parasites-ticks, heretics. bed ticks
anasthetics and possibly politics. Just
think of the danger that might occur il
some OF our prominent citizens. with
mind bent on trade or one of the legal
professions, should Inadvertently step
ankle deep in one of these ticky deposits,
say politics, and thereby become inoeu.
lated with desire to run for office, what
a calamity to this helpless man, especially
if he should be elected to an office that
separated him from his patrons and
family and only paid him twice as much
for his sacrifice as he could make by
staying at home, ard all on account
of the COW! Nor is this all There are
still other statutes which our city fathers
have overlooked that are as far reaching
in their dire consequences, and let us hope
they will provide for them in the near
future. We have seen with disgustchick-
ems running at large on the streets.
BOOSTERS big enough to crow over an
election, and pullets and even hens On
one occasion we saw all old hen with
brood of chicks feeding on the street and
thus engaged in scratching for this
hideOus brood when poor homeless
pointer dog happened to approach too
near, and this hen with perhaps some in.
stinct that this particular kind or breed
of dogs, was an enemy to the feathertd
tribe, instantly, with feathers RULED and
wings extended, and with war whoOp
that would have done credit to a
COmanche Indian sailed into this limo.
cent scion of canineity against the peace
and dignity OF the State and without
fhovvorl,f IF tho INT hot hnr for @ai
this dog on a run down the street Now,
suppose this poor dog had had heart
trouble, how much he must have suffered,
or suppose this run should have broken
his wind and thereby disabled him from
sucking eggs, or it might have been that
he was threatened with hyGrophobia
and in his paroxysm Of pain might have
bitten a telephone or telegraph pole and
as the poison climbed up the pole and
infected the wires it might have been
forced by electricity into other cities and
towns until it's germs and microbes got
into the food and possibly started up
other combinations and trusts that IN
this campaign year might he made to
contribute their cash to some of the pOlit-
ical parties, thereby defeating the ends Oh
justice. Or still worse il possible. II
might get into some of our court houses,
and cause some OF our lawyers to dis
agree with the Judge, thereby provoking
contempt proceedings. and this all be-
cause of the laxity of the laws or want
OF law prohibiting vulgar hens and Their
brOods, and still more vulgar cows, IRON
running at large or being tethered on. TIE
streets of Henderson. Let lis Therefore
stand by the city dads'in their effort to
prevent such calamities.
MAMEI0A