Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-20
GEoKGIA's MOST iAlfORTANT
LFGISI ALTON,

The most important Legislative
measure now before the aggregated
wisdom at Atlanta, known as The
General Assembly of the State Of /
Georgia, is that providing that all no.
tel keepers charging over 50 a day
shall provide fresh sheets for every
new guest to lie upon, and fresh tow
els on which he or she can dry af-
ter the usual ablutions.
This evidence of legislative saSa.;ty
has not yet reached the point of pub
lie discussion by the oratorieal sol
ons, but there is no doubt that when
it comes upon its passage a number OF
eloquent gentlemen will turn loose
vast quantity of perferyid air.
AS it stands the bill is undoubtedly
defective. There are several things
which at once suggest themselves as
worthy of consideration in connection
with the provisions it already con-
tains
For instance, not a word is said
about the wash rag and the soap
Scientists have conclusiveIy shown
that a wash cloth, more frequently
dubbed rag, in the rural districts, is
great germ container and convey
er. The health of the travelling pub
lie is too sacred a thing to be lightly
endangered by this article of every
day use.
Amendment No. l should provide
that every hotel keeper shall disinfect,
pasteurize, or otherwise render inno-
cuor6, every wash cloth or wash rag
on the premises not less than twice a
l-day
Then there is the question of soap
1t is manifestly wrong that man or
woman who pays the exorbitant price
of $500 for a whole days board, with
clean sheets and clean towels, should
be forced by a grasping landlord to
use the same cake of soap that some
other person, unknown in antecedents
and habits, has previously had at his
or her disposition.
/ Taking advantage of a travellers in
ability to help himself in such way
as this is a cruel and unnatural pun
Iishment and unconstitutional Amend
ment No should rigidly insist that
every guest shall be provided not only
with clean sheets, clean towels, dis
infected wash cloth, but also a fresh
cake of soap in the original wrap
pers.
OF course the landlord has some
rights that should be considered In
asmuch as he is, or will be doing sc
much for the cleanliness and comfort
and health of his So day patrons the
Legislators of this august State Of
Georgia should rally to his protection
land amendment No. should make il
a misdemeanor, with heavy penalties
attached, for any traveller, paying as
much as 81 day, for a room ant
board, to occupy the bed with the
Iclean sheets until a complete bath ha:
Ibeen taken. Cleanliness, some one ha:
said, is next door to Goodness. 4
body of Christian statesmen is accord
ngly clearly acting within its province
when it legislates in this way.
What is to be done with the travel
PC who nov loco than 60 n dow x,yo oo,,
not determine. They are probabl!
poor whitetrash" and as such sub
iects only for pity and not for legisla
tive protection. 1t is probably imma
terial to them whether they have clean
sheets, clean towels, a deodorized an(
disinfected wash cloth, and a germles.
cake of soap or not And the question
of personal additions, with the less
than 81 day class is manifestly on'
beneath the dignity of tue -repres pta
tives and senators of Georgia to con
slider.
The Savannah Press talks aholt tn,
concessions to the Seaboafd as a Tea
Ison why it should not remove the di
vision superintendent Savannah for
Igets that Americas made nlany con
cessions in the beginning aad wa
practically robbed of the division head
quarters when they were arbitrarily re
moved to Savannah Savannah mus
in a panicky state over prohibition
anyway, when it throws a half doze:
fits over the removal of fifteen rail
road employees. The old town ehoul,
take a lemon settler and brace no.