The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
The MeddIer
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Agitation recently pervaded the
city Of Springfield, Mass, on account account
\, reonest Of the board OF heaitn
Tint Il be given authority over al
nonl,,y.k eepers within the city nm
i,s 4 few residents Of High sttoo.
followed this controversy WIN go 80,
interest. thinking perhaps Tue 49, 49,
taken by the Springfield authoI,''Vs
might establish precedent Wh,on
could he followed with safety IN o'hor
smaller communities. The reason ior
their interest lies in the fact that y
certain flock Of hens in that sectioh
makes late snoozing an impossioll'ty
and interfcres TO considerable es'.n'
with sleeping at all hours OF ,he
night. II the assertion OF one mug"
street resident is true this particular
nock Of poultry has in It's veins lust
onongh owl blood TO make II very
partial TO nocturnal vigilance MOI
content with rising with the sun lis
members cackle and crow at Intervals
from darkness to daylight ana cause
an sorts of impreeations to be brought
down ON their unsuspccting heads no
dopbt the owner OF these diligent pa
dies would be unwilling to exchange
them for n variety that eonhnes ts
labors TO day time alone even II ms
peiphbors were willing to contribute
10 the pecuniary outlay incident 70
such an exchange.
local automobilist has been Of the
opinion since Sunday that virtue IS us
own reward. On his way TO spohord
lake he came upon big touring ear
that was out of commission near the
foot of the long hill. Most of its oe..
eupants had gone ahead by means OF
some other conveyance, leaving tue
driver alone TO wrcstle with the anat'
omy of the machine. Evidently the
driver had given up the struggle Tor
he was sitting in the car with a down
cast expression on his face when the
local autoist appeared on the scene
and offered tow. 1t was slow WORK
dragging the disabled lcviathan of the
road up the long hill and thence to
the lake but it was accomplished sue
cessfully with the expenditure of con
siderable gasolene and cylinder OIL
When the journey was completed the
man in the powerless ear never even
said thank you.
With the increase in aquatic pas
times that will come with the compile,
tion of the Connecticut river dam will
come a larger liability from drowning
accidents For this reason the need
of safe place where boys and girls
can learn to swim will be greater than
ever. "Why not, questions the
Lowell Courier Citizen, compel all
children to learn to SWIM. as a part OF
their educationl Most normal chill
dren we expect, do learn unotiieially;
but is not the record of drownings
every summer still sufficiently signifi-
cant to warrant the installation of
swimming tanks in every city where
public schools exist at all, and in ev'
erv town as well-where, as a rule
there are ponds or streams capable OF
being safely used for official instruc'
tionl We teach our boys and girls
about everything now, from the old
three RS to shorthand and tatting;
why not give them also ability to
take care of themselves in the water!
That's something one learns once and
for all, never forgets, and may find
vitally important in an emergency
BY all means let add professors of
natation to our educational forces. 1t
will pay in lives saved
The Meddler.