St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-07
WHY NOT HAVE A STOCK LAW Z.

The protest made by Observer in a letter
to the News of yesterday, against the roaming
OF cattle &C large through the streets of Coving-
ton IS worthy of consideration The writer is
evidently woman with all the tender sympathy
OF her sex for anything that looks mournful and
hungry. The lowing herd has not for her
the attraction it had for Goldsmith while her
lmpressionable mind detects all the symptoms Of.
starvation in the proverbially bony frame of the,
serVlceable milk cow, whose horns serve notice
that while 1t does not bite it would be safer to
walk around the block.
While making allowance for the nervous an
prehension that draws picture too highly col
ored, we must admit that there are portions Of
the town that are unduly frequented by cattle,
and they are really nuisance and source of
great annoyance to the timid especially so to the
very people to whom we are extending an invi-
tatlon to reap the advantages Of our healthgiving
climate.
And to be serious there is always possibility
that someone may be injured No matter how
gentle the COW, most of them have an antipathy
for little children and are not to be trusted while
the obstruction of the streets at night might
cause the overturning Of buggy and serious
injury to man or beast. A cow on the sidewalk
IS warning to mothers out for a walk with the
children that it is time to retreat, and conditions
that mar the enjoyment of time spent with us
by visitors and lessen the pleasures that help to
make our town attractive and desirable location
for those in search of health and recreation
should be altered to meet the exigencies of the
case.
AS for the unsanitary conditions resulting
therefrom, there can be no denial The danger
of milk contamination and disease turks in every
sputa-laden blade of grass. This is danger
that must be faced by every citizen of Gov
ington who has COW that roams the streets. It
is menace to the health of your family and
a warning that should make you strong advo-
cate Of any measure for eliminating the danger.
Hotels, boarding4hou and sanitariums re-
ceive their milk supply from the country and are
free from this danger, and visitors are not
affected by this phase of the question It's strong
appeal to our own citizens is not a philanthropic
consideration, but more vital question of
threatened disease.
We have not investigated the matter, but be-
lieve that the cattle could be gathered up every
morning and herded in the woods and brought
back every evening by a man chosen for this
pose, at very little cost. This would avoid the
with which cattle come up in the
summer time, when the flies are bad or the grass
specially inviting, and would be great con-
venience to all.
At the rate Covngton is growing, some sort
of stock law will soon be imperative Covington
should be above the customs of the rural village.
We will soon have mail delivery service, and
there is talk that we are entitled to postoffice
to be built by the Government. Then by all
means let us uphold the dignity Of our position
and take advantage of every means possible for
forging to the front and occupying the place our
natural advantages entitle us to.