New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
SEX dividend.
FERRY COMPANIES.
MEDIEVAL PIN PR1CKS.
The Good Old Times Had Several Advan'
tages to Recommend Them.

Undoubtedly the good ola times. in spite, of what
adVanIaees to recommend them says The London
Globe" You had no chance of coming across
6e ycaied you away in the middle Of soulstirring
sonnet; and the collector .dld not cal I4r @ Ine
fathers were fortunate than their descendants
of the present day. But there are others, perhaps
not so apparent at a casual glance, but which
have gone far in adding glamour 10 me- a a
time it is impossible altogether TO lose SIGHT OF
certain disadvantages thar acted IN % te
were handy in those days and did you not happen
Being REMOVER for some trifling faux pas before
you knew where you were, IN these 1eSenertte ur
came about gradually; the dig in the ribs" gave
place the more methodical duel. win us polite
and exacting preparations, and this IN t aqth 6s b
been superseded by the consultation with m, tne ne
the summons, and the subsequent nearing oeloIe
ter and moro cheaply managed and, moreover,
without publicity, against which SO many many natu. a
been regarded luxury. for 1t was in the hand
Of 9v of pn 9Re or IF 4e bent on drastic
measures, could obtain the use of flTe ioF a q
short time. The doll represented the person Oh
the enemy on whom the revenge vas 10 o. De e exc re-
cuted. the pins the means by which it was to De
1t is no difficult task in these prosaGb @ &c days re
venger and live the incident over again You had
been insulted injured or abused and were
owned a doll, you stole 1.-THE IDEAS OF neuin i
pins handy you strolled into the 6 garden a, TO
glance at the sundtai II the day was Slouug aiIu anu
no shadow was cast, it was awkward, and you
robab by deferred your intention to the first cloud
less day. for you wished to be up 10 tne minute
your enemy was a punctuai man ana sat GOWN
to his dinner exactly at noon
on the next OCCASION you were more fortunate
and al ten minutes after the sun had crossed the
the MT of the stomach of the doll. with thrll Oh
satisfaction knowing that at that ioentlcal mo mo
the first pang of Indigestion, his pain being IN
tHnsifed by the suspicion that he was poisoned
for i'm those days such fate might oelaLl one % az
any moment The pin was pressed further none ONE
with the knowledge that the pain was therepy
made more and more acute; and not oelng VIII VIII
Travrn the discomfort continued as a dull acne
sense of unholy Joy the reVenger must hdHt ~
perenced as he pictured to himseh ms hdcrnI In q q
agony and his helplessness 9n9er tn ~. ~ being dis
so as there little fear of his acuon Pe,s @ @ to
covered. He might even nave goge, g,oa 80 h n,3 a. a6
cali on the sufferer. and offer conoonc +bn en- In a
vice and then on the return ii0hiO 7-'O
further half turn. IL e -; ,;rd;c+;yaness
He would vary the intensity of his VlndlcuvG,nTHIS
according his moods II ne teI ass Of the
ttt{eee and the tunket. he could withdraw the pm
and allow his enemy to once more enjoy ms III ,
cliImsIv treadng his toe, which was
strong indications of gout he WouId FlsiI ms .dSc
on The distant object by fresh application or pms
in distinct parts of the doll ahatoIuS' Illus Pi'
rolling fresh sources of anguish -. 1
Nor were pins and the consequent pains MS oiilE
means of revenge he had a far more eneCeFaI erofi
coioction IN the first instance His vicarious enemy
,nrst not have been of wood or clay. but or wax
then by placing it in fs2Ht % 9t redTee It to onid
rudGie the object of his hatred would IN IKE
T3nanner fade away, and he would at once ana lot
Ger he relieved of his obnoxious presence. IL
utas ALI so simple so safe. so inexpensive ana,
lastly so efficacous-at least, If We may oeheHe
some Of the old writers. No wonder there are
old times and their attendant customs ana ao-
VantageS. q.