The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19
UNCONSIDERED TRIPLES
Some Facts, Serious and Frivolous, Of
Interest to the People of Montpelier
and Vicinity.

Interest to the People Of Montpelier
and Vicinity.
Il wish you would put something
in the paper about riding bicycles on
the sidewalk" said an elderly lady
to me last week. You know | am
deaf, and l expect to get run over by
an automobile some day, but it seems
TO me | ought to be able to feel safe
on the sidewalk. But with boys and
men riding bicycles on the walks, and
Ine not able able to hear them, and
with all sizes of children on roller
skates. | am afraid every time / step
out of the house. | was run into
and almost knocked down last week
by a little fellow riding his wheel
on the walk and he didn't know he
bad no right there"
This is becoming a serious matter,
especially for those whose hearing or
agility is impaired, but dangerous or
not, the use of the sidewalks for BIZ
cycle riding is forbidden and ought
10 be prevented. That it is contin-
ued is not altogether the fault of the
police. They cannot be everywhere,
and boys and men violating the ordi-
nance are likely to get out of the
way when they see an officer APP
preaching. 1t may be necessary for
few citizens to take the pains to
secure evidence (Which is easy en-
Ough) and to make a complaint
(Which would be distastefuD so that
an example might be made of a few
offenders. There is no occasion for
the display of any vindictiveness but
the fact ought to be made clear that
the sidewalks are for the use of pc
destrians and must be kept for such
1se.
have read lately two articles by
presumed authorities on matters of
political economy i'll which the in
creased production of gold is held
responsible for the increased cost of
living. AS gold becomes more plenti-
full, they say, its purchasing power,
its value in convertible terms, be-
comes less, so that prices, measured
in terms of dollars based on the gold
standard, are higher; or to reverse
the proposition, that the price of gold
has gone down. But | found a den
fist complaining the other day that
The gold used in his work had al
most doubled in price-a hard fact
that works havoc with theorizing.
Say" said Carlos Serious, 81 see
some newspaper fellow down Penn
sylvania way has discovered that
muskrats are good to eat. | supposed
everybody knew that. Carlos is a
hunter, cook and a gourmet, and
knows all the opportunities and nice
ties of the simple life in tent or cab
in much better than he knows the
refinements of civilization.) Didn't
you ever read them stories of Row
land Robinson? Member how they
fooled that neighbor. OHills want it,
that came down to visit when they
was trappin', give him mushrats to
eat and fooled him by tellin' him
they was marsh rabbits? Huh! |
see this newspaper fellow says they
sell thousands of 'em under that
name now. What's the use of foolin'
people? Better let 'em know what
they're eatin'. Mushrats Che never
calls them muskrats) are as good
eatin' as rabbits or squirrels or deer
meat, good deal better than some
of this tough native beef that's ped
died out of a cart"
Delaware people consider muskrat
good eating and it finds a place on
the hotel dinner cards. 1t ranks along
with terrapin and higher than scrap
pie or Maryland biscuit Up here it
is an unusual thing and people turn
up their noses at it as they would at
woodchuck
Custom and familiarity largely de-
termine our choice of food. If ap-
pearance governed choice few people
would eat terrapin that prize of the
epicure, which looks black and UNI
appetizing. If the edible desirability
OF animal were determined by it's diet
no one would eat a chicken. The lob
ster is scavenger of the sea. No
land animal living on such food would
be considered fit to eat. The man
who is deferred by prejudice loses
many choice bits.
If the Womans Club desires to do
& good piece of work it might clean
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