The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-01-19
BREEzES DECREE
SAXON SMOKING
Forest Travellers Must Not Puff
il Wind Is Wrong,
BUT LIBERTY IS TRIUMPHANT

Putting Responsibility on Tobacco
Devotees New Feature, and Covered
Pipe Is No Longer Legal Necessity.
Citizens Still Forced to Fight Fires
For Kingdom.
How is this for an example of per
sonal liberty triumphant?
You may smoke on the roads run
ming through the forests of Saxony.
Germany. if you are reasonably eau
lions.
Understand, this is a privilege that
in the interests of conservation for
many years was arbitrarily denied I'M
less you used covered pipe Now
you don't have to have the covered
pipe. You may smoke a meerschaum
or a clay. You may smoke Havana
filler or a stogie, a Turkish cigarette
or a piece Of rope if you choose. the
only proviso being that the devotee of
my Lady Nicotine shall avoid danger
of fire by considering the following
matters:
Season of the year.
How recently it rained or showed.
Direction of the wind.
Velocity of the wind.
Width of the road.
Character of the underbrush.
Condition of leaves or needles on ground
Anything else that would tend to justify
the apprehension of fire
That's all. 1t need no longer be said
that government does not place conf
dence in the intelligence and faithful
ness of the average citizen. Here is
evidence of that confidence, and it is
contained in a recent issue of the con
sular reports published in Washington.
Forests Objects of Jealousy
The Saxons give jealous protection to
their forests. AS result, fires are sur
prisingly rare. according to Consul
Carl Bailey Hurst at Plauen. When
fire breaks out, usually as result of
lightning, there is a regulation Of l3J
years standing which directs all in
habitants of the nearest hamlets or vii
lagos to assemble at once at the scene
of cOnfiagration with axes, hatchets,
mattocks, shovels or other effective i'm
llItljdlt " LIZ III lllt
The German federal law provides n
maximum fine of 100 marks (S35.7Ol to
be imposed on any one who will not
assist in putting out fires when called
upon by police authorities, and the
judge in infiicting the penalty does not
have to inquire whether the kind of
help demanded was either suitable or
necessary. AS the country is thickly
populated. there never is a scarcity of
fire fighters to attack any blaze which
may break out.
A new forest law which went into
effect in SaXony last year Furnishes
with a fine not exceeding GO marks
(S142S) or with Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two weeks whoever shall enter
a forest or go near one with an I'M
guarded fire or light in any manner in
yolving risk.
Velocity of Wind Important.
That is where the triumph of person
al liberty comes in. That is how it Is
possible for smoker to take his weed
in his teeth and boldly march through
a forest road. provided only that he
measure the velocity Of the wind, de-
termine its direction and otherwise
look about him as already indicated.
The experience of the state forest Su-
pervisOrs has been. according to the re-
port. that there is no need OF sweeping |
prohibition of smoking or rule per
hitting only the use Of covered pipes.
1t is held that there is no danger from
smoking on forest roads in wet sea-
sons, during rain or snow storms or
shortly thereafter. \ man must us" |
his Judgment. But throwing away |
burning cigar ends is contrary 70 law |
oil conditions