Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-11
SIGHTS NLoNDoN CONTINUED

above, have a rubber cloak fastened TO
each seat for use if it should rain.
Again ard again | was struck with the
efficient service which the municipal
government renders the people Of
Great Britain An excellent public
bath can be had in any of the large
cities from four TO six cents for second
class baths to ten to twelve cents for
first class. do not remember whether
told you before that in Liverpool. dur
ing schoCi hours. the children are al
lowed to go into the splendid swimming
bath for the small sum of two cents,
soap, towels and swimming drawers
provided. This surely ought to help
solve the problem of clean, healthy
school life. The British policeman,
atticaiariy the London policeman, has
often been spoken of. but must mem
ton him again. He is distinguished as
exponent of the majesty and benignaEce
of English law. He is superior in the
facility with which he gives informa-
ton. Ask your way to any place and
he is pat with the correct answer. He
is walking encyclopedia Of informa-
ton of benfit to travellers. He must
nave the map of London m detail in his
head. Then he is exceedingly humane.
An old man or woman comes totteringly
to the crossing He lifts his hand and the
whole city stands still, while the gray
haired person is guided across, or, il
unattended, the policeman himself may
be the escort. Should anyone attempt
to cross the street on a vehicle when
he has called a halt, he is instant in re-
calling him. ! saw young man on a
bicycle attempt to cross at the wrong
time. He was Immediately called back,
soundly lectered snd compelled to wait
until the proper time. The authority
and dignity of the London policeman,
the respect In which he is held and the
efficient service he renders is one of
the most wonderful things | have seen
since | started my journey. Almost
everything done officially by govern
ment or municipality in Great Britain,
as far as my personal experiences or
observation went, was done well.
DEGRADATION AMONG POORER CLASSES
Needless to say, the longer ramain-
ed in Great Britain the more was /
moved by the degradation Of the poorer
classes. / took walk in the White
chapel district. Rags, filth in the
houses and in the streets were abund-
ant. | was Mortified to see one ragged
girl and three boys of about ten to
thirteen. debauching themselves under
tipped hawker's cart in the open
street, showing taeir precociousness in
abominable wickedness. The worst
feature about il was that the passers-
by seemed to treat il with indifference
as If 1t were no unusual occurrence.
What change must the large dis
tances, large opportunities, fresh air,
sunshine be to these stun. bred, slum-
/ fed and slum-housed creatures Of Europe
Who ear blame leach. for wanting to
I fmmigrate? They seem rU~hage little
encouragement to interest themselSes
in anythingyh but wickedness In their pre-.
sent eneirGhment. Smoking isind1lgec
IN to very Objectionable degree III
Gleat Byitain, although | did not see 8
single Instance of the reprehensible
habit III chewing. A large proportion
of thg railway carriages are marked
Smoking far too large a number
for (he general comfort Of travellers.
4 in England almost everyone travel.
THIRD class. Few trains have many first.
Class apartments, so few that il seems
Yalmost snobbish 70 travel in that class.
4 Some railroad companies have abolished
| the second class. This means that We
men, who islike smoking, ard pen
| toc3for that matter, are otter -<om
PEELED TO Ttds~.in smoking cQadpaft.
ments, and smoking &c driRking. be.
ing one of the most selfish habits eyei
acquired by man, the kmoker never
stops to consider anyone else, not ever
the most delicate womena pulls out his
pipe and fills the apartment with smoke
1t is useless TO object: e. he stands
on his right" Is not theSScar markef
"Smoking2" In promenade concerts
smoking Is very general.
THE ENGLISH LAssIE AS COMPARED WIFE
THE AMERICAN GIRL
1t would be passing a most interest
ing subject II neglected to give MI
| impressions Of the English girl as com
pared with the American girl. Thu
most noticeable thing about the Englisi
and the Scotch girl, too, Is the pre-
valence of rosy cheeks, bespeaking tn
bloom Of health, temperate living ant
moderate habits. OF course the mois
atmosphere has much to do with thei
Iunriyaled complexion. But the Eng
lish girl eats little ice cream, esehew
iced drinks and generally lives on PLANE
diet than the American girl. She i
more domesticated, takes her education
more seriously, plays less rag time
talks less loudly and generally conform
to the more straight-laced ideals o
womanhood in the old country. She j
much less free to make acquaintance
than the American girl, but let Their
be formal introduction, get into tn,
atmosphere Of her home and you vii
generally be pleased; only you must b.
careful, for the English girl takes you