The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-28
CASES OF INTEREST

THE ASCENSION OF 2 SMITH, The stage setting for this little drama. or rather comedy tragedy according to whether one is looking from the point of view of the gaping bystanders or the unhappy Smith, happens to be primarily the race track of 8 county fair grounds, and incidentally xthe afr and atn1osphere in the neighborfng vi- cil1ity. A balloon ascension is the proximafe cause of this report. Smith was attracted to the abovermenloned fair grounds, where it had been adver- tfsed that a balloon ascension free of charge would be presented for the ap- prova1 of the general public The balloon was placed on. the clear space of the race track for the performance of the preliminary details preceding the ascension, where 1t became so restless and uncomfortable that the performer in charge was forced to so- Iicit the aid of the bystanders in hold ing the obstreperous article to it's moorings. Smith. among others res-l pondeds taking hold of the designated guy ropes. but, on seeing the balloon continue to perform graphic irnita- tiohs of Eva Tanguay, doubtfuIIy withdrew his: services, as by this time his pedal extremities were becoming a little chilly, or, in street. language
 he was getting s'co1d feet.,' Too late though, now, for the balloon with one big leap, Jerking a rope around Smith sturdy left foot shot like a
 rocket toward the sky, with Smith go~ ing toward heaven feet first An ac- ton at law was instituted for the in
 jury, which proved to be mostly men tal. Smith was nonsuited at trial, but the Supreme Court of North Carolina reversed the Judgment and in it's opin- ion said, in effect, that the owner of a place ofgentertafnment, such as a fair association. was charged with the ob- legations Of knowing that the premises were safe for public use. and of fur nishing adequate appliances for the prevention Of injuries which might be anticipated from the nature Of the performances but he is not an insurer |. Of the safety of those attending the exhibition, though he must warn the public against dangers that can read land, County AgE Society, 79 South 1 eastern Reporter. 632.
 h TO SNUFF USERS State vs Ol- Tson, Supreme Court Of North Daketa LA Northwestern Reporter, 6 631, holds l state to forbid the importation, selling l or giving away of snuff or any of its Esubstitutes. Excerpts from the off cial syllabus may be- of interest to to
 bacco users in general: ."The courts can take Judicial notice that the use \ l and that it's excessive use is injurious that the use of tobacco in Eany form \ the young is injurious and that the Sse of snuff is especially 1 so; that snuff in North Da kota, is generally used by holding ii between the lip and the gums without I nastication, or by plastering it upol l the gums, and that it is absorbed
 rather than chewed; thai tobacco held between the lip and the gums or plastered upon the gums an6 absorbed rather than cheWed can bs used by the schoolboy with less poasi. bility of detection than tobacco whicI can take Judicial notice of the genera, fear ih their community that drug. and opium are, and can be, more eas I fly mingled with snuff and be les.
 readily detected than in other forms l of tobacco. sg Police statute. lean only be set aside as unreasonable Euterferences with the right to 1ibert. land property, if it can be said tha ithey cannot possibly have any reason able relation to thes public health
 norality or to the real public wei I fare. Police laws need no necessarily be omnibus in their char acter, and 1t is permissible to legislate against one form of evil, even though many other and similar evils have no been condemned.- It is not necessary to condemn all forms o' vice in order that any particular form
 may be prohibited. * There l is no5 vested and inalfenab1e right o1
 property in that which is nuisance s Dictionaries do not give tc words their meaning; they only I chronicle that which has been done
 and the use must precede the chron- fcfang In North Dakota
 the word snuff has a well establish
 ed meaning in the popular mind, and
 includes any tobacco, whether fer
 mented or not. which is finely cut anc
 dried in order that the same can be
 taken into the mouth and absorbed ] without the necessity of mastication
 and is naturally adapted to such lse
 even though it is not usually taken F ] the nose
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