The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
mo Trespassing"
nv ~. .DDINGroN BRUCp
Author 81 The Riddle OF Person
ality." Psychology and
Parenthood." etc.

You have been out 20 spend a day
IN the country You have taken
The family with you. by train, or
trolly. or motor car.
The picnic basket has been heap
ed 20 overlooking with good things
90 ear and TO drink The weather
has been superb. You have had a
delightful time
one thing. however, has vexed
you After arriving In the country
you found II somewhat difhcult 10
set access 10 coolshaded. pictur-
csquc spot for your picnic.
The places that attracted YOU
most were closed 10 YOU by NO
Tres passing" signs. And similar
signs decorated tho wooded. verdant
slopes over which YOU most desired
20 wander
You felt personally affronted by
this Even now. back in your city
home. you slow with indignation at
the thought Of having been debarred
from tu!l liberty TO make use OF the
open country
Descriptive terms such as self.
lSh, 80 mean. "hoggish" rise in your
mind when you think of the proper.
~ owners who put up the No Tres
passing" SIGNS
But lei we ask You few ques.
':ons.
YoI did dnelly discover 4 suitable
place whore YOU might picnic undis
;nrbed There YOU settled down TO
cat ne Tine luncheon YOU had
brought With YOU
When YOU finished your luncheon
what did YOU do with the pasteboard
boxes the sandwich wrappers. the
paper napkins. the paper pie plates,
The sanitary paper cups
Od YOU direct the children 10
gather them All and put them in no
basket fnr later disposal or did
con leave them 20 litter the ground
and 20 transform from shehtliness
20 un>iEhtliness the spot where you
launched
n for any purpose yon used
matches did YOU carefully eNtin.
Ui.sh them before tossing them
aside II YOU had 20 light FIRE. did
YOU make sure that no emhers re
main"d after Your departure
Recall the fields thru which YOU
s'rolled With mother and tho chill
dred There We're gates 20 ne open
Cd perhaps stones 70 be removed
from The tops Of walls. or rails from
fences
Did YOU pu, everything in place
eNartly a. you found t2 Or did you
hurry on leaving an opening thru
which cattle might make their way,
20 got LOST or 20 stray into fields Of
growing erain'
N,ie you perchanc~. none too
careful yourself when YOU came TO
cultivated land Did YOU skirt
around tie border OF II, or did you
stride iestructively over it7
Perhaps YOU obeyed all these un-
written laws that ought 20 govern
people on pi-nics But. let me tell
Won. there are great many people
who DO rot obey them
And II ia chiefly because of this
tha, NO Trespassing" signs are so
numerous ia the country
Ia most cases IL IL not selfshness
of meanness or hoggishness hat
caues the owners 20 put up these
signs They put them mp as a safe
guard agains' the damage that may
BE- done BY tnouchtlcss visitors
Keep this in mind z YOU have
Yourself been ore OF the fhOughtless
Behave better the next time you 20
to me country And. instead OF feel.
inE indignant AZ country property
owners appreciate that they have
a right 10 feel Indignant al YOU
Preach picnic etiquette among
your neigh hors The elimination OF
ne no Tresps sssing' signs is M 20
YOU and NJ 90 them Regard tho
rights of thofe who own land in the
country. and with few exceptions.
thcy will gladly grant privileges now
refused