The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-15
Sam Currier Writes
An Old Friend

(SOIlIIHueu from rage IL
Then the thought that the allies
were getting licked seeped through
Germany was fretful because we
were supplying them with money
and munitions, Threats were made
that as this was the only nation
making anything out of it and the
only solvent nation, that we should
have to pay the cost of the war af-
ter the Germans had got the others
cleaned up. Then we went in to
save the United States. And it was
none the less to the credit OF the
American soldier to say that he
fought for his native land to say
that he went for some chimerical
flapdoodle Of course it sounded
well and tickled our vanity to say
we went in to make the world safe
for democracy. Perhaps George
was irdiscroet in telling the facts
in the case but that is not the
point, Now you may not agree
with me in this opinion, but such
it is, and | will let it ride.
1t was sometime ago that | re-
ceived a copy Of the laws of Yer
mont with my paper.In an idle
hour | read some sections with
considerable pleasure THov M
pressed me profoundly, which is
why | refer to them at this time.
| observe now you have q law like
unto that fashioned by the immor
tai Volstead. But | note in rinoing
words that the rights of the citizen
to make, consume and deal in vine
gar are to be maintained. The sons
of Ethan Allen never will allow
their vinegarian privileges to be
taken away. The baked bean shall
not be deprived of its side kick,
Overnight, one might say, is vine
gar made the state beverage. Who
will be the first of our native bardS
to twang the Tyre and chant the
praise of nut-brown October vine
gar? Freedom and unity, which APP
pear on the state seal, might well
be replaced by VolStead and Vine
gar. SAID seal might be further
brought down to date by suspend
ing a jog of vinegar from limb
Of an old tamarack or placed so as
TO peep alluringly from beneath the
cock of barley standing in the left
foreground.
A fine opportunity was over
looked in the chapter devoted to
hedgehogs and the disposition OF
their heads after they had been Of
ficially viewed. A board of under
takers should have been appointed
who should journey from place to
place burying heads. They might
be accompanied by bugler OF two
and firing squad. This would be
more dignified and relieve the UNI
employment situation somewhat.
As it stands now it looks as if |
the town clerk had to do the bury
ing and furnish his own shovel.
The section devoted to |
trapping bears, treats of certain
fences to be erected near the
trap. | would suggest that
This be amended by directing
that neat signs be tackled to the
forest trees, with arrows pointing
toward the trap entrance, where Il
self-registering turnstile would in
dictate to the trapper, on making
his morning call, just how many !
bears he had accumulated over
night. There is also a chapter de-
voted to a list of wild flower and
plants which it is unlawful to mol
est. The names are all in latin,
50 as to be easily identified. 1t be
hooves you to look this thing up
before you make your forays into
the wildwood, else you might be
stepping on a streptococuluX YER
nix. and lay yourself |