Milford chronicle., 1929-10-04
EFFECTS OF LAWLESSNESS

EFFECTS OF LAWLESSNESS
Fear is often expressed that the
constant violation of the laws gov
erning the sale of liquor, is going
to make many of our people quite
lawless in other respects. 1t is re-
marked that when people become
lawless in one respect, they acquire
a general disrespect for law which
affects their conduct in many direc-
tions.
This is a subject on which people
have widely differing opinions. But
there is one question on which there
would be a better agreement, and
that is as to the effect of the con-
slant violation of the automobile
laws.
A great many people have come to
feel that it makes no difference how
many of the automobile regulations
they violate, provided they can "get
away with it" They think it is right
to do most anything with their cars,
if no officer is looking. So they
run at entirely wrong rates of speed,
they cut in on traffic contrary to all
rules, they park up against mo park
ing signs, they keep their cars for
many hours in places where parking
is restricted.
Now the question can be asked
what effect this constant habit of
lawbreaking will have on their gen.
eral conduct. The chances are that
many of them have become so used
to violation of this particular law,
that they will carry that spirit a
good deal further, if they can violate
them without being discovered.
This spirit has gotten a great
many people into trouble. 1t may be
that people can violate laws now and
then without being caught in the act.
But these statutes are supposed to
be made for the good of the COM
munity and are generally necessary
to protect the people from evils and
wrongs, and if not necessary for
that purpose, they should be re-
pealed. So when people constantly
violate these laws, they are likely
to injure the public in some way,
and their action will be resented and
complained of.
PERSONALITY OF THE BARBER
The trade or profession of bar
ber is something that calls not
merely for manual skill, but for GER
tain personal qualities also. A man
might become very skillful in the
use of the tools of this trade, but if
his personality was offensive, he
would drive customers away. He
therefore has to study not merely the
technique of his trade, but how to
please his patrons on the personal
side.
Consequently a good barber de-
velops certain responsiveness to
peoples moods. He may not have
any extended scholastic education,
but he acquires a tactfulness that
will talk when the customer de-
,ires conversation, and will be silent
when the customer does not wish to
exchange views. This is a quality
which many people of supposed high :
culture would do well to initiate.
Furthermore a barber comes in
contact with many types of people,
md hears many views exchanged.
Hence his ideas are apt to be rather i
veil balanced. Many men feel that 2
f they want good practical view
# any question, they do well to ask
heir barber about it.
The old-time barber shop was a i.
,arliament for the exchange of opin-
ons and experiences. 1t has changed
omewhat since the women and girls
anne in to get their hair bobbed. But l
hat change calls for still more tact
nd social adaptiveness on the part Z
f the gentleman of the scissors. I
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