St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-26
Lights ofNewNrk
By |. l. STEVENSON

Backfire: The order banning pleas
ure driving along the eastern sea,
board gave pause to six well-to-do
residents of a nearby committing
community since they motored to a
nearby town to play badminton each
Sunday morning. But after reading
the regulations carefully and taking
counsel among themselves, they sci
out as usual. Sure enough they were
stopped by motorcycle officer who
wanted to know where they were 60
ing. Being prepared for such a
question, the driver replied: '"To
church" The officer nodded but in
stead Of waving them on their way,
asked, What church," After
seconds of silence, one Of the six,
having studied the cops counte-
nance, answered: 1.-THE Catholic
church"
"Okay," announced the officer,
"Pn give you an escort"
He took them right up to the door
and the sextet not only attended
mass in Stacks and sneakers but also
paid for unused badminton courts.
Bowwow: New York is the dog
giest town. in the country, Lyn Muir
ray declared in Toots Shor's the 9TH
er evening. He was referring to the
canine population and gave as a basis
for his opinion the fact that he had
lived in several sections Of Manhat-
tan and in each had found that about
IS per cent of all apartment house
jewellers owned dogs. Riverside
Drive and Sutton Place are the city's
greatest gathering places for dog ex-
ercisers. On pleasant days he has
counted as many as so men and
women airing pooches on the East
River docks. Dogs serve to break
down the New Workers. well known
reserve, he supplemented. It's pos
sible to reside in New York apart
ment house for years without know
ing who lives next door. But not If
dogs are owned. Many neighbors
have become firm friends because
Of simultaneous dog walkings.
Thawing Out: Many New York
ers are hoping devoutly that the rest
Of the winter viii be IS mild a. the
first part. The reason 10 shortage Of
fuel oil. There are apartment
houses which, for one reason or an
other, have not changed over to coal
with the result that occupants, par
ticularly housewives. that remain
home all day, do much shivering.
Some houses turn of the heat en-
tirely for that part Of the day when
most tenants are at business. There
are those who hold that heatless
homes play = large part in the big
increase in business In neighborhood
movie houses. Motion picture thea
tiers, air-cooled in summer, are well
heated in winter because they either
have coal burning plants or buy
steam which is made with coal. And
there are 1,085 movie houses In Man
haitian.
Food: Note that muslrat meat Is
finding its way to New York tables
where it would have been scorned
in the past. The current meat short
age of course is the cause. But I
never could understand why there
should be aversion to the flesh Of
these aquatic animals, unless it
should be their name. As a matter
Of fact, the muskrat IL one Of the
cleanest animals in the world. Not
only Is It q strict vegetarian but 1t
washes every m0rsel carefully be-
fore eating 1t. There's no secret about
cooking muskrat-the musk glands
merely have to be removed. Tasted
muskrat for the first time many
years ago and prefer 1t to squirrel
rabbit or even goose. Also re-
member when drinking places in
Monroe, Mich, served roast musk
rat as free lunch. Thus many
muskrat converts.