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STRANGE LAWS:
It Is Illegal
to
be Too Scanty
In some states of America quaint old laws were once made, and still exist.
In MontJana,
to
protect the public against immodesty, dancers' dresses must
/
not weigh less than
3
lbs.
3
ozs. .
In Virginia, a Bath in the House
is
FOrbidden
It's not for the good of her health, out
to
keep an old Virginian law toot
she's bathing
in
the back garden. Virginia says it's illegal
to
have your tub
indoors. Thousands of Virginians break the lawaaily.
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STRANGE
-LAWS
In Connecticut, You_Mustn't Eat in Public
The authorities of Northfield, Conn., set out
to
help local trade.
So
thev
announced that
it
was impolite to eat al fresco. They made
it
an offence.
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The law stands, if somebody likes
to
use it.
The Federal Parliament makes some Jaws for the United
_ \
many years ago. To-day they
~re
out of date, but
In Maine" lour Shoe. Laces Must Be Tied
Natives of Maine were once a slovenJy crowd. Legislators determined
to
fidy
them up.
So
they made , a law forbidding you to walk within the state
bounda.ries w,ith yqur shoe laces un4one.
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