THE SIDE-SHOW TENDENCY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 996, 10 December 1910, Page 8

THE SIDE-SHOW TENDENCY.

,A, WARNING TO A AND P SOCIETIES

|k' : ; VJ-:.Moire, than'onco. this year the remark t;i%/,haV-:-beei;i.(inadei : : ' 'that several ..of our shows; are .becoming too of• sido.'.shows,■ Among. |v;^:?:-tho|e:Trho ! have expressed tljis comment fe-.'.'isVone'of the best known agriculturists |fe;;.^;iji;Ne-iv'Zealand, who;;when travelling t;t/yV; : to ,\yith;tlie: writer"a couple said that : the'tendency'.in iS^ttaydirectionMudicated ■■, was far : too :?V:; ■^■■Jy'-y^''''■■'■■. y-' r ■ KSi-H i>Tho ''tendency" has-become a realW&S iti , , in ttib :United.:Spates,-and a great jif',:V;i;deal; has. been'."written.'on•■■the subject tft. '■■ ,\latelyj.: ■;• One of <the '■• most v interesting. .is,-by- JosephE." Wing,, in |;:,^^;;thet l Sßreeders| Gazetto", (Chicago). The' IJi'V'. (contributor's strongest 'point ; made iii ; ithe:'-article;refers ;to:'-iindesirablo; sido In ,\ that■'.his remarks not f;.:vp;. have the same, application'.to : Now 'Zea-lv":-'..land.a.s]iis'other observations. <■ ii?i; ~/ :. ;The;State: fairs more- and; more in-" [J;:,' '.cline :to..fill themselves"."jvith cheap and |,v; 5;-; -nasty side shows '-(says' tho contributor KJ^ji'?referred to).: Ohio,;once free of them, p:;-; has. stooped to the luro r of golden , shekf'ifei'K^i';Wd has;let down the'bars to..the Kentucky" this j-ear : [:rS-; Jet .them m,':althpugh.efforts were made *&'■'■ ,ont a ]\ the worst onces.'• Virunfortunately hasvlet in a whole ;/•;.*>.'nock.;. ..:w; .vlt seems to mo that fair : : ;;":S.rinanagers could beforehand know pretty ;,:'!'': jwellv;what; fit. and:;wh'at was not.' j..:.i. ; accept these..general rules as fK/; ; v.'.being : true:; Animal shows' are usually [:■>;v i. ~: iqod v^and' innocent. • : Some are highly ?■;£^instructive; : and ■ interesting. / Freaks ;;; : .-;jv inay ' be; innocent; ; and-' interesting/, but "ono'should. discriminate here since there teV ; V;are.' soma fakes among; tlieso that .'are disgusting;>. {with / acrobats, ; %;Xr men. and bo on, are .usually in-' Jμ'; ;-vnpcent; at. JeastoAOertain ; .shows pretend' jj,A;J.'\to; : be' vile and usually,'; jvfe. : To parade p;' : j/Nthose people• before' innocent■. country ! > ! /r.;;,gjirls andi'.boys is very wrong, and -no jV; .redoubt costs tho' fairs more: in keeping !'-S•;;■.; away than they bring in S;;^ :■.;".■■.,..■■'■/,> .•■/• .-. •' ; jKA |-;'One; never sees. any. ; of theso things :;'S-.v/:jn England. Therd'alshow'Js not less ptfrl interesting than- here,- but -more interp;v. V: estuig, -and for V an. 'English : showf'Swvyard steward. >to -see sorno of our fair SyVvJi'i'/.attraqtiohsV. would be to fill him with 6;Kp:-;:amazement; . Accept it as true that }j';. . ; ; country, folks aro'.tiie. ones 1 to .consider. I";■ ."planning a fair. Fairs cannot put fe',;. ; , up: obiectionablo. shows to draw some {Vy>4 folk.and'have others escape. '~ :