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IDEAS KEEPING STEP WITH THE TIMES Manners change with times and what was once the subject of sharp censure may become even commendable under the spirit of a new age Tea drinking in Johu Wesleys day was an evil and in ¬ sidious practice and he referred to himself with gratification as one reformed of the habit The use of tobacco was declared in Parliament to mean the certain downfall of England it it should spread to the common people The London Chronicle points out that King George V in announcing his inten ¬ tion of witnessing a football match shows himself moro favorable to the game than some of his pre ¬ decessors Edward H issued a prohibition of foot ¬ ball Forasmuch as there is a great noise In the city caused by hustling over large balls we com ¬ mand and forbid on pain of imprisonment such game to be played in the future Richard II prohibited all playing at football tennis and other games called corts dice casting of the stone kailes and other such importune games The same statute was reenacrpd by Henry IV but all at ¬ tempts to coerce Englishmen into giving up football were hopeless failures Perhaps with revolving years the same turn of affairs may come about for those who have denounced the racing of horses and the attendance at that idle and wasteful practice Toronto Globe
