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going   to   destroy   the   cat�察  �and   what   the   cat   would   be   doing   during   the 

process�察�he did not explain。 

     I asked him how he proposed I should discover the owner of the cat。 

He thought for a while�察�and then suggested that I might follow it home。                   I 



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did not feel inclined to argue with him any more after that�察�I should only 

have said things that would have made the matter worse。                    As it was�察�that 

night's   sport   cost   me   twelve   marks�察  �and   not   a   single   one   of   the   four 

German   officials   who   interviewed   me   on   the subject   could   see   anything 

ridiculous in the proceedings from beginning to end。 

     But in Germany most human faults and follies sink into comparative 

insignificance beside the enormity of walking on the grass。 Nowhere�察�and 

under   no   circumstances�察  �may   you   at   any   time   in   Germany   walk   on   the 

grass。    Grass in Germany is quite a fetish。             To put your foot on German 

grass    would     be   as   great   a  sacrilege     as  to   dance    a  hornpipe     on    a 

Mohammedan's   praying´mat。              The   very   dogs   respect   German   grass�察  �no 

German   dog   would   dream   of   putting   a   paw   on   it。       If   you   see   a   dog 

scampering across the grass in Germany�察�you may know for certain that it 

is the dog of some unholy foreigner。             In England�察�when we want to keep 

dogs   out   of   places�察  �we   put   up   wire   netting�察  �six   feet   high�察  �supported   by 

buttresses�察  �and   defended   on   the   top   by  spikes。    In   Germany�察  �they  put   a 

notice´board in the middle of the place�察 �Hunden verboten�察─�and a dog that 

has German blood in its veins looks at that notice´board and walks away。 

In a German park I have seen a gardener step gingerly with felt boots on to 

grass´plot�察�and removing therefrom a beetle�察�place it gravely but firmly on 

the gravel�察�which done�察�he stood sternly watching the beetle�察�to see that it 

did    not  try   to  get  back    on  the   grass�察  �and   the   beetle�察  �looking    utterly 

ashamed   of   itself�察  �walked   hurriedly   down   the   gutter�察  �and   turned   up   the 

path marked ;Ausgang。; 

     In German parks separate roads are devoted to the different orders of 

the community�察�and no one person�察�at peril of liberty and fortune�察�may go 

upon   another   person's   road。      There   are   special   paths   for   ;wheel´riders; 

and   special   paths   for   ;foot´goers�察─  �avenues   for   ;horse´riders�察─  �roads   for 

people in light vehicles�察�and roads for people in heavy vehicles�察�ways for 

children and for ;alone ladies。;           That no particular route has yet been set 

aside for bald´headed men or ;new women; has always struck me as an 

omission。 

     In   the   Grosse   Garten   in   Dresden   I   once   came   across   an   old   lady�察�

standing�察�helpless and bewildered�察�in the centre of seven tracks。 Each was 



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guarded by a threatening notice�察�warning everybody off it but the person 

for whom it was intended。 

     ;I am sorry to trouble you�察─�said the old lady�察�on learning I could speak 

English and read German�察 �but would you mind telling me what I am and 

where I have to go�拭─�

     I   inspected   her   carefully。   I   came   to   the   conclusion   that   she   was   a 

;grown´up; and a ;foot´goer�察─�and pointed out her path。                  She looked at it�察�

and seemed disappointed。 

     ;But I don't want to go down there�察─�she said�察 �mayn't I go this way�拭─�

     ;Great   heavens�察  �no�察  �madam� ─  �I   replied。      ;That   path   is   reserved   for 

children。; 

     ;But I wouldn't do them any harm�察─�said the old lady�察�with a smile。 She 

did not look the sort of old lady who would have done them any harm。 

     ;Madam�察─�I replied�察 �if it rested with me�察�I would trust you down that 

path�察  �though   my   own   first´born   were   at   the   other   end�察  �but   I   can   only 

inform you of the laws of this country。            For you�察�a full´ grown woman�察�to 

venture     down    that   path  is  to  go   to  certain   fine�察 �if  not  imprisonment。 

There is   your   path�察 �marked   plainlyNur fur   Fussganger�察 �and if   you   will 

follow my advice�察�you will hasten down it�察�you are not allowed to stand 

here and hesitate。; 

     ;It doesn't lead a bit in the direction I want to go�察─�said the old lady。 

     ;It leads in the direction you OUGHT to want to go�察─�I replied�察�and we 

parted。 

     In the German parks there are special seats labelled�察 �Only for grown´ 

ups;   ��Nur   fur   Erwachsene���察  �and   the   German   small   boy�察  �anxious   to   sit 

down�察 �and   reading   that   notice�察 �passes by�察  �and   hunts   for   a   seat on   which 

children   are   permitted   to   rest�察  �and   there   he   seats   himself�察  �careful   not   to 

touch the woodwork with his muddy boots。 Imagine a seat in Regent's or 

St。   James's   Park   labelled   ;Only   for   grown´ups� ─       �Every   child   for   five 

miles round would be trying to get on that seat�察�and hauling other children 

off who were on。         As for any ;grown´up�察─�he would never be able to get 

within half a mile of that seat for the crowd。            The German small boy�察�who 

has accidentally sat down on such without noticing�察�rises with a start when 

his   error   is   pointed   out   to   him�察  �and   goes   away   with   down´cast   head�察�



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brushing to the roots of his hair with shame and regret。 

     Not that the German child is neglected by a paternal Government。 In 

German parks and public gardens special places ��Spielplatze�� are provided 

for him�察�each one supplied with a heap of sand。                There he can play to his 

heart's   content   at   making   mud   pies   and   building   sand   castles。      To   the 

German   child   a   pie   made   of   any   other   mud   than   this   would   appear   an 

immoral      pie。   It   would    give   to  him    no   satisfaction�此   �his   soul   would 

revolt against it。 

     ;That pie�察─�he would say to himself�察 �was not�察�as it should have been�察�

made of Government mud specially set apart for the purpose�察�it was nor 

manufactured in the place planned and maintained by the Government for 

the   making   of   mud   pies。     It   can   bring   no   real   blessing   with   it�察  �it   is   a 

lawless pie。;       And until his father had paid the proper fine�察�and he had 

received his proper licking�察�his conscience would continue to trouble him。 

     Another      excellent    piece    of   material    for   obtaining     excitement     in 

Germany is the simple domestic perambulator。                  What you may do with a 

;kinder´wagen�察─  �as   it   is   called�察  �and   what   you   may   not�察  �covers   pages   of 

German law�察�after the reading of which�察�you conclude that the man who 

can push a perambulator through a German town without breaking the law 

was   meant   for   a diplomatist。       You   must   not  loiter   with   a   perambulator�察�

and you must not go too fast。           You must not get in anybody's way with a 

perambulator�察�and if anybody gets in your way you must get out of their 

way。     If   you   want   to   stop   with   a   perambulator�察  �you   must   go   to   a   place 

specially   appointed   where   perambulators   may   stop�察  �and   when   you   get 

there you MUST stop。           You must not cross the road with a perambulator�察�

if   you   and   the   baby   happen   to   live   on   the   other   side�察  �that   is   your   fault。 


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