Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihu1n.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihu1n!hobs From: hobs@ihu1n.UUCP (John A. Hobson) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: beatings in the Old Days Message-ID: <285@ihu1n.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 11:08:03 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1n.285 Posted: Mon Oct 28 11:08:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 04:14:11 EST References: <1025@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 11 A British Judge in the late 1940's stated that it was legal for a man to beat his wife "provided he uses a stick not bigger around than his little finger. A Daily Mail cartoonist (Giles) did a cartoon showing long lines of men going into a shop selling sticks and canes and coming out with canes and nasty smiles. This situation has sinced been changed. -- John Hobson AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihu1n!hobs