Show OLD LAWS STILL IN FORCE legislative enactments which cause caus a smile are st if 11 on the english aa y statute books few people are aware of the curl curt ous laws once put into force in eng engg land and which as they have never been repealed rep paled might still be enforced the most extraordinary unary and foolish art still in existence Is one which res reg blates the meals of the people dur ing the reign of adward III a law was passed which forbade more than two courses being served it dinner except on certain specified holidays I 1 to do or exercise any worldly la bor business or work of your ord nary calling on sunday Is another little misdemeanor for which in the old days people were ere fined five shillings or put in the stocks stock for t vo hours other things still punishable by law are eating meat on a wednesday and driving on a sunday A short time ago a man was sum surn amoded for selling lavender without a peddlers peddler s license apparently he be sold tl e lavender done up in bags for had he be sold it loose he would not have been looked upon as a peddler the summons was dismissed |