Show IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS women passengers I 1 in mens laps on the street cars wears yea re W ago aga w when lion electric cars cars were were unheard of and when horse card car only for street travel were in vogue it was a very common thin thing 6 to see a woman riding in a car on a mans lap aid said E a man the other day during a discussion over the present lack jack of accommodations on the local traction lines about forty years ago said the controller the streets were nearly all graded and it was rough riding in the horse cars there therb were then no straps to hold on to and it was the custom for the women who did not get a seat to sit down in the nearest mans lap altho although he be might be a stranger nothing was thought of it because it was impossible tor for a woman or roan man to stand in the carr car yes said another old timer in con confirmation formation L 1 I remember once I 1 was in a car and a woman who wel weighed glied at least pounds sat down in my lap hip without oven even asking my ier permission mission when I 1 got up at the end of my journey I 1 was so badly paralyzed I 1 cou could 1 d hardly move |