“Accident from treading on Orange Peel. – We have to mention another accident from the very reprehensible practice of throwing oranges upon the parapet. A few day ago Mr. Calvert, drawing master at the mechanics institution, Manchester, was walking along the streets of that town, he trod upon a piece of orange peel, slipped, fell, and dislocated his arm.”

“Another victim to the orange peel. – we have just heard that a person named Saul… had his leg amputated in consequence of slipping over a piece of orange peel on the flagged parapet.”

Above is a classic example of the dangers inherent in the consumption of Oranges. I once knew a girl who would eat the peel as well as the orange, she was truly concerned with public safety!

These terrible tales of Mr. Calvert’s dislocated arm and Saul’s lost leg are only the branches of a much larger issue! The root of the problem is those who would leave our roads to rot with peels rather than carry these dangerous items home with them. How many will be injured or die before this is dealt with? Who will stop the littering of hazardous materials onto our streets, and especially our parapets? Who indeed!