It is verboten to beat carpets on any day except Friday or Saturday, and then it is forbidden to start before eight o'clock. People in Germany don't have brooms, they beat their carpets each week.
It is verboten for customers to handle fruit on the market stands. It is also forbidden to handle poultry or game.
It is verboten to sell short weights, and for this the punishment is severe.
It is verboten to put more people in a street car than it can seat.
It is verboten to take dogs into any train coupé except the one marked "For dogs."
It is verboten to put more people in an elevator than it can hold.
It is verboten to employ a man until he is old and then to throw him out and give his place to a younger man.
It is verboten to employ women with very young babies.
Since the war some new things have been added to this list:
It is verboten to eat more food than is your share. There must be enough for all.