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Show "Locomotive whistling has In our country become a menace to public comfort, com-fort, sleep and health," says American Medicine (January 2nd). "We do not mean the whistling of the engineers at grade-crossings In the country (which should also be done away with by abolishing the-grade-crossings), but that of tho switching-engines, In or near towns and cities, at work all night, and which Is done solely for the convenience of the trainmen. In no other country in the world Is this nuisoncc allowed. In some of our cities stringent laws exlat against it, as. e. g., in Philadelphia, but they aro utterly Ignored by the officers sworn to execute the law. The officials seem to prefer to executo the people. There can be no doubt that a majority of the people of cities, especially es-pecially In summer, are Injured In health because of loss of sleep, and that the sick and convalescent arc dungcr-ously dungcr-ously harmed." Which is a truo word, well spoken. |