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Show The Screaming: Habit. No two persons hear exactly alike. The human internal ear is best described de-scribed by likening it to a grand piano. That instrument has a key for every note; the human ear has a nerve filament fila-ment for every tone and its variations. Did I say for every tone? That is a mibtake. Some pianos have seven octaves, oc-taves, some have eight; some have better bet-ter tone in one portion of the keyboard than in another. Exactly bo with the human ear. Some persons hear acutely; acute-ly; they catch sounds that to others are but silence. Some tones strike the ear drum, but are not conveyed to the brain because their corresponding nerve filament is missing. We know of defective hearing, but we do not apply ap-ply our knowledge to our reasoning when we are stating our opinions or impressions. im-pressions. To some a high note is a positive pain, and to such ears a soaring soar-ing soprano will do nothing but shriek. Others will detest the lower tones. Animals An-imals are moved out of their wonted calm by the sound of certain notes. It should be our endeavor to cultivate tones of softness and sweetness. A low tone is the voice of comfort and consolation, conso-lation, of deepest, most sacred emotion. Our society women should do all they can to counteract the screaming habit of Americans. Di Vernon in San Francisco News-Letter. |