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Show BffEMTMLl UNNECESSARY NOI8E. We find ln the New York Evening Post an article on the war ln the City of Berlin on unnecessary noise. This 1b a subject American city fathers must, sooner or later, take up for consideration. Unnecessary noise In our larger cities, It Is safe to say is responsible for many cases of collapse col-lapse of tho brain, and sudden death. And this is not tho only consideration. con-sideration. When Indulged ln by the half-grown hopefuls who, ln their own estimation, own the earth and all that' Is therein, It is n symptom of thnt selfish and lawless disregard for thte rights and comforts ot others, oth-ers, which, If not checked, will develop de-velop Into brutality and various kind of crime. Where there is no self-restraint self-restraint ln the Interest of others, civilized community life must become chaos. In Berlin it Is "verboten" to sing, shout, or whistle upon the front stairs of an apartment house. A boy who, Instead ot walking quietly 'up the stairs of an apartment house, ran and made a noise which was heard from top to bottom, and, besides, was in the habit ot blowing a tin whistle, soon became the object ot wrath ot the tenants, and his parents par-ents were very properly notified that unless this nuisance was abated the house regulations would be enforced. Those who practise on musical lnstru ments can do so only between certain specified hours, and. for music st night a special permit' must be obtained. ob-tained. To sing nnd play on Sundays during divine services Is strictly prohibited. pro-hibited. The story is told of a Ger-man Ger-man household ln which it happened that the birthday of the Hausfrau fell on "Ilusstng," the day set aside ln Germnny for national repentance nnd prayer. 'On Busstng, as on Good Frl-dny, Frl-dny, absolute quiet must reign throughout the dny. In this German household, ns the family gathered around the table, they all Joined heartily, according to German birth-day birth-day custom, ln n congratulatory German Ger-man ode. The singing was heard by n policeman ns he was making his rounds, and the head of tho household house-hold wns In due courso fined forty marks. There 1b nn nntl-nolso society In Germany that keeps a list of all t ' apartment houses and hotels. This society Is working for the ap-and ap-and cannot be copied, but as a gen-the gen-the special duty of watching the authors au-thors of forbidden noise. Many of the rules and regulations adopted by tho Germans are drastic, and cannot be copied, but a a general gen-eral proposition thero should be' some laws and ordinances agalnsa unnecessary unneces-sary noise. It hns been proved that tho delicate organism of tho ear may be destroyed by the continuous repetition repe-tition of excesslvo sound, or even by a single strong whistle blast. Berlin's anti-noise regulations for tiio street are summarized as follows: fol-lows: "(a) A requirement for the special packing of loads (metals, milk cans, etc.,) which produce great noise in case of street transport. "(b) A requirement that Bpringlesa transport vehicles automobiles or otherwise which cause undue noise must proceed at walking pace. "(c) That automobiles must give their warning signal ln a manner not offensive to the public. And, finally a by-law regarding street music nnd the like." We need, in this country, an educational edu-cational campaign against the various vari-ous kinds of noise that is unnecessary unneces-sary and dangerous to health. We havo succeeded pretty well In nrous-lng nrous-lng Interest In the campaign for a safe and sane Fourth ot July. But the principle of sanity must be extended ex-tended to other days, and every day in the year. Tho vendor of ice cream who shouts, or rings his bells, along tuc streets after bed time Is but one Instance of the nbuse of Amerlcnn "liberty." Tho boy who runs up and down the stairs of a public building whistling somo nerve racking "rag" Is another Illustration of a public nuisance. He 1b a pitiful object, pro-bnbly pro-bnbly not having had the benefit ol tho training of a gentle mother, but he In none tho less a nuisance. Soon er or inter the mntter must be tnken up by American city fathers, for the unnecessary nolso ennnot be permit ted to go on for ever. In the menn-time, menn-time, the home and the school might lay tho foundation for the sentiment on which legislation must be based, |