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Show Little Peace in Noisy Household The tranquility of a home is dependent de-pendent upon many things, according accord-ing to whether this peacefulness is of the mind or the body. It Is also true that disturbance in either realm affects the other. Unnecessary clatter, clat-ter, for example, is annoying and distracting dis-tracting alike. It Jars the nerves and turns the attention from what one is doing, or diverts a train of thought which may be arriving at an Important decision or discovery. It is not the ordinary hum of sounds which prevail in certain localities lo-calities which is bothersome, but sudden sud-den racket or a persistent Introduction Introduc-tion of an unaccustomed noise which permeates and increases it. Such hubbub may be impossible to avoid, as it is present in city streets and cannot be entirely eliminated in dwellings in crowded areas. Societies Soci-eties are formed in metropolitan cities for the suppression of unnecessary unneces-sary noise, and they are helpful in reducing the uproar. In the quiet of the country such societies seem amusing to tlie inhabitants. inhab-itants. But so peaceful is the atmosphere atmos-phere in small villages not on the through roads frequented by autos. that lesser sounds than those usual in cities are noticeable. The lowing of cattle, the sudden raucous cawing of crows, the bark of a dog, are noticeable, no-ticeable, and sometimes startling. Even to city dwellers who go to the country for quiet, the calls of birds at sunrise is as awakening as more strident sounds in a city which is never actually quiet. There is melody, mel-ody, though, in the notes of birds, which is pleasant, however interrupting interrupt-ing it may be to slumbers. Indoors sounds which are not essential es-sential to any task or work should be kept in abeyance as much as possible. pos-sible. Children should learn, and adults remember, to close doors, not slam them. The way to turn radiators radi-ators off and on with the minimum noise should be studied by parents and taught to children. It Is amazing amaz-ing what a clatter the turning of the screw of a radiator can make if carelessly care-lessly handled. If this comes in the night or early morning, it may awak-eii, awak-eii, not only those in one's own apartment, apart-ment, but arouse those in apartments above or below. Kitchen sounds should be kept as modi tied as possible. H grates on tlie nerves to hear the clatter of dishes, and of pots and pans, when being washed. With this is the accompanying ac-companying fear that articles will he broken or dented, should they drop in the careless handling. There is a certain reluctance to recommend a kitchen maid who Is noisy. Home-makers Home-makers should try to quell in themselves them-selves any unfortunate tendency to be noisy about their work. (. Bel! Syndicate. WXV Service. |