Show little peace in noisy household the tranquility of a home Is dependent upon many things according to whether this peacefulness la Is of e the mind or the body it Is also true that disturbance in either realm affects affect the other unnecessary clatter for example Is annoying and distracting tr alike it jars the nerves and turns the attention from what one Is dolg doing or diverts a train of thought which may be arriving at an important decision or discovery it la Is not the ordinary hum of sounds bounds which prevail in certain localities cali calit ties les which Is bothersome but sudden racket or a persistent cintr introduction doduc 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 are formed in metropolitan cities for the suppression of mary ary noise and they are helpful in reducing the uproar in the quiet of the country such societies seem amusing to the innab stants but so BO peaceful Is the atmosphere 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 ti and sometimes startling even to city dwellers who go to the con country for quiet the calls of birds at sunrise Is as awakening as more trident strident sounds in a city which Is never actually quiet there Is melody though in the notes of birds which Is pleasant however interrupting it may be to slumbers indoors sounds which are not essential to any task or work should be kept in abeyance as much as pos abble children should learn and adults remember to close doors not slam them the way to turn radl radiators off a and nd on with the minimum noise should be studied by parents and taught to children it Is amazing what a clatter the turning of the screw of a radiator can make it if carelessly handled if this comes in the night or early morning it may awaken not only those in ones own apartment hut but arouse those in apartments above or below kitchen sounds should be kept as modified fled as possible it grates on the nerves to hear the clatter of 0 dishes and of pots and pans when being washed with this Is the accompanying compa nying fear that articles will be broken or dented should they drop in the careless handling there la Is a certain reluctance to recommend a kitchen maid who Is n noisy homemakers should try to quell in themselves any unfortunate tendency to be noisy about their work ft 0 bell WITO lc |