Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-13

SUNDAY Music AND ADJUSTMENTS Mr. Ed
itOr: On the question Of Sunday music and Sun
day amusements, which is now being moOted
with much interest In this latitude, the follow
ing remarks Of New York paper are of excel
lent sense aud bearing
= Gould some of our pions people,
who are opposed to any one enjoying themselves
on SundaY--the only day many heve-see the
hundreds and thousands Of hs ppy and cheerful
faces that are To be sen on pleasant sunday in
the vic nifty of New York, thew must either at
once change their ideas or have their hearts com
posed Of stone. In many IL is ignorance that is
at the bottom of IL, and they will only listen to
such words as rowdy, drunken, Sabbath breaking
and the like; but let them feave their finely
cushioned pews, and go out among the people,
and see whatthey are peaceable, temperate, we'll
dressed, and an honor TO any large community,
and their objection must give way and their eyes
be open 10 the great truth.
THE strictest Puritan might, on looking at
such panorama, smooth the wrinkles off his face
and confess that, after all, there might be some
thing In the philosophy which inculcates happi-
ness as the great object of life"
q" One fact deserves specially to be noted and
commended to the attention Of our sO-called re-
formers and that is that with such perfect free
dom from police restraint as prevails in the su-
burbs on Sundays there is rarely infraction OF
the peace or violation of good order, to be CON-
planned Of. People learn to be polite to one n
other in these metropolitan commingIngs; and In
this way we regard them as really conducive TO
morality.
" w hen the Erie and the Long Island and the
propriety ofinaugurating Sunday excursion trains,
as the Harlem and The Staten Island roads have
done, and open up new routes for sabbath trip
the good results Of encouraging such taste will
be sti more appsren.. In the meantime let our
tOiling artisans make the most Of their present IA
ciities, and laugh at the grimaces of the Sabbath
arians.n GERNANICUs
The OvERwoRKED-Mr Editor: The Star has
always shown itself devoted to the interests of the
citizens Of Washington, without regard 10 poll
tics, relg ion, business, and always the first to
urge forward any Improvement in the city and
it's people For this reason take occasion to call
the attention of that Journal and of It's multitu-
dinOus readers, to a grievance under which
class of our people have been Chatting for the Lord
knows how many years | refer TO our druggists
pharmaceutists, apOthecaries, or by whatever
name they are properly known These gentle
men are the exception TO the general rule of 'rest
for man and beast Sunday the Christian
Sabbath. Confined during the entire week with
a most oppressive and eneTvatng closeness, and
reused from their brief sumbers at all hours Of the
night they have the peculiar felicity of enjoying
the three elements Of physical injury and weak
ness most certain in producing their gradually
ruinons effects constant con fHetnsnt IN place,
rant OF exercise, and the absence Of TsfreShtHg
sleep. Upon them comes no day of repoSe, relax
alton, or refreshment to the employees Of every
other profession and business and it is to direct
the attention Of these istarred victims to the
cessity. at least the propriety of instituting
some arrangement amCng the various druggists OF
this city for the purpose Of allowing themselves
and their employees some repOse on the day de-
voted by most persons to religious exercises and
by all to rest. In the city of Philadelphia such
an arrangement has been effected, and is now in
operation. There various plans by which such
result may be accomplished without inconve-
nlence to the community or injury to the business
OF our druggists. VIII the gentlemen in that
business have the kindness to let their sentiments
on the question be understood! SUFFERER.
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