Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-23
WhistlIDg as a High Art.

The London Examiner of late date has the
following:
franklin warns us against paying too much
for our whistle, but one Mr.. Joseph JopIing
has not beeded the lesson. This gentlemen
has, it seems, made himself master of an art
Of wbistiipg so shrilly and piercingly as to
rival the screech of a railway engine. This
is q sort of eminence which, we feel, could
only be obtained by a Joseph Jopling, so
true is the doctrine of Mr.. Shandy, that
names determine the turn of mans char
aCter and ambition. Being so greatly gifted
whistler, Mr.. Joseph Jopliug was not the
man TO hide his lights under bushe, if we
may be permitted so fagrantly false figure
and be therefore took occasion to display
his talent in the AdelDhia, at midnight, in
such sort as to rouse up and agonize the ears
of tie whole Deighborhood For this very
peculiar serenade Mr.. Joseph Jopling was
taken into custody by the police, and brought
before Mr.. Henry at Bow street, who fined
him twenty. shillings, which was certainly
rather paying to little than too much for his
whistle.
We notice the case not to draw attention
to the peculiar pre-eminence to which Mr.,
JopliDg has attained by laborious days aud
nights OF whistliug, but as it involves a
principle concerning the protection of our
much dssailed and tOrmented ears. The
magittTate observed st could not be tol-
Grated that the Inhabitants ofa quiet neiph-
borhood should be disturbed late at night by
peTsons who had peculiar gift of making a
particularly dissgreeable noise"
The proposition wants O little extension
Tor by, at any hours of day or night, should
neiPhborhood be disturbed by persons who
baYe the peculiar art of making particularly
dIsagTeeaole noise There are Jopliugs who
go about ID gangs making dsagreeable noises
with certain eoutriYances of brass. which
emit sourds some times resembling the
squeak some times the gTunt of herd of
SWINE. There are others who, unaided and
single banded, grind the most detestabIe
DoiseS cut OF organs and hurdy. gurdies,
anu All tnese tortures to the hearings are to
be borne, unless you have the hap6iness IN
pe Ill ana therefore entitled to exem ntion
OF can pleaa you are Babbage at your
stuoles Tor the enrichment of science
1heis IS always, everywhere, a neipbbor
VINO likes the sounds which are torment 10
you, ana who calls 1t, and thinks it, and navs
Tor II as muslel For Midas ears of an ass
pave natural affection for braying, even for
the brbyiDg OF brass band, And such ia
the peIveTsity of taste, that we douht not
there are persons who would extremeiv
ENJOY MI Joseph Jopli0g's railway whistle.
but would that peculiar taste Justify that
OImers outrage to tunefuI ears2 Whv
IN short, should people be permitted to make
unnecessary and disagreeable noises of anv
Kind, whether with or without the aid Of
instruments of torture2 For our own parts
we would compound for Mr.. Joseph JOB,
nngs whistle rather than the squeak and
giunt OF the brass bands. The rule should
a huge city already of necessity far mora
noisy than enough. We want no instTnS
mepts to strain harsh discords, where there
Is me lDeessant rumblinR of wagons and
omnibuses, and rattliDR Of cabs. $50