Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Next.DOOr NeighbOrS.
ADVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN CITIES-Do AS
YOU'D Be DONE BY.
LONDON Queen.I

[London Queen.l
Among the many advantages Of a London
life may be counted the perfect Ieedom of g ich
house hold to make IT'S own friends, and not to
enter Into any acquaintanceS that are not
Wlsned for. Every one Is free, and 1t is not / i
Tie slightest degree necessary to know the
possible to live In a house for many years and
not even know them by sight. But, with )ut
either acquaintance Or the wish for 1t. there are
Macy little civilities which next door nefghbors
can show to each other, and which, Ii more
thought OF, would add cry greatly to the pleas
ure or life 1t is melancholy fact that the walls
dividing the houses from each other are no
longer built OF the strength and thickness which
was formerly the case, and great many sounds
pass very readily from one house to the other
One piece OF thoughtleSsness which greatly in
creases the annoyance OF piano next door Is
the act OF placing ii, If cottage piano, against
the wall Of the neighbor's drawing room. II
should be placed against the wall OF the room
that divides the dfawing room from the stair
case, or u that is for any reason tnconvenlent It
should be placed away from the WALL the back
can be easily beautified with embroidery or
painting. II is not very considerable to begin t.
play Late say about eleven at night. when
many households have retired to rest. The school
room piano is a terrible nuisance to next door
neighbors, but it is, OF course, unavoidable, aud
the only thing is to reduce the indlctfon as
much as possible by placing the piano away
from the wall and not allowing the practiclng
before haif-past nine. Noisy toys sh5uld be
discouraged Children, though they Ike noise
are perfectly happy without them ana il ia A
terrible tnflictiOn TO the hapieS5 neghbor5 to
hear a drum, trumpet Or whistle creating q
Gin through tie wall. It is great torment to
The who are light sleepeFs when their mel III
hcrs Keep birds, which in the summer morn-
lngS begin to sing as soon as it Is light posi-.
by only an hour after the neighb0r may have
some to bed. In view Of the many pleasures
and advantages OF London it could not
surely be a great hardship to anyone to re-
nounce noisy pets to increase the comfort OF his
nejghbor But the point in which neighbor5
can do most to annoy or assist each others
comfort is In the matter OF street music. There
are, we should imagine, very few people in
deed who really like a grinding organ; but
even II they do. it can surely be hardly SO in
should 1nflict the terrible annoyance on their
suffering IeighbOTs. Any one troubled with
delicate mel yes, or any one who has any species
OF brain work to do, suffers under the inflicton
OF an organ a torture OF Witch their duller
ne1ghbors can have no idea, and it is very
ficted. Those who feel for suffering, even
Which they do not comprehend, should MAKE
the heroic sacI ice OF the cherished inStru-
ment,. and absolutely forbid any member OF
their households to give anything to organ.
grinders. They very soon discover the localities
where they are not paid and trouble the fnhabi
tantS no more. If Tor month two Or three
houses in street will agree to send away an
organ the moment it begins to play there will
be 10 further trouble for q considerable time.
Bands are somewhat different, for sometimes
they are good ana eDdurabe; but if it noticed
that one inhabitant stops the band 1t is very in
considerable OF neghbor to encourage 1t. In
TACT, While cheTiShing the fact that his HhOuse
is his castle, a London resident should cOnsid
Inc comfort OF others, and remember that h
should not conduct himself quite as if residing
IN the country, With no one within a mile OF