New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-11
pTIlIC TIDINF-S.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your recent editorial an"nt the waste paper
Nuisance wa . nucl-nccdcd blow upon tie head Of
mos; uncomcly nail. With Honorable exception.
America l. nat lid, country Ia public. and N""'
York under Tsmmauy Is positively mcc0nly. morally
and materially. In what civilized country In the
world would such sIslr %" som a have not lnre-
qucn;ly wtness"dau O?"r civengcrs cart collecting
hcsp. Of rubbish On surda, ~ noon along IA" prn.
clrll avenues tho greater part u each shovcliu BE-
ing blown into ihc fcs and OYER thc costly coIhlns
u ladies Just out % pcrhars Thomas or DR. FALLS
church The waste Paper nnd-'a,c OF ncs the eye
bn tho other scnecs have heir rights and The h"al'h
Of cliizons /, worth tntinF Of. Young savbones
VA. accusiomed OF r. SIS morning To have hh -idc-
walk vet down with plenty 90. water. II SO be POW
dencc might tnkc the hint to send him job The
banana-pcc EenG c,nld give him points, and might
well be taken into the nra ss Lis silent Partner A.
TO me American habit Of public expcrtorotion. cs-
pcc.ally IN inway cars. no baroanc nation can be
mentioned with In that connection.
Wrni j, 10 10 done about Il Eud varl Kipling Is
good n q com, Infant. but people won't take hm
scriou iy. lie make thcm too Contempt" nsN MAJ
to u,ton 70 him Polite, will forbid attention TIL,
year 10 ary sins hui those OF the Other party We
hear that the electoral campaign 10 10 be Ell an one
II So il will open the road 10 permanent "rodd!ns
up OF our public plac's II must BE- conics+ch hai
a. people. We arr slcvruy housekecpers outNid' OF
orr private premises This comes partly from mo.
nca4ng habits and SIN mpr~ hugely from tie quality
Of our inmicutlru II those who have been acca9-
toned 10 sharing their novels with pig ahd CONT ~
allowed 10 act as though. cue pnce were ~ 1o(o ~
another cannot eApcct 10 Gee thc hNh- o our
parks otherwise thnn str,wn With all sorts &" HER
aturc. ,u-
The ncwspnrers can help u reform OF the pubic
habits In this much.ucrGcd direction. by giving me
mpor line Of The yOlr columns have wen ihiu
aied our hard wOracd school teachers might TAX NV
minutes from syrtaX or compound functions To tx
pound heavens INV. Even SUNDAY school tei'her
could -ci"ntiously smucglo into The lesson me o.
the next best thing 10 gOd!incss. But n society Is
probnhy the only ag which VIII do IN" WORN rs
Il must be done. The Anti Rubbish rnicn Or -
operative Cleanliness Association l. absolutely h'ou "a
IN ornliatc agnnst the great National evil OF mai
distribution oi supArtuou, matter. DR.. t. r. nae
Tcn.Times one society," could furnish an Important
by law namely. the hindlnc each member I" KIN
r. thc sidewalk otherwise remove. every lnrt1ious
skin Dr rlnd ~ ounge The tiger mus; looked
after and taught mend his WAYS OF cleaning ours
Even the rurk Commissioners need 10 have tllr paio
minds stirred mp 10 enforce the avs against htterhS
their lovely lawns and perhaps rake new ana moro
cont regulntions How would II work iIr them
10 Il II lunch baskets certain ocniltie- ana pro
vide gcrcpticles for the dctritus Of picnic paril.,
New York, July q, loI2. 81 H. t.