Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-27
The Breast That is Made Savage.


To the Fdi:or Of The Evening Star:
longtime residents of Washington would
like to know why one person who is pursuing
his legally conducted business through bust
ness hours is brought up possible nuisance.
percEance to be forbidden the employment that
provides his food and shelter. while other per-
are allowed to pursue a branch of the same
employment simply for personal amusement.
even though they become public nuisance and
a disturber of the public peace and prevent
their neighbors from taking sleep and rest that
rightfully belong to them.
MANY persons Obliged to remain in the city
all summer are dreading the time when windows
must be left open to admit cool air, for they
know that these windows are their only pro-
lection against Notwithstanding noise during
hours when they most need rest.
When persons must work with brain or
muscles during the hot summer days, with no
chance to forget themselves in brief midday
sleep. they suffer il they cannot sleep quietly
during the hours of darkness. These hours are
brief in summer.
Let DIS experience of one night represent that
endured repeatedly during the summer by
scores of city dwellers. d. has worked all day,
and is worn out with the duties that crowd upon
him. He has a right to seven or eight hours of
sleep and perfect rest of every muscle. Instead
Of this. till midnight. usually till o'clock,
his tired nerves and throbbing head are
stretched upon a rack; his ears are thumped
and pounded till his head feels sore and his
soul cries out for mercy.
What dreadful maiady has seized upon the
man just he hoped to rest? Nothing but the
house piano grinders who see fit to amuse them
selves at this late hour. They could play and
sing earlier. or dispense with the operation if
they chose, out they keep this ''music' Increas-
ing in sound and volume till midnight or later.
There are also male and female voices stretched
TO their loudest and longest. A real musician
the wrist muscles for SO long time, but these
people only for noise. If our city
houses were separated even by two feet of
space. or if the brick walls were made of suita-
BILE thickness. the noise would be more endura-
BILE but all residents of one of our blocks in
effect occupy one large hotel, for sounds are
plainly distinguished through our economically
constructed walls Some of our American
hotels, ambitious to be recognized as places
of home-like repose and refinement. request
the guests not to drive nails make other I'M
pleasant noises after 10: 30 y. m. In Germany
of the towns oblige the citizens to close their
windows and doors while practicng. Why can
not our city residents, who pride themselves
upon their refinement and humanity and con-
slider il duty to be member of numerous
clubs designed to be helping hands and smooth
ers of wrinkles. manifest their humanity by
playing and singing earlier in the evening and
abstaining therefrom when the Majority of sane
mortals wish TO sleep?
These all-night musicians would not stand on
their doOrsteps and sing at any hour of the
day. nor would they rush unannounced and
uniAtroduced into the houses of these neigh
bors. Why then do they intrude their person
atty upon these neighbors in u manner much
more offensive and rude? Persons of true
refinement are always thoughtful Of the
comfort of Others and the exercise of
the humanity here suggested would return to
them beneficially. Furthermore. if beading
house keepers and those with houses to rent
understood their own future interests they
would make effort to keep their neighbor-
hood quiet d. is not one lone crank but the
representative of a large number Of our most
valuable citizens. IL. A. SHRUBB.