The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08
SAVE EARS AND NERVES
sAYTT4s SAYS IHGRE rs TOO M'C"
NOISE ~ CITIES.
IL, some One Come Forth who Can fu
Stop to the Nuisance -Aoou'
Childrcn's shoes

The constant war heard in the larh''
cities. from the pounding Of heavy drAyS
on tho Belgian blocks, frtm the r''''o
and bang OF the cars, cries o. the hucN-
ster. hawkec. music Of passin5 pdhus'
etc. IS one factor among the many lo"u
ing TO produce In the American man Nou
rasthenia, ana in the American "o"i"l''
hysteria. 1t Is a question that mas Hc'e,
obtained the attention IL should anu
until boards OF health direct their Iacui-
ties tCNsId It's suppression, II cannot DC
said they have performed their duty'
Not alone are the man and woman
wrough. up by the efforts Of the moment
which tend 10 keep them strung 70 hisn
tension. but in addition, here Is the con-
slant vibration, continually Affecting the
delicate nerves OF hearing and smiling
the sensitive ones OF feeling until al
times. actual pain Is caused.
For a description Of the noise produced
by civilization Uhe aborigines cannot sur
pass it,, a New York writer is drawn
upon
Is there any good reason why as We
trOt along 10 keep up with The mdrcn OF
human progress. We should make noise
about IL? j. it an absolute necessity tnat
the advance of civilization should be ac-
Companicd 10y an cver-incrcaslng amount
OF din. The husbandman in his quiet
home. accustomed only to the Growing Of
the cock al morn and the crOakng OF the
frog at nicht. gets his weekly papers ano
learns OF the wonderful things that are
being done in every branch OF human In
Gustry. and he may be pardoncd if II
occurs to him that its all being done with
out any particular fuss. But, if he gets
into any centre of civilization he is
appalled, hy the prevalence of car-split-
ting sounds. lie may expect reason
able amount Of the roar of great city
but in these days the war suggests q
well-warrantcd theory that Bculam has
az last broken loose and can't be corrall-
ed
The question naturally presents ITSELF,
whether mere unauthorized noise has
not been allowed 10 get the better OF as
while We have been attending TO other
matters. and whether 10 is not about time
to direct our energies towards keeping
down the uproar that arises on every
hand?' Certain II u.s.. that IL the race con-
tinues making progress In the next CEN
fury az the rate at which IL has been
advancing in the century about 10 close
and If the noise that arises from the
operation increases in like proportion the
human ear will have 20 be reconstructed
on stronger and more resisting lines. ana
human nerves will need reinforcement in
one way or another.
IN THE MORNING
If any one has the temority 10 combat
the proposition that noise is getting the
whiphand of us SO TO speak. let him rise
some morning when this city for OK
ample is comparatively quiet, and then
note how the noise begins increases.
swells up everywhere until II seems Is
II the world were made for IL and nothing
else. 4 multitude OF whistles begin 10
screcch I'm what appears TO DE a never
ending contest for supremacy i'm the realm
of noise The thunder Of monstrous
trucks that pour along the thoroughfarcs
piles on the agony. An army of lcathern-
lunged huckstors takes possession Of the
streets and fills the air with indescribablo
and unintclicible sounds that are repeat
ed with undated fervor forty times or
more before each house. as If it were TO
be presumed that the whole population
was stone deaf.
Pondcrous wagons laden with long
metal beams move slowly along. giving
a blood-curdlng addition to the tumult,
as beams beat an incessant tattoo on
other bcams-altogethcr the most useless
noise in the world.
Get on car. and as 10 comes 10 a stop.
note the fact that AN the grinding.
crunching shrlekng noises that have
arisen since the world began. arc con-
contracted I'm one mighty effort 10 wake
the dead
So the query again presents itself. has
there. with increase of civilization and
developments in an branches of human
activities. been enough attention paid 10
keeping down and minimizing the result
ant sounds? Apparently, not. The man
who should DO something % save ears
and nerves would be hailed as q benefac-
tor of tho human race. And those who
would win fame in the line should make
start before noise has overwhelmed
mankind.
PHYSICAL TRAINING OF INDIAN
HUNTERS.
Taking into consideration the following
from the pen Of Alice q. Fletcher in
September Century is Dc wonderful
that the Carlisle School for Indians gave
Yale such % tussle for football suprc-
macy. last weck2
The physical training Of tho hunter was
part Of the education Of every Indian
boy; and different tribes had different
modes Of developing the powers Of en-
durauce.
Among the Omahas the youths were
taught 10 run. not so much TO run rapidly
fer short distance, as % keep up an
even pace for many miles. and the habit
Of careful observation was also inculcat-
Cd. The runners services on the tribal
hunt We're important; 10 was necessary
for them TO be able TO travel far ln search
Of the buffalo, and 20 return quickly so
that the tribe could go forward and the
hunters encompass tho herd before it
could move forward any great distance.
They must also. closely note the topos-
raphy Of the country as they run here
and there IN search OF the game, so as 90
be able TO direct The tribe to the herd
over the shortest route, which they might
not themselves have travelled. They
must also. be constantly on the watch for
tracks or signs Of an enemy, lest they
should bring the tribe into danger.
10 was not uncommon for these young
men 10 run from seventy to one hundred
miles within twenty-four hours, taking
very little rest or food
CHILDREN'S SHOES.
DR.. Grocer Griffith calls attention 10 the
importance of proper foot-covering for
children.
Almost always, shoes are improperly
made. II IS often supposed that a babys
foot, because plump and well-rounded. is
therefore. shapeless. Attention has been
called 10 the proper shape Of the shoe by
various writer's, and has awakened the
interest Of many mothers. but not Of
many shoemakcrs. Shoes are constantly
seen which are clearly clamping the
baby's toes. with the unnatural result Of
producing in-growing nails and the Ike.
In the effort TO incite needed reform in
this direction, Or. Griffith has made a
number OF foot-tracinEs of children Of
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