Chicago eagle., 1900-09-22

the receiver Of the telephone to excess,
and excess Is necessarily the misfOr-
tune Of persons whose v0catlons imply
constant resort to that instrument.
Central should be judged with more
generosity accordingly. American i'm.
patience, the national engerness for re-
. suits, has not only made the elevator
all but universal In buildings Of three
or more stories, II has driven the manu-.
fact"rers into quickening the speed of
the car TO degree science finds hurtful
to the people with weak nervous sys-
tens. whose deterioration engendcrs
heart feebleness. The elevator heart
was recognized at an early period In
Europe. where the slower pace Of all
life still makes larger proportion Of
tile citizens prefer walking to shooting
upward. The favorite type Of machine
for moderate service In European cities
does not require conductor. The pas
senger Is enabled with simple auto
matte devices TO ascend or descend at
VIII and the speed of all European ele-
vatOrs Is moderate. The elevated rail.
roads Of American cities contribute
substantially to the increase In heart
ailments. People will not realize that
trains are frequent enough TO accom-
mOdnte all cOmers In good time. Un-
der the false belief that elevated coach.
cs are rs infreQuent as those on trunk
surface lines, city folks rush half u
square to the station Of the elevated
and then rush up the stairs as II es-
Gaping mn approaching wild elephant.
In most Of these headlOng instances
nothing Is gained at the time. The
hnstener may uncOnsciously be inflict.
Ing on himself or herself muscular or
nervous injury whose effects will be
recognized when beyond remedy. Take
your time!
Since some Of the merchants doing
business In villages ana small towns
In districts where 1t Is proposed to eX-
tend the system OF rural mail delivery
have eXpresseda fear that the operation
OF the system would be injurious to
their trade, 1t may be worth while to
point out to them that the experience
Of other communities where rural de.
livery has been In operation does not
AFFORD any reason for their fears. In
the debates on the subject In Congress
that feature Of the issue was fully dis
cussed and ample evidence was cited
to show that the system Is benefit not
only to the people Of the rural districts
but to the country villages as well.
Representative Cromer, OF Indiana,
said: Before had the honor of rep
resenting the Eighth Indiana District
In Congress l went over three or four
rural free delivery routes In one Of the
counties now forming part Of my Con.
gressiOnal district, In company with
the special agent Of the POstOtfice De-
partment detailed for the investigation.
We found at one point an organized
opposition to the service on the part Of
some Of the country storekeepers, who
feared all sorts Of injury to their busi-
mails delivered by rural free delivery
instead OF being compelled to come to
the village to receive them. We per-
suaded these people to give the service
trial. Inside Of six months they were
not only satisfied with the service but
asked for more" Commenting upon
the benefits resulHng from the system,
the Hon. Perry $. Heath, formerly
First Assistant Postmaster General, re-
Rural free delivery will eventually i'm
pei the construction Of macadamized
agricultural roads all over the United
States. We are working In harmony
with good roads conventions every
where to secure proper roads for the
rural carriers to travel over. Great re-
suits have been already achieved In
this respect, and more may be expect
ed. ON one route alone the farmers eX-
pended $1,000 for the Improvement Of
roads rs prerequisite to the establish.
ment Of rural free delivery.
The direct advantages conferred on the
Immediate recipients OF rural free de.
livery are as obvious as the general
benefits received by the country at
large. Farm lands enhance In value by
being made more accessible. CrOps
bring better prices because the growers
can get the daily market reports aud
learn Just what their produce Is worth.
The wife can do her shopping at the
country store through the medium of
the carrier without leaving her home"
Hardly any enterprise on the part of
the government In the way Of imprOv-
Ing Its service to the people has been
more beneficial than this. Rural free
delivery Injuries nOb0dy's trade, but
benefits all, and there Is no reason to