New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
By GLIDER T K N OK

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~ T IS a righteous custom, saving our
prayers before go 10 sleep. and
IA a celebrated physician has lately
II declared it an aid to repose. The
MN preachers approve of It, as IS only
Es-1A natural But preachers insist that
ought to do what we can TO
answer our prayers; which, as 1t turns out,
Is lust what have been trying TO accomplish
IN the case of darkness and its terrors. Indeed, the
conquest of night-the turning of night into period
Of safety, of comfort, Of pleasure, even-re1nains
one OF the noblest struggles We ever engaged IN,
though as far as the present writer aware he IS
the first TO gather the facts This seems the more
strange when you reflect how impressive and down
right romantic they are.
Ii Young-the Young who wrote the Might
Thoughts" a hundred years ago-should revisit this
world it is clear that he would find copy for very
lengthy appendix-good copy too. There IS poetry
in the new Day and Night Bank, which sets time
and the hour at naught poetry in the midnight
mass for night workers, as of late introduced IN
Boston; and poetry-at least the poetry OF human
itv-in the plan of the German doctors to divide
themselves into day shifts and night shifts so
that the physician who attends you IN the small
hours isn't the same who has tolled from dawn TO
sunset. And these recent trlumphs OF ingenuity
become even finer and more significant when you
think Of them brilliant incidents IN the still
finished struggle OF mankind to get free of the
bondage of night, and tame the ancient tyrant
that whether we Inortals would sleep work or
play we shall not be forbidden
Hope in the Future
NTOW, It happens that most OF US sleep by night,
~ or try TO, and make the attempt IN cities. This
inclncs US ask whether civilization will ever
assist 1t certainly will. BY and by We shall have
done with the noisy granite block pavements, re-
placing them with brick asphalt, wood,
as Is done in London. We shall send freight through
subWays. The heavy villain who carts sheet iron
through the streets at two A NJ. VIII go to his own
place, ferXid Locomotives viii be restrained
by law from blowing hideous blasts and tolling
ridiculous bells they dash through sleeping city.
European locomotive whistles don't make quar-
ter the noise that ours do, and the European
locomotives haven't any bells. Moreover, We shall
rid our ports Of the nuisance Of belated steamer
bawling Tor somebody to take the line-the police
VIII look out for that. Already the honk Of the
motor car has been modified, and perhaps It can be
made even less disturbing, while the rattle and
Jingle of the milk cart may die away forever If the
invention Of powdered milk just announced by
an American chemist, turns out success. II It
doesn't, the tendency toward combination Will at
last give every city milk trust, and reduce the
number OF carts in your street from seven or eight
20 one
Meanwhile the doctors are busy teaching 10
sleep in spite of noise. Insomnia and
the nervous disorders that cause it
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~ were never 50 skilfuly treated to-
- day
} And never was sleep refreshing
when attained. Night air, once ana
- thematized, IS now canoniZed. In