The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-18
The HAsK1N LETTER
The Conservation of Sleep
By Frederic J. Haskin.

tories, which in many places are
sounded to assemble the workers,
constitute an acknowledged nuisance
which is raDid1y being forbidden by
city laws The fact that over i've
million railroad men throughout the
country are able to get to their work
without warning whistles besides
countless other employees in various
establishments, demonstrates the
uselessness OF this early morning
screech, which daily assaults the ears
of people who want to sleep
The educational committee of the
women:s club in a western city car
ried the morning quiet idea into the
public schools recently After little
talk upon the subject. the teacher
asked the children in one room TO
mention the noises heard IN their
neishborhood before SIX O'Clock in
the morning. a surprisingly long hst
was handed IN, showing that even
young people usually Indifferent TO
noises. are disturbed by the morning
medley. The following are some OF
the comments by the youngsters
The Sroceryman across the street
opens his shutters With a bang that
we can hear all the way up the block
The breadman who comes on our
street calls to every dog as he passes.
He wakens them Up and then they
bark When the icenan comes up
on our porch he slams the refrlsera-
TOR lid 50 hard that 1t always Wakens
I'D the baby. and that gets US all
awake. The street cleaners talk 50
loudly 10 each other when they clean
our streets that It wakenS us before
ne want to be awake Some OF the
,nIlkmen who 20 along sing as loudly
as they can. 1t may keep them from
getting Lonesome. but i: wakens us
up.'' The first street cars commence
TO run around our corner at haR past
five. The conductors always rings the
he'll a lot more than he does later IN
the day. and don I THINK he needs to
ring il at ALL .-The children next
door have bantam rooster II rs
against the law to keep chickens. out
they have this for a pet and II beEns
to crow every morning at daSiisas.
Practically every large city has
DonItry restrictions, but they are apt
to be violated. espec1aIly. IN the su-
burban sections. II IS claimed that the
habit Of keeping bantams as pets Is
one OF the frequent Violations OF the
poultry ordinance. and that the snrlH
high notes OF the bantam rooster are
more disturbing to slumber than those
OF The largest cock OF the BARNARD.
The cooling of doves IS to many peo-
pie a nerve-racknE sound. a1tnouGh
Others find it uncbjectto7ab1e. In
Chicago. several wholesale onslauEhts
have lately been made upon the Sreat
focks OF doves which breed upon the
roofs OF buildings in the vicinity OF
the stockyardS.
aIucn of the noise which disturbs
the morning slumberer is bTouSh:
about by the agencies which supply
him with the things necessary 70 his
confor: during the day. The ice and
milk wagons and the men in charge
of them are most freqcent subjects OF
complaint: vet TO make the repaired
number of deliveries necessitates
haste. and haste usually means noise
Several ordinances have been passed
regarding these nuisances: IN Dem
Yer carly mosains deifverymen are
required TO wear sneakers over the
so1es CT their shoes. 80 as TO make no
noise upon the payements and steps.
one OF the precautions recently IN