The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
NJ MARS POTTER.

poet, but 1t was not in 1915
by long challSs. Now that
the novelty has worn off the new con-
6itions Il might almost seem as if
the inhabitants were changing, for life
to-day is in vivid contrast to the nor
NAL condition. For one thing people
are developing a sort OF cat eyes, a
faculty Of seeing in semi-darkness.
At all times the change is remark
able. but il ~ at night this becomes
most apparent. The whole country il
enveloped in a darkness which
strangely fleets the feelings. In the
busiest cites the streets are shroudcd
in gloom. for IL has been ordered that
All bright external lights shall he
dimmed or put out entirely In order
that aerial raiders shall be bafiled.
Store lighting is now carried on ac-
oording to new principles, all the light
ing being by internal lamps or by ex-
ternal lamps shrouded both from above
and from the street. Automobiles
must be run in darkness or with
feeble headlights. the police stopping
any vehicle which seems 20 show "a
bright light.
on the railroad II IL ordered that
blinds must be drawn over all windows
40 that rains apparently run in en-
tire darkness. The stations too are in
almost unrelieved gloom. and even the
locomotive fires are 40 handled tnat
little glare shows when firing up.
Probably the strangest sight is that
presented by the street cars. which
In England are almost invariably dou-
ble-deckers. The electric bulbs are
stained a deep blush green or a vivid
green, NO that they almost seem To
Be Illuminated FOR a gala night. These
gondolas of the streets look highly
pretty from the spectators point oi
view, but the wretched green rays
make travel miserable 70 d degree.
II IL said that the womentolk are
spending fortunes In trying to hui
cosmetics which will render their com
plexions less c~orpsellke IN the greer
light. Every blemish is shown II
remorselessly, and the prett!est cir
looks worn and hsggard. The liyh-
has q curious effect on the spirits
causing moroseness and l~iverishness
80 that the most CHEEKY optimist after
a time becomes a deadly foe TO merri.
ment and good fellowship. Ugh. thos,
lights,
This II how the green light came
First the ordinary lights were dimmed
but that didn't work right. Then bril-,
liant red lamps We're used. and III.
effect was observed from aircraft. II
was discovered that the red light wa,
easily visible, wen in a haze, and wa.
the easiest of all colors to spot from
the skies.
Experiments Of various kinds wer,
made. These showed that the greer
light gave the maximum seeing power
below. while II was not visible at {
very short distance up in the air. II
TACT the green light cannot be seen a
all from aircraft flying at anythlni
like normal distance from the ground
so red lights and those OF other color,
have had 70 go, and the CHASTITY greer
u installed.
Ono OF the biggest changes in IN,
life OF the people has been brough
about by restricting the dr,nk!ni
hours. A. : o'clock IN the venin II
some places earlier. the sale OF intoxi
cants comes 20 an end the saloon
and clubs may remain open till later
but they must sell non-.ntoxlcant
only. AS a yesult, most OF the saloon
close at 9, for 40 man can sit il
friendship Owe a hot cup or minera
HuyotAr~ ThA rntlno ..o, -. l-z-l-
moro temperate as a result, but Their
- q big doubt 90 far as regards IN
classes at which the measure has bee,
aimed.
The places OF amusement do a roar
ting trade, thoueh; II IL too miserabl
10 stop in the gloomy streets. wher
tbs once brilliant street lamps hav
ven replaced by lights which an oil
fashioned tallow candle would put :
shame-even the public clocks dar
az show their faces in wartim,
People prefer the comparative bright
moss OF the picture theatres, whic
have ceased to be counting parlors-
tho young ok iind the big street
moro suitable for their counting
The necessity Tor cat eyes will h
soon, II street accidents are TO /
avoided. Curiously enough, fewe
pedestrians are run down and ther
m fewer automobile accidents tina
IN those far back days before the wa
For q thing pedestrians are NOR
nAreful. and for another tho drive,
Ars bound to go singerly If they d
not wish to finish up on the surgeon
cable or get a foretaste OF the etern,
nres awaiting the roadhog.
Deadly gloom. peace destroyin
6reen ligh.s and black depression
that's what the evening means 10 II
oolk OF England in the spring OF 1871
In the daylight things are NOT so ba,
n were II not for the vast number
OF khaki clad men one might We
Imagine that England had entered n
. period OF remarkable prosperity.
In factories ana workshops me
women and children are WORKING owe
time At wages they never hoped TO 2
in peace times. yet the labor 9,
changes, the national work providir
bureaus, cannot provide "a suticiont
81 labor. Workers go on strike al
daave little difficulty IN getting wa.
increases. There Is no question no
Of q seven hour day, though even no
III, workers will NOT give up Their loI
enjoyed Saturday half holiday, for
eeers unnatural for them TO work {
iaAturoay afternoon.
Practically every concern in ever
branch OF industry IS hard at work ,
war Ord0rg Enptnepripy shnrS d.