Evening star., 1915-05-18

more disturbing to slumber than those
of the largest cock OF the barnyard.
The cooling of doves is to many people a
nerve-racking sound. although others
find it unobjectionable. In Chicago
several wholesale onslaughts have
lately been made upon the great flocks
Of doves which breed upon the roofs OF
the buildings in the vicinity of the
stockyards.
Much of the noise which disturbs the
morning slumberer is brought about by
the agencies which supply him with the
things necessary to his comfort during
the day. The ice and milk wagons and
the men in charge of them are most
make the required number of deliv-
cries necessitates haste. and haste usu-
ally means noise. Several ordinances
have been passed regarding these nui-
sances. In Denver early morning de-
liverymen are required to wear sneak
ers over the soles of their shoes, so as
to make no noise upon the pavements
and steps.
One of the precautions recently in
augurated by milk dealers is having
the metal carriers padded. SO that the
bottles do not clash against one another.
Milk dealers are keenly alive to the
noise the careless handling of their
products may inflict upon the public,
and New England firm has recently
issued the following communication to
it's customers and the public: I'm order
to give service to all Of our Gust omers
it is necessary for our delivery men
to begin their distribution at a very
early hour AS we do not wish to
cause annoyance, we have instructed
them to take every precaution to avoid
noise. Any suggestion as to how our
delivery may be accomplished with less
noise will be appreciated and acted
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this letter has already increased the
patronage Of that company.
The delivery of ice is even more
noise producing than that of milk II
the large blocks
Chopping of Ice are cut at the
Nerve -Wracking. sar'ors m ,,sr INTO tine .ns
most used in private houses, it will
eliminate the noise of chopping in front
Of a residence early in the morning,
and. as it is cool then. compa ra lively
little waste would result A house
keeper discovered several years ago
that placing a folded newspaper under
the pan she set out to receive her piece
Of Ice and another inside of the pan
considerably lessened the noise when
the ice was put in. The idea has caused
a number of ice companies to provide
their customers with paper pads for
that purpose.
Noise control in the average apart
ment house is an important considera-
tion with all managers. To provide
the quiet demanded by some tenants
without interfering with the liberty of
others is a complex problem. Certain
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musical instruments may be used, and
similar matters. may be governed by
regulations based upon mutual con-
sideration. In the matter of admin
istering the house itself, the manage
ment must study noise suppression.
Most of the cleaning of the halls and
stairways is done between midnight
and morning. when there is least traf-
fic upon them. Scrub buckets are pro-
vided with soft rubber on the bottom
to prevent noise when they are moved
upon the floor. Rubber rollers squeeze
the water out of the mops with the
Long handled bristle brushes make
less noise than brooms in sweeping. and
also gather up the dust more efficient
ly. In several cities a special ordi-
times the iceman, to use the fire
escapes in delivering their products
above the second floor. which enables
them to make less noise than if they
used the stairs inside of the building.
The noises heard in the early morn
ing are distinctly different from those
that occur later
Popularity of on. A staid bust
Morning Noises. toned to keeninr
conservative hours, recently arrived in
his home city at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing and decided to walk to his home,
which was in the suburbs. Il thought
I knew my own city pretty WELL" he
said, but it was like strange country
at that hour in the morning. even the
noises were unfamiliar.
"A party of Italian street cleaners
discussed their grievances in their own
language upon corner. They did not