Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-26
DIR. JOHN w. HARSHBERGER
On the Smoke Nuisance

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TILE prevalence Of smoke in the large
J. cities. philadelphia among them, and the
consequent effect on frees and Shrubbery.
has bad financial as we'll as csthcttc effect,
according TO Dr.. John W. lIarshbergcr.
professor Of botany at the University of
Pennsylvania.
The effect OF smoke uron plant lie"
said Or. Ilarshbcrger. SIS detrimental from
three points, Of view. First. the solid par
ticlcy Of smoke fiji the small breathing spaces,
or sronata. OF the leaves. thus preventing n
| normal or proper Interchange Of gases and
moisture from the air 10 the leaves. This
! results in prortiral suf'ocntion of the plant
,.In tbo ,ocond nIoco tho smoke carries
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! cLnn,irnI sul,stnnrn. nrr wa .hrd down into
the soil. 50 that no vegetation will grow
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| surn Mo" 'onS a'I1on, :l.,, l..
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OF the large niallllarturinS cehIerS, IHu III
ou, Wv - Woa tbn.o "nntor.
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Of mQnut4'tnr" only sEch trees as tnr niLam' ia'
lnu5' "Hn n,'"n,'n NrtHI ~ ,;I ,hrt,.c
anu Is H'F""sF SH'"N' ''H'"'""'' W." '"'
! An Example Nearer Home
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| @ - ''T n Ior', n'.,,I,F,ctmrinr o.tnhIisL
TU,',[ ,,on+s ,E"ro r.. notivr trees barr brnu
ro''ti,rI,, G.strnrcJ and rho smoke resist
| ,o', .,,h oy thc oiIontbus the
,nS S',,"Hi, onI q Cav, otbrrs huvc NOT
p",'0 pI, yrn,,nT ,I., I,t have increased 70 sT,h
"!,'' 4d,t 90 IGo nrorayS m 'e,,cl,Ars'
M an @ cAnCNL ~ imI {, ,bnrc oro cnv,rcI %y =
I"AL Soiiie tUtH ,nra ttons T.hicS fro,"
uenSe tnt'N't -, oun- tI-,r,,lifr tLa nr;nninIa
~ ~ sT'rr$ al nf the tttest
"Thrse things happen continually in Phil
4drIp"la anu III every otnc' ."rEe etH "irn t'ls
| manufacturing center, ~ SP'tP "l Ine tucI
| mat tAclr are prrhly OF uenlcos iVr CojISu!.
| ing or Ntl!"hs 'Ae sn1ohe as N"'4 uS ue' II WI
| prOFIu4hG lot an thcEedseq u!H't ""tTn WI; WI
/ insure I" more pcFlecL CoIDu"i.oH "a Tue i"e'
| anu !4,lIG or no SMOKE VIII H.
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lAc>G u!,iCts hlc LS IA 49,
s4''' ;tH :. 'u'S WY auTPN .I ~ i,SS t"i ."o g.
! man" ~ 'ns I"u,' "u ~ Iit% ,h .r,oi
the! "o"A" tu' EvIH uo "m"t t, "4' ,r,ar ,i
nuisance ANu ~ IS more tnnH u ntetv nci'
ahCe' 10y u eHt"!'H Il AoHS oo'N ''' o'""'' "N"
! IN money. .,;., ,o.roo,., 7,>,.
| HucA Il coarse " "CtIo!i os'IeaN2 " '~I M
! OF SUPERVISION Hh iIc pntt 'IInT w , 80
thor!t!"s, WNo S"ou'u De conpetdVu uS ruU,s
| sentiment 10 ad"pl euerlFe measures |" FrI
the Guy OF the snioAe nuisance l,,, ,...,,
IT IS almost lMp"sH!oic loE pl!ic p!u,it 'VEcts U
! ana Ao"HcHoT'clS M"o MtHH ~ H D.'u''tS ~ Nv.
| thc arbor vitae, iunipers, retnlsporas, dwarf
pines and the like, to grow these trees sue
! ccssfully Within the city limits: They are
| planted yearly and ut considerable expense.
but after the first year in the ground they
| begin to lead languishing existence and
! must soon be taken up and replaced by OtACr
| plants OF others of their like rcplanted. In
| the latter case the result is always the same