Evening star., 1922-11-30
its quota Of 80 per cent Of its norma
supply.

its quota Of go per cent OF its normal
supply.
While poking up the furnace, do not
forget that the snow must be cleaned
of the sidewalk before you dare go to
the office II the snow be neglected
more than eight hours after II falls
the city will clean it OF. charging the
property owner all the expense. plus
$25 penalty for each snowfall 1t has
already begun to snow in Washing
ton. There are some compensations
in this violent exercise OF shoveling
snow. Recent science tells us that
deep breathing will prevent varicose
veins and bald heads. We grow bald
by not using our lungs suff1clently.
Maybe that explains the long hair OF
musicians and some statesmen. That
long haired and world-renowned Po!e,
combined statesman and pianist, must
have shoveled a lot OF snow in his
day.
! ers to poster the President and nalign
cabinet officials and abuse the govern
ment generally with banners tending to
bring the government into contempt.
Yet as soon as pickets disturbed !or.
eign legation they were arrested. II
any one speaks disrespectfully OF
Judge on the bench. or writes critically
Of court decisions. he is held IN con-
tempt OF court, but contempt OF the
| Haunted at the very gates of the White
House. Does tolerance justify such
lenfency:
1t is most gratifying to learn hat
President Harding is taking lively
personal interest in the preservation of
Rock Creek and the development Of the
park which takes it name from that
charming natural feature. The Board
Of Trade deserves all praise for ini;ist-
ing a movement to save the bits OF for
est remaining along the creek. Action
must be positive, next spring. or II Will
be too late TO stop building projects at
the expense Of the forest trees. Another
project OF Importance is the beautisyine
Of the river bank in the region of the
navy yard and docks.
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Perhaps there is a direct connection
between the statistics Of the death rate,
OF Washington and the need OF greater
development Of parks and Fairgrounds.
Washington has no need to feel hu-
| inflated by its vital statistics. for the
death rate per 1000 as reported this
week by the census bureau is better
| than that Of many other cities. notably
! New York and Chicago. 1t is l4-2. while
the rate for whites alone is only ll.s.
The national average is 11.6. but some
cities and states run down as low as s-S
per 1000 Why should not the Capital
\ become the model. from sanitary
standpoint, as we'll as from the stand
point of beauty?
E-ar.. q, beolth agree that there iS
no medicine so good as fresh air: give
the people parks and ready access 70
them. Many Of our schools are without
Fairgrounds for the children. That lack
/, is assigned by some critics as largely
| responsible for the numerous street ac-
cidents to children-ninety-sev fatali-
| ties last year. for children. due to traf.lc
accidents. Give the children play
dren recreation parks. That is Safety
first" and Don't get hurt all rolled
I into one policy OF civic betterment.
| Is il not amazing that there exists
| in Washington no Pasteur clinic pre-
pared for instant treatment of per-
+, sons bitten by mad animals? Every
| moments delay in beginning the
; treatment is serious. for the whole
| theory of the treatment lies in MAX
ing the patient immune. or rather re-
sistant, to the virus OF the bite be-
fore that virus car incubate. The
administered innoculation, beginning
extremely attenuaced and gradually
increasing in strength. must acrus-
tom the system to resist virus daily
stronger than that of the previous
dose, and that artificial virus incu-
bates more rapidly than the virus OF
Who hfte 60 that hy the time the virus
I If the bite incubates the system shall
! have gained the power to resist IL
For a great city like washington 10
abandon it's anti-rabies clinic, there
| fore. especially in view of our having
| some fifteen cases within the last
| wear. is almost incomprehensible.
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virginia furnished England her
| first lady member Of parliament, and
now Lady Astor has invited Wash
ington to send TO England our police
/ woman. Lieut. Van Wrinkle, to teach
1 the people over there the functions
! Of a woman police officer-tha. She is
| not in competition with male police
men, but that she is useful where
male policeman would be useless.
She can inspect dance halls and re-
sorts. She can protect female strays
and do many things to supplement
the men OF the force. These incidents
| recall the prophecy Of the late VIII
liam Stead in his book. The Ameri-
/ canization of the World" America
| sets the pace. even II she does STUN 4
! BILE occasionally. Is IL not time for
| the flow OF lecturers to reverse it
self? Europe needs advice and coun-
| Gil which America can supply-from
| police women to senators.