New Britain herald., 1923-08-11

new England cnafacter1stlcS, are M
J emotional. The events which in
: press them most deeply do not ir
spire a parade of their feelings. TIL
) past week has been marked by
quiet moderation of expression re
garding the tragedy of the death q
President Harding, that in no wa
exaggerates the blow 1t has beer
Punctilious always, and ever, the fri
: to give dignified formal evidence @
their appreciation of the pathos Q
the late presidents death, the peopl
of this city have united in SINGER
ceremonies in respect for his memory
tinged more than is usual with
touch of sadness inspired by tn
mans human qualities.
At least one organization where ad
vantage is usually taken Of a holi
day, suspended its activities for tn
afternoon of the formal day Of tn
nations mourning. 1t was signifl
cant OF the feeling possessed by con
sentative men and women who dislike
a show of emotions, but who neve
refrain from assuming the simple at
titude of respect due the memory O.
a man who occupied the post o
chief executive.
An interesting sidelight on thu
people of this city is seen in the at
titude of mourning taken by thost
born of descendants of those born II
ether lands. Pictures of the late
| president are seen draped in many o.
their establishments. On one occa
| sion a native of another country, now
a resident of this city, was seen tc
stand with barred head for several
minutes before such portrait Of the
leader who is dead 1t would seem
as though, to such men, the late
president was the kindly ruler Of thit
land of opportunity where they had
found prosperity and kindness.
On Friday, the day of mourning
this city's people were united, each
man and woman in his or her own
way paying the tribute deserved
through life of public service by the
truly gentle man who has died.
We have been hearing that the es-
tablishment of parks and Fairgrounds
have cut down the number of young
offenders against the law and have
been a good thing for them generally.
So, of course, we become interested
in parks and Fairgrounds. In this
city we have quite wonderful park
up on Walnut Hill; it gives q lot of
pleasure to all sorts of people, the
children, adults who sit or walk there
or who go to hear the band concerts
and to motorists, few of whom do not
pass through the park often.
A communication in this paper re-
Gently mentioned the Uttered condi-
ton of the park especially on Mon
day mornings after band concert,
and it suggested that waste cans be
installed there with printed directions
to make use of them. The torn-up
bits of paper and other refuse should
be placed in those cans. There was no
criticism of the superintendent of the
park nor his employees in the COM
munication. 1t was merely a sugges-
ton to bring a greater degree of or
der and beauty to the park.
AS a matter of fact there are
waste cans" in the park--not many
but few at least. These should be
used. Now no matter how beautiful
a park may be it will not give
pleasant atmosphere if the ground is
covered with litter. Moreover the
young people who scatter waste there
and let 1t remain do not get much
good out of the park in the direction
of eliminating misdemeanor. Much
harm comes from the habit of I'M
tidiness and untidiness in the park
which belongs to everyone is espe-
cially out of place. When a person
scatters stuff on the ground there it is
quite as though he were invited out
to another's home and strewed the
other persons floor with similar stuff.
He would not do that. He ought not |
do 1t in the park which belongs to |
others just as much-or perhaps more |
If he is not a taxpayer-than it does
10 him. 1t is almost as tiresome to |
read something "preachy" as it is to |
write it, but that is one. of the I'M |
pleasant duties that devolves upon an |
Observer, so it is we'll to tighten the
boring but necessary remarks by a
'esort to jingles. Hence
You park yourself
There in the park,
Which may add to its beauty,
But do not park
Waste papers there,
Cold dogs or tutti-frutti.
New Britain has made better rec
'rd recently in the matter of auto
mobile accidents than 1t did year
oo opd Nnuy prifo In lie cIyffarinp less |
rom drowning accidents this sum-
ner than last, according to latest re-
,orts. Nevertheless the summer is
lot over, and there is the hope that
here will be even fewer accidents
rom drowning than usual for the rest
f the warm season. 1t is not anniss
o remind people In the case of any
ne who has been pulled out of water,
hat each second is valuable and time
hould not be taken to loosen the
lothing the first thing, but rather
hat the victims mouth and throat
hould be examined first of all and
ny distractions removed such as to-
acco, false teeth, etc. Then lay the
atient on his stomach, both arms ex-
ended overhead. Turn the face to
ne side so that nose and mouth are
ee for breathing. Kneel, straddling
lie patients hips; place the palms OF
our hands on the small of the back, |
tile finger just touching the last rib
tips of fingers just out of your sight.
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