Evening star., 1925-06-16

ones quite take the cake, especially
II they are made by human agency.
I recently heard a man fuming be-
cause some young fellow In window
several floors down in the Office build.
ing was whistling at girl.
Time and time again the boy whis-
tied to attract the young ladys at
tention. II he were successful or not
does not matter here. Presumably he
was not, since he whistled so persist
emily.
What mattered to the elderly man
above at his work was the annoying
regularity with which he emitted his
rather silly whistle. 1t was a frag-
ment OF a tune, repeated over and
over again.
There would come a pause, when
one would think he had given it up.
But not heS Hades would freeze over.
as the saying has 1t. before he would
stop. At least it seemed that way,
although it was a very hot day-one
Of the warmest of the new Summer.
| Tweet-tweeti There he was at it
again. Some one ought to kill him, :"
grated the man above.
! Children possess the ability of keep
Ing at noise perhaps better than any
of their elders, as all parents know.
Few mothers there are, and certainly
some time or other by the noise
| making proclivities of little Johnny.
| 1t is not so much the depth Of noise
| that Johnny makes that breaks
fathers temper Is the tremendous
| persistence of it. Johnny ID throwing
! abuse at a playmate down the street.
"Old Billy, he's no good" screams
| Johnny.
"Old Billy. he's no good" he an.
nounces shortly.
"Old Billy, he's no good comes
again in 10 seconds. He could not
time 1t better with a stop-watch.
"Old Billy, he's no good"
BY this time father is aware that
| Billy is distinctly N. e., at least in the
mind Of his offspring.
The neighbors know all about vii.
| liam's shortcomings, too.
"Old Billy, he's no good clamors
| again through the atmosphere.
'Old Billy, he's no good" There is
not hairbreadth's difference in the
| phrasing, or the time The opening
words are pitched at a similar height,
| the words following in sort of de-
| clining pitch, ending in a sing song
II only Johnny would modify his
| tone, change his tune. as it were
| but there Is not chance in the
| world. Unless father issued forth and
| puts summary end to the proceedings
| it will continue for hours. evidently
"Cld Billy, he's no good; Old Billy.
he's no good; Old Billy, he's no
The persistence with which some
! children can drum upon a window or
| continue in some other mechs nical
| noise making is simply marvellous.
| Once started, their fingers seem un-
| able to stop.
The restless listener hopes that in
| later life the little ones will show
| the same tenacity. the same ability
! to stick to thing. If the avera ge
young man worked as steadily at his
| lessons as he did at beating upon the
| garage door. as a boy, there would be
! no failures in the world.
| OF course. the little ones are not
| the only noise makers In a big city.
Our atmosphere Is full of sounds. day
/ and night, coming from automobiles
! trucks. steam shovels, street cars
merrymakers music makers and what
| not.
| Life and noise seem inseparable. so
| there is little chance for the nervous
! individual, except in SO far as he car
| accustom himself to it. Traffic Di
rector Eldridge, however. has taken
a step in the right direction in order
| ing trucks to keep their mufflers on
| The traffic in the ear needs regu
| lating.