Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-24

In regard to sleep the world seems to
those who go to bed early and those
who go to bed late-very late. The re-
cent hot weather brought this out strik-
ingly.
In most cases it will be found that
those who stay UP all night" do not
belong to the almost obsolete classical
ton of flaming youth" but rather are
men and women in middle age.
This is surprising fact. Peer into
almost any neighborhood at midnight
or or 2 am. and look over those who
are throwing what they fondly inn
agine are wild parties"
Their years will number 40 apiece, or
As. in almost all cases. 1t is not the
young fellow or the young girl who dis
turbs the modern neighborhood. 1t Is
the man or woman old enough to know
better.
Around 35 years of age is the dan
gerouS age" so they say. At that time
of life man is more or less established
in his business, woman in her home
life, or perhaps business and home life.
1t would appear that they are anxious
to take one last fling at life before set
ting down tan old phrase, but good
one) into the comfortable existence OF
honest middle age.
They have talked so much about the
younger generation, and no doubt read
a great deal more about 1t, that they
are, in secret, jealous of It.
So what do they do? They select one
of the outstanding distinctions of youth:
the ability to stay up late at night, and
try their best to emulate it.
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There is another class, however, of
these night owls, which comes by its
late sittings naturally.
The members of this class simply do
not get sleepy. The natural drowsiness
which seems to overcome 1he remainder
of the world somehow fails to get in its
normal effect with them.
They are able to sit up until almost
any hour, without feeling in the least bit
sleepy. The latest researches of scien-
lists. as published in newly printed vol
umes, showing the causes of sleep, its
need, and the harm of not getting 1t,
make no impression upon their minds,
for they never read them, and wouldn't
believe their authors if they did.
Now there could be no reason for pro-
test on the part of any one If such per-
sons did not indulge in assorted noise
making activities, ranging from loud
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music.
There is perhaps no neighborhood free
from one or more of these nuisances,
and one is enough to disturb the sleep
of an entire community. To the person
reared to be considerate of the rights
of others, the man or woman in question
presents an interesting study.
In day when great cities everywhere
are taking the question of noise seri-
ously, the person who devotes his sur
plus energy to disturbing the peace and
happiness of others, and those others
his neighbors, is curious psychological
study, and one which would well repay
the intensive study of such bodies as
the New York Noise Commission.
After all, most Of the noise, particu-
larly in residence sections, is made by
this man and woman. this fellow land
his LADY, who has not managed to get
even the most elementary conception of
the rights of others.
The cardinal principle of such man
is that he has right to do as he
pleaSes in his own home. The curious
thing is that this right" almost in
variably consists in making loud noises
at an hour when his neighbors are try
ing to sleep.
Perhaps it gets down to the fllnda-
mental difference between one who is
considerable of others and one who has
no thought for the welfare of others.
The first, by universal definition, is a
gentleman; the name of the second