240 Kansas Academy of Science. 



they should be abandoned and in their stead the asphalt pavement, 

 which can be flushed and kept sanitary, should be used. 



The character and civilization of any country are determined by 

 the amount of unnecessary noise it endures. If noise is considered 

 only as a discomfort, and not antagonistic to our physical well-being, 

 we need not expect any action to be taken as a preventive, but just 

 as soon as this nuisance is unmasked by the searchlight of a perfect 

 investigation, prompt action will be taken, and it will cease to be a 

 menace to health, disease, and longevity. 



