THE UNPLEASANT Q NB o f ^Q greatest charms of the country-side is 



NOISE OF TOWNS 



its abiding quietness, and a departure from it to the 

 terrible noise of the busy town is an agony. The rack- 

 ing roar of traffic, the harsh street cries and rasping 

 tones when all that is unpleasant in the human voice 

 is brought into prominence the confused and jarring 

 clamour of city life, form a terror unknown and never 

 realised by the habitual town dweller. 



There are many sounds (noises some would call 

 them) in the country, connected with work on the 



