A DISGUSTING HABIT

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 38, 13 August 1921, Page 7

A DISGUSTING HABIT

TO IHi BDlfOft,

Sir,—l feei it is high time Eoittethni£ was don© to put a stop to the disgusting practice of spitting, i* so noticeable in this city. I^iberefare, ask space in your valuable paper for this note. I have been in many* big cities and toWiiS'all over the woTldr-in England, America, and on the Continent—and never have I seen one hundretMi the amount of public expectorating in any one town as here in Wellington. A glance at'the pavements at any time, or in any part of Wellington, will convince you of tine accuracy of my words. The mfen don't -eveai step to the edge of the pavement, and more often ttaafi not will spit right acros3 one's face if one overtakes them. I myself h4v« frequently pulled offenders up, but results that way are not effective enough. Surely th© Health Department can, through the police, inflict some fines and make an effort to atop' this practice. It does not seem to matter what one does or says in th© streets of Wellington. I have never heard Worsa language or seen more drunkenness in my life. Other cities of New Zealand are not as this one. Take Napier or Auckland, you will find them far cleaner, and cleanliness means health ©very time. —I am, etc., CLEANLINESS.

9th August.