THE THOUGHTLESSNESS OF BOYS.

Evening Star, Issue 16908, 4 December 1918, Page 3

THE THOU GHTLESSNESS OF BOYS.

TO THE EDITOR Sir,—Tim Health Officer has clone so much good work that I would like to enlist his help in suppressing the senseless practice of tiring off crackers indulged in by the youth of various neighborhoods. I personally know of one case where a victim of influenza, has had no sleep for three days. To-day she foil asleep, but only enjoyed it for five minutes, when a cracker exploded almost under the window. Being a naturally nervy subject, she was immediately awakened, twitching all over. In many cases lack of sleep proves fatal, and there must be numerous instances now where nerves are- on edge and vitality lowered, making it almost impossible to endure noise. It is mere thoughtlessness on tho part of boys who are running wild, and do not know what to do with themselves. I spoke to soma on the subject. They listened quite reasonably to ray plea, and one said, as I was leaving: “Corns along; we’ll go over to the back there.” Shortly after I heard another explosion. They were evidently under the impression that as long as they were further away from the case I spoke of it was all right. Tho only way to stop it is to forbid the sale of crackers till the epidemic is stamped out. Trusting that some steps mat' bo taken in this direction—l am, etc., R. H. Blich. December 4.