Little Noise In Berlin

Berlín, of all big clties, has most successfully dealt with the problem of keeping noises down to the minimum. Railway engines cannot blow their whistles inaide the city limite. Hucksters, newsboys and street peddlers are not allowed to bawl their wares. A wagon that makes an unnecessary rattling is stopped and lts driver is lucky to escape a flne. The courts never hesitate to impose a pecuniary penalty on people that make useless noise, and they have a wide discretion. Even piano playing is regulated in a town noted for its music-loving inhabitants. Before a certain hour at night no one is at liberty to indulge in practice, and mere pounding on a piano is unlawful at all hours.