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Robert H. Little (415)321-7992
935 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto Ca 9430lFeb l9/9l
MY NEIGHBORS KEEPER.
When I was young, I was repeated told that the main part of
my environment was other people. A civilized person,
avoids disturbing their neighbors.
In Western Canada, at the time, quietness was easy to come by
Today, noise is a dreadful tyrant. What does it do to
us. I suspect that it damages our nervous systems.
Possibly. many people, numb tbeir minds with noise. as far
as our brain is concerned , it may be like being hit on the
head with a mallet.
From my observations, I consider it likely that people born
with sharp vision, sharp hearing and sensitive nervous
systems, like a race horse, never adapt to the noise.
This is a loss to society.
