Fairhaven Herald

The Most Disagreeable Americans.
"The man who spits on this floor does not expect to rate as a gentleman," is a sign that is said to be posted conspicuously in a certain office. The Philadelphia Press, whose editor has been minister in a foreign court and observed that gentlemen in Europe do not indulge in the nasty habit of expectorating before folk, says on this subject some words that will find an echo in every clean man's soul. It is encouraging meanwhile to know that the Pittsburghers are such nice men. The Press remarks: The antispitters organization, formed in Pittsburgh a little over a year ago, has made encouraging progress toward checking the disgusting habit of spitting. Its placards are displayed all over the city and give gentle hints to those who are inclined to yield to an old freedom. It is a pity that there is not some such organization in Philadelphia. The need of it becomes every day more apparent. The horse cars have made a feeble effort to stop the nuisance, but the prohibition not to "spit on the floor of this car" is obeyed only when men can expectorate out of the window. As soon as the windows are closed the injunction becomes a dead letter. The frequency of sidewalk spitting is also unpleasantly noticeable. There is no more nauseating sight than a smooth flagstone disfigured by frequent blotches of spit. The man who cannot step to the curb and spit into the gutter deserves to be pushed into it. If there is no other way to stop this habit the women should see what influence they can exert.