The CRIMSON has got hold of another grievance ! The grievance is a new one ; or at least it is so long since it has been called up, that our electrotype has been lost or destroyed. Complaints come in that the library is being put to a new use ; besides being a library and a study, and a darkroom for physicist, it has been turned by some into a restaurant and general refreshment room. The hungry man has taken to sitting himself comfortably back in one of the alcoves, with his pockets full of candy, or crackers, or possibly peanuts which he eats and crunches away at his heart's delight. A generous man would pass his nice things around, but not he ! The crunching and other pleasant noises, which some men make while eating, are for the enjoyment of others ; the peanuts and candy are for his hungry self. But to all hungry men we would give this advice, that, if they must eat, they take a better place than the library reading-room ; or, if they must be constantly and uninterruptedly chewing, they try something more quiet than peanuts or candy,-say, chewing gum. Chewing gum is both soft and sweet, is warranted not to hurt the tender gums or the growing teeth, and possesses the additional advantage of being able to be used with comparative quiet. It is perfectly harmless ; even the smallest child can use it without injury. Moreover, the late Lydia E. Pinkham recommended it, and thousands have testified as to perfect efficiency. With such a valuable article in the market at a comparative low cost, we see no reason why the would-be chewer in the library need in any way cause disturbance to the would-be students around him.
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