[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOIel Srs,—It seems to me
that this discussion which you have so usefully initiated -might profitably be considered from the townsman's point of view. The habit is the same, whether in town or country, and is equally disgusting. But in. the town it is more dangerous to life and property. People who know anything about horses realize the extreme danger of flying paper. It happens that my property has suffered from the wholesale destruction of my railings through an accident to a cart drawn on to my doorstep by a frightened horse. In this respect the residential parts of the locality of London where I live are in a disgraceful and dangerous condition, and one gets but little support from local authority, who plead shortage of labour due to the war. But the fault lies very often with their own servants, whose uncovered dustcarts disseminate paper broadcast on a windy day. Small shops and newspaper stands are heavily guilty. Nobody checks them. I was recently in Paris, which also suffers from war. shortage of labour. Depositing paper in French streets will result in such a series of costly visitations as will effectually preclude any person from so depositing, to the danger of the public, either from inadvertence or for fun. Why should careless people be allowed to run amok in London Y—I am, Sir, 866.,
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