Leaves we left

Rushville Republican, Oct. 1891

Autumn Leaves 

The Columbus Republican asserts that much of the sore throat among children especially is due to the burning of leaves, and says its position is approved by several physicians of that city.

The point is worth considering. But, outside of this, there is the other consideration that for town people weeks of the loveliest season of the year is marred by the practice of burning leaves in the evening when the air is dense and heavy, so that clouds of smoldering smoke are held down to the earth, filling lungs, sleeping rooms and houses.

If leaves are to be burned at all, it should be in the morning, after the sun has been shining some time, and when they will burn fast, and the smoke quickly rise to higher levels.

A far better use could be made of them as a protection for plants, and to enrich garden spots.