The evening world. Newspaper, October 1, 1919, Page 24

By. ges . ee a aay Husbands D WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1919 “Don’t Be a Veg etable Wife; on’t Like Them” DR. ELLEN C. POTTER WARNS Learn How to Work and Play; Keep Youth and Good Looks Prosperity Makes American Married Woman Lead Lazy Life—She Eats Too Much and Moves About Too Little—Her Nervous System Gets Out of Gear, and Beauty Cult urists Have te Give Her Ap- pearance of a Perfect Health She Does Not Enjoy By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Copyright, 1919, C woman with whose health and itself assiduously. siduous patronage by The Preas Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) ONSIDER the health problem of Mrs. New York and Mrs. Suburbia. We ail know her; she is as familiar a figure as the self-supporting wellbeing the International Confer- ence of Women Physicians, in session at Y. W. C. A. headquarters, No. 600 Lexington Avenue, is concerning Yet our typical “home woman” eurely is no more of an Amazon, or even of an ordinarily fit human being, than the woman downtown. By her incessant warfare against encroaching flesh the married woman,in comfortable circumstances ad- mits that she is usually overweight. resort to sanitariums and restcures she shows that her nervous eystem frequently is out of gear. By her frequent By her as of beauty culturists she concedes that the thick, glossy hair, the firm, unwrinkled cheeks, the glowing color of perfect health are not hers. “What IS the matter with her?” 1/ asked one of the speakers at the In- ternational Conference of Women Physicians, Dr. Ellen C. Potter, in- structor in the Women's Medical Col- lege of Pennsylvania and widely ex- Perlenced in the physical disorders of women. “The married woman in this country, except among the very poor, | would seem to have everything in the DR ELLEN Cc. POTTER world to safeguard her health and well-being, She has plenty of the best food, a comfortable, hygienic home, and almost nothing to do.” “And that's the diMfculty!” keen- eyed, clear thinking Dr. Potter ex- claimed. “The trouble with many sheltered, prosperous married women in Amer- joa is that they lead the lazy life— and their husbands encourage them in it “These women ought to have some- thing to do, They never will be well and vigorous till they have something to do. The only way for them to keep the youth and beauty they so prize ig to find some werk. “The married woman in comfortable cireumstances eats too much and moves about too little. She frequent- ly has five hearty meals a day— breakf&et, lunch, tea, dintier and supper. Being in her home, and eo close to the base of supplies, she can eat @ dit of this and that between meals, There is o great temptation to keep a box of candy always be- side her—and there is the affectionate husband to bring home tho candy. “No wonder the matron gets fat, even while eho is young, Moreover, her circulation becomes clogged, with many resultant (ll effects, With Little to occupy her mind, she thinks too much about herself and her petty af- fairs, Therefore she becomes nervous and jrritablo and her youth goes “What this woman needs more than anything else is a fad, a hobby, a vigorous interest outside her home life, Let her throw herself into some social work—a club, a settlement, a community movement. She has the time, the money, usualy inteli- gence for that sort of thing, She will do good and she will do stood the Me “One thing.1 hope this conference will accomplish,” Dr, Potter added with quiet emphasis, “ls a reconstruc. ton of the lives of well to do married women, This is'u crusade to which women physicians should devote themselves, and 1 believe the confer- ence is decply interested. It is by no meang *imiply a movement to re- form th® healths of working women. Home women are fully as much in feed of health attention,” “How about the su stion, ad- Wanced in several q@ tera recently, modern wife should at oace impiove ber health and golve the ser- \ ’ vant problem by doing her own work?” I asked. “It women cannot get servants, as seems to be the case in some localities &t present, they will have to do more of their work, and housework as exer- cise certainly is better than none,” er Dr. Potter, “But I think the mi ed Woman with education and braing can perform more valuable work than manual labor, and should not do that if ehe can employ manual laborers. “Then, too, dhe needs activity out- side her home. The old argument that the woman with children can find enough to keep her busy if she will devote all her time to them in a sense is true, However, the woman who does this not only suffers personally, but the ohildren suffer, They are better off, and their mother is a more valuable mother to them if, through activities other than purely domestic, he brings new ideas and new view- points into the home. “Instead of being nervous, fretty, narrow in her motherhood, she is a) ganer, healthier, better balanced mother, whose children will not out- grow her or find her behind the times.” “Should the married woman go in for athletic exercise?” I inquired, “Indeed she showid!" declared Dr. Potter, “Let her walk, play tennis, play gol, swim—indulge in any good, vigorous sport. It will keep her blood circulating, keep down her weight, keep her nerves in condition and make her happy. One of the great factors of good health is happiness. Instead of so much indoor social ac- tivity, leading to late hours and dis- sipation, let the young married wom- ‘an seek her good times through ath- letios. “Not long ago a young matron came to me with an anxious face and put this question; ‘Must a married woman be a vegetable?’ “Is it necessary and wise,’ she continued, ‘for a married woman to settle dewn and be domestic to the exclusion of everything elae—give up her sports, her clubs, her. interests | outside her home? “I told her, and I say now, that it is NOT necessary for a married woman to be a vegetable. In fact, being a vegetable is the worst pos- sible thing for her health and happi- ness, not to gay that of her family. Husbands do not like vegetable wives. “Instead of haunting the beauty parlors, let the wife who wants to keep her youth and good looks learn how to work and how to play. She and her husband too—must under- stand that the lack of useful employ- ment is the reverse of kindness to a woman, The war had a wonderfully revivifying effect on many married women who had been leading the lazy life, bécause it pulled them out of their ruts and gave them healthful activities. “Athletics for her body and activ- ity for her mind will make the Amer- ican wife and mother the sane, healthy, vigorous, beautiful and happy creature she sometimes is and always ought to be.” ~_ By N Moving Day IN OUR APARTMENT WELL .MAM,y'onLy COROERED ONE VAN AY: Guctt ImPossisLe) OPLE ARE MOVING IN UN AND GET ME MOTHER CANDLE, —— RUTHIE , ro mat WHAT & CHANCE HIS Load WOUL HAVE, in THE eal-R. O'Hara Copyright, 1919, by ‘The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Kvéning World.) ISSBS cost K manicure. cure your five Manicure ‘em each a tenpenny nail, counts for three-fingered guys, Mani- curing’s the top Girl breaks into the game as a chir-+a job. opodist and works up to manicuring Success in this game depends on the of the pr manicure's filing system, Present rates of Union make it cost fifty cents a hand 4s @ friendly poker game Manicure joint opens with a pair of —same the dollars apiece at the church fair every year, but it costs a dollar any day in the week to hold hands with « guarantees everything hand done. Only machine on the premises is the cash register. And maybe a@ twin-six outside, Yes, boys, it costa a dollar to mani- ten nails, That makes Manicures* Guy has the winning hand, but the manicure holds it. Government is passing up revenue in the manicure parlors, Should be an amusement tax for all customers. Beat at a bout with @ manicure is worth $1.10 any day, It's worth $1.10 even if you have to stand up, Mani- cure’s act consists of a monologue with gestures, She does ten shows a day and gets a couple of hands every time, No dis- ofession.| Mannies used to work for 50 cents Raised it to a dollar on ac jcount of the war, So many stevedores became second lieutenants the mani- cures were rushed to death—both ways, Mannies had time to mani- cure only one hand to a customer, Looked like the second looeys would have to win the war single-handed queens, Bashful guy comes in with|till one of ‘em found the solution a flush Manicure and bashful guy calls her by name, raises hi er eyes|This wise guy had Ishot off and then he was'100 per his other hand & Newest Note A new centrifugal machine for larifying serumns, bacteria mediums, in hospital laboratories _ revolv At speeds of froin 40,000 Lo 60,000 rev- olutions a minute. Of British invention is a double door for residences, permitting trades- men to deliver goods inside the outer one, It being impossible to unlock both at the same time, Pea dy When connected with any house new electric mi: r trims wall papi light ng fixture chine perforate borders wherever to have use for | . a Pneumatic brakes have been in- 4 | control} s of Science tor truck to control the movements | manicure. of a number of trailers he ma: hauling . Centrifugal apparatus has been in- vented to remove most of the water contained in compressed air, (gee ees} Blades of recently patented shears an electric button 'n its handle, are ted d by on by The handle f the of . For indoor tar from which a ping-pong ball is shot vented to enable the driver ef a mo-| by @ spring has been pi tented, . a new eo. et practice CFM RO Mie vigor strop | usual two-faced type is hol- jlowed out to form @ recess to con- its owner happens | tain a@ hone. cent) manicured. Regrotted he had only one hand to give to his country, but he'd promised the other one to a y be} Manicure has more burglar, but otherwise her methods are the same, When a burglar gets caught he gets ten years, When a mannie gets caught she gets a life term with a millionaire, Manicure's kit consists of a file and a blackjack of orangewood, Only difference be- tween her and a burglar Is that it's hands up for a burglar and hands down for a manicure A barber shop roll call is shy with- out a baby doll, That's where the manicure, vor in, but we don't claim she's always shy, Or even part tools than a motor a pistol “ of the time, Barbers could all strike and the manicures could man the shops without trouble. A guy” that'll let hig hair grow like a dozen tassels wouldn't think of passing up a hand- holding bout with a beautiful blonJe. Modern man can get along without barbers, but not without beautiful blondes, That's why the safety razors @ big success and the alckel- plated nail clipper ain't. Every mannie’s a good listener, es- pecially when you ask her to supper. Food improves @ mannie’s hearing just like a taste interferes with a guy's eyesight, Manicure that ac- cepts dinner invitations is sald to live from hand to mouth, Finger, nail carpenters can manicure a eteak to a very dull finish, A smart mannie can also file a guy's bankroll to the quick. Guy that takes one to dinner on a ten dollar bill has to bite his finger nails for bis part of the feed. Procedure for married man before entering the manicure den 1s to take off his wedding ring, Also take off the rest of his jewelry. Married man enters and jests carelessly with mani- cure, Tries to make her think he's single by exhibiting a single-track mind, Finally gets her telephone num- ber. If he writes it down mannic knows he's single, Married man car- ries all outside calls in his head, Makes no difference whether ho's single or double, manioure treats ‘em al alike, Which is to say the bowl of water's as hot for @ married man as for a free one, Only difference is in the guy's behavior, Single simp winces at the treatment, but the mar- ried man's used to being in hot water, Married man may even mistake it for a bowl of his wife's soup, HOUSE MA-KiN | PUT ALEXANOER IN TH! AGE WITSe DIEKBY won't STAY IN THE YA HAO MY onveR. TOTURN ON TH GAB, Two WEEKS aco ea Manicures—and “Tenpenny Nails” They all look alike to the mannie when the job's done. When she's taken the tips from their finger nails next job's to take the tips from their palms. But try as we may, we can’t get along without manicures. Only guy that could do without ‘om is an armiess man that's gone blind, GOING DOWN! R EVERYBODY: It does seem as though everybody wanted his or her own way these days, does it not? We see it in the way children act on the street cars—in the way employers fight unione and unions fight em- ployers, We see it in the way nations earl at each other, and when we analyze it we find that what causes war is simply the idea of one nation wanting its own way. Look at this and see if it does not oceur to you that a great deal of the unrest (so-called) to-day is caused by wanting to have one's own way. When the urge to “grab” some. thing comes to you can you not say: “Is it just to myself—my fam. ily, my neighbor and my country?" If it ts just to yourself it is just to God--tor “thou shalt have none other gods before Me." The strange part of it all is we hate to sce the streak in others who want their own way. Let us REASON It out, please, Yours truly, ALFALFA SMITH. Is in School,’ Advises of “The Girl and the Job” —“Give Her Talent F and Ambition a Chance to Grow. and She May Never Amount to Anything.” By Fay S Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publish ings of the very young girl's know something th young woman who upholds them. She “The Girl and the Miss Florence ance Committee of Chanson: what she wants to do in life and sh by older folks, Miss Hoerle, however, is most em- phatic in giving the girl in her teens @ right to at least think about the sort of “job” she wants to hold. “I have been to factories, to offices, behind the screen and among all classes of girls,” Miss Hoerle told me, “and I have studied all phases of the girl and the job. Now almost every little girl just graduating from gram- mar schoo} has a decided idea of what she wants to do. I admit that it sounds a littie bit wild sometimes }to want to be an actress, a poet, | @ model or a stenographer miles away from home, but just the same, per- haps that girl has a pronounced tal- ent for some special line of work; take away her ambition, crush her | spirit, put her in another job and she may never amount to anything. Of course I do not mean that she should be allowed to leave school before her time is up or anything like that, but simply that she should be allowed to think about the work she WANTS to do. Every girl should have a fair chance, We can always go back to the untrained job, but I believe in! \ giving every girl a chance to do the sort of work she feels she can do. “For instance,” continued Miss Hoerle, “I was talking to @ little Ita! jan girl the other day whom I found | jn a factory, a biscuit factory. She! Jooked 0 tired and discouraged that | I spoke to her,” And then she told me how she had wanted to embrolder and what talent she had along that line, and how she loved to make her own designs. But her mother wanted her | to earn a steady salary, so a job was| found for her, Now that girl may) have been a great designer; there) was @ light in her eyes when she spoke of the work she wanted to do| that meant genius, but it had to be| crushed because it was the will of her parents, She could always work in a | factory, but in her youth why not sive her a chance? “Then take the case of dXgirl who wants to be an actress. Instead of discouraging her and laughing at her why not tell her the truth? Perhaps sbe thinks acting is fun, but Jet her read a few facts about actresses, let her learn how they have to rehearse, travel on the road and go through! all manner of difficulty. Then if she; still persists she must be a born actress.” “The Girl and The Job” covers every field of work for the girl and tells’ exactly the conditions she will have to meet. There is no field omitted, from manicurists to advertising agents. Concerning the actress this ttle book ‘The Girl and the Job” say: “The tmagination of girlhood, flying over the gamut of emotions, finds every day life at times almost unbearably commonplace. So it is quite natural that millions of girls plan and thousands of girls actually try to ‘go on the stage.’ Most of them gain wisdom without experience and find anotber occupation, but some continue in the path that leads to stardom for the very, very few. Not even stars can count on steady suc- cess, It is true that they are paid enormous salaries, but a star may be @ great popular success one year and her play may fail the next, Then, too, the public is fickle and once a star ig not always a star, The profession is very mueh overcrowded, that is, there are a great many more girls’ wanting parts than there are parts to be played. «A girl may be, often is, out of a position from May till October, Then she may have to pay a bundred collars or more for gowns for @ play which may run only three weeks.” And 80 each occupation is described and the hard cold facts brought be- fore young minds as well as some of WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1919 What Kind of a Job Does Your Daughter Think She Wants? “Give Her a Chance to Decide for Herself While She T last we have found the friend of the young girl during her gram- ™mar school days, a friend who thoroughly understands the work- school graduate knows exactly what she wants to be in life even at the age of thirteen or fourteen, but her mother and her teachers and her older friends always Henry Holt & Co, the last of this month. author of “The Girl and the Job,” and she, too, main- tains that frequently the very young girl knows eractly |to do with it, ‘doubled and trebled themselves man: Helen Hoerle, Co-Author Crush Tho tevenson Co, (The New York Evening World.) mind. Almost every little grammar at is better for her. Now we have @ remembers those girlhood desires and is Miss Helen Hoerle, co-author of Job,” @ new book to be published by B. Saltzberg of the Vocational Guid- Wadleigh High School is the other ould not have her ambitions crushed tions that will give them a clutch life. The war has given women strong incentive to keep busy likewise money itself has a great d Since prices hay women feel that they too must go ou! like many of the French women ha\ been doing for years, and keep a littl shop or go back to their girlhood pro fessions, We live in a very busy, cam: mercial age and there is a job fo: every one of us. “To-day not only the young bo: but the young girls are all askin ‘What shall I do? And the time to! jthink about it and in fact really de- cide the matter is right during gram, mar school days. During high school, one should prepare, but they should know what they are preparing, for. No doubt you know at least one girl, who left school not knowing an: trade or any business. You know ho’ she gets one job, loses it, gets an. other and loses that, drifting trom om |! poorly paid job to the next. And |nearly every such case if you her life back you will find that el wanted to be something her paren: opposed and hence she has taken any interest in any other Better let the children attempt the Ii work they like and see if they o make a success of it, for rememb they can always fall back on that w trained job, First inform them ef conditions and the trials and tribal tions they will have to meet, and they are still inclined to that Itme ‘business let them go into it with thei eyes open” “The Girl and the Job” is a i book written “to warn and to en lighten.” It will inspire the girl wi is fitted for the job and be an opener for those who aro not, Pua ates s WAGES FOR WIVES, HE other night a Philadelphia audience, largely made up women, gave a decision in @ de- bate against 4 proposal to require! husbands to pay wages to their wives, ‘The idea did not prove at all popular One speaker drew a dismal picture of, the future of romance with wive; working for wages, “Imagine a scene like this,” she Jo you love m ‘se, I love ydu. “Then will you Mairy me? + how much do yo And we would have notices like t | following, the Philadelphia Led | su arried—John Brown and Mal Smith by the Rev, Russell H. Goi \well. They will live in Logan ai the wife's wazes will be $15 a week," Scenes like the following in cough] were forscast: the advantageous ones “Women are getting so they all work,” said Miss Hoerle, “even the married women still hold some posi- “Judge, he hired me for $20 a and he is now two weeks overdue my pay. I'm going to get @ boss,"—Buffalo News,