The evening world. Newspaper, November 14, 1919, Page 36

Stop Watching Others! ~ Brace Up—Do Something ‘ ‘Woman Physician’s Advice to ; Physical Stimulation Does Not Nec- Dust Out the Cobwebs in Your Brain—Mental Stimulus Brings Contentment and Happiness. . By Fay Stevenson “N] INETY-TWO per cent. of working women are physically unfit.” ‘This is a statement made by Dr. Kristine Mann, head of the New York Clinic for Industrial Worhen, at the Y. W. C. A, No, 16 East 16th Street. “Yes, that is the way the record stands,” Dr, Mann told me just after she had made this glaring statement. “You may put it 92 per cent. it, or 8 per cent. fit, whichever way {t sounds better, I wish to em- phasize the fact that unhygenic living, improper selection of food and clothing is NOT the real cause of thy huge per cent. of unfitness. “We have preached upon these eub- for the last ten years, and to- I think I can safely say that the department stere and seen that dull, tired look in the eyes of the sales- women? Have you ever gone through large factories and seen countless girls performing their duties with an absolutely ‘dead’ jook in thelr eyes? Have you ever noticed that a host of stenographers tap the keys with ac- tive enough fingers, but look through eyes which have lost the sparkle and slow of life?” e I admitted that I bad noted this lack of interest in many young wom- en's eyes, especially those of the shop girl or saleswoman. “Now the reason for this dulness, this lack of interest in ordinarily lit- tle happenings of everyday life is their physical unfitness,” declared Dr. Mann, “and that physical unfit- ness may be traced back to lack of mental interest or stimulus, What women, know what to eat and to wear. We have talked about ‘athe, clean teeth, well cared for well ventilated bedrooms, gym- work, nourishing food with proper amount of calories until average industrial woman has be- a machine about performing acts. She knows the funda- of how to keep herself phyai- fit, but now the question arises, the industrial woman needs is to take fn active part in life herself. To do something each day that wants she know what to do to keep to do. “Take the life of the average tndus- trial woman, eay, for instance, a shop girl. Perhaps she solis gloves all day. She sees hundreds of women pass by her counter all day long. She ts con- stantly watching other women. Her Little role of going to @ drawer, se- leoting a pair of gloves and fitting them on another’s hand becomes mo mentally fit? Is this mental telling upon her physical i? . we have another question fight, Most of these women form- the 92 per cont. of unfit are suf- from anemia of the mind, or of interest fn life, as much as anemic physical conditions. “Have you ever passed through a large EVENING CAPE ‘SPIRAL EFFECT Marabout and Hav- ing Mara- i bout Collar | = To Stimulate Your Brain Women Industrial Workers | essarily Put an End to Ennui; | | [ALL*OE6S* are Nor Duss * chanical. Day after day she is simply watching others. “In the evening she probably goes to the movies to watch others again. She sees a very beautiful young ‘woman fall in love with a very hand- some young man, She watches them glide by in a touring car, she sees the young man present the young woman with a set of pearls, she looks on enviously, realizing that the per- fect Apollo lover, automobiles and Jewels will never come to her. She becomes dissatisfied with life and her surrouhdings. Her eyes become dull and heavy. She is tired of watching others, What that girl needs is ‘to lead her own life. To get out and do a few things herself. A good dance, a game of tennis, roller skating, a long walk—anything that she can do and *| take an interest in will awaken her. In other words, she simply must lead an active Life herself to be healthy and happy. Just taking a gsymna- sium course, if she makes it mechant- cal, will not stimulate her mentally. It will help her physical condition, but it will not keep her eyes bright and her mind alert. It will not give her that interest and enthusiasm for life unless she really loves gym work. “No matter how dull the routine of housework may be, the housewife is actually DOING something for her- gelf. She is not watching others, as the saleswoman, Every woman who wishes to be physically ft must also be mentally fit, and being men- tally doesn’t just mean doing one's work well enough to please the boss, Mentally fit means haviag @ decided interest in life, a decided sparkle to the eye and being interest- ed in ail the common details of life, “The woman who spends her life watching others or doing things for others, as the business girl must do, must learn to spend @ certain amount of her time playing an active role in life herself, She must do something that will stimulate her mentally, as well as physically, Her exercise must not be purely for bodily health, but something which will increase her interest in life.” “Then if a girl were to play basket ball just for her health rather than for the game and because she enjoyed helping her side win the game, she would only derive a certain amount of physical benefit and not the full amount of health that she would if she really wanted to play the game because she likes it," I sald. “That's exactly the point. A_ girl might take a five-mile walk and not notico the beautiful fall colorings, the sky line or the pleasant sights along the way. No doubt she would ibe greatly benefited physically by the walk, but if she doesn't get some mental stimulous out of her walk sho has. missed just 60 per cent, of the good which might haye been derived from that walk. ‘Therefore, the woman who wants to be physically fit must not only consider her exer- cise, but whether she enjoys it, “{ do not think our women are physically unfit because of ingbility to obey hygenic rules,” concluded Dr. Mann. “I think this js an age when women eat and sleep and exeyise ac- cording to rule probably more than ever before; but I believe that to be physically fit industrial women must consider the mental end of it, They must stop watching others and get out and DO something themselves, The girl who watches the girl on the screen go autompbbiling with ber lover doesn't have the 0 look of inter- est and appreciation of life as the girl who goes walking with a girl or boy companion. She doesn't have the hearty Inugh of health and mental vigor as the girl who goes -roller DEB Society Girl Always Budg. in Autumn; the Leaves Fall for Her Then, if Nothing Else Will Out ARE BLOOMERS . By Neal R. O'Hara Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Rrening World.) EBUTANTE, as we get tt, is a rich jane that hasn't eloped. home. After the debut the debutante is officially out, The old man is also out—about $10,000. society, and it’s a great thing for the caterers and jazz orchestras. expenses the old man has to pay for the rich youngster are coming out of college, coming out of the stage door and coming out of the Traffic Court. Makes no difference to the old man whether he's got a boy or girl or both —everything’s coming out of HIM. Society girl always buds in autumn, The leaves fall for her then, if nothing else will. She takes one bow and no encore. Next act is to get married—if there IS a next act. But many a debutante finds she’s the last thing on the programme, Which means that many a society bud is really a bloomer. Rich bloke has @ tough life these days. Brings up his daughter and then he's gotta bring her out And if she ain't married inside of three seasons he's gotta bring her back! Flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la, are a lot different from the kind that bloom in the fall. Flowers that bloom in the spring are usually picked! But it takes more than a coming-out party to ring the wedding bella for a fall flower. Makes a lotta difference to a girl whether she's born on Fifth or Sixth Avenue. A block always makes a big difference in @ chicken’s life, whether it’s a chopping block or a city block. Sixth Avenue chicken gets it in the neck both ways. Only thing the Fifth Avenue chicken gets in the neck is a platinum lavalliere. A poor jave comes out when she’s fourteen years old, She comes out of grammar school and goes to work. That’s whore the rich wren . has got it on her. After the rich baby comes out, all she’s gotta do Is go to bed. “And a lot of’dm don't dp oven that. Sixth Avenue girlie struggles to keep her name on a payroll, while the frail over on Fifth is hustling to keep her name in the society column. If either of ‘em misses out, neither of ‘em can eat for a week. Reason the POOR jane can't eat is obvious—it's the same reason all of us don’t own twin sixes. Reason the rich jane can’t eat is altogether different. | Press notice is meat and drink to her, And no press notice, no meat and drink, Girl that isn’t a deb ain't necessarily a dub, though. It’s quite possible to be neither—just like it's possible to be both, Statistics down in City Hall show that society girls and shop girls both have the same ambition. And the vital statistics at the same place prove they both make good. church vestibule covered with confetti. Shop girl has an even break in the’ matrimony market along with the classy doll, Population is still a 50-50 proppsition and marriage is still catch-as-catch-can, Half the world ts made up of women and the other half—which AIN'T made up—is composed of mon, And as long as the ratio holds, the debutante and damsel are after the same object. Wren that has a coming-out party has no edge on the doll that don’t. The big day for a rich guy ain’t when he presents his daughter to soclety—it’s when he gives her away in marriage. jane cares about the beginning so long as she's there at the finish? The FOUR seasons each year. long arone and one make two, ALL the girls can come out even. | THE WAR SALVAGE PROBLEM | Scattered over the bottom of the ocean is a vast fortune in ships and cargoes sent down by mines, subma- rines and other instruments of naval warfare during more than four years of international strife. Contrary to popular bellef, many of the sunken craft can be brought to the surface and restored to ser- viceable condition with the expendi- ture of only a small amount of time nd money, according to Harold W. Norfolk, writing in the Popular Me- chanics, Magazine, Myriad inven tlops have been offered to assist in floating the lost fleets. Some are absurd, but among the collection are numerous devices of practical value. One accepted method of reclaiming sunken ships !s by means of pon- toons, These are attached to cables The chief diMculty encountered this work is in placing the cables, type resembi: that played ter, aydraulic turbine, the contrivance, water under high pre: carried on a lighter whi 0 the wreck, machine, which @ surprisingly short time, SaDEne Tila S SIvwt 8 soso & Sew \y play @ role im lite ereole , or chains passed under the hull, which is pulled from its resting place by, the buoyancy ef the Goats, and » wulic turbine. It is use Dottema, __ UTANTES Poor Jane Comes Out When She’s 14 Years Old—She Comes and Goes She's the heroine of a coming-out party that lasts till the milkman is coming Coming-out party introduces a girl to Rich young guy has no debut, no coming-out party. Only coming-out Real coming-out party for the girls is the one where they come out of the Gtrl that has no debut should worry. She can butt in anywhere with- out debuting. Debut is French and only means the beginning. And what smart set may have its “season” every year, but the rest of the girlies have Which makes the debutante ddea all bunk. So eventually brought to the surface, in Ingenious machines for digging un- der the wrecks and carrying cables through the tunnels thus formed have been developed. One device of this the armored tapks eh an important part on the battlefielda of Europe, End- less treads on either side of the bur- rower carry it forward in a path sluiced by a powerful stream of wa- Power is obtained from a small contained within and supplied with e by pumps js anchored A diver guides the is declared to be capable of tunnelling under a hull in Another somewhat similar device comprises two revolving screws, actuated by a designed for tlie to Work THE POOR Side “Comes ouT” oO SCHOOL AND GOES To WORK TWO MINUTES OF OPTIMISM Success §> 1019, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), UCCESS is never absolute, it is S always relative. It is not @ fixed star, it 1s a constantly re- treating beacon. It is never the end of any particular road, it must al- ways be a stop en route, Successful men never succeed, they always glimpse a higher peak m the distance, The more successful a real mam becomes the less contented he be- comes. As accomplishment shows ambition grows. The farther he goes the farther he wants to travel. There ie no satisfaction save in progress and each step forward is but incen- tive to @ greater goal beyond. A business man had become a gen- tleman of leisure. He had made bis fortune, had attained name and fame, had become known as one of the| ‘brainiest, shrewdest, fairest commer- cial men of his day. He decided to retire, he did retire, what happened? He missed the excitement of busi- ness conflict, the constant contact with men and issues; he felt himself sinking from his pinnacle of an actor in the world to a mummy in repose, He had retired from a successful concern; he had looked forward to spending the rest of his life in richly deserved royally won ease. But with the realization that to keep happy and fulfill his mission he had to keep thinking and striving, he knew thet the struggle of his career wee only commencing, he had yet to succeed, And #0 came about the Atlantic cable. ‘Through thirteen years of derision and ridicule Cyrus Field labored be- fore the Great Eastern began its in- glorious voyage. It was heartbreak- ing when the cable parted in mid- ocean and gave thousands of “I-told- you-so’s” theirinning, He triedagain and after years of further prepara- tion made his second trip which again failed, His friends lost confi- dence. Field's nerves were shattered but his nerve wasn't. He kept on and at the third trial the thrilling flashed from the old world to the new the triumphant fact that Europe and America were one, And they who for years had jeered innovation cheered But far more glorious than the vic- tory over wind and wave and adverse element was the greater conquest of courage over discouragement, of faith over fate. For impregnated into the syllables “What hath God wrought!" was the story of a soul that couldn't cry and that wouldn't say die, of a man who had succeeded succeed. ————— PA EXPLAINS. ce 1AT’S meant by ‘crocodile W tears,’ pa?” asked Little ‘Tommy Dubwaite, ‘It's like this, my son,” answered Mr. Dubwaite, “You know Mr, Jib- way, next door?” “Yes, pa.” |the young soldier for battle. message “What hath God wrought!” | in ovation. H 'N furtherance of the newly insti- I tuted plans of the authorities of Columbia University to develop college men, physically in addition to civing them an education, the Uni- versity commons has. been taken in charge and attractivel} redecorated as @ club room and eating house. Students may now consider the com- mons ae their club room where well prepared meats will be served at rea- sonable prices. ‘The students of the School of Archi- tecture, umfer the guidance of Prof. W. A. Borjng, who teaches design, have refinished the interior of the commons, modelling the decorations on the patterns of a very ancient Greek vase. Prof. Edward Delavan Perry, Jay Professor of Greek, pre- pared a series of Greek mottoes which have been ‘used as part of the scheme of decoration. “The inscriptiong with which most of the panels are provided are not taken from any vases. .They are mostly passages from Homer or Hes- fod which seem appropriate to the scenes to which they are attached. ‘The lettering is of a type much later than any found on the vases from which the designs are taken, being approximately puch as was in regular ‘use at Athens about 400 B. C,” Prof. Perry said. Beginning with the group to the left of the south door as one enters and going around the wall to the west, the designs and legends are as | follows: ‘The first picture is a deity arming The legend reads, “Child, either that or upon that,” meaning either bring back that shield or be brought home upon it. The saying is taken from “Plutarch's Pithy Remarks of Sparian Women.” The next picture ts titled “The Battle” with the quotation taken from Homer's Tliad, Book XVI. 11. which reads: “They joined battle to fight around the dead men fallen; terribly they shouted and loud rang the harness of men.” The next pic- ture shows Athene Promachos (The Champion) as the Goddess of Battle. Columbia Students’ A ppetites Whettedby Greeklnscriptions In the University Commons Quotations From Homer Lend Grecian Color to the Mess Hall and Inspire Gastronomic Capacity. ‘The fourth view shows “The Boat i * W. £. R—iInsufficient specimen merely indicates ability to keep his own counsel and love for children. SHUNK—Insufficient specimen in- dicates pronounced material tastes. Self centred. Not domestic. J. B. C-—Good character, but rest- less, and a bit careless. Once and a while given to blues. Nothing wrong about ‘him, but should not consider ‘him brilliant. Lacks concentration. ‘Type that should marry late. M. M. B.—Insufficient specimen in- dicates system. ETTA M. G-—Gentle, kindly, some- what credulous. Loving, faithful hus- band. Will expect good cooking. (Little force. Mediocre success. FLORENCE, M. C., Brooklyn—Has broad views on both religion and marriage. Selfish, but affable. Ex- cellent memory, business ability. Simple tastes. Not as affectionate as you. Intelligent spender, Should make a good husband if yqu are cheerful, ask no questions, and do not nag. H. & L. G—Insufficlent specimen indicates, some conceit and boastful- ness. Imagination. Inquisitiveness, Broad views. JEAN G.—Timidity and self con- sciousness should disappear when he develops more initiative and rubs up against the world. Wait. F. B.—Is too imaginative and uncertain to consider seriously at present. Too easily flattered, and credulous, Must gain poise. A bit lazy, but has visions of millions, HELEN H. New Orleans-—Unas- \suming, tenacious Head control. |Firm, True. Ambitious. LOUISE |., Brooklyn.—True, lov- ing, dependable Fond of children. Normally ambitious. ANNA 1. Brooklyn.—Unassuming Athletic, Somewhat vacillating as to affections and what he wants. Lacks concentration. Material tastes, Good feeder, . ) §& F.C, Bloomfield—Forget this thoroughly selfish man, Nothing to recommend him, not even personal cleanliness, “Weill, Mr, Jibway has about one hundred ragtime records he's always playing. You know that, too, Now, suppose little Bobby Jibway should take a hammer and smash every one of those records and I heard about it, and went over to Mr. Jitway’s house and took him by the hand and wept for his misfortune. Then, my boy, yous be cheat crocodile hoi we ANXIOUS, F. A. Jersey “City— |Pleasantly friendly, Indications are intentions not serious, Modest, de- tulled. No bad habits, Tendency is domestic when he does marry, Some what narrow views, Gentle, but not particularly affectionate. peraon to know. Below is given the analysis af the handwriting and women who desire to Jearn more about their sweethearts Pocutively with most men, Race with Deity Hovering. Above* the quotation reading: “Their ships are swift as wing or thought,” being taken from Homer’s Odyssey, ViL. In the next picture is shown “The Foot Race," with the judges standing et the goal. The quotation from Homer's Odyssey, VIII, reads: “Thetr pace was stretched from the very start, and all flew swiftly onward raising the dust from the plain.” “The Works of Agriculture” is #e title of the next picture. The tation, which is from “kf Works and Days,” reads: “ heartedly they tend the fields, wi are all their care. ‘The earth bears them vitulian plenty, and on the mountaing the oak bears acorns upem the top and bees in the midst.” “The Palaestra, Instruction in Bom ing and Wrestling,” comes next. The quotation from Homer's ‘Thae reads: “Both lifting their stalwact hands, fell to and their hands joined battle grievously. Then there was terrible grinding of tecth, and sweas flowed from all their limbs.” The next picture shown is titled “The School.” This time the quotation comes from Plato's Republic, reade ing “What then is education? It iy you will agree, the one part gymnas- tie, applied td the body, and the other part music and letters, applied to the soul. And we begin our eda- cation with music and letters before that with gymnastics.” ‘The picture in t titled “The Nymphs.” next panel ts Dance, Satyr and The quotation, which is abstracted from Homer's Tiad, reads: “There were youths’ dancing and maidens of costly wooing (mean= ‘gs for whom’ suitors would have to lake a generous offer to the maid- en's father), their hands upo' another's azms.” The last picture is called “Deity Crowning the Young Warrior.” In the centre of the commons are two harpers and two pipers. A small de- sign on the east wall represonts @ smith at work, while the small ée= sign of the man in the chest on the west wall remains one of the unm solved puzzles of the history of Greak vase painting. ° One of the Greeks employed in the restaurant, when asked how he liked ts decorations and whether he covld read the inscriptions, replied that wo liked them greatly, as he knew that they were Greek, but so very anciend thgt he could read only part of the inscriptions. He could make out @ number of words practically identical with some that he uses every day in talking with his countrymen, in spite of the passage of more than 2,500 years since the Ines were composed. Your Sweethearts’ Revealed by Their Characteristics Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) Hondwriting. i what hasty, Imaginative. Refined, Evasive. At times quick tempered. Very, very shrewd. Fairly well edu- cated. Certain ambition. Affections uncertain. Do not trust him too far. F. M. C—Tender, but firm, Franker than most women, Not ter« ribly ambitious, but dependable. You can trust her. €. M. H. JR.—Strong, self-reliant character. Pleasant, but head com- trols, Secretive, Can measure up ex= Intelligent spender, Good wife if the man can provide for her as well as she can for horaglt. Independent. Unques~ tioned business success. 8. V.—Extravagant and scificen« tred. Artistic, observant. Cold, re« served, but entertaining. Sensitive to surroundings. A bit notional. Not nt in by men the sincerest type, nor one which loves deeply. R. F. M—Barring her extravas gance, could make excellent wifo and mother, Heart and head well bal- anced. Could also do exceptionally well in business. Independent. Sin= cere, but difficult tq really know, Should marry progressive, ambitious man or both will be unhappy. Jolty anion. GOING DOWN! Coprright, 1919, ty The Press PMlishing Oo, (The New York Evening World.) MY DEAR SIR: Are you a father? It's @ great thing to be a father. Now, how about home? Is it a great part of the world's turmoil (so called)? Is your home what you think it is or is it the opposite of what you think It ought to be? Do you want to be FREE? What kind of freedom do you want? Do you grant your wife and children THEIR FKEB- DOM? I think your home is all that is beautiful, all that is har- monious. Do you think so? If not, is it what you think? Or am I wrong or not entitled to my opinion? + Your home think it is! If you wish it to be different, change your mind} is what you Listen; If I told my opinion of your home and used the words YOU think to YOURSHLF about {it you K. 4 Mt. MoGregor, — Difficult come would try to knock me down! Pe Sincerely, ALFALFA $MITIT,