Kathleen Nor ris Says:
This Is Still a Man’s World
(Ben Syndicate—WNU Service.)
We love the same things, and we talked of marriage and felt that ours was a
serious affair. Ours was a deep devotion and for weeks our secret love kept us in a
heaven of happiness.
By KATHLEEN NORRIS,
THIS is still a man’s world.
Women have made mighty
strides in the last hundred
years, to establish certain rights
for themselves and to do away
with certain hoary old injus
tices. But you can’t change
matters as deep-rooted as mas
culine privilege and superiority
in any one lifetime, and women
still have a long way to go.
One reason why the males can
assume the quietly-assured posi
tion of lordship is because many
a woman isn’t happy until she
has convinced some man that
he is little short of a god, and
that she is a complete fool.
About once a week I get a
letter from some woman who
is worried because she fears
Harry is looking at some other
woman, usually an office associate.
She neglects home and children,
grows critical and tearful, listens in
at the telephone, drops in at the
office, reads letters, becomes nerv
ous—in short, she does everything
she can to show Harry that she has
no individuality, no character, no
reserves within herself; that she is
just one more clinging vine, hang
ing on to the flawless male for com
fort, love, life, everything. Sweet
Alice who wept with delight when
Ben Bolt gave her a smile, and
trembled with fear at his frown, did
not disappear with the Victorian
era.
A More Pitiful Girl.
Even more pitiful than this mar
ried slave, who cannot build a life of
her own, is the sort of girl who
writes me that because a boy told
her he would stop loving her if she
didn’t do what he asked; and be
cause she loved him so terribly, she
has wrecked her self-respect for life.
Believe me, although girls are
much more independent than they
used to be, and much careless talk
goes on about the very low per
centage of young women who pre
serve their chastity, it is an ex
tremely unpleasant and dangerous
thing for a young wife to have in
her background the memory of an
illicit love.
Besides the burning humiliation
of discovering that her generosity
has rather cooled than heightened
his ardors, the girl has another
price to pay. Her love for a man
doubles when once she has given
herself to him. She is plunged in
stantly in horrible misgivings for
tear she will lose him. And in each
successive instance her charm for
him lessens.
Oh, there are sirens, of course,
experienced married women who
can play fast and loose with a lover
until he is driven to distraction and
suicide. But girls of 18 and 20 know
nothing of these arts, and the boys
who take advantage of them know it.
A Tragic Experience.
This is “Madelon’s” letter:
! A boy, who is fine in every way,
an d I had been going together for
a year,” she writes. “We love the
same things, and although I am only
and Phil three months younger
than I, we talked of marriage and
that ours was a serious affair.
Five months ago he talked to me of
the long time we should have to
wait until he is out of college and
making some money, and asked me
to seal our devotion and our engage
ment by giving myself to him.
For some weeks I would not
hear of this, but he became sad, and
reproached me for not loving him.
PRICE OF INDEPENDENCE
For many years women have
struggled for freedom from stuf
fy conventions, for equality with
men, for the right to plan their
own lives. Today they study
medicine. They run for political
office. They fight side by side
with men on the battlefields of
the world. Then why should
they be tied down by what looks
like old fashioned standards of
morality? Lots of women, some
of them claim, have “gotten away
with” illicit love affairs. Young
girls risk their future happiness
in a moment’s carelessness. They
really mean to be good, but they
just can’t resist temptation. Rend
what Kathleen Norris has to say
about the price women pay for
the wrong kind of independence.
Finally he took another girl to a
picnic and paid so much attention
to her all day, although I was at the
picnic with my brother, that I told
him I would hold out no longer.
“Ours was a deep devotion and
for a few weeks our secret love
kept us both in a heaven of happi
ness, but then, in his anxiety to get
married, Phil told his mother of our
affair. He said she did not seem
shocked, but told him he must go
to a business college his uncle runs
in Springfield and take two shorter
courses that would fit him to earn
his living.
“Phil’s father is dead. Phil and
his mother then moved to Spring
field, and although he wrote me four
times immediately, his letters then
stopped. I think now his mother
hoped all along it would be like this.
But She Still Loves Him.
“Anyway, Phil did not come home
for the long vacation; he and his
mother and an old school friend of
hers motored to California and had
a wonderful time. Now he is at
home; he has been here three
weeks. I telephoned him at once
and he sounded all right; later he
telephoned and said he would see ■
me soon. We then had a clam bake ,
on the river. He accepted, but did
not come, and sent me no explana
tion. Now I hear he is going with a
very rich girl here, taking her to
things and is at her house with her
brother all the time.
“If he told his mother about us I
am sure he would tell this girl, j
Mimi, too, and I feel as though I i
could not bear it. I suppose that |
despite all this I still love him; cer
tainly there is no other boy in town
half as attractive. If I go out with
anyone else it seems to me so flat
that I hardly can make myself speak
or seem interested.
“My brother cut his foot this sum
mer playing tennis, and the doctor
gave me some tablets to soak in
water to wash it. He said they are
deadly poison. I have hidden three
of them, and I feel sometimes as
though that would be the way out
for me; only I would hate to give a
girl like Mimi the satisfaction of
knowing that I would kill myself.
Can you and will you help me?”
No, Madelon, my dear, I cannot.
But time will. Time will make all
this hot young flurry of passion and
jealousy and weakness and shame
like only a dream. It is a cruel
enough dream, and hard enough to
bear now, but get through the next
year somehow; get through the ago
nies of seeing him married to a
pretty, devoted and morally strong
er girl, and the worst will be over.
Then the future will hold for you a
soberer and a wiser happiness.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. PERRY, GEORGIA
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for October 26
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts s»
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY RE
GARDING BEVERAGE ALCOHOL
LESSON TEXT—Deuteronomy 5:32, 33;
11:26-28; Isaiah 28:1-6; Habakkuk 2:12.
GOLDEN TEXT—Righteousness exalteth
■ nation: but sin is a reproach to any
people.—Proverbs 14:34.
Legal approval of the sale of alco
holic beverages has largely taken
the matter out of the hands of the
home and the church and has made
liquor a civic problem. That, of
course, does not provide us with a
convenient excuse for evading our
personal responsibility, for the na
tion is made up of you and me, of
your home and mine, of your church
and mine. We must share the na
tion’s responsibility gladly and ac
tively if we are to be worthy of our
citizenship. Especially is that true
of the Christian, for he sees the
spiritual and moral implications of
the matter, and he also knows what
to do about it.
1. “Righteousness Exalteth a Na
tion; but Sin Is a Reproach to Any
People” (Deut. 5:32-33; 11:26-28).
That may sound a bit old-fashioned
and it may appear that men have
abrogated that principle, but if we
wait a bit we shall see that it still
works.
1. Righteousness Brings Blessing
(Deut. 5:32, 33; 11:26, 27), In this
callous and indifferent generation
we need to icpeat with emphasis the
fact that there is laid down in the
very constitution of the universe a
moral distinction between right and
wrong. Right is always right and
wrong is always wrong.
The book of Deuteronomy piesents
the fundamental laws of God. In
this fifth chapter there is a review
of many of these laws and a practi
cal appeal for obedience. It is point
ed out that the way of liberty in the
walk of life is to turn neither to the
extreme of legal bondage nor to the
opposite extreme of human license,
but to “walk in all the ways which
the Lord your God hath commanded
you.” Walking in His ways brings
all the blessings of Deuteronomy
5:33, a promise which is repeated
in 11:27.
2. Unrighteousness Brings Judg
ment (Deut. 11:28). Turning aside
from God’s ways must bring upon
man His curse. It is no light mat
ter to be under God’s disapproval.
We who know how much the approv
al or disapproval of frail human be
ings around us may mean, should
consider what it means in the life of
a man (or of a nation) to have the
eternal, omnipresent and omnipo
tent God against him.
Then what about a people which
countenances the manufacture and
the sale of intoxicants, which they
well know bring about wickedness
and vice which can only call for the
judgment of God. Many believe that
the great war in which the world is
embroiled is simply God’s judgment
upon the nations (including England
and America) because they have
turned aside from His holy ways.
That means that the most effective
way to stop the conflict is national
penitence and prayer. Why not be
lieve and practice II Chronicles
7:14?
11. Civic Greatness Cannot Be
Built on Sin and Oppression (Isa. 1
28:1-6; Hab. 2:12).
Yes, that sounds old-fashioned
too! The theory of today seems to be
that the road to greatness is byway
of disregard of God’s laws, and by
the application of the mailed fist of
cruel conquest. But let us remem- |
ber that others have tried the same |
violation of God’s law, and let us
recall what happened to them. Did
you ever hear of Napoleon?—of Al
exander the Great?—of the “glory
that was Greece”?—and the world
conquering power of ancient Rome?
Modern military leaders could well
afford to spend less time on their
books of strategy and their war
maps and more time reading the Bi
ble and the pages of history.
1. Drunkenness and National De
cay Go Together (Isa. 28:1-6). The
i leaders of Israel (Ephraim) lingered
long over their wine bowls as they
spoke with pride of their nation,
and especially of Samaria, its
crown. It was a city beautifully I
situated on a hillside surrounded by !
a fertile terraced hillside.
Does not that all have a vaguely
familiar sound? A great nation of !
our day which now lies in bondage j
to its neighbor dictator not long ago
spoke with pride of its attainments
and its security, while (according
to the testimony of its own leaders) :
the use of intoxicants went on apace, I
even in the army.
2. Permanent Power Cannot Be 1
Built on Oppression (Hab. 2:12). !
Here again history reveals the cor- i
rectness of Scripture. Many a na- !
tion has sought to find its “place in |
the sun” by building with the blood
of its vanquished enemies. It has
never worked, and it will fail now
just as it has in the past.
What about the city, state, or na
tion that attempts to promote its
own growth out of the taxes on liq
uor and its sale?
I PATTERN STL 1
SEWING CIRCLE
|
rr/^
UYTE ARE never too young to
’ ’ appreciate a pretty frock.
Here is one of youthful lines, with
ts yoke top set off with ric rac
sraid and turn down white collar—
»nd side sashes to tie in back.
(N- (V- o- o-. (V. (V. (V. (V, o-. O-* O- O-. fv. fL. fv, <v.
; ASK ME O ?
| ANOTHER [ ]
P A General Quiz ]
O- O-* O- O- O- O- O- O- o-. (V. o-- O- o- O- O-.p- o-
The Questions
1. In whose honor was the Pan
heon in Rome erected?
2. The Civil war battle of An
lietam was named after what?
3. Who wrote the classic series
>f papers called the Federalist?
4. The prime meridian passes
'ihrough what city?
5. In Shakespeare’s “Merchant
>f Venice” what is the name of
ihe merchant?
6. What dirigible made the first
ransatlantic flight?
7. How many figures make up
he Mount Rushmore memorial in
South Dakota?
The Answers
1. All the gods.
2. A stream.
3. Alexander Hamilton.
4. Greenwich, England, in which
s situated the Royal observatory,
Irom the meridian of which geog
•aphers and navigators of nearly
ill nations count their longitude.
5. Antonio.
6. Graf Zeppelin (Oct., 1928),
7. Four (Washington, Jefferson,
Jncoln and Theodore Roosevelt).
2-DROPS GIVE HEAD COLDS
CACTS il THE A,/> - USE AS DIRECTED.
T. JPE M ETRO SsJ
Sharp Wits Cut
Sharp wits, like sharp knives, do
iften cut their owners’ fingers.—
for that man in uniform
-SEND A CARTON OF
CAMELS^##
SPECIAL WRAPPER ////'JM "7'/M
THE
CIGARETTE \ S Sh^s C SSteJ
OF COSTLIFP 'f
"" / W favorite cigarette is /
TOBACCOS
There’s no reason why your own
little daughter shouldn’t be a
proud possessor of two or three
frocks like this one. A glance at
the diagram will show you how
utterly simple it is to make. It
can also have an open square
neck, as sketched.
• • •
Pattern No. 8020 Is In sizes 2. 3,4, 8
and 6 years. Size 3 requires Pi yards
36-inch material. V* yard white material
for collar. For this attractive pattern,
send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
Room 1324
311 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago
Enclose 15 cents In coins for
Pattern No Size
Name
Address
Buttonholes in sweaters should
be sewn up before sweater is
washed. Treated in this way but
tonholes will not stretch.
* * •
Beat eggs only slightly when
used in custards, puddings, sauces
etc. Beat well when used to make
food light, as in sponge cakes,
puffy omelets, etc.
* • •
When stringing beads or pearls
of various sizes place them in or
der in one of the grooves of a
piece of corrugated paper. It will
then be much easier to slip them
onto the needle.
• • •
Brooms and sweeping brushes
should be hung up when not in
use. If left standing on the bris
tles, the bristles get bent and will
not do their work.
♦ • •
Stuff centers of apricots, pears
or peaches, with cubes of mint or
currant jelly. Brush with melted
butter and broil five minutes.
Serve with meat, fish or fowl.
• • •
Pour a cup of cold water over
cooked cereal before leaving it for
the night. This prevents a hard
crust forming on cereal. Pour off
water in the morning and reheat
cereal.
As might he expected since
Camel cigarettes are America’s
favorite, the induction into service
of thousands of selectees and vol
unteers has only emphasized the
service man’s preference for Cam
els. Actual sales records from serv
ice stores show Camel is the fa
vorite with men in the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Prince Albert is another big fa
vorite with men in camp or on,
ships. Since service men have in
dicated in all surveys to date that
tobacco ranks first m the gift line
up with them, it is natural that
local tobacco dealers are featur
ing cartons of Camels and pound
tins of Prince Albert as ideal gifts
for the men in the service from
the folks back home.—Adv.
Muck-Rakers being of society, but only if they
The men with the muck-rake know when to stop raking th«
are often indispensable to the well- muck.—Theodore Roosevelt.
CHOICE OPx
millions *
ipjagfaßMi
Best Chance
There is in the worst of for
tune the best of chances for t
happy change.—Euripides.
INDIGESTION
Oil may excite the Heart action
At tha first sign of distress smart men and womea
depend on Hell-ana Tabieta to aet gaa free. No iaxa~
tlvs but made of tha fastest-acting medicines known
for aymptomatlc rellaf of gaatric hyperacidity. If the
VTRST TRIAL doean’t prove Hell-ana better, return
bottle te oa and receive DOUBLE Money Back. Zfce.
Injury Remains
An injury graves itself in metal,
but a benefit writes itself in wa
ter.—Jean Bcrtaut.
DO THEY
YOO HOO AT YOU?
Healthy, nice-looking girls rate that atten
tion! Scrawny girls aro seldom attractive.
You can’t put on curves if you haven’t the
appetite for proper foods. VINOL with ite
Vitamin B1 and Iron encourages appetite.
Tour druggist has pleasant-lasting VINOL.
Rumor’s Power
Rumor has a hundred tongues,
a hundred mouths, a voice of iron.
—Vergil.
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
cause It goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, In
flamed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un
derstanding you must like the way It
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Protecting Knowledge
Knowledge planted in youth giv
eth shade in old age.
WOMEN (£S)
HEED THIS ADVICEII
If you’re cross, restless, nervous
—suffer hot flashes, dizziness
caused by this period In a
woman’s life try Lydia Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound.
Made especially lor women. Helps
to relieve distress due to this
functional disturbance. Thou
sands upon thousands of women
report remarkable benefits, Fol
low label directions.
V J
Just Overcurious
The overcurious are not over
wise.—Massinger.
feiaiEfli
A Soothing C A I l/r
ANTISEPTIC L * !■
Used by thousands with satisfactory re
sults for 40 years—six effective ingredi
ents. Get Carboii at drug stores or mail
50c to Spurlock-Neal Co., Nashville, Tenn.
WNU—7 43—41
