Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-10-18

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"Just like woman'-we all know what that
means-it implies no compliment
For centuries woman mental capacity has been
matter Of doubt First she had to prove she
had brain. 1t never occurred to her to do this
until she loosened her corset aces and allowed her
waist to expand. No feminine brain teens while
the waist pnches; no more does it while the shoe
pinches. Science was not sure woman had brain.
Daniel Webster's brain was always regarded as
the standard brain. 1t weighed great deal No
one had ever thought Of weighing woman's brain
but one day, somebody think it was a woman
took the brain of poor and obscure washer
woman to a scientist to be weighed, and, 10, it
weighed the same as Daniel Webster's brain.
Since then brains have not been reckoned by
weight. Then science was called upon to decide
the question of sex in brain, and somewhat un-
willingly admitted that there was no distinction
between the brain matter of the sexes The fiat
tering novelty of this situation marked milestone
in the path of progress
Woman is known, IN spite of her weakness, to
possess great physical endurance. The manner in
which she will attire herself in paraphernalia Of
whalebone, buckles, straps, steels, springs and
every known invention calculated to increase femi-
hundred social obligations, known as calling list
the energy and perseverance with which she will
fortify herself for the fray, is all worthy better
cause.
By way of diversion in the conservative order
OF things her affairs outside of home are usually
limited to bowl of custard to the parish poor
and an ice cream festival for foreign missions
This latter is the limit and is generally regarded as
questionable Mrs. Fellaby is forbidden type.
But woman is capable creature The affairs
of the world would be perfect panacea for nerv-
Gus prostration She would gain mental strength
and nerves would be less component part of her
organization did her mind but rise above the trivial
soul-harrowing details that encompass her within
the four walls Of home
She is submerged by the servant problem.
Why? Because she is an incompetent mistress.
The body of women is incompetent, hence the
body of servants worse. The English language
contains words that are only weaklings in express
ing the existing state of affairs. Women as
class have too much home. They have for ages
swallowed sphere in large spoonfuls and chronic
indigestion must follow. The symptoms are nerves
and wrinkles, and they break up just as many
families as does the demon intemperance.
Inc a1falrs OF the world would be as potent an
educator to woman's mind as to MANS Perhaps
it would be the same recreation to the mother
after the children were in bed-to discuss the tariff
it is restful to the father to discuss the mumps
and the measles in the next house. If she knew
anything about the tariff it would crafty her to
rise to the level Of so profound subject As the
home is the cornerstone Of the nation, every con-
diton acts upon it more or less directly But
woman knows SO little Of these things she cannot
tell wherefore. Mans affairs are outside; never
theless he has sort of indiscriminate knowledge
of the culinary management which does him credit.
The bearing of the worlds affairs on the home
was apparent during the recent great strike. When
the men we're desperate and knew not which way
to turn, the homekeepers-the mothers, wives and
ssters-sought the officials and begged them 10
relieve their suffering families by taking the strikers
back to their employ. Women have not much