Telegram-herald., 1891-10-10

heads, bent forms and tottering feet
would have made the most selfish OF the
Selfish Sex offer them q seat. OF old
but little business down town and do
not love tho FL Thsn there were q
good many young men from nearly
all ranks Of society; two plssterers,
one Of whom fondly fingered his pipe
longing for the moment when he might
light it; half dozen stolid looking lads,
probably employed IN stores; q number
Of bank CLERKS or bookkeepers, gay,
lively young fellows. probably delight
ing in basesan. rowing. or whatever
athletic exercise their business allowed
them to cultivate. but still so weak in
the legs that they could not stand even
for part of the way. Then there was
an army of women, most of them COM
ing from the far business end of the
town; Young women, and women not SO
young. who work all day long as stepog-
raphers. typcwriters. copyists, account
ants and clerks in the public offices.
Many Of them were standing. and as
the car swung around curves, oscillated,
slowed up. stopped apd started on they
were obliged to choose between stagger-
ing up and down the aisles and falling
into peoples laps or clinging to the
straps overhead. But these straps. like
most other things, were arranged with
reference to men and their needs, and
swung high above the heads Of FIVE foot
wolnanhood, and on that particular day
hardly any Of the women standing in
that particular car were much over five
feet So the poor things stretched up
their arms and chung first with one
hand and then with the other, the muff,
or the bag. or the parcels clutched in the
other hand. until endurance gave out,
and the burdens were changed, and the
torture transferred 70 the other arm.
wonder how one of those gay young
men would have liked TO be dressed In
corsets and other feminine garb. his
hands clothed in kid gloves and bis feet
in shoes such ~ ladies usually wear, and
then stand for an hour upon an uncer-
tain footing with first one arm and then
the other extended as far above his head
"a he could stretch tt, while the other
grasped n good deal more Of weight
than it could comfortably carry. For,
without exaggeration. this is the atti-
tude short woman must assume while
standing in car. and the effect il sim
ply torture More than this. any ply
stefan viii emphatically declare that
such . posture Ia one OF the greatest
dangers TO woman's delicate structure.
and that long continued, say day after
day for year or two, 1t Is nearly sure
TO produce disease entailing invalidis,n,
uselessress. suffering and IN the end
merciful death
A woman who has sat an day st .
desk. using her brain and her eyes,
would no doubt be the better for exer-
c1se; little walk before she takes her
car home would freshen her up, and re-
heve a good deal Of her WEAKNESS. bat,
poor thing. perhaps she hes to work I'M
I'll 10 Is time for her 10 start for her mp
town or suburban home. Perhaps she Is
| too tired and heartsick 70 want 10 walk
and only wants to get home and rest;
but whether she needs exercise or not,
aud whether she chooses to take u OF
not. dangling from strap until her
head aud spine are full Of ache, her
arms ready 10 drop of. and her feet
cramped and singing ~ith pain. IL not
q good or healthful mode of recuperation,
nor 10 there any excuse for the strong,
healthy young man who can sit At hi1
ease and witness such q spectacle.
Public good taste. or. IL ron ctoose.
pubic good feeling has long since for.
hidden public or private punishment by
torture Even our most hardened Grim.
inals are put 10 death In private. ont of
consideration both for their own feel
iurs and those II others. bet here IL 1
! spectacle Of public torture. free to al
spectators. often repeated and little no.
tieed. inflicted nss upon eur criini-
nals. out UPON innocent and industrious
women They cay enc reason why iezai
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