Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-01
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING
Mrs. Beecher Presents News o.
interest to Her Sex.
IntoxicattOn, Its Evils, How Practiced-
Women in Exhibitions Chilrs War
Talk Madame Booth CIibborn-
FIrs. Frances HOdgson Burnett.

Talk Madame Booth-CIibborn-
EIrs. Frances-HOdgson Burnett.
COPYRIGHT 1891, BY BACHELLER & JoHNsoN)
If the bi-chloride of gold treatment
now being practiced for the cure of ma.
bitual intoxication proves a success, it
will surely be a blessing to those so
afflicted and to the world in general
The least attractive of all animals, the
swine, are superior, it is said, to man
in this respect, they cannot be induced
to touch tobacco or Intoxicating liquors
We cannot vouch for the truth of this
statement, having never seen them
tempted. We mistake! We did once
when quite young see the cherries from
a cask in which black cherry brandy had
been made emptied into the hog yard.
The whole troop ran tumultuously to
the spot with every token of joy, evil
pently expecting a sumptuous repast.
What they saw did not resemble then
usual rations, and when close by, pru-
drnce for moment controlled their APP
petite. One slowly drew near enough to
smell and backed off with a most dissat-
isfied grunt, but the next was not to be
debarred by such signs of disapproba-
ton and rushed directly over the heap
of tempting cherries and found the
smell evidently not desirable.
He shook his head, retreated little
way watched by his comrades. In
curing, doubtful, questioning glances
passed round the group. At last the
temptation through the eye proved more
potent than prudence gained through
the nose, and a half dozen rushed de-
family to the pile with open mouths,
and plunged their shouts into the mass
of branded cherries.
Words fail to describe the panic or the
expression of disgust on every swinisn
| face as they ran squealing from the
nauseous compound to wash out the
vile taste in the contents of their troughs.
Even aside from this true story, we can
scarcely imagine that any animal could
| be coaxed to taste tobacco or intoXi-
eating liquors. as has been the case
with many a poor mortal, unless adj
ministered in some experimental way.
1t has been stated that monkeys are
extremely fond of most stimulating
beverages, and like men can be out
| witted and beguiled through such
| agency to their own destruction
We have not been much troubl ed by
the theories which Darwin and other
investigators have limited at or
adopted, in which they see in
dications that man may have
sprung from the monkey, and from such
origin worked up, developing into the
present condition. Our pride revolts at
any such idea; but if the account alluded
to has any truth in it, Darwin may
claim at least one link in his chain OF
evidence, which it is not pleasant to
contemplate.
We give from memory, but correctly,
we believe, some data of monkeys love
for intoxicants, as set forth. In parts
Of Africa, the natives prepare kind OF
fermented beer, of which monkeys are
very fond. They fill calabashes with
this and place them on the ground in
such portions of the forest as the mon
keys most resort to, and they hide and
watch the result. AS soon as one of the
animals perceives a Gala bash so placed,
his curiosity tempts him to examine and
then to taste what the dish contains.
In this he resembles man, whose
curiosity once awakened, the spirit OF
investigation soon lures him on to ex-
pertinent. Curiosity is often said to be
one of woman's peculiar characteristics,
SSO
that she first tasted the forbidden fruit
What made her do it, Woman's curios
: ity, it is said, but we see no proof of that
: either.
1t is quite possible that Adam was
anxious to try that fruit-in part be-
, cause it was forbidden, and his indie
, pendence was somewhat cramped by it.
Yet he preferred that Eve should make
~, CHI Of
devotion to her husbands wishes, took
the fruit. For such reason, other de
S voted wives might have done the same
, AS the threatened punishment did moi
5 follow the instant she tasted, and seeing
4 the fruit was good and pleasing to tn
sight, she wished her husband shoult
> share it with her. 1t was not until boil
y had tasted that their eyes were opened
to the sin, and punishment followed
o swiftly on their disobedience.
d Is it probable that if Eve had beef
J. made instantly conscious of the punish
= ment awaiting her disobedience, she
q would have permitted her husband t.
partake of the forbidden fruit ant
. share with her the penalty? No With
y a true woman's unself1sh love she woult
d have withheld the tempting fruit from
IL MIN, even though the Whole weight o
n punishment had fallen on her; and sh
i would be driven out of Paradise, com
y PEELED to wander through the earth alone
|, This, however, is but woman's in
- depreciation of the matter, withou
10 claim of authority in its support. S
l. many theories have Of late sprung up
, displacing the old landmarks and intro
l. ducing explanations before unthough
of, that the above suggestion is venturet
upon, even though it should "make tina
e dark which was dark enough before
s. But to return to the monkey tempta
2 ton: No sooner does that over curiou
animal taste the liquor contained in tn
- calabash than finding it good and pleas
~ ant to the taste, and also that there
90 enough of it for many, than he utter
L. loud cries of inv to call his cnrnradas +