Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-05
What shan We DO with Oar Helpless
1Iaa aad Wonsa.

the sexes Lass resulted IN some dSpl0rao4c
eonsea a<aees. For instance, IL is proved
that men r1ake the best possible tailors,
cooks and even laundryInen. Yet the
average man II ordinary life is so help
less that he e4anot cook breakfast, or
if his life o,eenGed on It he could not
mend his o4fa stockings neatly. He has
been differ iated 30 far out of the
sphere OF GoElastic labor that he has not
the remote thought of the trouble aud
worry he Ceases the women of his house
hold. He niags clothing, boots, cigar
stumps, papers and litter about him
royalty; he leaves bathtub or wash ba-
ain sight 70 behold, not caring a pin
that in every case some woman must
follow around after him like slave
and set things TO rights. Many a
time the woman is his own grievously
burdened wife o. mother, bat lac
thinks OF this fact no more than
IL he were in stable or barrocm. II is
on woman There is no reason in life
why men should not be trained TO wait
on themselves and keep things neat and
tidy IL is quite as much their business
as it is that OF their wives and mothers,
especially Is they are the stronger phys
ically. AT least they ought to be trained
so that they Will not actually make worl.
for women and SO be the torment and
heavy burden Of the household. And
say last as said first, all boys ought to
be trained to darn stockings, sew on
buttons and mend rip or put on a
patch neatly, so they can take care of
themselves when thrown ont on the
cold world alone. As to women, they
have had it dingdonged into their
ears so many generations that wom-
ans place is housekeeping that they
have ofteptimes no more business sense
than cat. The way these ladies are
ROBBED wnsn husband or father dies is
matter OF history. l recall at this mo-
ment good. pie making. crochet work
ing housewife whose husband was en-
gagged in thriving trade and was really
well of. He died suddenly. That silly
woman knew no more Of his affairs than
her fve-year-old daughter did. Con-
seQuently all she had was stolen by
lawyers ard dishonest debtors, and her
brother was obliged to remain bachelor
in order TO support" the foolish crea-
ture. Believe me, there is such thing
as the two sexes attending to their re-
spectiye duties little too closely.
Eleanor Kinks Idea" is the name of q
bright and attractive monthly paper Just
started in Brooklyn by that accomplished
Journalist and faithful friend of her sex.
Eleanor Kirk Ames. The name is the
editors own idea, as the paper will be.
1t viii be devoted to the interests Of
women. For some years Mrs. Kirk has
been receiving from twenty to seventy
five letters week from women asking
advice IN matters of health, dress. family
troubles, social usages, etc. She has
answered these letters privately and in
her correspondence hitherto. Now she
viii answer them in her own paper and
add to them besides other topics of vital
interest to women. She has seen SO much
Of life herself in it's ups and downs and
asides that if she cannot make a good
paper for women nobody can.
Myrtle Peak and Lola Grimes have
driven n trogter in harness and made
quicker tine than eco. What won't
this weaker q do next?
Frances Willard remarks that "mary
wornen's minds are filed with an in
sipid bran soup, where few humps OF
thought swim in q watery gravy Of
dreams"
Anew hospital called the st. Andrews
Infrmary for Women Is to be established
in New York city. The funny part
about this infirmary for sick women Is
that its board of managers is board of
managers iadeed-not q woman on It,
IL consists of a number II doctors Of
divinity. lawyers, etc. How much these
distinguished gentlemen viii know
about directing hospital for sick wo1n-
en-, 10 be sure.
We owe 10 women the invention Of
the superior street sweeper, the nm
proved method of heating cars, chain
elevator, q reaper and mower. ma
chine for feeling cattle on the cars. q
practical IRE escape and the much used
paper bag. but they will get OF the cars
backward just the ssnie.-New York
World.
Somebody has compiled "womsn's
Manual of Parliamentary Law" Why
should there be vomans manual Of
parliamentary law' Roberts Rules Of