The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-05

= True Picture 81 some of the Wou,a-n>
Is~eformera.

~ ~ 81 the w 0uIM~u1A
Itsformers-
u world abounds with n certain
class Of writers and speakers who never
seem 70 tire Of advising their audiences
and h public in general to keep ~
near as possible TO nature and natural
conditions. Whether II Is The complex
lon, the diet. the residence or the FASH
ION In dress, Il seems to make no differ
eacc-nature is their hobby. They
never ~particularize. never tell why
hey would do thus and %. except on
general principles They never argue,
tut only assert and ~denounce. waxing
angry and sometimes abusive IL called
upon to show cause for their state
mcnts.
They declare that the men and wom-
en- of the present day are living under
artificial conditions: that Hypocrisy and
show are running away with our better
judgment. and that the best thing we
can do l. To return to a more simple
fashion Of living. and return to more
natural conditions
Now this might he all very well IL the
progress Of the world had not been. for
SO many hundreds Of years. in a line
gradually diverging from the natural
conditions 50 much pratcd about. or. in
many instances. in a direction diamct-
really opposite. There are few tasks
as hopeless a the attempt either to re-
form or direct the course Of events. and
he must indeed be Of a strong will and
high courage who feels able to under
take il.
And the reformcr. especially the one
who is always trying to bring his
friends closer 70 nature. i almost AZ
ways a tircsomc individual. lie i quite
certain to attack ones latest faf. nr %
begin one of his diatribcs on the .oll..s
Of fashion and the c~xtrayarance ~
modern life just when you have fanciei
that he had taken mental note OF vou-
new drawings room furniture or hal
come in from a drive in the latest style
Of light road-wagon.
Or he opens fire just after one %
your best dinners. and his discourse
is or dyspepsia and how injurious
modern. or artistic. cookery is to
the human family; and he per.
sists until you heartily wish that he
wcrsd 20 out and eat grass. and find
himself so completely occupied with
getting the nutrimcnt from it that he
couldn't open his mouth 70 say a word.
To these m~alcontents a well-drcssed
woman suggests vanity. folly and all
things frivolous; and well Is it il there
be not a shake Of the head and a sig
nificant grimace and shrug Of the
- --
A fine complexion suggests paint and
powder, = good figure is the signal for
a lecture on c~orsets, with the eternal
return to nature for a pivotal idea.
And the most remarkable pat Of all
Of the reformer's theory and practice Il
that he will never follow his own adj
vice. No one ever knew him 70 refuse
70 eat q dinner because il was prepared
by = chef. or TO decline an invitation "a
drive because the carriage was Of the
newest pattern. or 20 object 70 enjoying
any Of the good things Of life because
they were modern.
SO we may rs we'll conclude that the
greater part Of the would-bc reformcr's
talk is but idle breath spent. because
he loves the sound Of his own voice. and
not because he has either the courage
Of his own convictions or a sincere de-
sire To make the world. his associates or
himself any better because he has lived
and lectured and found fault with the
existing state Of things.-N. y. Ledger.