Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-22

AAS @SASSS ASSAN-
by Woman as q being to love, honor and
obey, he must be looked upon by her in
some other way. That is, provided he Is
looked upon by her at all. and We think 1t
probable that she will continue to acknowl-
edge his existence. 1t would perhaps be
wise for her to look upon him in some
definite way and not slosh around in her
mind concerning him. AS abe has done
with sentiment and is now all business,
she might find 1t profitable to look upon
him as an investment. He Is looked upon
In that way by life insurance companies,
and they have made some very
elaborate tables which might be
of use to Woman, at least as
hints. A company of women might
be formed, with q Board of Lsdy Mana
gers, to give women accurate and useful
information concerning profitable invest
ments in men. For instance, 1t might
show how long man is likely to live, just
as insurance companies do. 1t might give
information concerning the value of man
of given age in money to a woman who
might marry him. 1t might give full in
structions to women concerning the best
way of handling their investme nts in men
so as to get the most out of them. And
go forth and so on.
There is good field for such a company.
Woman has been so loving, so honoring
and go obedisns in the past that she has
missed the profit she might have made out
of Man, and which she will undoubtedly
make out of him as soon as she fully real
lies the situation. We will give her few
pointers to think of. A man twenty years
old, in good health, of fair ability and of
good habits, is likely to be pretty good
investment. If he lives out his s'expecta-
ton" he will be worth anywhere from fifty
thousand to two or three b hundred thou
sand to a woman who takes enough
stock in him to marry him. This
will mean good living, good clothes and
q more or less comfortable life. And oc-
casionslly such an investment pans out
even better than an Investment in Bell
telephone at 80. Then, too, there is way
| in which q reasonable profit can be guar
anteed, and the guarantee is good for
| something, too. A woman can invest in a
man and induce him to get his life insured
for her benefit and pay the cost himself.
We don't know of any better or safer in
vestment than this.
Of course we are not arguing that under
the influence of this idea women can in
vest in men rashly. Business isn't done
| In that way. Rash investments of any
kind are not apt to turn out well. See
National Cordsge at 40, New York and
| New Haven at $40, Rubber at 100, etc. I,
etc. But women of real business ability
can usually make a good investment. And
they will find, as men in business do, that
1t will pay them to look well after their
| property. A woman who invests In q man,
and who doesn't want his life insurance
right away, will find that 1t is profitable to
take care of him in such way as will in
crease his earning power for her. Five or
ten years added to his time for work may
mean good many Thousand dollars, and
the better able he Ia to work the more he
is likely to earn. So he should be cared
for under the new business plan just as
well as he was under the old plan of love.
honor and obedience.
We have been spssking of permanent In
vestments and not speculative ones. But
there will be, we suppose, a speculative
market as well as more steady and legiti.
mate one. In this market women can deal
in men as men deal in stocks. Some will
make fortunes and some will lose wha,
they put in. But they will always be able
to get in or out at some price, they can
make deals as long as they "hold out" and
the excitement will be great. And the
beauty of ths whole business, both specu-
lative and legitimate, will be that the stu
pid men won't realize that they are being
traded in any more than they now realize
how they have been loved, honored and
obeyed.