The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-09-23
NO. II.
DECEPTION AMONG WOMEN.
Why Husbands and Fathers Are TO Blame
for Much Apparent Dishonesty.

for Much Apparent Dishonesty.
Since the field Of woman's work has
btoadened. it has been discovered that
the proportion Of women clerks, cashiers
and fOrewomen, who betray the trustre-
posed in them, Is much less than that OF
male employees. Opposite this, as If the
purpose were to balance the sins sf the
sexes, we find the simple proposition
that, as a rule, women are more decep-
tive than men, but the deception is prac-
ticed either in small matters or in senti-
nent.
If we eliminate love from the calcula-
tiOns, woman is still the more deceptive
in small things. That is to say, she may
plead guilty to petit larceny, while her
big brother covers the entire gaInut,
from grand larceny 10 murder. If this
were true, it is not difficult to account
for the difference between man and
womankind. The majority Of women
depend largely upon their husbands,
fathers or brothers. In the maintenance
of the house and table, to say nothing Of
personal adornment, there are very few
men who place their purse at their wife's
disposal. Nineteen out Of twenty have
seen their mothers appealing to the head
Of the house for money that should have
been given to her as hers by right.
The mans point Of view and the wOm-
ans point of view are 50 far apart that it
takes time to bridge it, and as the woIn-
an is usually the bridge builder, what
wonder if she wearies, resolves to take
the shortest and easiest way and prac-
tices some small deception: Many girl
with honest impulses, candid to fault,
has been mated to a man whose lack Of
sensibility, sOrdid views of life, greed or
Indifference changed the entire charac-
ter Of her life. She has kept her own
counsel and managed" her husband to
the best of her ability. Is this excusabls
deception?
Many years ago the judges in England
ruled that if man had avenues of fight
open, no matter how sorely he might be-
beset, to turn and slay his assailant was
murder, and many thousands were
hanged for preferring to kill another
rather than stand or be overtaken and
slain. OF late the judges have changed
the ruling. The Interpretation of the
law is different. Whereas in former
years no man dare assail his opponent
until he was driven to the wall, now we
have the common sense decision that a
man need not flee from an assassin,
turning his back and inviting death.
He may face his opponent and kill him
rather than risk being killed. If this
ruling is just, what shall we say of the
men whose niserly practices or greed or
indifference deprives their wives or
daughters of the opportunity to enjoy
life within their means?
The best answer to the assertion that
women are more deceptive than men is
found in those families where the parents
do not discriminate against their daugh-
ters; where it is assumed that the daugh-
ters are entitled to as much money as
the sons, and the sons are taught that
the earnings of the minors are common
stock. The girls practice no more de-
ception than the boys. They develop
into independent, fair minded women.
And they may be relied upon to preserve
their self respect and the respect due
their husbands.
In the practical, everyday affairs of
life the equality taught by the master is
impressed in manner that makes char
acter. And characterless women are
the only companions that characterless
men are worthy of.-Pittsburg Bulletin.