Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-22
REALIZING THE FOLLY or 1T.
Now She Has Written Moderation ON the
Walls OF Her House.

Now She Has Written Moderation ON thu
Walls OF Her House.
"The one thing that have pinned in
my hat-band for this winter, only l
don't wear hat" laughed woman
day or two ago, is moderation.
Then she went on more soberly:
Five years ago was well and strong.
got caught, however, in the vor-
tex of occupation and eXcite>
ment in which most of the wom-
en- l know are struggling and it
has almost killed me. | was busy
from morning until night. joined
club after club until | counted men,
bership in five. My correspondence
grew to such proportions really need
ed secretary. went everywhere
possible-to lectures, meetings of vari-
Gus sorts, luncheons, teas and different
social festivities-belonged to several
charitable organizations, was a more
or less active church worker, looked
after my husband and family Il
thought, and, in fact, pursued the
same rounds that hundreds Of other
women are pursuing who are not bread
winners on the one hand or votaries of
fashion and society on the other.
"And pretty soon the pace began to
tell upon me. l lost flesh and became
careworn. grew nervous and irritable
at home until the utterance among the
children, Mammals tired, became a
respectful way of intimating that
mamma was cross, and would better be
avoided. knew it, but rushed on,
fancying | saw smoother water ahead.
Last winter lived on tonics and stiinu-
lants and in the spring was positively
| ILL
"My physician ordered absolute rest
or he would not answer for the con-
sequences, and so, with my babies l
went off to sleepy little village to
vegetate.
ut was there / fully realized the
| folly of my ways and | learned it as
many mother has learned wisdom
from the mouth of child My little
boy brought tiny boat in one day,
asking for his older sister, that he
could have the sail mended. I'll do it,
| Harold, | said, Clara isn't here" De-
lightedly he brought it and lowered
around me, with beaming face at the
unusual happening of mamma bother
ing with him. When it was done he
thanked me and started off. AT the
door he stopped and looked back, his
face full of some thought struggling
for expression.
Then he turned and came back to
me- Mamma he began, you amt
busy always up here, are your and be-
fore | could reply he finished his
thought: Let's stay in the country
every one of the days, will you?
Wasn't that arebuke? ] thought it
was and took it.
$50 I've come home refreshed in
health and spirit, and l mean to keep
so. I've written moderation over the
walls of my house. In every room |
look for it. Not that have sunk into
a torpor of inactivity-that would be as
bad as the other extreme-but | am
trying to take things quietly. be-
long to one club instead of FIVE, and ]
have reduced all my goings and com
ings in the same ratio. read some
where the other day that prominent
medical man had said that half of the
women in this country were starving to
death and the other half were wearing
themselves out-working without Civ
ing proper attention to food and rest
Now, | know one woman who isn't
going to do either any more if she can
help it. IN. y. Times