Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-24

tear shalt fall upon my tomb.
DRoLLY PATHETIC PIcrURE.
Here is something for the children to
try. 1t will amuse them, II they are not
too tender hearted to be amused by the
semblance of pain.
In the first place, an orange with a
smooth and pale yellow skin must be pro-
cured. With a sharp penknife Gu. circles
for eyes and insert in each a raisin seed for
pupil. Two little bits are cut away for
the nostrils; then strip for the mouth.
OF course 1t is only the outer yellow rind
that is cut away, tho white lining being
loft intact. Lst the eyes slant little, the
inner corners being highest; the mouth
corners must come downward, the object
being to make the expression a. dismal as
possible. Now stretch a handkerchief
tightly over the top of a wine glass and
place the orange upon 1t with the face
turned little to one eide. Place the glass
upon the table, then gently pull the hand
kerchief from side to side over the mouth
of the glass. The orange then takes on q
rolling motion, and with Its yellow COM
plex,on and distressed expression bears q
striking resemblance to the aspect Of q
person in the miseries-not alwsys COM
missrated-of sea-sickness.
Two-HANDEDNEss.
People, with o few unfortunate excep-
that it would not be necessary to mention
were 1t not that In a child's training only
one hand ssems to be considered. The
child is taught from the beginning that
whenever only one hand is required the
preference is to be given to the right; thus
the left hand with many people is a com
paratively useless member, employed only
to assist the more important right. Even
when 1t is seen that q musicians two hands
are co quslly strong, flexible and expert, the
same plan of training is very seldom car
ried ont in other lines of what the musi-
clan may object to our calling manual
labor" And he himself rarely proceeds
with the education of that came useful left
hand and teaches 1t to write letter or
score, as might be done with less than one
tenth of the time and patience expended
upon its musical education.
Why one hand Is neglected and the other
30 well instructed, 1t is difficult to coy. The
custom has no foundation In the anatomy
of the hand or in any natural popularity
of the mind. Children are not taught to
hop about on the right foot, to shut the
left eye when reading, or to hear only
with the right ear. 1t Is not impractic-
able to train the hands 30 that whatever
one cap d , the other can do equally ss
we'll. If In psrson by nature left handed,
the right can be made to do those things
which conventionality now requires of 1t,
why cannot the left, with little perse-
verence, be educated in the came wayl
to hoo hooy, dnna In
surgeon has been known to transfer an in
strument from one hand to the other dur
ing an operation, whenever convenience
required 1t, without the least awkward
ness A drauRhtsmsn has been seen to
color drawing with both HANDS. great
advantage in rspidity of work and even
ness of shading. A copyist transfers
the psn from one hand to the other,
aud 10 avoids wesriness. and "writer's
cramp;" mechanic uses bis tools with
either hand with equal facility; and a
farmer chops wood right and left-h handed
at will These fortunate people were born
ambl- dextrous, with two right hands, 80 to
speak, or perhaps left handed, In which
case wise parents and teachers, while care
fully educating the right hsud to be a uss-
full membsr of society, took pains not 10
discourage the left hand 10 It's ambitious
purposes thus one Is the help mate of the
other.
When we all are a little wiser ambidex-
terity will bs the rule and not the excep-
ton. The training will begin in infancy,
and be carried on in the schools and work
shops. Music teachers will not be alone In
their efforts to bring the work OF the left
hand up to the stsndsrd of the right. Peo-
pie will be just so much the more efficient,
and with less weariness. And If, as often
happens an accident deprives one of the
use of the right hand, there will not have
to be that long aud painful process OF
drilling the left hand to an awkward and
| insufficient usefulness. The only wonder
/ Is that when We are so very wise already
we are not paying more attention to this
matter, but are, as regards 1t, away back In
! the dimness Of the dark ages.
BACHELORS
One of the large and important journal'
is worrying over the proper title for young
| women who are graduated from colleges
1t objects to Bachelor of Arts as being {
| purely masculine designation. and suggest.
as suitable and correct Bachelette :oi
Artsl!!
| The powers forbid! Doest not the De
troit News Tribune know that the nour
i bumA ct VI ctbo hoo aiWoJo oiIaihusAf'
effecta A foweret Is a little flower; or
islet is little island; baronet Is il rsnl
| below q bsrop. A bschelette. therefore
would be less than bachelor, inferior In
class standing, instead of equal or super
ior, .s women students occasionally are
And If not up to the standard why shou!c
they recsive the degree at slli There i
not, and should not be, one manner o
ranking men students aud another, lee
severe, of ranking women students.
And as for Bachelor being q "purel.
masculine designation" we have only &
turn to the Book of Noah to frd that !
once meant not only an unmarried maj
bat also an unmarried woman, With an In
stance of it's use from Ben Jonson's Mag
netick Lady:
He would keep you
A bachelor STILL by keeping OF your portion;
And keep you not alone without husband
| But in a sickness
So let us have no Bschelettss, any mol
than we have studentettes, OF srtistettei
or poetettes, Or even cookettes. There
no EEK in genius, any more than In inver
ton, and women should not allow an
minimizing suHixes to be tackled on to an
word that is expressive of their position
requirements. hillary.
FASHION NOTES.
3 Furs TO Keep the Sun Of.
7 1t begins to look as If fashion has take
!, such q violent fancy to fur that she W
. not relipquish Its use even in the oomiI
| .asson of summer. ALI winter IL has be,