The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-11

That OF the child or the embryo, her
spine, too. approaches theirs in forma-
ton, being longer and affording more
eviGenee OF that caudal appendage
which IS supposed to have been a dis
tinguished feature OF the hairy ancest-
ors of the human race Woman's skull
is closely akin TO that of the child and
the negro, and the gray matter Of the
brain Is not SO dense In the female as
in the male. on the other hand, her
nerves are much stronger, whence the
capacity for supporting physical pain
with comparative stocism--a capacity
which she share with the savage. whose
nervous system is somewhat similar.
Strindbers remarks that there are
many points OF resemblance in female
character and that of the negro. Sen
suouSneSS, a tendency to serviis imita-
ton, lack OF initiative, fear OF solitude.
and. lastly, an immoderate love OF
dance and moyensnt-all these are
characteristic of women, and with the
exception Of the first Of children.
The so-called higher qualities OF wo-
man do not bear very searching ana
lysis. Her impersonability. of which
We hear much, is merely that OF child
her hystericai and passionate ousbursts
when thwarted are the true equivalents
OF a child's screams and kicks when IL
IS refused something IL wants Rarely
does a woman posses the power of keep
ing her attention fixed on one subject
for any considerable time: hence It is
seldom that she entirely masters any
thing.
OF sequence of ideas in a woman's
mind there is little; doubtless the cause
OF her perpetual unpunctuality and in
ability TO organize her occupa trons so
as not to do two things at he same
time, No woman can make a good cup
OF coffee; 1t is an impossibiiity. reQuir-
ing a S II does attention, exactitude and
a nice sense of time. Crime. even.
demonstrates feminine inferiority, for
there is generally no rejection or cal
culation OF the probability of discovery
in crimes committed bv women
In the conclusion OF his article Strind-
berg. after expressing his absolute dis
belief in the great queens OF history
such as Queen Elizabeth OF England
whom contemporary historians, he
says. mdgnifieG-goes on to reaffirIn
that woman is only the complement OF
man. AS his alter ego she may be in
valuable. but alone she is useless All
feminine efforts toward independence
end badly. Feminine emancipation is
a chimera, dream from which there
will be sad awakening. Woman. il
she wants equality, must drag man
down 10 her level. for she can never at
tain 10 his. The complete success Of
the emancipation movement would
mean struggle against the laws OF
nature. What, asks Strindberg, Is the
cause OF this unreasonable fury against
man for is il not he who, after all,
has bestowed upon woman the bene-
hts or culture. the right of holding
property. and numberless other priv
lIeSeS? Man, not woman, has pro-
duced civilization.
A bad feature of modern legislation
is its tendency to rob the wage Garner
and father of the family of his daily
bread in order to benefit the emanci-
pated female, generally chiidless. That
this will become a burning question in
the future there can be little doubt
Already there are men kept out OF en-
ployment by women. Who will main
tain that il is a good thing for a single
woman to monopoliZe a position which
might MAINTAIN a family? Barely ever.
except i'll the case of great actresses or
singers, do women themselves acquire
fortunes; but they inherit many from
husbands, fathers, brothers. When
young she has every opportunity Of
finding an honorable and noble indie
pendence as wife and mother. a posi-
ton in which she can contemplate the
future with confidence and equanimity
Is this not more than most men can
hope for? Necessarily there must be
some sacrifices, and il is against these
that the crowd OF so-called emanci-
pated women, who are devoid OF any
feeling of duty toward humanity. raise
their raucouS voice; itself a proof OF
their unworthiness and unfitness for
taking part in the direction of the great
social system.-Revue Blanche.