The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
WHY DON'T YOU STUFF

There is a suspicion abroad which,
though seldom given voice, seems some.
what well founded that we couldn't get
along, very well, with this world with
out women. OF course this may be but
conjectural platitude, expressed or un-
expressed, but a concensuS of opinion
would seem to indicate that there are
good reasons for believing that such
conviction really exists. However this
may not include the ''new women"
There is no question touching both the
desire and ability Of the world to get
along without this especial species, but
it happens when it comes to her high
ness it is not question of what the
world wants. even though that want
should be babies. or something fit to eat.
1t being practically settled that that
which cannot be cured must not only be
endured, but in all cases in which these
women are concerned that they must be
listened TO and needed, we proceed to
note the fact that a new book has ap-
peared entitled THE Uneasy Sex" its
author, who in being presumably fair,
is herself of the ''gentier SEX Follow
ing this iconoclastic innovation and
SANDER Of her kind comes another book
by another member of the uneasy sex"
which she entities THE FeastS of Auto
lycus." Who this particular cuSs was
we have not had time for an encyclo-
pedical reference, but doubtless he
measured big around the waist, what
ever there may have been in his head.
OF this last book and its author, we
would more especially speak. She sails
under the suggestive nom de plume of
Rover. Mrs. Rover, and she advocates
gluttony for the enhancing of beauty.
curing of dyspepsia and for all around
| robust health. The book is ostensibly
| written for the benefit of the uneasy
| SEX but it will not fail of unending
| encomiums from the men. Mrs. Rover
contends that nothing more directly con-
| Germs the health of the people than their
cuisine. Health is the source of physi-
cal activities and of moral ones as well.
For a woman 10 know food is better
| than to know Greek. Eating is an art.
and there being nothing higher in this
| life than art. the woman who fails TO
study cooking and eating in this light
| simply finds life failure. This author
who advocates gluttony does not agree
| with Mrs. Lease that woman's mis-
sion is TO raise more he'll but with
| brilliancy and verve 10 perfect the soup,
TO enchant with salads, to intoxicate
with coffee. etc, leaving the kissing
business and the like careSses TO take
care Of themselves To eat and to keep
al it viii make any people happy. For
fear that some Of the softer sex, the
geutler sex. should prove incredulous of
| the declarations of this sister. we ap-
pend half-oolumn of extracts from
| what she has 10 say, after reading which
ler the members of the uneasy SEX
answer. She says:
Giuttony is ranked with the deadly sins;
| II should be honored among the cardinal
virtues. II was in the dark ages OF Asce,l-
| icism that contempt for II was fostered.
Selfish anchorites, vowed 10 dried dates and
| leniils, or browsing, Nebuchadnezzsr-like
upon grass. thought, by their lamentah,e
| example TO rob the world OF its chief bless
| ing. Cheerfuliy and withou; scruple they
would have sacrificed beauty and pleasure
10 their own superstition. II the vineyard
yielded wine and the orchard fruit if cattle
were sent to pasture ard the forest abound
ed in game. they believed that Il was that
men might forswear the delights thus offer-
ed Ard so food came into il-repute. and