Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-23
cial organism. Her fundamental idea
is brought out in the following pas

lis brought out in the following pas
sage:
Men work, and make their cattle
work, but a free and Independent lower
animal does not work. He eNpends en-
ergy in pursuit of his dinner, but we do
not call 1t working.
The only sub-human creatures we
call workers are the ant, the bee and
the beaver. He works like a beaver we
say; AS busy as bee,' and Go to the
ant, thou sluggard!' Birds spend
great deal of energy in building nest
but we do not say, Working like
bird
The reason for the distinction is
clear: the bee, the ant and the beaver
exert themselves not each for each, not
merely parent for child, but for all.
They have common interests and make
a common effort to serve those inter-
ests; with the result of developing
high degree of prosperity, and also of
ability and intelligence
In other words, work. as Miss Stet-
son would have it defined. is collect
i've. not an individual process 1T is
something YOU do for others while oth-
ers do something for you And out of
this basic fact comes division of la
Dor, specialization and the whole trend
of modern economies:
1T is apparent to any one that the
mere existence of society depends upon
work, that the nature of a
given society depends upon the
nature of its work, that the
further progress of society depends
upon the progress of its work; and.
also. that the individual finds his best
happiness in his best work-his worst
punishment in uncongenial, forced la
Dor. or that last horror-fcrced idle
ness: and in the face of these facts We
still labor under a misconceptions.
"Our main error is in thinking that
work is done to crafty our own desires
see the want theory in existing sys-
Items of economies. No expression of
energy of sufficiently high grade to be
called work is done to crafty oneself.
/ In its very nature as work it is done for
some one else
The individual motive may be a
selfish one, but the work is none the
Hess Tor others, and the individual
profits as society profits. Each works
\ for the whole, as the lungs. the heart,
q the brain, work for the whole body and
profit in the body's welfare. Viewed in
this light, as social service, the old
time scorn for work is giving way TO
Wise respect.
Another phase of the subject is thus
touched upon by Miss stetson:
another radical error as to the ma
ture of work comes from our view of
life as a condition of reception. We
think the pleasure of living is in receiv
ing sensational most mistaken and
limited idea. The main pleasures OF
life come through expression rather
than impression. 1t is more pleasure t.
paint a picture than TO look a ito
sing than to hear
Supplied with every conceivable
means of qualification. human being
soen exhausts the pleasure of having
things: but given right avenues to en-
ploy his energies. he never exhausts tht
pleasure of doing things.
The receiving power of an organism
!. is not SO great as its giving power
Expression IS greater than impression
We fondly imagine that it is better t
{ have things than to do them-an erro
: lcarried to its natural height when tn
ishah of Persia gazed in wonder at En-
glish ladies and gentlemen dancing
s'll ..is ~
/, look at dancing Il more pleasurabl
3 than to dance. II vas wrong.
10 avoid work ana look down upon tn
worker. The experience of centuries 7
slae contrary aoes iio' sis'Ne eng ~ -
NE Me- srstson traces This fallaev bao1
- rho e,arka, yerioas of the race-th
e.,,,iai svstam. the slave system. and
!. prior 10 either. the voorhees, system q
,,ost os the brute creation. one of til
: ,a;nts sb.. aims especially to make
ttay orr nreiuaice against women a
,.or,,ers also arises from the histori
,,,+ f,ise concen,ion of work. .eTo war
II ar,,., maj i 10 nerform othe
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