The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS
OF MOST WORTH.

tCoutributed BY member OF our King
doml
Since the day thai Eve ate the apple
IN her desire Tor wisdom. we have found
no woman ever ready TO sit at the feet
Of Gaau,aIiel. or any teacher of whom
she could learn the most complex sub
terts or the most abstruse principles:
and On down to the last cooking recipes
which are sometimes as doubtful of
success as the results Of the most COM
pIex problems
In her search for knowledge woman
raieht have progressed more rapidly II
man. who has ever been her teacher anu
spiritual adviser. had not been so chary
~ his teachings. and II his example had
been equal 10 his precepts; however
woman IS glad Of the precepts and espe-
cfaFv e1 when coming from those who
or working Tor the advancement OF the
human raee. and among those We must
class Herbert Spencer
Woman must also consider: what
knowleI-e b. ~ most worth
The u.-ruslI Of Speucer's Education
vii h., ~ the greatest assis.-.-re IN
learning something of the ply sicil' iieH-
tai and moral nature of mankinH-
Among many things eNpedlcnt Tor W.
man 20 know. he sayss
"a kuovIed-e ~ the laws OF lie IS the
one thIu- ue.dfuI- Through the treat
rs-srt ~ or--eurlrg depend their life or
death on their moral welfare or ruin
vet not rue word - instruction on the
treatment uf offspring IS ever given 10
rlr1-a Who viii here fteT be- Parents IL
ft mot ruoustr,us that the fate of new
EensratIau should be left to the chances
Of urrersnuinr custom. impulse. fancy
tafreI with the suggestion uf ignorant
nurses and the rreiuticill counsel OF
rrandrr0th-rs2 lf n merchant commences
business without amy knowledge ~ arith-
rnetfr and bOnkEeeuiur We should eN-
ss-irn ~ his folly and look for disas-
tru-fz cons uuenccs- Of II before study
ing anatomy a man sit up as a surf;ic.i-
OPERATOR we would wonder 90 his auoaci-
ttv and nifty his patients Eut that par
sutz should isac.u the difficult task ~
rearing children without ever giNihs
thnunht tn the uriucirls lss-rhy sicli NOR
nl ANA Intellectual which ought % guide
theu-.xcites neither surprise 90 the
actors nor rstv for the victims To the
ten 20 thrue.iudls that are killed alH nun
sfr.Is % thousands that survive WIN
feeble constitutions and millions ti-lt
grow lp with constitutions not SO strong
uS tr.- should De-. aud sou VIII have
some idea " tlc curse inflicted on their
ogI-urif- by parents ignorant 81 '"e
laws 90 Hte
In Su.rr,r's di-eusslan ~ the moral
rrauar-u-ut 10 children he Saws;
sarret rsrrrt- either never think about
the matter at aIi. or else their c"nciu-
sfnrz are cr.i,ie and Inconsistent In
most cases aud ezrt rialiy "n the part ~
mother. tle treatment adopted every
occasion ls tta- which the Impulse 81
the moment prompts
IT, SAYS Ct tir physical training of
children
..ra,ri. -rr beginning 10 see that the
frs requisite t1 success iu i!tc is 10 DC
a raai animal
TIN. treatment ~ children IN various
way ARE seriously ureIuuicial; II errs
e. deficient feeding. in deficient cloth
ing Iu deficient exercise among girls
m ls1-r: l1I boz excessive mental ap-
rllearian Dee further says
can breaches 10 the law ~ health are
phv-I.al sfrs Tne ancient aud mod
ern cuuceuti,. of the three-foid culture
must he cumtine,i"
have NOT time nor space 20 give more
cua-sri.rz from this helpful book To
learn that l i- our FIRST duty 10 obey
Ihr-leaI Il-rs while cultlvattns the NOR
81 arf mental. We must seek the BEST
authrrl-rre rr ti.e subjects. and Spen-
Ger -F.4lrar.ru' may - placed on the
list. 1ut tn aruw the right f''cd 20 eat.
AM h.E rn cook 5t ami hp~ 20 preserve
nuI Improve 5te physical. ] know ot
Mnth.r- het-e- than Kalsionism-
Dear sisters. l.t us give our best Al
.erf5rr q. those StudIes-that the evo-
Iuti1u ~ man may evolve faster because
Of "a revolution against the hurtful ana
VernirloGs methods and usagcs OF the
ehariIc present hi-Ai'-