Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-10
HE HAD THEORIES UPON II
HE PAID A VISIT TO AN INTELLI-
GENcE OFFICE AND FOUND HOW
HIS THEORIES woRKED-HIs
PLEASANT HALF HOUR.

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thing to have to breakfast on scram-
bled eggs and rolls and coffee, with
nothing better in sight for a week."
What nonsense" said Mr.. Dobley.
You can put an advertisement In the
paper and have a hundred and one
cooks to choose from in the morning.
That's just the troubled" said his
wife; IF they only wouldn't come IN
schools like whales and porpoises 1t
wouldn't be so dreadful They come
dozen at a time. and begin to ask
questions until you don't quite know il
they are hiring you, or you are engag-
ing them. You see, I've been through
It and you haven't After all, Belinda
wasn't so badl"
Now lcck here, Honora. You had
10 admit that she never had anything
on timel"
she was late occasionally"
She broke dishesl"
Yes; she did destroy some Of the
china and glass;"
she lost silver and ruined the table
linen in the laundry. / m quoting your
own words, HonOra."
oh, yes; she was a little careless"
she not only generously sampled
the decanters on the sideboard, but
she insisted on filling them up with
water when she had imbrbed most OF
their original contents"
oh, all cooks drink. You can't en-
pect impossibilitiesi"
She fought with the butchers boys
and all the different tradesmen until
they refused to serve u.s."
Belinda had a quick temper"
I'VE had agreed to put up with all
these trihing Irregularities, but when
she reached a point that she felt 1t her
duty to stand at the head OF the kitch-
len stairs armed with a chopping knife
and rolling pin threatening the other
servants and daring me to disarm her,
1 considered it was about time to cali
Ia halt"
ITO call a policeman, you mean.
suggested Mrs Dobley. Il don't see why
you made such dreadful time over it.
The idea of having a patrol wagon
come up to our doorl"
Il have yet to see the day" said Mr..
Dobley, when I would lay my hand
upon a woman no matter what her sta
ton in life might be. / regard Belinda,
from what have heard Of her, as be-
ing to- fiery and untamed for domestic
use. Personally, / wouldn't know her
II | saw her; but 1 cannot see in select
ing those people why you do not gv
more by facial characteristics; study
up Lombroso-look ct their ears and
their foreheads, and take their meas
ure, as 1t were"
Cooks all look exactly alike! They
are all large, aggressive, patronizing
and impairment. They ask all sorts
'of puzzling questions and they snap
one up like dragons If they are Ques-
toned at all. confess I'm afraid Of
them"
IN, this servant-girl question: This
.servant-girl question:" exclaimed Mr.
Dobley. III only they had men to deal
with. The trouble with all you women
is that you begin by being too concll-
atory. You should be naughty and
domineering. That's the only sort Of
thing that goes with that particular
species. 1t cowes them at once. 1t isl
ike tanning a wild beast by looking 1t
firmly in the eye"
We'll, / never should look a wild
beast in the eye. or even a mouse. I'd
rum" confessed Mrs Dob.ey. "and
that's the way / feel about cooks
You should bring auto-hypnotism
into play" said Dobley. Its very
simple. Make up your mind to control
hem. Then you have emil
Il don't understand those things"
aid Mrs. Dobley. 81 don't see why
YOU didn't come downstairs and hyp-
lotize Belinda"
She had a chopping knife with her
fotal counteracts the hypnotic cur
emit But I'll give you an instance.
ok directly in my eyes, Mrs. Dob
ley"
Mrs. Dobley looked at him intentiy
md Dobley made passes in the air
th his hands over the table while
drs Dohley watched him in amaze
emit Look at mel" he commanded,
mapping his fingers.
81 am looking at you just as hard a.
can, said Mrs. Dobley.
Pass the butter" said Dobley. Mrs
)obley did so. "The rollsl" shouted
)obley7-'the eggs-the toast"
There Is no toast" said Mrs. Dob
ley
"Thero"-said Dobley triumphantly.
If you only had kept your mind fas-
ened on the subject and your eye on
mine you would have been completely
ypnotized."
81 looked around for the toast" said
Mrs. Dobley.
But In the hypnotic state you'd
have handed me the first thing near
you under the impression that 1t was
toast IT'S obtaining control Of the
mind OF the subject Now when you
engage cook
Suppose you engage her" suggested
Mrs. Dobley, because you understand
he system mitch better than I. Just
put your hypnotic powers in play and
get us real good one"
'Oh-wel n0w--it's a little out of
ny department. don't you think sog-
asked Dnbley. weakening vislbly.
That's Just like a man, said Mrs.
Dobley. ''Ycu tell US how simple 1t Is
a nhnAses domestic aflaits and give
sTSt6Hs hA6 an that rss you back pag