Chicago eagle., 1902-11-08
EA0LETS.

was an aneient asseveration, but sani.
tary science Is modern invention.
Some of the saints subjected themselves
to voluntary self.degradation as Il pun
ishment of the senses when inclined to
rebellion or luxury. One pillared men,
Der of the calendar proclaimed himself
Il victim of foulness I'm order to make
more execrable the sins of the rich who
had daily baths In water or wine, and
whose pillows were strewn with roses
removed as soon as their delicate scent
began to fade. In some oriental lands
the regularity of the dry season and
the need of water for irrigation natu-
rally led to neglect of the bath. In 9th.
ers pollution of the streams rendered
the only available bathing septic. But
culture IL supposed to have no cOmpro-
mise with personal neglect. This has
been supposed exceptionally true of col
leges making speciality of athletics
1t Is the more astonishing that investi
CATION Mt oxford by a curious American
reveals an almost total lack of modern
bathing facilities. An American mother
recently complained of the squnlid.
chill, dingy and unkempt room in which
her son lived under the caves of what
Ruskin calls the most beautiful street
in the world, High street. Oxford. with
its precious Gothic, its countless me.
MORALS of poet. sage, saint and states
man, its glory Of eruditiOn and halo of
philosophy undimmed by time. At first
there was spontaneous and indignant
refutation Of the American mothers
protest; her son. 1t was said, could get
better by paying more. But disinterest.
ed investigation has failed to find n
single bathroom properly equipped IN
all that unsurpassed assemblage of
stones and renown, animate and inani.
mate. Once there were public baths, but
they had to be closed for lack Of sup.
port. Now the entire gowned town de-.
pends upon the bucket borne by the fags
and other servants. The only hot water
prOcurable is that boiled In kettle In
the students own rooms. Winning as.
pirants for the Oxford Rhodes scholar.
ships ought to combine before quitting
the United States and arrange for i'm.
portation Of a few American plumbers
with their kits and cargo OF porcelain
and nickel or silver. This contribution
to the health and self-respect Of Oxford
will more than repay any obligation
nccrulng under the bequest Of the
South African pillager. and II will have
the additional merit Of disposing OF a
large share of the Rhodes bequest,
whose dimensions pcrplex the execu.
tors Of the will.
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Somebody asked Napoleon the great.
est need Of France. Mothers" he re-
piled. He might have applied his IN
swer to the world, for humanity recog.
nlzes In motherhood the handspring Of
existence, the acme Of life, the one
thing that controls destiny and finds
responsive chord In every heart.
Doesn't It? The other day very hand.
some woman boarded crowded street
CIR. There were men sitting. A good
many men have reached the cOnclu.
sion that sex should not cut great
figure ON street cur. and that WON.
an, young and strong, IL entitled to
about what n man gets-a seat, II there
Is one vacant; II strap, II all the straps
are not In use. And then the car stop.
ped again and u woman carrying
baby entered. 1t was her baby. There
was pride In her eyes-the pride Of
motherhood. Did she have to stand?
Not one minute. A dozen men were
Oh their feet. A banker said: "Take
this seat, madam" A laboring man
mutely pointed to the place he had va.
Gated. An old man smiled benignly ut
mother and child and gracefully waved
them to his seat. A woman ana a baby
could have had the car for the
asking. That Is something greater
than courtesy--deeper and finer. 1t
IL IN acknowledgment. The world
takes or Its hat 10 the woman
who has borne child and says.
madam, you are us holy as human
being Gun be; as nearly divine us the
work OF God can be made. You are
fulfilling your mission Oh earth. Every
woman IL your sister ana every man
your brother. You can never be with.
out friends and protectors. How can
we serve you?" And Oh the train one
passenger gives baby his watch to play
with, while another closes the window,
ana third offers his new magazine to
the mother, while the porter brings a
glas of water and asks her II she
wouldn't care for pillow. After a
while baby takes a nap, and there Is q
hush In the car, while even the brake.
man almost whispers the names OF the
stations, for everybody wants baby to
have good sleep. 1t Is the triumph of
motherhood, the appealing force of ere.
alton, and 1t Is good that humanity does
recognize 1t and pay proper tribute.
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In dispatch from n Missouri town
Il bride of 62 Is spoken Of as "agcd."
VIII reporters and correspondents nev'
er learn that women do not enjoy that
sort of thing? Nor men either, for that
matter. In the first place, u woman Is