The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09

infect others in a number of ways-by
careless expectoration, by the use of
public drinking cups. etc,
But there is one method, perhaps the
simplest OF all to obviate, which de-
spite frequent and vigorous protests
from the medical profession the church
still sanctions. This is the common
communion cup. 1t has been pointed
out over and over again that this Gus
tom is probably fruitful source of dis
ease and one of such a nature that the
result may be especially terrible. The
danger may be entirely avoided in sew
eral ways. One of these, by the use
of individual communion cups, has
proved entirely satisfactory in a num-
ber of churches. Another and perhaps
the simplest of all. is that known tech
nically as ''intinction," which was used
in the Western Roman Catholic Church
at one time and is still IN the Eastern
church. 1t cosists in simply dipping
the bread in the wine. and may be
conducted by giving each communicate
a piece of bread and then passing the
wine for it's 'intinction."
Regarding the sacredness OF the COM
mon cup. an English vicar has well
said: 1T is incomprehensible to me
that God who reveals to scientific re-
search the hidden peIils of nature has
tied the administration of His sacra-
ment to mode which that revelation
shows to be harmful"
That there is some progress being
made against the common cup is shown
by statistics collected in 1900. It was
found that there were 1872 churches in
the United States, chiefly of the Bap-
tist, Congregational and Presbyterian
denominations, using individual cups
When 1t is remembered, however that
there are over $4,000 churches in the
country. these figures seem rather dis
appointing.
Boston women these days are busy
ridiculing the statements made by a
veteran shoe dealer who was inter-
viewed by reporter there last week.
The dealer, who has been in business
for thirty-five years, has come to the
conclusion that the longer and purer
an American girls ancestry is the
larger are her feet. This is the horrid
slander which has reused Back Bay
danes and denoiselles to indignant
protest. But the shoeman seems to
talk as if he understood the subject,
as well he may considering his lengthy
experience. He says that thirty-five
years d6O lIlC WOlkltH WllO WOIG a INO
4 shoe always told him so in a whisper
I'm those days the footwear for wo-
men was usually what was called a
large or small g." says the veteran
Now we seldom see a foot small
enough for that, 40. so and go being
the general run. And in place of A, b
and c widths we sell c, d and r. There
Is no manner of doubt that Uncle
Sans daughters in Boston have un-
L.. 4. at4
they are steadily growing larger. Now,
have noticed that the woman who
boasts the longest line of American
born ancestors require nearly always
the largest make of footgear. Among
my customers are several whose pro-
genitors we're signers of the Declara-
ton of Independence, and though the
question of actual size and letter Is
never discussed between us, all the
clerks in my place know that nothing
less than a No. of e width will fit
either mother or daughter Those OF
course are rather exceptional cases.
Perhaps 1t is only fair to admit"
confessed the shoe dealer, that the
steady increase In the size of our wo-
mems feet is very largely due to the
undeniable increase in the size of the
women themselves. 1t is matter OF
common knowledge TO anyone who has
travelled abroad that the American wo-
man of to-day is built on far an1pler
lines than her sisters of any other
nation. To my way of thinking there
is something for our women to be
proud of in their large and nearly al
ways symmetrical and invariably
smertIy shod feet. Just look at the
feet of the Venus of Milo and the Sis
tine Madonna; their creators knew
enough to give them feet in beauti-
sa.o md yanf
the dainty extremities of the small,
sedsntary Mexican or Cuban ladies,
who are the wearers of the really tiny
shoes that are sold or sent out from
our shops and factories"
A ST. Louis clergyman, anxious to
boom matrimony in his parish, has
come out fiat-footed and advised the
women not to wait any longer on dila-
tory lovers, but 10 pop the question
themselves, says Dorothy Dix in the
New Orleans Picayune.
Sensible as this advice is, 1t is not
likely that even the most advanced
woman is advanced enough to take it,
no matter how much she might like to,
for women may defy laws, but they
are slaves to etiquette. They have
boldly invaded the occupations and
professions once sacred to their BROTH
er and wrcsted many of their perquis-
ties ard profits from him. but no wom-
an has the courage to break through
the. idiotic custom that gives man a
monopoly of conducting the matrimon-
ial business.
And, when you look the matter fair
ly in the face, It is appalling to realize
what an amount of unnecessary mis-
cry this silly, romantic theory that
a woman must be the wooed, instead
of the wooer, precpitates upon the
world. In every community there are
hundreds of dyspeptic old bachelors,
the victims of their landladies and
washladies. who might be enjoying all
the comforts of a happy home If some
good, domestic woman had been free
to call their attention to her merits
as a housekeeper and a cook. There
are plenty OF struggling, ambitious
Young men TO whom some rich girl
would like to say. "My dear Tom,
you have got all the qualities that
admire most in man. I am sick and
tired Of all these little popinjays who
don't know anything but to hop
through a german and twitter society
gossip, but men like you avoid rich
girls for fear you will be called fort
une hunter, and the poor heiress sell
dom gets a chance at the husband she
wants. Marry me; can save you