Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-17

cur worse than the acts of violence
through which the wife and mother
suffers. Domestic happiness Is not pro-
NOTED when n wife causes her hus.
bands arrest for acts OF brutality. The
man may he fined and imprisoned. II
there nre children the family may he
scattered to become objects of char
lty or to acquire criminal education.
The wifc's longer fOrbearance may be
a continued martyrlOm. But there
IRE some things worse than u martyrs
life. What shall an abused wife do
when assaulted by n brutal husband In
a passion II the most serious question
that can be proposed. At any rate,
the proper answer IL not "ShoUt him."
The world Is growing better Ia this
respect. As compared with the not
very distant past there IRE but few
cases Of domestic violence. A few
more years Of human Improvement will
bring peaceful homes to those corners
or troubled spaces In life where they
arc needed most.
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In a recent interesting discourse OH
the question. rs the Pulpit Frec?"
Rev. Frederick c. Priest got ut the root
Of the matter when he said that the
preacher should be specialist and
should attend to his speciality. Within
the limits Of that speciality aud the
creed that he processes his freedom Is
rs perfect as human freedom can be.
lie Is always secure In the approval OF
his parishioners when he breaches
thoroughly Christian sermon. founded
on the mOralities and the promises OF
the gospel. ana more than that. 1t Is by
such sermons alone that he can best
help. comfort and inspire his hearers.
hut the peculiar respect which he com.
mantls rs II specialist vanishcs imme.
diately when he goes out Of his sphere
to talk dogmatically upon questions OF
secular controversy about which he
may know much less than some Of his
auditors. There IRE preachers who
seem to have persistent itching dur.
Ing political campaigns to bring the
pulpit into politics and who deceive
themselves by imagining that their
partnership comes Of God. when 1t Ii
just the ordinary kind. They may con.
tent themselves with yelled Illusions or
they may 20 so far rs to express eulogy
or denuncintion. but In either case they
are using the church as campaign
wigwnm when they should hire hall.
1t Is q wonder that such aberra tons are
tolerated rs much rs they IRE, and Ger.
tainly there could be no blaming a pew.
holder for protesting when he believes
that there II more Of the devil than Of
God IN the preachers party. 1t Il his
right to protest and to demand that his
temper shall not be ruffied By the dis.
Ingenious or Over.xeal0us pulpitecr
who IL taking him ut a mean disad.
vantage and depending on him for
financial support ut the same time.
Aside from the question OF authority,
men are stated with such stun anyway
during the week. and II they 10 to
church Sunday II Ii TO- he reo,lled to
the spiritual side Of life. which Is too
much neglected. There IL stIll enough
In 1t ana In pure religion for centuries
upon centuries OF sermons. as there has
been In tho past. Tho speciality IL still
rightly considered the greatest Of spe.
cinltles. and when 1t Is properly full.
Tiled II ministers more to the higher
aspirations of humanity than any other
anu commands a veneratiOn that Is a
very bnlwark against those who would
curtall Its just freedom.
The London Lancet. which has for
many years been engaged In the noble
work Of protecting humanity from the
dangers that keep continually spring.
Ing up, comes forward with timely
warning against too much bathing. The
Lancet says: 100 much bathing Is
harmful, as 1t tends to maceratiOn OF
the superficial part of the epldermis.
which is too frequently removed and
occasions probably too rapid a prolifera.
tion OF the cells of the malpighian
layer" Let people who are IN the habit
or giving themselves up to the pleas.
ures of the bath pause ana consider.
1t Is doubtless a serious thing to bring
on u maceratiOn OF the superficial
parts OF the epidermis, and we are free
to confess that we should shrink l..
dread from one who carelessly went
about with Il prOl!feration OF the cells
Of the malpighian layer. 1t Is fortunate
that the Lancet has pointed out the
danger In time to head Off an epidemic
Of the trouble mentioned, and We have
no doubt that the warning will, in most
quarters, be gladly needed.
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Carnegie says that the man who sue
ceeds Is the man who tries to do a little
more than IL expected of him. IL this
Is true, no true office boy will ever get
ahead the length Of his nose.