Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01

set because her moral character falls
short of the degree of rectitude eXacted.
while within the charmed circle itself
several exposures, with equally as
rlsque a past. or present. may be dis.
porting themselves amid the plaudits
Of the ultra. fashionable" The doctor
points out 'the contrast In manners.
dress and conversation between a New
Yorker and u denizen OF n provincial
city like Boston, or Philadelphia. or
Chicago" But the multimi lOnairc
family from one Of these cities need
not regard the case as hopeless. Let
the family go to Rome for the winter.
not failing to stop ut the Grand Hotel:
let him "offer incense" to our ambassa.
dor; get introduced at the Palestra on
the Qulrlnal Hill: cultivate above all
the hunting set; II you have prodigious
| sums of money hand over check to
the King Of Italy to have the carnival
on the Corso restored that season; on
the return trip stop at Paris rs sort
Of way station and do good deal OF
shopping; push on to London and SO.
cure the services of a reduced woman
of title" as coach In the proprieties;
entertain lavishly; put yourself In the
way of assisting the nobility; go into
partnership In some sort OF business
with them II necessary; after entertain.
Ing galore our ambassador will at
length succumb to n court presentation:
on your return to the States you have
court presentation to secure-nOt at
the White House. but ut AstOr Court
and last Of all you must secure an In.
vitntion to an Astor ball II you expect
to be enrolled among "the nations con-
script families Of the new republics
Almanach dc Gotha." And yet some
people with the necessary cash have
been sadly bcmOanlng for years their
inability to break into the smart set.
all because no one was kind enough to
point out the way.
~SA
Andrew Carnegie has done well to
provide ten million dollars for the high.
or education OF the country. No one
will question the propricty of the gift.
At the same time II may be stated that
there IL abundant opportunity for phil.
nnthroplst to do something for the
lower education" The higher educa.
ton has been receiving assistance for
years. Millions have been poured into
the laps OF the great colleges ana uni.
vcrslties. These institutions have not
been suffering from lack of support.
nv Al sit IN n Nn In s,f hn
sands who are not able to secure the
rudiments of IN education. In many
cities the public school facilities are
lacking. In many cities the children of
the poor who are obliged to work to
help support the family are given but
little chance for mental Improvement.
Here IL u clance for the liberal mil
llonaIre Let him give his money
for the education of the mass.
es, providing industrial and night
schools. Indeed It may be doubt.
ell II the great colleges and uni.
verslties throughout the country viii be
much better of by additional millions.
II the philanthroplsts are determined to
give to colleges let them help the small
or colleges, These institutions. eslc
cially In the West. are doing great
work. They are the intellectual lights
Of whole communities. One philan.
thrOplst, DR.. Parsons has realized this.
His millions have been distributed to
the struggling colleges of the West
Higher education Is doing very well
Let the lower education be given
chance.
>cSA
You couldn't imagine Il greater trib.
ute to Americans ana their methods
than recent summary Of vital Stats.
ties OF the city of Havana. In NOvem-
Der last there were no cases and no
deaths from yellow fever. The records
of Havana back to 1852 show no simi.
lar clean bill of health. Cleanliness did
1t. 1t Is the best preventive OF disease
that the doctors know. After the war
with Spain the task of cleaning Havana
was undertaken. 1t seemed like u hope.
less job. When people have been dirty
for century or two they actually en-.
JOY 1t. Nothing less than military rgor
could have forced the inhabitants to
help In this great sanitary move. II
they saw the utility of 1t they We're too
indOlent to care much, and they actual.
ly hated the American soldiers. who
waged war with scrubbing brushes,
chloride of lime, cOpperas, street sweep
ers. garbage wagons and the other
things that keep yellow Jack on the
move and are the enemies Of all kinds
of diseases arising from tilth. The pub.
lie health was saved almost In Opposi.
ton to the public wish. Remember that
for centuries II has been common Gus.
tom In Cuba for men to use their front
yards for abattOirs. When meat was
needed an animal was slaughtered, and
tho doua foaanht oua. tho x,atna4..i,,1-