Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-05
Make Your Wife Your Partner.

The human Dfaln Is mace up OF COUNT
less billions of cells.
The work of Il great genius is done
by an inconceivably minute part of his
brain. 1t may be due to development
of this minute cluster of brain cells, in
connection with freedom from defective
construction elsewhere.
Genius marries, and when his children
are born the world wonders because they
are dull and commonplace.
The same is true of the ordinarily
able man, the successful citizen. For
that ordinarily able man, so often disap-
pointed in his children, this article is
written. 1t would hardly be worth
while 10 write it merely for geniuses.
There are very few of them, in the first
place and they wouldn't read this, in
the second place.
Do you want your son to inherit your
ability:
Make your wife the companion of your
brain.
BY way of elucidation we will tell you
the story of Filippo Lippi.
He was one of the greatest artists
that ever lived-the very greatest, per-
haps, in his power of expressing the
beauty of maternal sentiment in his pic
lures of divine motherhood.
More wonderful even than this mans
wonderful talent was the fact that his
son, Filipino Lippi, inherited his
fathers genius.
Filippo Lippi had a commission to
paint Il Madonna for certain convent
in the year 1853. He wanted a model,
and he found Il beautiful face. tender,
benevolent in a young girl, Lucrezia
Butt. pupil at the convent.
He received permission for this girl to
sit as his model. If you go to Paris you
may see his beautiful picture of her in
the Louvre.
While painting the portrait he fell
in hD ,r;r l al
suaded her to reciprocate his affection.
Their son was the famous Filipino
Lippi, one of the few men in all the
history of the world who inherited in
tact the genius of a great father.
The meaning of this story is plain.
Your wife gives you your children.
She cannot give you that which you will
not give her
If you do not share your brain with
her, If you do not share your interests,
II you DO not associate her and your love
for her with your nObleSt thoughts your
most earnest work, she cannot give you
a son possessing qualities which you
have withheld from her
n man of genius has a commonplace
son because his marriage is a common
place marriage, and this is the fault of
the man of genius.
Almost invariably, as you may learn
in Cations Hereditary Genius or in
any racing guide book. Won will find that
talent comes through the mother.
The mothers interests. unlike those of
the father, are not scattered. Her best
and strongest emotions are reserved for
the home life
Her noblest thoughts are associated
with her married relationship. and her
child inherits the best that is in her.
The man OF genius lives in a selfish
lsolated atmosphere of his own.
His wife has the pleasure of sharing
his onnoyances, his rheumatism. and his
general bitterness. He laments loudly
that his son develops into a commonplace
he imagines that the fault is his wife's.
If you are a great genius. or even a
man Of ordinary ability you want your
son to inherit your strength. Make your
wife a real partner now: let her be ever
associated in your mind with the best
WorK. Of your brain, as was Filippo
Lppl 5 beautiful model in all his work
and thoughts, and you will rot have to
sigh because you are the father of fool.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.