The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-15
Women SmattererS and
Women SCdtterers

IT is quite true that the more things
one can do well the more perfect as
human being one VIII be. That Is
one side OF the truth The other IL
that the more things one half learns the
more this person scatters her mind and
brain power. snjuring her mental fac
ulties in proportion. 4 child Is inter-
ested in everything Il sees. Pin II down
10 one kind OF play an hour. and IL
grows weary and says. Let Us put 10
away now" The grown person who
possesses q powerful. trained intellect
viii sit hour after hour. knowing no
WEAKNESS. fatigue or tagging of enthu-
siasm In his occupation. IL Is said Ed
ison has remained in his laboratory NJ
teen hours AT stretch. studying and
working. forgetting the outside world.
Now. in proportion as woman viii
stick to one or two things she can
achieve success 20 the extent o. her
abilities Half the American women Of
today. however. seem TO be mere snst-
terers and scattercrs. There are 81
many splendid things 20 Go In our noble
country that they dabble ia a dozen
different ones. achieving success IN
none and getting their minds added BY
and by 50 they cannot hold fast even 70
one thought five minutes
Most girls thinl they would Ike %
learn music They begin plano p.sf-
tice. keep al ~ short time learn
enough 10 rattle the keys in an infan-
tile way. then tire % the mental effort
OF pinnlng themselves down steadily
and quit imperfect thrumstera What
Is the verdict? This There are no
great women pianists Woman lacks
the power 70 be a great pianist" An
other girl thinks 70 would be- nice 90
be an artist She learns a little fec. le
drawing. the drudEery % 81 Is irkson-.
she viii go into painting az once sne
makes few pretty roses. copied from
a picture. not from the real GoFsrs,
she paints a glass Of water and an
ange upon plate pernara even an "a
shoe and a pipe and sne caiir thaf So
Her work is Ian nearly an cases oaf %
drawing. her motif trivial ana .n'al-
lngless. What d. the verdict Tasg9
has never been bat one great woman
artist Women are not cal abs - be-
ing artists"
Then maybe the woman alcs To uod-
cling. next 20 poker burnt work then 20
china painting and firing After that
she dnbbies in 80 called art embroidery.
Possibly then tho college settlement
rad strikes her and che devotes her
self % that for six whole months The
worpan's club is left Tor hcr - expert
ment with. She goes in fnr that May
be she belongs 20 "a dozen clubs a. once.
II there are constant excitement fash
clubs they hold the woman smatfersr
and scatfeTer longer than any other one
interest is able 20 De-.
Al length this woman aho ka- fritz
tered away her lnteilocfua poscrs IN
smattering and scatferinV teromea in
capable Of puuuiug steadily say afu
AZ all Meu say women are shallow.
superficial and childish and that fheir
light brains cannot think deeply or
reason. and This j. shy They have
va u;oniy wasted splendid brain poser.
scattering g. a. fhe sewer upon the
stony places - fhe Bible pafahir
is8rn1sr,a and Ssroison
could not haze achieved ans object y
they had sfrawn their powers as alGaK
the bypafha leading or the straight
road shakesrearo himself aas Eeser
anything bef a. actor riag sTiRht He
asa not even take time fran bis IRA
matte pursuits fa b. a very goaf DO
nestle rrsa. ~ far aa ae are Informed
Ny sister Hr 10 uar Ever an
American uoruan cannot l1rslse fse-fT
aims ard achscse thefp The orr y asr
- reach egcelienre lz 90 carsfalF 60
rcf shat yeu desire - So Take era
hing Tou Hxe BERT of can o. fess men
afaue &c through Gre SD hau ksfsr
Tou haze reached fhe - rorrh ~ fhas
~ scanefainR eisa g 500 sish ast
saafss@y Vcg take gr nake voss-s.ff
Hrslicns iu FL seeinE So fsreszh ~ tks
M Ttem 1ssr Hfi retr 80 say 20
neas brains are ehnslra e-ar.ssss.af
I'd silly IAAE AsfJaEH