Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24
woMANs PERSONAL BRAVERY
They Are Not, as a Glass, Either Physi-
cal or Moral towards.


Women are not. as class, either moral
or physical towards. Indeed, in personal
bravery they far excel the majority Of
men when faced by an emergency. Some
of their achievements are worthy Of rec
ord among the heroic deeds of the race.
Lady Baker, an Englishwoman. was
such an absolute stranger to fear that
she would walk alone into the tents of
the most ruthless slave dealer and calm
ly lead off his captiyes from under hi,
very eye, and Mrs. Marion Mulhal who
rlsked death dozen times and triumphed
over the strongest man in the dark wild
country that lies between the Amazon
and the Andes, is woman of such
tran and delicate appearance that one
might think Il March wind would blow
her away.
Miss Gordon Cumming was born with
an adventurous strain III her blood. foe
her very name recalls thrilling stories IT
fights with wild animals in little known
lands. and she has proved herself worthy
of her parentage. 1t is difficult to say
what dark corners of the earth this
daring woman has not invaded. She has
rambled thousands of miles in China:
was the first white woman to penetrate
the mysteries of Tibet; she has seen the
sun rise from the granite crags of Cali
fornia. has climbed the Himalayas,
looked on the FIRE fountains of Hawaii,
played ut Robinson Crusoe on scores 81
Pacific islands. has made herself quite
at home in the heart of Fiji and New
Zealand. and is familiar with India AMI
Ceylon in their least known districts a>
with Bond street The story of her adj
ventures reads like thrilling romance
from her brushes with death among the
Pamirs to her experiences of Samoan
rebels.
A more fearless explorer, male or fe
male than Miss Mary Kingsley. niece Of
Canon Kingsley. has probably never
lived. She perfectly reveled in exploring
countries In which no EurO"ean had ever
set foot, and instead of avoiding danger,
seemed actually to court IT. Every one
thought her mad when she started on her
journey of exploration in the elephant
and gorilla countries of South Africa.
with an escort of treacherOus natives.
Ir the rapids of N'ojole her canoe was
upset three times. and each time she
narrowly escaped death by clinging to a
rock until she was rescued.
| On one occasion she faced alone
| fierce and enormous gorilla, while her
| ccwardly escort took to their heels, and.
| later. she spent some weeks among the
cannibals in the Rembwe country, max
| ing friends of natives whose larders were
stocked with human joints. I'm this
country" Miss Kingsley wrote. the
dead are cut up and kept in larders. pre-
| ClSely as clNllizeu people Keep thtii ~
meat. The bones are scattered about the
country. which is difficult of locomotioh
on account of the vast numbers of CON
ceaied man traps
| Mrs Theodore Bent, another lady
| whose appearance suggests rather the
drawing room than trackless deserts. mas
outstripped many male explorer IN hei
! daring and her defiance of fatigue an"
danger. Not long ago, when she was
travelling with her husband in south Ara
bia. she had many a narrow escape from
cowardly bullets. and once she was or
dered to dismount Sin order that hrE
throat might be cut" Mrs. Bent, IL
may be interesting to add, travels in a
tweed coat and skirt coming we'll owe.
the knees, breeches. CATERS and shoes
She wears pith hat, and always sleeps
| in n hammock-New Orleans ricayuhe'