The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-16
Feminine
Snapshots
Do Mothers Train Their
Children to Be Savages

| ity for tie statement that no more
| bring up their children properly. Does
a mother slap. cuff or JERK the tender
| little beings contided to Let care? Does
SIZE use abusive language to tilciu:
Does she break her PROMISE; to them:
Does she scare them into ii5 by te.l.u@
them the policeman or the big, Dad
man will come and carry them OF il
| they 10 not obey her: Does she ever
tell them a lie! Does she allow their
sweet little bodies to become untiuy!
Then that woman is not fit to have
children, no matter who or what she is,
declares the bachelor. Boys learn rude
ness and Violence from their own moth
ers. How can they be other than i'll
bred, destructive young saVages: Lit
tie girls lear their mothers tell petty
falsehoods; they hear her scold VIC
lently; they see her rude, impOlite and
untidy in Eer own family circle. How,
then, can these little girls become
sweet tempered, sincere, neat and high
mothers ever found among the gangs
of young street ruttianS? | am report
ing still the opinions of the wise Dache-
Tor. 50 fully convinced is he Of the
truth Of Ill this that he is sure it
would be 4 step forward for the race
if the training of little children were
taken out of the hands of their moth
ers and given to women who have made
scientific study of it. The scientific
rearing of children is quite compatible
with love and tenderness, with good
manners, good temper and good NOR
ais. So says the bachelor.
Don't let US put IN airs, not any of
US. 1t is quite possible if we could
trace our distinguished family back
only two or three removes that we
would come upon grandfather who
picked his teeth with a fork.
Nothing will wake the women of
Russia to the need of their sex par
tic!pating in public affairs like the in
human war against Japan, with grand
dukes driving woman's best beloved
to be slaughtered for q quarrel whose
cause they do not know. Not long
since the women of Moscow sent to
Empress Alix a petition begging her !
to try to stop the war; 1t is one of |
the most pathetic documents on rec
ord. "Oh, sovereign" it said, moth
ers whose hearts are breaking cannot
remain silent. Our best forces are per
ishing."
The Russian revolutionist party in
its manifesto to the emperor made de-
mand for universal equal and secret |
ballot for male and female citizens.'
Put that down to the credit Of the Rus
sian revolutionists.
Italy has a woman orchestra leader
of distinction. Her name is PalInira
Orso. Recently she led the orchestra
during a great performance of the
opera "Ernani' at Livorno.
don't know who wrote the story Or
I would give her credit I am sure
1t was a woman. Once q gentleman
and his wife spent considerable time
studying American Indian life anl
customs During walk thy saw
all Indian chiefs family moving.
The chief himself stalked ahead. ma
jestic as an eagle He was an exceed
ingly chesty chief. He stuck u hi~
chin and threw out his breast as If he
owned the universe See how sl'rl.
Gidly that chief carries hiH:el.." SAY
the gentleman. Yes" rep!iet: Tie lad,
land see how splendidly his wife car
ries that stover'
In the vast and varied field of in,..!!S
trial electricity are many openings for
women. From the running Of al cleo
trical engine to the Manufacture OF
electrical instruments there Is employ
ment for the woman who has qualified
herself to do it.
Have you noted recently the number
If alleged wise men who feel call to
ay down the law as to the proper ,
sphere and duties of women? Such
would be authorities on women folk are
plentiful as grand dukes in Russia.
How many years. pray, have these men
,een women that they should know all
lbout it? Let them wait till they them
elves have been women awhile before ,
aking it on themselves to instruct the 7
eminine sex as to W hat its sphere Is. I
stupendous Is the conceit of the mascu-
inc being! Z
One Of the most promising signs Of Is
he times Is the sight Of young, wealthy ]
nd beautiful women on every hand
urning from the empty pleasures Of
ashton and society to take on them
elves solid, useful work for the igno-
ant and unfortunate. Never before
we're so many rich women engaged in ,
cal philanthropic work. not mere o. ,
entatious charity. Early these have a
discovered that no lasting happiness =
an be found outside Of useful work. +
Note.-Professor James H. Tufts of @