New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
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Margaret Haley told curious little story in
conversation day, during her recent visit TO
New York" said the Observant Woman. she
said / knew a woman who had an ldlot
child When she left the child alone and didn |
want ii to run into danger. she would stretch
string on the floor and tell the child IL could not
cross that string That poor child would remain
patiently for hours, perhaps, convinced that II
could not cross the string. The barrier was not
In the string, the barrier was III the childs mind-
And I've seen lot of grown people not commonly
supposed 10 be idiots. who had barriers in their
minds just like that. Some Of these curious mental
quirks prevented them from doing things they
would have liked to do, some impelled them 10 do
things they dsliked 10 do
This idea gives curious thoughts when
followed out, continued the Observant Woman
a woman groans the fact that she must
spend certain percentage of her time in gong
to see persons who do not wish TO see her, and
whom she does not wish TO see-inforlnal calls. IN
short She doesn't have to do it. She only thinks
she does. Another woman thinks she has got TO
make q certain amount of cake the year arouhd
She hasn't really got TO. She only thinks she mas
Another woman thinks she has got TO polish her
hardwood fcor till it shines every week of her life
She doesn't really have to. No one would sufter
If she didn't People suffer from dirty floors, but
not from unpublished floors. But that curious some
thing in her mind forces her, and she does H. All
other woman thinks every inch of white clothes III
the wash must be ironed in the hottest wealth
er There's no necessity. of course People suneI
from unwashed clothes, bat not from uhI Ioliep
ones
Another woman groans over the steadlF Gu
croachinc fat with which each year renders Hel
figure more shapeless She thinks she hash time
for the exercises that would reduce IL heI S1ie
has time 10 make Battenberg scarf for the piano
Her mind presents the Battenburs SCARF as so'li0
thing that has got to be made while the eN1iei9e
hasn't got to be taken .aLo.
II know Il woman in a Western state "Ho 80
spIendd care of a large house husnahd anu anu W.
ef fr.,,,,ng bovs Yet she found time To estiolsIl d
roveiIine- library 10 get bill passed by the e54
lt,,ra making It a state institution, and 10 90 an
the executive work necessary to keep huIS1[ts and
tbCee Loxes travelling among remote htllaIS -
onTrtrt5 scbools That library work apptSdieaa, a,.oT
-. e hing that must be done But sIle @or
~ t,cf rhc mad TO set aside one day 49,. "eSe 40
~ ar give uine-cOurse dinner parIsS
To- ,. -a Booth raised family of very feilei fIn
at.fI,IraD and found time 10 40 a. ~ Lar
@SI ,rnr[ i'm the Salvation Army, douue - &c
S-o- ~ ~ ever had ruffied undereothes. on II sic
ferssls ever baked cake for a cflufSn h.
Itas n woman who driven al neI me - -
.to cares of a large family reared anu ctss aI,sT
lle .,.aers Yet she found little tillS
sihaiI - Ijfa 10 read something worth WnA'e;; ~
gay ol N,tt, the current thought of the uay. raol
t,g he1g came up healthy and bright; pul 49, & ,las
cn,irnes holes in their clothes ana hef IouSe
f aIgtays Immediately neat NgVer s15ooi tnev
iot s enS girls got into the High Scnopi I
didn't despEe their mother, as sooI4 ~ ,,,Ic'T-
2cn ia"sIv They had very thorough Fesp711 80
her mo tn that presents itself to our minus as
,h Ihihc that must be done. = the tnln GhIsrvant
deterTnines our character, salu lh9
Woman.