Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-03
TENEMENT JEWELLERS
HABITS OF FAMILIES IN CROWD
ED CITY DISTRICTS.
There Is n Strong Resemblance q
Primitive Man in Their
Treatment of One
Another.

A study of the tenement house fam
ly will at once suggest a close re-
,emblance between primitive ANA Il
ment house a Lack Of capital, MI
ratory habits, high bir,A and child
mortality rates, maternal ignorance
uncontrolled parental affection and
caae Of proprietorshlp, sex taDoos,
a,k Of "se,l-detormination' in matrl-
nuuial instability are circumstances o.
,haracters common to both. In the IN
Efficiency, lack ol initiative, naive MI
nistic habits of thought and a sense o.
lr~eternatural interference at a time O.
good or evil fortune there Is also d
lose resemblance, says the lndepend-
INT.
Even the members OF the family WAc
nave had a fair amount OF schoollh
possess small reasoning powers. Il
show little curiosity or skepticism. l.
hey are unable TO understand a thin
N the beginning they show little de-
sire to comprehend its meaning. Their
frame of mind is ~unreilecting ana often
3omplacent. They never argue ana ar.
seldom persuaded that their course 0.
lction has been wrong. A mother WI
ell you that she has thought o.
/ given subject since her childhood.
lust as she has forgotten how to witt.
Most of the men read daily or sun
Law papers. lhe women have little op
oortunity to read. When they do buy
l paper they discuss the latest mur
Ter, the last automobile accident or tn
fashionable wedding with their neigh
Dor. Few books are read, except, per
laps. penny family papers" or ladies
weekly journals" The children OF
| school age usually belong to a public
hurch or settlement library. The
Younger children have no books. Some
ines a family does possess a rev
cooks. Among them are books Of CO.
lundrums, jokes, magic, parlor tricks
| md fortune telling. Every family has
us Bible, with a registry of births and
leaths. The marriage licenses or bap-
ismal certificates are put safely away
II framed and hung IN the wall.
Everybody has crayons and chrome.
If parents, aunts, u%ncles, brothers, sis.
,ers, cousins, etc. The pictures ar,
copied from photographs, or they are
,rayon drawings made by the install
nent artist. Occasionally there /!
'ound a hand painting" The crayor
IS paid for in coupons given by th(
grocer, or is given free" by the pho
ographer. Sentimental and heroic
pictures, picked up at a sale on The
avenue, given away by a Sunday papei
IT acquired with cigar coupons adorl
he wall. There are few examples a
original decoration.
Memory cards, which express tn
sorrow of the family, and give date o
birth and death Of the deceased, ar
sent to the friends of the family.
-ariation of me memory card Is tn
wax wreath ornament with silver
framed in glass and wood.
In the Italian home, however, ther
IS usually some attempt toward artist
Expression. The daughter of the nous
axes piano lessons for to finish he
Education" Her teacher guarantee
perfect playing within the year. Tn
mother sometimes goes to the churc
concerts. The children take pride /
singing in the choir. The German par
snts know the German fol. songs. TIL
Italians also have a natural love TO
music. Oftentimes they are familia
With the well-known opera melodies
The Irish like the music Of the orga
grinder, the street singer and the lou
shrieking in the music halls. TIL
chief event Of the week in the youn
girls life is the racket to which sh
S taken by her gentleman frieqds.
rhe dance IS either a "pla< aiflir" o
/ masquerade" The "a spends he
weeks wages or her mothers hard
earned dollars TO be attached"
Amulets are orn for good luck. !
leart worn as a charm will bring
sweetheart.