New-York tribune., 1906-10-21
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY OCTOBER 1905

the experiment Of a weekly day OF rest Lively
scenes have followed the enforcement Of the
demonstrations of employees against some of
the business establishments that remained open.
1t Is said that the "non-shopkeeping middle
classes" and some of the workingmen op-
posed to Sunday closing Bakers men, for ex-
ample, do not like It. But the statesmen in shops
nave organized to make Sunday a day OF rest
from labor far as possible. to the point
OF entering business places that are open and
partly by persuasion and partly by threats COM
pelIng them 10 close. An exemption from clos
Ing has been made IN the of dealers in
!, ,ready-made clothing-a distinction that strikes
the American as queer.
Nothing is more economical in wall decoration
than dado. according to wall Paper News"
AS the lower part of the walls becomes soiled
more quickly than the upper. q room can often
oe freshened simply by renewing the dado, with
out touching the upper walls. Another ad-
vantage OF the dado is that it gives q a
comfortable and furnished appearance without
the addition of a lot OF furniture. This Is par
tlcularly true of hall stairway where there
Is lot of space that needs breaking up.
Boston is wrestling with the problem Of
whether or not woman teacher shall be allowed
10 marry. The person who raised the question and
made all the trouble is Mrs. Frederick II. Ripley
stnt @ n r fRq R1eR eRs 9 bo the vas
formerly a professor in Wellesley College has been
laid on the shelf now simply because she has
thH Boston & for husband Several Of
are anxious TO know why marriage strips Of the
Talents which previous to this event were univer-
s3Ily admitted. The Herald says I'VE are
AFRAID that some members Of the school board
nave SnduIy magnifed the significance and peril OF
Mrs Eipieys matrimonial affair To us II does not
seem tlat It II any degree lessons her acknowl-
edged nigh qualifications for the special public
service she has so satisfactorily performed hith-
erto or that 1t in any degree threatens the welfare
or the Boston schools either in the future.
we nave no doubt that she will amply earn the
salary OF her office. Moreover. her dismissal Tor
this reason would tend discourage emnently
endowed women from thinking of an educat tional
career as a life work. The frequent sneer that
women only teach until they car find a husband
ought not to be reinforced by CHicial refusal to
allow them to teach afterward If they are dis
posed TO do So"
simple method OF doubling ones physical
strength but one exceedingly difficult 20 practise
| has been discovered by Professor Irving Fisher,
OF Yale It is only necessary TO eat what one
wants, Prolongng tho enjoyment OF It by thorough
inastcauoni but unfortunately Professor Fisher
has nor discovered or If he has, has neglected to
state now people are to get what they want to eat
Between doctored foods and the domestic problem
Ine orolnary mortal considers himself or herself
Iuckg 10 escape poisoning or acute Indigestion to
say nothing OF getting what he wants They seem
10 nave managed It at Yale however; otherwise Il
WouIo heYe been impossible to make the expert
menI , Nine students were selected for the test
A.Hcn began IN January and lasted four months
ana a half. The men ordered whatever foods they