Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14

do not remember ever having observed de-
sirable results in a marriage where the
wife was older than the husband. The
question of age however, varies greatly
with the physical condition of the parties,
the occupation pursued, the climate and
other considerations, all of which must be
taken into account with reference to each
individual case.
The parties must be associated, however,
with an identity of purpose, whether that
purpose be the establishing of home,
the raising of a family, the conducting of
business, or social Advancement there
must be mutually of service and har-
monious striving toward the same object.
Probably more marriages are wrecked
from the diversity of purpose of the par
ties than from any other cause.
am firm believer in identity of
race, nationality and religion. At the
same time L do not positively prohibit
a marriage between persons of. differ
ent religious persuasions unless their
convictions are so strong that adjust
ment seems impossible. But I do not
believe in the marriage of a Caucasian
with any other race, nor have 1 seen
the best results from the domestic re-
lations of different nationalities in the
first generation. I would not advise a
German, Frenchman or even an Eng
lishman to marry an American girl and
expect much happiness; nor would /
advise a young American man to select
wife just imported from the old coun-
try of any nationality. The mixture of
the bloods of these different rationale
ties produces splendid type of man
hood and womanhood in the second
generation, after young people have be-
come assimilated to the social customs
and methods of life in this country, but
the native German, the Frenchman, or
man of any other nationality who has
just arrived in this country brings with
him entirely different ideals of what a
wife should be from those that are en-
tertained by the American girl and the
American youth expects in his compan-
ion a degree of personal comradeship
which he cannot find in the types of
women that are trained in the old coun-
try, and he is very likely to fail to ap-
preciate the devotion and faithful SER
vice which such women often render to
their husbands. In the second genera
ton these ideals have all been changed
and the mixture of the nationalities is
productive of the highest benefit.
When these matters have been prop
erly adjusted the information of the
parties becomes the next consideration.
The marriage may be perfectly adjusted
in respect to the adaptation of the par
ties; age, purposes, natioualities and
temperament may all conspire to pro-
duce the best results, and yet happiness
may be destroyed through sheer ignor-
ance There is a dense and pervadine
| ignorance of everything pertaining te
| the marriage relation which must be
overcome by intelligent education be-
fore we can expect much happiness to
result from the association of men and
women.
Nearly all men understand horses bet
ter than they do women, and women
understand dogs a great deal better
than they do men. A beautiful woman
remarked to me the other day after
having tiff with her husband: "The
more study men and dogs the better L
like dogs" "That is because you I'M
derstand dogs better than men,, re-
sponded, and she seemed puzzled.
It is broad and true principle that
no man or woman is Disguised with