The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-10
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIE "

The admonition to waste no moment
Of the day is responsible for a great deal.
as there are hosts Of women who trans
late literally, and IN the effort 70 make
every minute count in achievement. tired
nerves and bodies give out and the very
spirit OF the advice IS defeated because
there is limit 10 human endurance
The Creator may have intended rnortals
to labor necessarily. but that is not IN ac-
cord with nature Plants have a season
Of rest. and birds are exempt from ardu-
Gus duties at certain seasons. Certainly.
the best work IS not done by those who
grind away everlasungly, and the lives
Of the comparatively few millionaires
who have won their way from nothing 70
everything are not particularly inspiring.
Pinching and self-denial during the best
years OF their life brought notr-ng bet
ter than money for their heirs and a loss
Of power to enjoy after the top was
reached.
II is not wholesome TO spend all ones
thought and time and energy in work.
Rest Is necessary. and recreation is
effort Into the business Of earning a liv-
ing has no strength to spare in outside
work. She may have a hobby that will
divert her mind, but II should not be pur-
sued TO the point Of WEAKNESS. There are
books TO read, music 10 hear, plays and
pictures TO see, and, above all, are the
marvels Of nature 10 satisfy ell the
senses, How can one know anything OF
"a Fsara ~
always employed IN material things?
A well-rounded existence Is the ideal
for which we should strive; enough
money TO give comfort and sufficient
time to know little OF the world OF
which we ere q part. Life at best IS not
easy, and If we grow up with the idea Of
self-de-lal well developed, we viii find II
unnecessarily hard. One Of the principal
reasons advanced for the adoption Of IN
ion hours es the need OF time FOR de-
velopment Of character end ability. Work
continued till the faculties were numb
with WEAKNESS makes human beings mar
row.
It cannot be said that an advanced state
OF civilization has increased happiness
the increasing number Of suicides win not
allow US TO believe that happiness is
general Where the fault lies, nobody
claims to know; but we are not willing
10 admit that, having more time TO dwell
upon real and imaginary troubles has
anything TO do with It. Possibly the hard
struggle TO get money IN large quantities
is factor-wen. money VIII buy many
Pleasures but there are a few things out
side its pale. 1t cannot always buy hap
piness and it cannot keep misery at bay.
it cannot purchase health, even though II
may give a sufferer every chance known
to medical skill
Money has little to do with ones power
Of enjoyment. thought OF that in the
half hour I spent with others on one
side Of a drawbridge There was a deal
Of passing. but it was done by those in
costly autos rhe foot passengers ana a
few men and women in simple turnouts
found enjoyment in the sight Of a new
monster steamer making her maiden trip.
In closed car a trio of well-dressed vo-
men turned sour looks upon the inter
ested crowd, and yet they probably be-
longed 10 the leisure class. while a few.
at least. Of those I saw were not through
with thetr days labor. Waste time? Ger
tainly not; but we need not put every
minute into sordid things.
BETTY BRADEFN