The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-26
THE RIGHT TO BE DISAGREEA-

If business men were to throw off self-control in their offices and places of business as many of them do in their homes, and say the same mean, coltemptible, unguarded things to their customers that they say to the members of their own families, their business would soon go to pieces.
 There are thousands of men who are polite, tactful, diplomatic toward their customers, and in everything which bears upon their business, who seem to lock their good manners up in their of fees at night, men who are known as Dr. Jekylls in all their business or pro- fessional relations, but who assume the character of MT. Hyde as soon as they enter their own homes, where they feel at liberty to ride roughshod over eve rybody's feelings They do not seem to think that the wife, or any other member of the family, gets tired, has nerves" or troubles'of any kind. They exercise self-restraint all day, but the moment they get home, they seem to vent their bad humor on everybody, even on the dog or the cat Is it not a strange thing that so many people think that home is not place for the exercise of self-control but take it for granted that there they can abuse ev- erybody without restraint?
 The head of the house is not always the only offender in this respect, Wives and children often seem to think that the home is the place where they can indulge in fits of hot temper, and say all manner of mean, disagreeable and despicable things. They think that they have right to spend a whole levening, or perhaps days, pouting over some fancied injury or over some tri- tie. There are many homes where ali the laws of courtesy, and even of ordi- | nary decency, are set at defiance, where the boys go down stairs in the morning and about the house half dressed, without the slightest feeling of delicacy. The girls are often just as careless as their brothers. They go around the house in all sorts of cos- tunes, soiled and untidy, and often to the table, especially in the morning, in a disgraceful condition, They think it is all right because only their brothers and parents are present.
 Many man who is very deferential to society women, treats the girls of poor women who happen to be depen- dent upon him for a living, very shab- billy. In society always alert to show the slightest service to the ladies, he is absolutely indifferent to the comfort and feelings of a stenographer or other woman in his employ. Those who are bound to him by the necessity of earn ing their living, do not call out his mo- bier sentiments. He regards them as just help nothing more. They may be infinitely finer grained than himself, but he rides roughshod over their sen sitive feelings, domineering, criticising, mercilessly scolding, even using pro- fane language.
 Such a man would be terribly shocked if those to whom he Is so de- ferential in society knew how he treat ed the women in his employ They would not believe 1t posslble,-if they could be in his office, store or factory for a day-that the man who displays these coarse, brute qualities, could pos sibly be the polished gentleman they met the evening before.-Orison s. Warden in Success Magazine.