Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-15

only basis on which any government can
resi- a government owes its existence
not TO the obedience of its subjects not
!" inc taxes It receives, but to the fact
mat the men Of the state will come TO the
support OF the state. Even desnotiSm
recognizes this fact in a dim sort of
W ay, But III Il democracy this is, and
must be, the keynote of the whole
n fucture The man is the rock on which
me government is built, whatever its
"Tm; ne woman never was and never
VIII be. Giving the man the vote is moth
NJ more than recognition of this fact
living women the vote would he to deny
II. For It must be remembered that the
women, IN asking for the vote, are ask
I,G TOT complete sovereign power-North
American Review
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A Body of Live Women.
The Memphis, Tenn. Housekeepers'
cIub Is said 10 be the oldest, the largest
ana the most influential organization Tor
the study of domestic science, i'm the
south. 1t is said to be also the only ono
in that section of the country that aims
10 found an industrial institution similar
10 the Pratt institute of Brooklyn or the
DreXel institute at Philadelphia. Bur as
theSe are magniticently endowed institu-
tons, the Memphis ladies are looking for
a phllanthropist To aid them in reaching
Their ideals. In the meantime, however,
tthey are maintaining departments for
housekeeping and interior decoration
klndergartenS, home sanitation care of
the sick. hospitality, Horticulture. horticul-
ture, civic Improvement, textile and cloth
ing food and dletetics, cooking and sew
ing marketing and domestic service.
Such vast amount of practical work
has already been done in these lines that
the city of Memphis has much for which
to thank the HouSekeepers' club.
Formerly the people of the upper
classes depended solely upon their good
colored cooks, and ate whatever they
provided, without much question so long
as it looked appetizing and pleased their
palates, so that many women proudly
asserted that they didn't peep into their
kitchens once a week; that they never
knew what meal would bring forth.
But the reliable old slave aunties are
fast dying off, the new generation of col
ored cooks are far from being good or
honest or Clearly, and the situation is
becoming acute. The white women of MI
classes are being forced to oversee the
buying and preparing of their foods if
not TO do the whole of it themselves
Domestic science, therefore, begins to
mean something in the south.
They are also learning to their sorrow
that years Of living upon hot soda bis
cult, pork, cornbread, and fanciful, highly
seasoned dishes, work havoc with human
digestion, and that a more rational, nOur-
ishing diet is preferable.
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WOman's Wonderful Trip
After remarkable journey from the
Cape to Cairo, extending in all some 49,
I2S miles, and covering Il period of 2lS
days, Miss Charlotte Mansfield. novelist
poet and traveller, reached London re-
Gently. When it is mentioned that Miss
Mansfield made the journey unaccom
panied, except Tor native servants. that
her itinerary embraced parts of Central
Africa. about which only little is known.
and that for weeks at a time she saw no
civilized being, the courage required to
undertake such an Investigation will he
only partially appreciated. The object
of the venture was to find out how much
of the undevelODed country of Central
Africa might be Opene,- out probably.
and to ascertain to what extent RbodeSia
answered the laudations of those who
have previously spoken of it's wealth
On this point Miss Mansfield states:
Il hope a great Rhodesian artist will
arise able not only to depict the gran
deur of the scenery, but also the wealth
of the colors and bloom lying on every
side within ones hands grasp. Every
where | find civilization more advanced
than | expected. 1t now only needs in
dividual effort to bring to a speedy issue
the glorious results of the great fouu-
der's dreams. 1t is TO be hoped that
those now participating in the profits
will not lose sight of the original ideals,
but each laying aside party principles
and petty interests, will strive to emo
BILE and beautify the wonderful country
they occupy. With regard to the health
standpoint, | really do not think Rhode
STA has much to complain of. ! have not
examined any statistics, but | doubt if
fever is as great a scourgc there as
influenza is in England"
No white woman has previously made
the journey via the route taken by Miss
Mansfield. From the Cape she went to
Broken Hill by rail, after tour in Bulu-
wayo, and then covered the $40 miles to
Abercorn on foot and by means of the
machila-a kind of hammock swung on
poles and carried by two natives. From
AhercOrn she traversed British Central
Africa by rail. subsequently making
further tramp for nine days until Baron
ga was reached on the northern side Of
Lake Nyassa. Here the governments
gunboat conveyed her to Fort Johnson,
where the machila was again requisI-
toned for three days until ZOmba was
reached. At ZOmba she was entertained
by the governor and Lady Sharpe, and
then she completed the journey to with
in a few miles of Cairo. Owing to the
prevalence Of infectious disease, the
traveller was advised to keep out Of the
city.
As far as all practical purposes could
be served. however. Miss Mansfield real
lied the object Of her long journey. Dur
ing her tour she met Prince Albert Of
Belgium. who went through Ithodesia en-
ronte for the Congo, and in al the prln-
cipaI districts she was received by the
oficials Her presence in the more re-
mote parts of Africa occca~ioued much
sklrn and curiosity on the part Of the
natives. Many Of them ran ahead to the
villages. announcing that the White
Donna had arrived. They had never
seen a white person, and gathered in
crowds at the villages through which she
passed.
For the whole Of the journey Miss
Mansfield relied upon her own geograph-