The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
KANSAS CONAENT
WOMAN'S DEFENSE.

WOMAN'S DEFENSE.
"A good deal of fun has been made
OF the athletic woman who goes in
for outdoor exercise and various forms
OF training, and she has been criti-
cised bitterly by the old fogies who
loIo tnat woman can cultivate her
muscular system only at a sacrifice of
nGI more Charming attributes; but the
atnletlc woman has gone ahead with
ner training just the same.
A little while ago there was printed
true story about Boston man who
skilled boxer, and he taught the girls
now TO use their fists Not long ago
one or the girls was at home alone,
when tramp appeared and became
lnsolent when he found that nobody
else was in the house. The damsel
didn't scream or make any fuss but
sne punched that wandering min
strefs head until he ran away howl
ing.
The Chicago Tribune prints the
picture OF girl of that city who was
attacked by robber day before yes
terday. She had taken lessons in jiu
Jltsu, the Japanese system of self-de-
fense, and, although the robber had
knocked her down and was choking
ner, she succeeded in overpowering
him and turning him over to the DO
lice.
A rev such instances should be suf-
hclent to convince the average woman
that 1t is worth while to know how
to do something more than scream
when peril threatens The ordinary
woman is as helpless as a child so
far as self-defense goes; yet if she
mas the average strength and courage,
she might easily learn few tricks
which would be extremely valuable in
o.
CAN YOU Do IT?
Horace Fletcher, the man who is
| responsible for the system known as
F1etcher1zing, is also noted for re-
fusal to worry. Fletcherizing means
that that you SHOULD chew your food
| thoroughly before swallowing it. In
deed, advanced disciples of the cult
| never swallow anything solid; they
| chew their food until it disappears
down the throat as a liquid. Horace
| Fletcher himself eats only one meal a
day, and. although more than sixty
\ years old, can beat the young men as
| an athlete. Fletcher eats no meat
and has quit tobacco and alcohol. He
is rich man, and is devoting his time
and money to spreading his theories
Many of the noted men of science
have accepted his doctrine as very i'm
| portant. Fletcher refuses to worry
| about anything; he does the best he
can. and lets it go at that.
There s.- .-~o things you should
not worry about" he says; 'things
you can help, and things you cannot
| help
If he is delayed by a railroad acct
| dent. he finds something to interest
him while waiting. He sleeps only
five or six hours a day, and is won
der to his acquaintance, because he is
modest, capable, and has a will OF
| iron. He says he enjoys his food
more than those who eat a great deal
and eat it too fast. Probably every
taIl owl, ~, =,
a great deal of good from Fletcher
izing. But most people are such pig:
that they cannot follow the Fletcher
directions.-Atchison Globe.
| TREE BORDERED HIGHWAYS.
The state road commission of Mary
land will have available the sum of 4
millions to spend in the improvement
of the highways of THAI common.
wealth. The provisions governing
this disbursement make it possible fol
the commission to plant trees alonf
the roadways, and this they are goins
to do. Cities make it by ordinance
compulsory for property owners tt
set out trees along the walks. and ar,
entirely justified in it. A treeless towl
is about the most uninspiring thing ii
the world. 1t always looks desolate
} Yet there is just as much reason foI
planting trees along country roads, a
: there is for disposing them along tn
streets of city. 1t is perhaps entire
" out of the question for Kansas t.
, attempt at this time what is bein,
done in Maryland The first consid
cradle quantity of money we pay on
| should be for the improvement Of tn
roads themselves. However, there i
thoughtfui owners of farm land
should not plant trees beside the road
, ways adjoining their own holdings
, they to supply the labor and the coun
: ty to furnish the trees. 1t would no
: be a big undertaking, and the posses
. sion of tree lined highways would b
: a source of a great deal of joy to trav
, lelers.-Leavenworth Times.