The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-10

II
that, though many discoveries have
been made in the world of self-love
there is yet abundance Of terra in
cognita" left behind. 1t has pleased
men to arrogate to themselves near
w the whole of human courage, and
to regard women as very timid and
cowardly creatures when compared
with themselves.
Now we do not deny that some wo-
men occasionally have little affecta-
lions which give a color to this OPT
Mon. They are scared at meeting
harmless cows or oxen, as though
they were ferocious bulls. They jump
in terror on chair at the sight of a
mouse.
All these, however, are errors Of
education, just as poys are taught
from the cradle to despise girls for
their supposed want of bravery, and
grow to manhood without seeing
their mistake. Yet Vaudeville, in
his Search into the Nature of So
ciety," AYERS that MAN, as he is
fearful animal, naturally not rapa~
cious, loves Peace and Quiet, and he
would never fight, il nobody offended
him, and he could have what he
fights for without it,"
This may be true of man as a sa-
wage. But civilization gives so much
skill and dissipates so many errors
and terrors that men have learnt to
be quarrelsome, courageous, and self
reliant. 1t would be natural to sup
pose the mothers and sisters of brave
men would be brave also. We look
for cognate qualities in both sexes of
other animals and are not disappoint-
ed.
Why should mankind be an excep-
ton? Why should it be imagined
that men have all the courage, and
women a monopoly of timidity? Sim
ply because of mems stupendous self
conceit. The majority have never
given the subject a rational thought
They have excluded women from
their own favorite fields for the dis
play Of bravery, and then pride them
selves upon their vast superiority
But, Whenever women have had enra1
opportunities they have proved them
selves no despicable competitors with
men is physical courage. and far
ahead of them in moral fearlessnese
At a time like the present, when
pubic attention is largely drawn to a
comparative view of the qualities of
ooth sexes, it may be proftable 10
draw attention to the bravery of wo
men. We do not desire to under
value the conspicuous valor of mon
Oh the contrary, we are proud to re-
cogniZe it to the full. We only wish
TO point out that women are canable
OF the same great quality to pro-
ntaDle degree, and that, therefore it
should be encouraged in them as we'll
as III men. If the men refuse LET
women eXhort each other.
NO one can doubt that moral cour
age is superior to physical. Men
exceed in the latter women in tho
former; and it is not desirable that
TINS should be altered, even were it
possible Yet it would add TO the
dignity OF both if men were stronger
morally and women physically.
"A modern historian says, moral
ana rational faculties may alike he
dormant and they will certainly be
SO II men are wholly immersed In
the qualification of their senses. Man
is like plant, which requires a fav-
orable soil for the full expansion of
It's natural or innate powers" If men
mad been shut out. as women have,
from the exercise of their physical
Faculties, is it certain they would have
developed excess of physical pow
ers?
Notwithstanding her social disad
vantages in this respect, woman has
made her mark in the annals of bra,
very. History affords umerous ex-
amples of great heroines, many OF
them, too, at time when her gen
eral position was that of a slave
but We can only note a few.
Leaena of Attica bore the severest
torture without word. relesilla, the
poetess, made the Argolic women
fearless of death, and discounted the
spartans, Theodore saved the East
ern Empire; Artemisia drank the
ashes of her consort; Camilla, Queen
OF the Volscians, was slain fighting at
the head of her troops; Boadicea en-
countered the veterans of Rome; the
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