Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-22

Of the yomen to contribute to the ex-
penses of their household and to add lit.
tie to the Scanty store in the savings
bank.
Many peasant women of Europe work
because they are compelled to. Many
more work because they want to. and
would consider it cruel injustice to pre-
vent them from earning wages.
There are rigid laws strictly enforced
in most of the European countries
against child labor. 1t is the ambition.
however. of every girl to get into fac
tory. or to go into the fields or to do
something to earn money. in obedience to
the spirit of thrift and frugality which
is natural in every heart
The eagerness to get an education does
not often go beyond the primary schooi;
When a peasant has learned to read ana
write and keep accounts 1t Is CONSIDERED
sufficient for practical purposes. After
school hours in countries OF compulsory
education laws the children follow the
COW. the goats and the geese in their
pastures.
demonstration in Munich against the en-
ployment of women in the streets. on
the railroads and in other forms or pup.
lie labor Attempt was made 10 prohlpi'
their employment In the laborlous occu-
pations and substitute men. The result
was almost a revolution, and the women
were soon back at their places
Agricultural Schools for Girls.
An investigation of the effect of man
ual labor upon the health OF women
with particular reference to the birth
rate. provoked report that outdoor labor
is much more helpful for wives and moth
ers, and especially for young girls. than
employ ment in factories and other indoo!
occupations.
1t was also demonstrated that the birth
rate is higher and the death rate is lower
in localities where larger ratio OF
women are employed in outdoor occupa'
tons.
A friend who has given this subject
much attention declares that the rate OF
longevity, the number of children and the
physical development are much higher
among women who are engaged In man
ual labor out of doors than among the
upper classes, who have every comfort
and luxury, or the shop classes. who
work early and late in selling merchan'
disc or the operatives in factories. The
number Of children borne by women en-
gagged in outdoor employment Is larger
than among the other classes. 1t Is as
serted that they are healthier
These facts. generally known among So
crosses and conferences. In the maya
zines and the newspapers and IN numer-
GUS volumes on social conditlons. sc
much that they are beginning to be &C.
interest in the welfare OF their fellow
| beings. The tendency in the future viii
doubtless be to encourage rather thar
discourage the employment OF women II
OCCUPATIONS that now seem unsuitable tC
the SEX
Woman Workers Healthy.
One of the results of this change in sen.
timent is the establishment of agricul'
tural schools for girls and the employ
ment of professional women to go about
| the rural districts teaching fruit culture
kitchen gardening, the raising of poultry
and swine and other occupations fol
which meI. have been educated TOR gen
| erations, but no women. In connection
with these lessons theoretical instruction
| is given in the chemistry or 1000. by
| eiene. cooking. the preservation Of fruits
| and other branches of household science
| The te achers also give lessons in physica
| culture and In first aid to the injured.
| The books of regulations and instruc
| lions for this kind Of education are in
| teresting and might well be studied by
| those who are responsible for the do
nestle science departments in our state
| Universities and other schools.
! AS industrial expansion extends in Ger
many and other countries Of Europe anG
| manufactures increase in number and
| size the young people will continue Il
| drift from the farms into the cities anG
the number of women employed In manu-
al labor In the fields and on the high
ways, In the streets. on the railroads
In the building trades and other occupa
tions that In the United States are lef
entirely to men must grow larger ant
larger.
to make any difference. Comparatively
little AGRICULTURAL machinery is used IL