The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-09-07

"A been drawn up and published
A by the Princess Christian
N and three Of her colleagues.
She herself is president Of
the South African Colonization So
ciety, Lady Beehive is president Of the
Central Bureau for the Employment Of
Women. Lady Knightley is president
of the British Womens Emigration
association, and Lady Grosvenor is
chairman of the committee Of colo
NAL intelligence for educated women.
The theme on which they write is the
advantages of the colonies for edu-
Gated women. The ground fact of the
situation is that in this country there
is surplus Of females. Biologists tell
US that strong race always produces
more females than males. and when
males preponderate It Is a sign OF de-
cay. So there is no reason for ap-
prehension about the fact that the
proportion of girl-babies that come
into the world in England is greater
than that of boy-babies. Further, the
numerical difference between the
sexes greatly increases as time goes
on, probably because more men go
abroad either to the colonies or to
seek their fortune in some other way.
It is too often thought that the COL
onies are only good for the women
who are prepared to go to the back
woods and perform work compared to
which the work of domestic service Is
light This is not the case. There
are as many openings for the younger
daughter as there are for the younger
son. and It is lamentable that she
should be so often. in the words Of
the letter. Compelled to linger at
home till her youth is past with no
better prospect than a future Of aim
less and dreary spinsterhood." The
educated gentlewoman, accustomed to
country life, will ind many openings
in the colonies similar to those she
has here. only the positions are better
paid ard less crowded Again quoting
the letter: In nursing IN teaching, IN
clerical work and in a score OF other
capacities the colonists report that
there is need of wonen's assistance"
These educated women. many Of
whom possess little capital that
could be utilized to advantage in a
new land, would be decided acquisi-
ton to any colony they went to, as
they are for the most part not only
Wen educated. but healthful and even
athletic IN body. They have every
capacity fer being useful members of
new community and, IN the end. for
becoming the mothers OF a colonial
race, PEysiologists may perhaps ex-
Plain why 1t IS that In the colonies
the proportion OF sexes becomes
changed and the boys predominant
over the girls. DR.. Lathon. whose die
donary is still IN use, used TO have a
theory which he established by means
OF many facts and modern instances,
that race never succeeded in main
tanning itself as colony unless it In
teFmixed with the indigenous people
or was continually recruited with
fresh blood. The climate must GER
tatnly produce some effect on the men.
The early colonies Of Greece and
Rome passed utterly out Of existence.
To keep our own stream Of fresh
emigrant blood from England Is abso-
lutely necessary.
During the present year Rhodesia
is likely to be much before the public
eye. and the attention Of the emigrant
is being freshly directed towards It.
This is, IN great measure. due to
the advances made in the growing
and drying of tobacco. Rhodesian to-
bacco has now secured foothold in
London, and speaking from personal
experience. we are satisfied that it is
sound. clean. unauthorized tobacco,
the recent samples showing a great
improvement. On tnose nfst Sent 70 us.
witb General snnross, seem ene r 70 mee 81