The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20

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 4 A sense of humor came and set them free
 A sense of humor is more valuable as a saver of wear and tear upon the men tai and even physical make up than resil- tent tires are to an automobile. A case of unnecessary friction, fuss and frazzling of the nerves may be cited from the col umns of the New York World to which a business woman contributes a spirited article arraiening the writer of the fol- lowing "two-line' joke:
 Whats tho meaning of this elaborate collection of charlotte russe, fudge and sweet piclSles?' -eer oe ae1
 'Oh,sI am advertising business wom- ans lunch.''
 The good woman-of course, she is good woman and means well by taking up cudgels for her downtrodden and much misrepresented sisters-lets her wrath flame down the page for foot and a half. Only the cloyed appetite of the top woman, she asserts without fear of con tradiction, could be satisfied at luncheon time with charlotte russe and sweet
 
 admits and botly defends, but it follows a sandwich or bowl of soup. Moreover, even in the restaurants frequented by the proud and domineering male bread win ner there is charlotte russe on the bill of fare, and many man must therefore be secretly charlotte russe winner despite his air of serene superiority
 Continues the irate defender of her sex: "Analyzng these things with view of ascertaining their wholesomeness and nu- tritiousness, 1t will be discovered that the charlotte russo, so contemptuously re- l ferred to by your contemporary, is made up of light cake and whipped cream The cake, properly made, contains nourishing starch of tie flour used, egg, generally acknowledged to be very nutritious, and 1 sugar. As to the whipped cream, anybody | knows how nourishing cream is, and that 1t is whipped makes it only lighter an'l more digestible.
 1 Fudge, What lunch place serves | fudge? What is fudge? It is chocolate with butter, milk and sugar added, beaten to make it light. No one will gainsay the nourishment contained in chocolate; armies on long, forced marches have lived on it. Sweet pickles are never served in lunch room where the average business woman goes.
 eff the business woman carries her luncheon from home it always contains a nourishing sandwich or two, to which might be added fudge. cake fruit etc., just for finishing touch, just as sweets always are served at the end of meal. l But why not take the bull by the horns and boldly admit and defend sweet pickles? Why stick at sweet pickles after analyzing fudge and charlotte russo? Are sweet pickles unworthy of attention and unworthy of defense? Not, assuredly, 10 the masculine mind The housewife who is mistress of the art of sweet pickle making never has to blush in the pres ence of men for her accomplishment.
 Men-this is a secret that is not to be told in Gath or elsewhere-often lunch upon slice of pie of great specific gray | ity and attained longevity and a cup of coffee. They do, undoubtedly, eat char lotte ru5se and chocolate eclair Chica- goans have been accused for long time of having penchant for pie and beer as midday meal. New Englanders have borne with their accusers when charged with breaAfastng wholly upon pie or dougnuts. Bostonians have contained their wrath, without showing symptoms of oncoming explosion, when assaulted with the allegation that their ideal course dinner is composed of beans cooked in 10 different ways. Kentuclsians have been patient under the scandalous charge that the typical Kentucky breakfast is beef steak and pint of bourbon whisky, the beefsteak being fed to the dog Foridians 1 have not gone to war against those who say that Grits and gopher meat constitute their staff of life.
 ! The dear girls of all ages engaged in suffragettlng and in getting their living l In ways that prove to their satisfaction the flat equality of the sexes, or even hint the superiority of the sex that has long ] been miscalled the weaker, must learn