Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-29
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~ LIZZIE O THOMAS N2zs9/Ts

Not long ago I heard Of a woman who
had lived in Florida ten years and did
not know that she could buy coriander
seed in the United States. Where has
she been all the timer was asked by
the inauisitive one.
I'm a town that did not have them.
but not many miles from a city that
could have supplied them. "She sent TO
the 'oId country for all sorts OF things
beside the seed was the answer.
but IL seems as II some Of the neigh
bors would have told her" insisted the
InQuisitive One.
Now. tell me how many OF your
-neighbors use coriander seed. and how
many even know what they are used
for" was the almost impatient answer.
"But you know they must read about
such things besides seeing the advertise
ments. Reading the advertisements is
liberal education. often find things ad-
vertised and learn ali about il long be-
fore see the real thing" the Inquisitive
One again insisted.
'Oh. you have been an interrogation
point or an investigation AFFAIR ever since
you tore your first doll to pieces to see
where the cry came FROM
Il may not remember the first one that
] tore up TO investigate. but do remem-
Der the doll whose wig 1 tore OF and
found the eyes back there IL gave me
such a CHASTITY feeling that IL was re-
lief 10 lose that doll. II there were no
investigators there would be no improve
ments, and you know how you oote on
new ideas"
Have you made any improvements OF
the things you have torn to pieces, or
are YOU stiIl in the destructive age and
must YOU vet grow into the constructive
realm OF being?"
NO" laughed the Inquisitive One, I
am going TO encourage the constructive
set / will give them work TO do; but
that's getting of our subject Women
do not keep up with their own lines OF
work enough to help themselves 4 read
in some paper s44at there are ten ollnohs
OF dollars spent annually in food. cloth
ing and shelter, and % per cent is han
died By the women Think OF billion
dollars. il would take an age to count
IL Most Of the worlds merchandise. 10
saw nothing OF other sorts of business, Is
carried on without taking the time TO
count the dollars. bank checks. New
York exchange. notes and mortgages
take the place OF the actual dollars But
tucked away in every sort OF bank from
the United States mint to the wad MO
IN some out-of-the-way corner there is
dollar to count for the promise TO pay
that are serving the dollars purpose
Ten billion dollars. and most OF II ham
died by the women. Come TO think OF
Il. they pay the bills whether they get
the benefit or not"
The Inquisitiye One has been invesu-
eating things. and that makes me won
der how many women who handle
money" put in the Serious One But
before we learn that I want to tell a
story that / read: certain mans wife
wanted a cloak that she had seen In
fashionable store The price was sLOOo.
and he thought IL was too much money
for one garment He was able 10 give It
10 her. but he did not think that she
3 realized how much money N.ooo was
To teach her the practical part. he
brought home Lc0o 81 bills and began
counting them out in her lap. telling her
that she was welcome 70 TIN II she
thought the coat worth them, but he
stipulated that she must pay them for
the coat. not use a check.
~Before she had half finished counting
ITEM she begged her husband to stop,
that 1t would be sinful to put so mucn
money in a simple coat He gave her
the money, and she said she felt Ike II
was horrible 10 think of spending 1t on
herself and begged him to ta..e 1t back
But we will hear what The Inquisitive
one has found out about that ten billion
dollars