The evening world., 1912-04-10
Do Women Talk Too Much
for Their DUN Health
Mans Peace of Mind?

cause They Devote
Their Time to Clubs
and Things.
Marguerite MO0evs Marshall.
"Womsn talk too much. They
wouid be better looking II they lis
ssnsd more. They are be-
cause they DO 20 much talking, aaa
The energy they sxrsnA In this
way should be used for other pur-
poses"
Thus declares DR.. Charles NJ. Greene
Of the Harvard Medical School. .Evi.
IDENTIFY Dr. Greene Ia not a sufYragist.
for he adds: THE Women Of the days
before the factories took the burden OF
housekeeping outside the home. kept
fully occupied. bu they stayed at home
In peace. They spent no energy IN
going TO clubs and social Affairs. and
they had better health for IT,"
WOMEN ADVISED TO REST AN
HOUR A DAY.
Then the doctor gives his prescription.
What the woman Of to-day needs II q
daily quiet hour. Few realize how little
rest they take and how much they need
1t. ! do not say that they should sleep.
but IL they would only 70 away by
themselves for one hour zach day and
lie down and relax physically and men,
tally. It would be of untold benefit TO
their nerves."
When had finished reading DR..
orcene's little diatribe. I happened 70
remember the recent remark of another
Bostonlan. Mrs. Mary Il. r. Chaplin. the
lecturer: 'Nine-tenths OF women are
scatter-brained." Just non Mrs. chapln
"a giving n weekly series OF talks In
Now YORK. SO ! asked her TO
on Or. Grcene's theory. which seemed
to have a certain resemblance to hsr
own
NE 70 right In his main oonSen.
dou." b declared. "Womsu DO
saik TOO much. vntii Tie average
wemsn gives up her nsvsr-sndinr
stream Of dribbllng. frivolng talS.
ws shall never have true oomrsae.
ship between men and womsn-tha<
10, We shall never have happy mar.
stsgss.
but tho remedy 10 not the return of
the old days Of woman's immersIon In
domestic ~ DR.. Greene Implies. A wom-
an 10 not by any means nxely to refrain
from talking because she has nothing
to say. a her mind II absolutely
nntfAInAA (e " ..--l-- 10
OF the woman with no interests outside
her home. medical records prove this
to be q fallacy. The farmers wife, per-
haps the most narrowly domestic typs.
furnishes . goodly percentage Of the
population Of insane asylums.
AVERAGE WOMAN NEEDS MORE
MENTAL TRAINING.
What tho average woman needs IL
more mental training. n o lee. She
talks too much because she 10 intsrssted
In too many things. She does not
know how to control or concentrate
her energies. She makes mental false
motions continually.
Tier mind 10 a machine In the mid.
die stage Of evolution. In the nrst
stage. mechanism II simple and COM
parstively inadequate. In the middle
stage tho inventor y experimenting.
trying his n that. making = great
many unnecessary jol.s and Jars and
whiritgigs. wasting a large share OF
the generated energy In friction. In
the Anal stage. the machine u more
complicated h a eve but Its action IL
simple. direct and economical. That
should be the ideal set before feminine
mental development"
do you think the woman's college
Is Giving this ideal Development" I
asked. e
"xhs wonan's college turns =
suoA utter JAilurssi" exclaimed
Mrs.. Wspin. 'Ths college 70 Q feet
factory. % far - tts cultural atta.
tuds goss. The average college In
0truotor = totally lacking In the
poiss. the mental breadth and depth,
which the guide ana teacher OF
youth should possess. Ana the Do
oiai life Of the womau's college 10
the same whiriing rush which per-
mssess this g Of hurry and nus
tts ~sanitartums.
THE popular college girl belongs "a
the basketball team, the dramatic so
ciety. the 3ecret sorority. the glee club.
the stan Of the college magazine, and ID
very likely an officer In her class be.
sides. The popular modern woman be-
longs TO n suffrage association. a liter
AIRY society. a mothers club. two or
three philanthropic organizations. an art
class. q morning lecture club. and per-
forms many other social duties. What
else can one expect the girl or the