The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-18

the same in some mysterious way that a
woman's first duty after the marriage
ceremony is performed is to the pots
and pans in her kitchen; to the ice box
and in keeping the wedding silver bright
and shining
Inc real truth of the matter is that
the average woman reverts to the original
type at the earliest opportunity.
She loves the ''pidding about the
mouse as much as the cave woman did.
She Justies her mental cloth, her indif-
ference 10 appearances no doubt, saying
she doesn't have servant and having all
the work to do herself, no one ought to
expect her to be the fresh and charming
creature she was when she was a young
girl looking out for some nice mans cave
to keep.
We see about US all the time instances
almost parallel.
A year after the average girl narries.
she has lost her good looks. her vivacits.
her interest in books, and public aues-
tions.
Certainly it Snot because her husband
is Indifferent q any of these things.
1t was her interest In the worlds ae-
tivity that first attracted him.
He Is deeply grieved way down in his
heart that Arabella let's a mere house
weigh so heavily upon her shoulders
He'd say if he had his way to let the
place go to the eternal bow vows, if : :
ing relieved of the cooking and cleaning
problem, his Arabella would blossom
back into the charming young creature
she was before they paid the first install
ment on the home nest
But what says Arabella, who may be
rot pleased to read this, is a girl going
to do when she has to keep a house ard
she can't get a servant and she hasn't
any too much money to pay the bills, and
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meals attended to and the million and one
things that have TO be done about the
place-how is she going to manage to
keep her mind from slumping down and
resting ever ytme it gets a chance?
My dear woman, when You do house
work yon aren't working your brain
little bit.
The only real strain you put upon thai
good natured and long suffering organ is
when you first begin to worry.
What good does worry do in honsekees,
ing?
1t never kept you cook or cooked
dinner for you.
Really, now, what good has it ever done
you to worry over things?
think most women should paste up
this motto where they can read it every
day
what can't be cured, must be cheerful
ly endured"
Or
The one Fighting Bob Evans always
loved:
There are just two things WORRY
about; those l can help, and those I can't
consequently 1 never worry.
OF course, you know about the philoso-
pher who had carved above his mantel
something like this:
II have been young and now am old
have had many troubles In life, but the
worst of them never happened
Our worst troubles are those that miss
the train and give out the trip altogether
We may sit patiently at the station
waiting for them days before hand, but
the anxiety is none the less, when we
have troubled our minds needlessly.
When we worry, it is as if steady
stream of water dripped. dripped. wear
ing awaya stone. as
Scientists declare that our brains are
finally affected in the same way, worn
deep down, thin, by the constant annoy
ance of pin prick trihes, that aren't
worth being referred to good honest
gray matter stored battery, charged with
electricity and power that can help us do
all things and anything, il we only come
to understand the possibilities dormant
in it.
There is only one thing worse than a
brain worry and that is one that is never
used by any chance for anything-a brain
that is allowed to slump down. and take
on fat until it is only fit to be shown in
some brain museum as a warping and
horrible example to women who are indif-
ferent and unnformed about what they
owe themselves.
Far better is a woman who has run to
fat, meaning avoirdupois, rather than the
woman who has allowed her brain to run
to fat.
oh, yes, far better,