The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-26
the HyGIENIC DAY.


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Of the IN 10 the Minute Family.
In Mr.. Upto Daits family the day
began with all hands at the breakfast
table The meal, In some unenlight-
ened households rather slighted, with
them was devoted to a general survey
of yesterdays achievements and to-
days hopes.
This morning Master Jack DAFT told
interestingly Of the lecture on sex ny
giee that he had heard on the pre-
vious day. His father was somewhat
panied by the boys evident ignorance
Of certain simple rules Of grammar. and
Jacks pronunciation Of a few common
words startled his parents. but they re-
nected that Jack at 10 knew more
about biology than his grandfather ever
learned and they took great comfort
from this thought.
Little Mary DAFT had spent the after
noon at the children's section of the
women's club, which at great expense
had secured the services Of one Of tho
best known poisoned needle exposers
in the country. Mary had heard num-
Dor Of stories Of girls and young women
drugged and held In slavery. which had
quite thrilled her. and her parents were
glad and proud when, in voice vibrant
with determination. she had declared her
intention never to allow any strange man
to approach her with a hypodermic
syringe full OF curare.
For Mrs. DAFT the breakfast was
somewhat humiiating. Although she
strove to follow the example Of her chill
dren her household cares sometimes
oppressed her. and on the day before
rise In the temperature had resulted
In tho bursting Of the water pipes. ne
|cessitating the services Of a plumber.
Mrs. DAFT had been obliged to stay at
home. despite the fact that u former
inmate of a Chinatown den was reveal
ing to the Uplift Circle the intimate
details Of her dissolute life. The chill
dren looked reproachfully at their
mother. who sought to escape some part
of their censure by repeating what their
ncighbor had reported OF the disclo-
sures in the evening: that they were
not so shocking as those which had
been made by the last previous speaker
and in some respects were so tame as
to bring bushes to tho cheeks OF So
phlsticated auditors.
Mr.. DAFT had outdone himself, how
ever. He had devoted a part OF the
morning to an !nqusition as to the
perils besetting the woman oper-
ating the typewriter in his office. She
WIS. to be sure. Of mature age and Of
highly respectable antecedents. engage
ing In her calling only because of the
needs OF her invalid and widowed
mother whom she supported. and to
whom she devoted all her time outside
of office hours. When Mr.. DAT first
preached the subject OF sex hygiene
10 her she seemed offended and asked
II anything In her conduct had aroused
his d!splcasure. Mr.. DAFT was quick TO
deny this. but his typist appeared most
reseutful. Finally he devised a plan
for intoxicating some valuable lessons
to her by debating a long letter to an
imaginary sister. In this MIR. DAFT
repeated what he could remember Of a
number Of lectures he had heard. He
was much distressed by the conduct of
| the typist when the letter was concluded
for he distinctly heard her remark to
the office girl, odd DAFT Is nutty and
thinks I'm fool, or he's got a sister
thar ought TO be locked up"
Mr. DAFT would have reproved her for
this. except for the fact that he had
! to hurry away to witness the afternoon
production of n motion picture which
! court order which restrained the police
from carrying out their plan TO sup
press IT, He was obliged TO wait three
hours before he gained admission to
the theatre. owing to the great crowd
| Of rcformers. many Of them young girls.
he was glad to note. who had FASTENED
TO attend Some Of the young gentle
men reformers in the waiting line re-
fcrred to these girls as chickens" n
word new to Mr.. DAFT in this significa-
tion hut Immediately conveying 10 his
mind vivid image Of those who sur
! rounded him as men of rural train
| ing, laudihy seeking to improve their
minds and arm themselves against the
possibility OF inadvertently falling, while
! exposed To the dangers Of the great
| city. into the ranks of white slavers.
Mr.. DAFT revealed this thought TO n
man who stood near him in the wait
! ing line and was rewarded by learning
! that his coworker for virtue regarded
| the performance they We're about To
! witness as hot stuff" that went de
! limit" During the performance Mr.
! DAFT lost his watch. and when he asked
! 'he sociolog!Sts who conducted the "X-
/ hbition If il had been found on the
| floor of the theatre he was told II had
! not MIR. DAT congratulated the So
J biologists, Messrs. GctCashsky and Pull
pence on their noble work for humanity
and learned from them that the reel IL
goin' fine an II make n mint II we can
| stave the bulls of"
| Considerable time was occupied by
| the recital Of Mr.. paits adventures
| and the result was that Master Jack
| and Miss Mary We're late AT school that
day. However. as they missed only the
arithmetic and spelling lessons this was
a matter Of small moment. They We're
| in ample time To hear lady from Den
yer speak on why Girls Go Wrong -
and thus got the really substantial
fare provided for that day by the Board
~ Education Mrs, DAT promised to
, have something good from the popular
! magazines to tell them on the morrow
her derellction at the neglect OF the for
ever lost opportunities Of yesterday thus
to be made good. and Mr.. DAFT, having
read of new play which the critics
and the'policc united in calling indecent
and dull, promised to take the whole
| family to witness it on the following
| evening.