The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01

nv Iitll Ol the nTaE-
eil generation, who are wisely CON
.IHl TO allow their wives to represent
.he eng of the family. and CALMLY
noio women responsible for the moral
lly and salvation of the community,
70 the umid who see disaster in
poiilical equallty of the sexes, | refer
lnern TO the misfortunes which Uaro
sure to follow in the wake of fama1e
education. Not long ago. the study of
Ieduing and writing was a d~eath-blow
" the weak female mind ONLY the
ROBUST male intellect was suficien41v
STURDY TO bear the burden of book
learnlng. 1t was declared purely p
masculine pursuit, AS a great con
cesSlon, IN some parts of New F.nrland
SRI were allowed to sit on the stems
Oh ubh schools and listen to the bows
reclte their lessons, out to cross the
threshold was a criminal offense, The
mere desire to attend college proved
girls TO DE unWomanly, unsexed. What
is the situation today? Colleges in
al parts Of the land filled with the
mower or American womanhoOd, eager
TO develop into useful members of the
human race; high schools every wear
graduating more girls than boys, and
the educational andar growing
higher.
1t is said that it took $50 years for
the law to interpret the word youth"
as boys and girls; but 1900
years have passed away and We are
still hoping that the word people"
may in time be interpreted to mean
both men and m
Mems MuGdlcd Logic.
When the women Of China, weary Of
the custom of binding their feet.
pleaded for the right to free their
pedal extremities, the ants were on
hand as usual. 1t was solemnly as
| Cartn6 that C11oI hort ~yo,Jl 11ol l.
the destruction Of home and family.
Nevertheless, these Oriental women
threw off the shackles thai bound
them for centuries, and now they are
wondering why they didn't have the
good sense to do it long ago. Strange
as it may seem, the family life con
tinueS to exist in China.
When Florence Nightingale went
forth on her errand of mercy, there
were those who opposed and criticised
her. But she sacrificed her personal
feelings on humanity'S altar, and to-
day, in the deplorable struggle be-
tween the nations Of the old world
women nurses are in greater demand
and held in higher respect than ever
before.
In response to an appeal from M
daughter, who is active in relief work
in England, the Woman'S hospital OF
New York last month sent two Of its
most capable nurses to England tt
aid in caring for the sick and wound
ed. When / watched those two youn8
women sailing AVA from their native
country, prepared to go wherever thu
battle ragged most fiercely, knowing
, the dangers and discomforts to b.
!, encountered, never flinching for one
instant, l realized as before tn
bravery and the value Of the pioneer!
. in any forward movement, Breaking
: through opposition, they tear dow
: traditions that hamper the human
race, and pave the way for the world
/, advancement. Had Florence Night
ingale needed her critics, what a los
|, civilization would have sustained.
We should never forget to pa,
tribute to the women who hav
. braved the sneers and jeers Of friend
and foes alike, to make the world
: better place for you and me and tn
generations yet to come. When "
! suffragists find ourselves branded a
. persons not fit for society," let Il
remember that the long line of re
q formers the world over have en1oye'
> a similar experience.
There were until recently two argu
ments to which the opposition clun
t Observation-Disclosures sphere is tn
t home" and Paul said women shout
be submissive unto their husbands.
They overlook the fact that Paul ais
t suggested men should be submissiv
Y unto the Lord. OF course he kne'
e that if men followed his admOniuon.
would be very easy for their wives
do likewise.
s Not long ago the distinguished ed
O tor Of The Louisville Courier-Journa
Familiarity known as Col. WattersoI
d gave an interview to a New Yor
v newspaper in which he said: Ma
has no inalienable rights which VIC
e man has not, but God and nature hav
e given her a fixed place which sh
cannot change" Now, as a matter {
o fact, the fixed place" which, accord
ing to tradition, God and nature CAV
woman was in the Garden OF Edel
q ithou any clothes, any roo over he
head, any cooking stove, or any Grad
d TO rock her baby in. IT it had bee
impossible for her to change it a
Of us would be roaming around in tn
forest at the present day.
y Men simply get themselves mike