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the capacity to resist accidents and
disease depend upon it;
The slow, steady grind should never
be maintained for more than a few
hours. Physical equilibrium is a greater
argument against excessive hours of
work than is trades unionsm. The
tissue waste and muscular debris which
collects from many labor hours invites
disaster. The maladies misnamed
rheumatism" indigestion nervous
ness" and liver trouble, are the
smallest price, years of invalidism in
bed among the greatest prices. to be
paid for steady, machine-like routine.
Child Labor WastefuI.
Visit the wards of any hospital and
You viii almost unconsciously point out
those most injured by the illnesses of
long hours. The pinChed and haggard
faces of the seamstress. the housemaid.
the cook, the jog-trotting piece maker
Of the factory which does not provide
relaxation, novelty, and light, will make
you more happily situated, feel the
qualms of conscience.
The reason some factory workers sue
coed and some manufacturers rule their
fields of endeavor is to be found in the
amount of sunlight, fresh air, sanitary
ARA nSements, surrounding ShrubberN,
and hygienic plumbing obtained by the
one and supplied by the other.
Men who must work under artihclal
light, poor daylight, or with gas illuml-
nation will earn less and spend much on
doctors and drugs The owner of such
factory is as unwise as he who COM
pels racehorse to carry overweight.
He obtains in labor less than he pays
| for. and is destined to receive intimate
, ly less and less.
| If this much may be said of full blown
| workers, what must be told of children
with their undeveloped textures, their
putty-likc bones, their uncovered nerves
| and barely born reason? And any manu-
| facturer who suffers little children to
come to work for him is wofully deluded
! costly in health and strength to them
il is much more costly in income, dol
| lars. cents and efficiency to him. Mil
cities. where children are employed.
| have a lesser output and a moro dCfec-
| tive product than other places undo
| equal conditions where laws forbid child
! Dor
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NODNTlSUl lSlO, ny NHc ANe"Sl
~ COOPERATION is offered by
certain groups as a panacea to
all the ills to which the family
is heir. We are told by en-
thusiasts that cooperative apartment
house will solve every problem of the
kitchen, the laundry and the nursery.
Another member rises to offer co-opera-
tive marketing and the cooperative
store as a means of reducing expense.
Still another volunteers that not a
single bit of laundry should be done in
the house and that it should all be
done comparatively out of the home.
With cooperation as an IDEAL we are
thoroughly in sympathy. Our conten-
ton Is that many cooperative plans do
not seem to cut living costs AS far as
can be distinguished on the surface, tn =
cooperative apartment SC longed for
by many groups does not differ from
many apartment hotels now prosper
ously operating. But, how much does
It cost?
We know a family that has a charm
ing suite OF rooms in such an apart
ment hotel. where they can either eat
in the public dining rooms or have the
privilege of meals served privately III
their rooms. Everything =, is perfect.
the woman is relieved of every care of
marketing. menu making, cleaning,
COOKING, OF QlSnWaSnlnR-ln laCl, all
the odious tasks which the enthusia SITS
of the future home assure us woman
must be relieved of in order to take
her place as an equal of man. But.
we say again, look what it costs, Only
some $500 for the expenses of two
people in a five-room suite!
On Economic Basis.
Again, we are urged to form so-opera-
tive laundries. Why are not the laun-
dries we have at present cooperative?
Both I and Mrs. Jones and hundreds
of other women send our weekly wash
TO a single laundry. which assumes en-
tire responsibility for the washing,
ironing, sorting, and bringing back to
us the beautifully Numbered articles.
How does this differ from any other
cooperative laundry? But again. how
few of us can afford TO have all our
washing. including starched pieces and
the dozens of children's articles, wash
ed in the commercial laundry every
week.
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ing stranger is anointed with the
precious ointment from an alabaster
box, just as If he were 8 wealthy
man.
The Creative Instinct.
The woman OF Palestine today
is called degraded by those who see
only the outward life OF the people,
yet she is never retarded in the Gre
ative instinct, as her handicraft will
STOW. One OF the chief faults of
present day civilization is this re-
tarding of the creative instinct
our people have never failed to give
it free play. What advantage Is II
for a woman to copy an embroidery
pattern? Why doesn't she make
some Of her own, as our women do?
They say that the Oriental wom-
an has made no progress since OLD
Testament times. Progress TO-DAY
has too often come TO be synonym
for convenience not spiritual ad-
vance. Has there been any ad-
vance in spirituality since the sin
Cerity that marked the early days
of my people and their life today?
You can never make an Oriental
woman out of an Occidental. am
reminded of the proverb we have OF
the crow and the partridge. The
the partridge and took lessons. Then
one day the partridge left him and
he found that he didn't quite know
how to walk like the partridge and
he'd forgotten how to walk like the
crow. That's what a transplanted
Oriental woman is like.
Last OF all. the woman Of Pales-
tine Is different from the new
woman-for this reason. She can
weave. she can spin. she can dye
her own silks and contrive her own
patterns. but with 1t all she doesn't
feel that she is at all accomplished.
She is not proud of what she does.
She is only ashamed of what she
cannot do
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TINES DAILY MAGAZ PAGE
Humdrum Monotony Of
Long Work Hours Great
Felony Of Civilization
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
Copyright 1915 the Newspaper Feature Service IncD

LII play and no work makes Jack
n almost as dull a boy as no play
~ and all work. 1t is truly flab-
bergasting to an experimental
psychologist as we'll as to a practical
psychologist, to note the descent of man.
Go to the Indian schools and colleges.
Observe the dapper, effete. well dressed
effeminate looking Mohican or Sioux.
There he sits as foppish as Louis XIV
or Charles l.
ConjuEe up beside him in your mind
eye the vigorous, manly, agile, strong
man in war paint. feathers and little
else. There he sits astride his bare
back mount. They leap across chasms
and dash about the plains. You'll rie'er
look upon his like again. He was a
man.
Civilized man rides in comfort and
luxury in elevators, subways surface
cars automobiles, motor boats. cycles;
he sits in upholstered chairs when he
eats. shops. and works. Even the
farmer reads the latest experimental
station report while astride of his pillow
or reaper.
MonotOny Civilizations Crime.
Nay, even hunting. fishing. farming
and boating are lackadaisical. indolent
pleasures. safeguarded from almost all
danger or exertion. Indoor life ener-
Yates even the agriculturist and the
hunter.
Should you ask me what is the great
est felony to be laid at the door or
civilization. / should answer without
| hesitation, the humdrum monotony of
the days work. Should you ask also
what is the greatest weakness in the
rational animal man. / should say his
tendency to acquiesce in monotony.
That is to say, the ease with which
Industrial workers no less than mer-
chant princes succumb to habit, routine
and monotony is poisoned dart in the
| balance of health-phy steal and intellec-
| tual.
Variety liz more than a dash OF red
pepper to vitality. Efficiency initiative
earning pow,r. creative ingenuity, and
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We believe II is more efficient FOR one
person to do the buying for ten people
than It Is for ten people to do the buy
ing for themselves. And yet. in the
cases that have come to our notice, we
find that by the time this professional
buyer for ten is paid fair wage there
Is little difference in cost than II each
family had done its marketing sepa-
rately.
in other words, cooperation, to be
successful must have a sound econom G
and business basis. Somebody must
run, manage. and be responsible Tor
any cooperative plan
The trouble with so many co-opera-
ton enthusiasts Is that they fall to see
that the plan must pay in order to be
permanent, and II 1t does pay. some
body must be paid to make 1t pay
and there Is where 1t Is questionable,
IL. on basis Of cost alone. cooperation
does reduce living expense. Co-opera-
ton, as Q universal one-family pana-
cea for all the Ills. of the individual
home, can never be possible among the
mass of those with a small salary.
Individual Freedom.
Besides. we believe that the co-opera-
tionists cannot reconcile their socialistic
position with the intense and deep
seated indvidualism which our democ-
racy encourages on every hand. In
spite of democracy which is notable
among world nations. each OF us seems
to be swept in the current toward a
greater 'individualism, right to the
religion we choose freely. to the educa-
ton we voluntarily select. to Govern
ment that recognizes personal rights
to marriage relations based on per-
scnal liberty-parhcularl to home
or mode of living where we shall be
entirely free to follow our individual
comfort and the expression of our pc
culiar home ideals.
Does not cooperation approach insti'
tutionalism? Is the cooperative home
very far from the clearinghouse. the
army mess, the club, OF the modern et'
ficient hotel? Are any one of these de-
sirabie on 365-day basis for families
with children, for families with moder'
ate incomes. or for families with dis
tinCtive standards of living? All car
save money If we are willing to dress
alike, to eat alike. to think alike-but
strange to say. we are human enough tt
be willing TO nay the price for the priv
lege of individuality.
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Dear Annie Laurie am a young
man, nineteen years old. and am in
love with a. girl seven wears my
senior. Am | old enough to set mar
red? Will 81 per week support TWO;
Please advise ME as soon as possible.
JOSEPH +.
,)U are scarcely old enough to
" marry, and it is always mad
visable to marry woman so
much your senior. Besides
which ii would never do to marry on
81 a week. 1t is hard enough for
one person to live on that amount.
Dear Annie Laurie: We are girl
friends both sixteen years old. We
20 with two nice boys. who take us
all about. But our mothers object
10 our going with them, as we are
SO young.
They take us out nearly every
evening, and get very jealous if we
dance with other boys. DO YOU
think we are right to keep company
with these boys!
ANXIOUS FRIENDS.
1t is all right to go with these boys
some of the time, but l would not go
with them all of the time as you
seem to be doing. Girls of your age
should not have any certain man
who takes up all of her time.
Dear Annie Laurie ] am in love
with a nice young man who does not
speak to me, and it almost breaks
my heart to think of il. If you could
help me out any way | wish you
would. FIe has not spoken to me for
six months, which seems like six
years to me. To tell you the truth
] could not tell you what we are
mad over. SORRY.
In a case like yours. where you
have not spoken to each other for
six months, it would seem rs if there
were not much love, and the best
thing to do would be to forget him.
Dear Annie Laurie: I am keeping
company with a young man two
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NINE. LYDIA MOUNTFORD.

the women always go to the harvest
field, for no one would think OF
gathering up every bit of the grain
on his section. In this way the
widows and orphans can get all they
need and don't have to till the fields
themselves.
The agricultural woman weaves.
and great deal OF her work is ex-
ported. However, there IL no such
thing as u factory. and each woman
is capable Of performing each step
In the process of making q rug. a
scarf or dress, from the weaving
on through the dyeing OF the silk
embroidery and the arrangement OF
patterns. Her home life is never
broken by Commercialism.
Women of the Cities.
The city woman is petted and
sometimes rather spoiled. She may
talk to men all she wishes, like the
nomad woman and the woman of
the agricultural districts, but she
must veil her face when speaking
with others than her father. broth
ersI and other near male relatives
Nothing interferes with her freedom
OF speech. For instance. she can
appear at court and testify at great
length. If she wants. and she can't
be elected from the court room, for
woman Is sacred, and cannot be
touched
The garh of a woman insures
protection. She can 20 through the
worst districts of the city and be
safe as il she had a number of pro-
tectors. In fact. a beggar or a poor
man only needs to touch the point
of a woman's sleeve to imply that
he wishes to be taken under her
protection
IAN the women in Palestine love
to go to picnics together or to asso-
ciate in groups. Even now crowds of
women will follow a holy man or
minister TO sick one. A poor. dy-
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

rival to Santa Claus in the affec-
tions of young America.
Easter wouldn't be Easter without
eggs of some sort whether they he
the hen-coop variety or made OF
china or chocolate. The chocolate
ones are either solid or filled with
marshmallow. You can buy
chocolate egg for 10 cents and have
the name of the future posscssor
traced on it with white fondant, too
NmfOrmdtiOn girinG the names Of
shops tChich carry the articles T.,
TERED to in these columns iciH b,
furnished on request. kindIy mon
ton date Of issue irhcn possible, oud
address "The ShOpper.D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-04-01
What Woman Doesn't
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If you want
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vltaliZing t II &"
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ishing the hair
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itching, Gives
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hair superb beauty and life. Get a 30
bottle today from your druggist, who
gives free the Harfina shampoo Comb.
He refunds price if not satisficd.-AdvI.
For Sale BY O'DOnneIrs Drug stores.
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

years my junior. He seems to think
a lot Of me Do YOU think ! should
quit him because he is younger than
| am? And is 1t right for Inc to
have other fellows company. as he
does not live near my place, and
sometimes does not see noe for some
time? BROWN El Els.
As to whether you should stop 60
ing with young man Two Years
your Junior depends on both your
ages. Going out with other young
men is all right as long as YOU are
not engaged.
l.eona-l Your husband is just a
biz foolish on the girl question. prob
ably because he thinks you will APP
preciate him more for choosing you.
However he certainly must be proud
of YOU or he would not take 80
much trouble to suggest dresses that
are becoming to you.
. think the girl is very sensible
to show the other boys that she
didn't care for Them when she be-
came engaged to the man she pre-
ferred 1t is better for young people
to take an older person with them
if they go motoring in the evening.
Anxious-If you are sure that the
man you know is the only one,
why don't you wait until you are OF
age and your parents have no legal
authority over you and marry the
man then? If | were you l shouldn't
meet the man at places away from
home. If you do not. your people
wont be able to accuse you Of do
ing anything underhanded. You are
Young and can wait Explain the
situation to the man, and If he loves
Won trlllV he will understand and
probably respect you more than II
YOU had been willing to make secret
appointments with him.
Miss Laurie will welcome letters {
inquiry on subject of feminine intere.
from young women readers of tn
paper and will reply, to them in thes
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Filled Christmas stockings have a
rival. They are Easter rabbits of
carleton. with yellow heads. These
are filled with toys of various sorts,
whistles, trumpets. and so on. They
sell for 10 cents each at an Eleventh
street department store. Perhaps
the Easter Rabbit" will prove
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Is Real Home Maker.

The women of Palestine are not
a bit different from what they were
in the olden. days" said Nine.
Mountford. Just as in those days
there are three classes. the rowing
tribes. the agricultural class. and the
city people.
"A Bedouin woman wouldn't live in
house ii you gave II to her.
Though she is a real home maker.
that home Is tent OF goats hair.
30 woven that rain expands the
meshes and makes it waterproof.
She is a member OF q nomadic race.
as were Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel,
Leah, and Hagar.
Her decisions are valuable in her
tribe, and the Chieftains always ask
her advice. In times OF war the men
first call in the women for their
If they say, No it's pe&ce. In.4
isn't much like the civilized con-
ditions of Europe today. is 1t? These
women aren't going TO bring children
in the world to die for a cause they
dom believe In. When the men do
questioned in their authority over
the rest of the tribe.
when bashful young men don't
succeed with their counting. she Is
the one whom they ask to intercede
FOR them. She is a true mother OF
rs there any likelihood that these
Bedou.ns will be called into service
by tie Turks in the war"
II they can catch them" said
Nine. Mountford, smiling. ''One day
there will be a whole tent village
forever. The next morning every
thing is gone without a trace to tell
whicl. way the line OF march took.
I rather doubt that the Turks will
even try to make use of them.
The women that live in the viii
lagos, the agricultural class, are like
the women of the New Testament.
no longer. They are up to grind
their grain just at dawn, so that
the family always has its hot bread
for breakfast. While they work
they always sing. Don't you remem-
Der the songs of the women in the
Bible? Sing. o daughter Of Jeru-
SALEM and they do.
Women can't be forced to work
in the fields. If you see a woman
blowing you may know that she Is a
widow and is doing it of her own
accord
Gathering the Grain.
You know how Ruth went out to
get the grain that had been left by
the workers? The same custom
holds today. All the grain fields are
plant as much as he likes and the
land can never be sold. Then. sup
pose he has cut his grain and is
carrying It to the threshing floor in
bundles. II a bundle drops he
doesn't think of picking it up. He
. knows that 1t is the portion pro-
Vided for the widows. That's why
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Belgiun's "Day'

Athwart the ripening grain and
flower,
Fruit of a patient toll.
From wings of war dark shadows
fall
And blood-red is the soil
heart,
The fugitive must flee
Would they not bow to ruthless
power,
And sue on Bonded knee?
The avenging angel. sword in hand,
Seems hopeless-held at bay;
Have courage, faith and hope.
brave land.
For thee must dawn The Day"
m. G. c." in the Boston Transcript.
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Miss Laurie will welcome letters of
inquiry on subject of feminine interest
from young women readers of this
paper and will reply. to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care this office.
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Two mighty elephants struggle to
reach each other at the ends of one
OF the boog-racks of green bronze.
Others show couple of husky glad
iators. pair of children pleased
with their own reflections in a pool
and two very ferocious goats. All
of these are very heavy and are
priced at S. each.
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TOCKINGS of hues to match
any possible vagary of foot
- wear are appearing in the
shops. And have you noticed
that they are of silk almost ex-
clusively? The cotton or Isle hose
surely will be very modest and re-
firing this summer. Full-length hose
of fiber silk are 30 cents a pair at
an Eighth street department store,
while boot-silk hose are 81 cents a
pair or three pairs for 81 at an
Eleventh street store.
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Fiction at % cents a volume, Pro-
fessional novel-readers take notice!
An Eighth street store is selling
some of the most delightful fiction
at that very tiny price. If you were
planning a trip by train, how time
would fly if you had an, exciting
book to read,
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Have you seen the silk-coVered,
wire foundations for the two new
styles of hairdressing? They are
priced at 25 cents each and the dem
onstrator will show you how to use
dations is designed for the French
roll. the other for the high Psyche
knot. These have the advantage of
being light and a great Improvement
over the unsantary rats of other
days. The silk covering protects the
hair from the ends of the wire.
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MIME. Mountford, Lecturer
and Authority on Palestine,
Brings Light of Age-old
Traditions AS Lesson To
FeminiStS.
of Oriental Woman
Dissatisfaction Position
and Influence In Tribal
Councils Explained AS
Dating From Earliest His
tory.

In America women are Just form
ing a peace party. They wish q
little say about declarations of war.
In Palestine. for many years. women
have been called in by the men to
give the final Yes or NO in mat
tiers of peace and war"
Nine. Lydia Mountford. of Jeru-
salem. lecturer and author, brings
to modern women message from
women of age-old civilization. For
she says. among other things:
Women Of Palestine would scorn
to live In houses: yet they are the
worlds greatest home makers.
The Modern Deborahs exist, and TO
them are brought the problems of
women.
"A womans garD is all the protec-
ton she needs. She may go through
the worst quarters OF AZ city alone.
and not be molested.
Mime. Mountford is accepted as an
authority upon present-day lie IN
PaleSinc, for she coN~-S OF "A lin
cage that may be traced back to
the founders of Hebrew history it
self. She has lived with the shep-
herds and visited the Bedouns in
their tents, observing all their daily
routine withs the object of connect
ing it with the little homely touches
OF eEpry6ay l1TN
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NNODNTIgNl INV US VTG -NeWsp
COOPERATION is offered by,
certain groups as a panacea to
all the ills to which the family
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Dear Annie Laurie: I am keeping
company with a young man two