The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-25
WIFE, Sued, SHOWS
HIS LIST OF 'DON'TS'
Adds Also Some "DOesn'ts"
Noted by Husband Who
Wants Divorce.
SHE BLAMES NERVES

NEWARK. y. J.. Feb. 24-Rules 70,
wives OF nervous men were introduced II
the Chancery Court here to-day befor,
vice-Chancellor stevens In the divorc,
proceeding OF Charlie. f. Leach. for
merly of Montclair. but now living in hi,
city at Verona and Highland avenues
He charges desertion.
In a counter suit brought by Mrs
Leach. also on the ground of desertion
she alleges that her husband suffered
from neurasthenia and produced a lis
OF "Dont's and Doesn'ts," some Of which
Mr.. Leach admitted writing and postin,
IN his home. lie denied all knowledge o
others.
Mrs. Leach is secretary In a sanitariun
AT Riverdale, n. Y. She took up thi,
September 2, 1911. According TO hel
complaint the "Don'ts." with notes addet
by her husband, were:
Don urge me to do anything,
Don't ask me to let" you do
anything.
Don't say can't we turn over a
new leaf.
Don't fail to step lightly.
Don't make 1t necessary to cali
you. even once. Stick TO you hus-
band in his hour of need.
Don't say you didn't intend. |
know II.
Don't remain silent when forced
to hear me describe what has ev!-
IDENTIFY been torture to me.
Objects TO silent wife.
% remain silent when | say
you injure me.
Don't say We'll. I understand now
n we will do better tomorrow
It's a horrid dose that you did not
understand before. And everybody
knows that tomorrow never comes.
Dor argue with me or contend
with me in the slightest degree on
anything under the sun no matter
what the provocation.
Don't forget that neurasthenia Is
a real disease, terrible N it's effects
and extremely apt to cause death
Unexpectedly.
Don't do thousands OF other things
that will readily suggest themselves.
ont forget that mental and ner-
vous diseases are now alleviated
and cured exactly this way and no
other. Exactly Ike a cold. neuras-
thenia must run it's course. Be
afraid OF no apparent cure.
Don't De afraid to pretend for my
benefit occasionally. II you cannot
agree. or accommodate me honestly,
at least pretend for my sake occa-
sionally.
Don't say II thought you wanted
Don't say You told me TO or not
to do it."
Don't be unrestful or unquiet in
speech or demeanor.
Don't forget that a man returns
battle SCARED and weary at night.
II in poor health he annot stand
much more.
Don't make me tell you such
things as this.
DO YOU know any other mans
wife who cannot construct such
rules as these herself?
..Codc Of Jessie's Does Not"
To this was added THE Code o
Jessie's Does Not" as follows:
Go to church. Yet she should
by all means. for certain reasons
all people know.
Go calling. Not haphazard. not
IN selfish regard for herself. but to
a very carefully selected list In the
interest of her family. II 10 her
plain duty TO consider expediency.
To a wife and mother, beneiting
nv III ~ W w hhiAA -
paramount. II her husband or son
are prominent at all she has a very
plain duty to study over and relig-
iously perform. A prominent man
will owe much to the political sa-
gacity and straight common sense
II his wife. His social standing is
controlled absolutely by his wife.
She makes or mars his future as
she Wills.
Make Sunday a day Of rest. She
can, and II is very important that
she should not do ordinary work
on that day. Read then. exercise
then. play then. Sunday is the
only day in the week % can give
your husband the best you can pro-
duce. He needs peace, comfort, hap
pinese. Civ it to him one day,
and he works hard to give II TO you
all seven.
Mrs. Leach testified that 40 q re
suit of her husbands habitual and es
cessive use of catarrah powders cor
aiming cocaine Saturday nights an
Sundays were as a nightmare.
She said thai she once quarrelled wit
Leach. who lived with them, and he
mother-in-law said You owe me a
apology on your knees
When the apology was not mad
she said, her husband sent his mothe
up stairs for his revolver. When Leac
got the weapon, she added, his mothe
became afraid that he might shoot him
self.
Brokcr Draper Fails to ONE ID