The Detroit times., 1915-05-26

SECRET LIES
IN VOICE
Sociologist Says It's in
Tone of the
Talk
HAS PROVED 1T
BY EXPERIMENTS
Advises Girls to Pitch
Speech in Major
Key

rnhAppiness has es<s discovered.
The minor key" IL at fault.
A Boston woman. Mrs.. Rose 4.
Clark. . prominent socioloslsi. de-
elares this.
Yes. the famous old MINOR key
the same one grandfather used 20
slng in through his nose, the same
che that used TO make q lump come
up in your throat when the family
gathered around the reed organ on
Sunday evening
II may be all right written down
On . page Of music. but when you
look ~ II in Its ordinary. everyday
clothes. Mr.. Minor Key In a subject
&c be regarded With suspicion.
According 10 Mrs. Clark. women
shc 70 shopping and take thu minor
hey with them get on the nerves OF
.alessomen. are likely TO have a
quarrel With the street car conduc-
tor and are pretty likely 10 have q
bad day OF II generally.
She declares that you car tell
what two women are talking about
by simply noticing What key their
voices are pitched to.
That's the result OF q long series
CT experiments. and Mrs. Clark has
reached the conclusion that II you
want TO radicats cheer and happi.
ness and have the proverbial good
day" YOU must pitch your voice in
tie major key.
II you don't know how TO distin-
guish q major from q minor key.
you can End q locksmith on every
other corner
interested IN Charity.
Mrs. Clark has been q settlem ent
worker for more than IL years. She
IL the state organiser OF the Msssa-
chusetts Federation Of Progressive
Women. as we'll a. chairman OF Its
social service committee.
Mrs. Clark has seen sorrow OF the
deepest. most hopeless kind and she
has analyred its causes. And she
has found the remedy--don't talk in
q minor key.
Here Is Just what she says about
the minor key:
The minor kew causes great
deal OF trouble because II makes
everyone within hearing unhappy.
When Mrs. Jonee says 20 tired Mr..
Jones on hts arrival from work.
John, why didn't you bring home
the butter. You might AZ least think
CT that. her voio cd 10 pitched In the
minor key.
Then. q woman who talks Ia the
rinor cannot say things that cause
happiness. She may utter words
which are kind. but they do not have
pleasant effect because Of the tone
OF the voice.
1T r. generally accepted that the
minor tones denote sadness. Russia
IL the most unhappy country N sx.
is,enee and everyone knows that
Russian r'usic 10 written entirely IN
the minor.
'-his n IN age 81 enishtenr eat
an see hOse people wish 10 be ia
OF their fauits. that they may rectify
them. Every woman. though some
may b dosnG u IN . very small way
% trying % bsetef hsrself mentally
rhyssesily and socIs..y.
vslss csa Nslp 0V~rse.
"I.st ne say that the voice car
help 10 DO al three. The vomsn
,.th the disasreeable speaking
voice 10 not trsinins her mind. shs
II also barred from people who vii
help her hec.use Of her complaining
disposition.
IAN sreat women have well
placed voices. women Who made
history were possessed OF low
rneloAious voices. The voice OF Joar
Of Arc vas low and strong, yet
sweet.
"A beautiful speaking voice car
Le acquired. Deep breathing and
care can make the most disagree
able voics pleasing.
\ 1T IL the duty Of every woman Il
make herself welcome. n her voice
r. Ia the minor she does not DO this
Some have dispieasing voices
and DO not know a. Many Q SIR
wonders Why. with her beautiful
face and form. she does not attract
and her mother 10 ~ much st SO
a. 10 the neglected daughter. The
daughter dossn't know that hs'
voice would drive any man away
end her mother, possessing the same
kind Of o voice. never tells her.
Alteration Of voice soon results
In the voice thst was meant TO b
vsry pieasfns. becoming ugly.
hare heard many . person say. 'Shs
- aii night unti1 she opens hss
mouth Her voice just made he,