Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
THE WIFE or AN EDITOR.

N'A'N
i terrible lessons for all mankind. OF It,
one nation has learned that IL it goes to war
unprepared" its young men--the youth and
virlity of the nation-"are shot down like so
many frightened animals"
War has caught the British nation placid,
complaCent, dalliant and unprepared, and has
shaken and torn, racked and strained it till
the CompaCenCy, idle luxuriousness and in
dolent procrastinaton have disappeared and
left nation torn, naked, stern, in deadly
earnest, fighting for its life.
rlattsburg had its lesson for the men of
this country. Why not for the women? Why
not learn and realize that 1t is in the home
that the nations character is formed its
strength developed and maintained?
Why not learn that if we would have
strong, brave sons and husbands in our
nation and homes to love and protect us, we
must begin first with ourselves and with our
boys at the cradle to develop and cultivate
those very qualities?
If we wish our girls to become strong, true
women, able to bear fine, vigorous children
and to rear them ably and capably, that,
they in turn become true, patriotic citizens
of this country, we must begin by having
these girls born in homes where fine, true
living and obedience are taught and lived.
In the degree that the little sons and daugh-
tcrs guarded led and sustained in clean,
simple high ways of living will they find
Tt,itb tha
strength, virlity and braveness. the clear
brain and clean muscles that such living de-
velops and fosters. Must we not teach them
also that only so are such qualities attained?
Since example is better than precept" or
preaching, and since mothers and motherly
women are the first and most really powerful
teachers of mankind, must not we ourselves
lead true, clean lives of high endeavor? If
we wish our husbands to be brave and true,
our sons to be clean and affectionate, ready
and able to meet lifes demands bravely, gal
lantly, steadfastly must we not establish and
maintain ourselves in a home, be it but a
room, with those ideals and the endeavor to
attain and maintain them there with US
part of the home?
Our men have learned that today they
cannot even defend this great, beautiful ma
ton, of which they are a glad part, or even
protect the beloved wife and blooming daugh-
ters without training to learn how, Also that
training may not be had In a day, a month
or many of them. Nor can it be obtained
then unless a man gives heed and obedience
abandons all idle, demoralizng ways of living
and strives for cleanliness and health in
thought and deed.
One thing we women will do we'll to appre-
hend is to make and maintain clear distinc-
ton in our minds and practice between home
keeping with the woman strong, tender and
making and cherishing It, and
In material things.
There are doubtless in our grand, big coun-
try thousands of us women whose husbands
are at their places Of business all day and
apron strings. Some there are with sons old
enough to wish to leave home. or daughters
who wish to take the mothers place in order
ing the home affairs and adjusting it to this
age and the manner of these times
Some OF these women see that the position
n the home they have been living and work.
ng in is needed for the young to learn and
develop in. Then they begin to wish and
search for good, needed, patriotic work to do
% employ their strong, vigorous energies.
Why not assemble such women at a Platts-
1urg-teach and train us, make US think?
Clad in khaki and close caps, our attention
night be more easily commanded ..
Try us and see