The Detroit times., 1916-06-24
Why Are Not All
Pretty Women Good?
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

OhS tlllIlS hHDeTl lHeSlSTlOn HeSleSl-
ed to tell when he wrote us What's
Wrong With the World" is why beauti-
full women are not always good.
We all have times when we wish we
could make this crooked world over. and
with Omar grasp the scheme of things
entire and mould it nearer to our hearts
desire" and one of the things we would
ordain would be that every pretty face
should betoken pretty heart
In history you find mankind as it is,
in fairy tales you find il as it ought to
be, and there the bad women are ugly
old crones, hunchbacked and one-eyed,
while the good and pure are always
charming young princeSses with wide
blue eyes and taffy-colored hair.
Not so in real life. Here often as not
the kind, loyal loving and true girl is
snub-nosed and sallow, ill-favored and
physically unappealing. and the hand
some darling is selfish, petulant, mean
and treacherous.
Why could not every high-souled
woman be angel faced, and every vicious
mink be repulsive? Then it would all
be simple and understandable.
The lovely-appearing, being the most
attractive, win husbands, and hence null
tipy their kind. Therefore, in the in
terest of the millennium the most beau
tlful should be the most moral. What
is the race coming to, when war kills
fof the bravest male specimens and facial
unattractiveness renders celibate the
noblest females? That's poser for the
eugenists.
Women, especially if they be strong
minded and inclined TO rail at man. as an|
institution, usually resent any reference|
to their moral power and its obligations.
They want to "do things" like men, and|
are inclined to regard with contempt the
doing of the greatest thing in the world
making people good.
Now, every one is agreed that what
the world needs is more moral fibre.
Even the Wall Street Journal harps up-|
on that string. Even Mr.. Roosevelt isl
so impassioned for righteousness that
he wants TO produce it with a club.
1t is not intellect, shrewdness or al
lively sense of profit and loss that is 10
save the race. 1t is just plain. old-fash-|
Toned, common conscientiousness, hon-|
esty, and moral sense.
And as this is the most essential ele-
ment needed, so the love of woman is
the most proven, time-tried, and reliable
means of securing it.
II has been said that it is hard for a
rich man TO enter the kingdom of
heaven. 1t is hard for any person who
is endowed with powers above the ordi1
nary. 1t is hard for the great author
the inspiring orator, the skilled musician
the famous actor, and the statesman OF
high position.
For every privilege carries with it
responsibility Whatever means dstinc
tion and honor to ones self means ability
to help or hurt others.
1t is difficult for poor human nature
to bear this sense of duty. Hence We
see the rich slipping to ruin down the
primrose path of self-indulgence, kings
becoming vain and cruel, the darlings OF
the stage. of literature, of art, and OF
politics growing egotistic, pettish, and
irritable, not to speak of entire mora
wreckage, and, alas too often, the beau
tiful attractive woman developing spirit
ually into contemplate and noxioua
thing.
The whole human race inaudibly pray1
to lovely woman, "For your sake wd
would be good" The myriads of thd
unborn pray, 1--WE would enter lifd
through you, that we may be good"
That is why we instinctively feel tha
a beautiful woman, above all other hu
man beings, ought to be good.
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