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

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 il nearer to our hearts
desire, and one of the things we would
ordain would be that every pretty face
should betollen pretty heart
In history you find mankind as it is,
in fairy tales you find it 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, loyaA,-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-appearng, being the most
attractive, win husbands, and hence null
tlply their kind. Therefore. in the in
terest Of the millennium the most beau
tiful should be the most moral. What
Is the race coming to, when war kills
'or the bravest male specimens and facial
unattractiveness renders celbate the
noblest females? That's a poser for the
cugenistS.
Women, especially if they be strong
minded and inclined 10 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 20 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 is
so lmpasSIoned for righteousness that
he wants TO produce il with a club.
II is not intellect, shrewdness. or a
lively sense of profit and loss that is to
ave the race 1t is just plain, old-fash-
Toned, common conscientiouSness hon
osty, 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.
1t has been said that it is hard for a
rich man 10 enter the kingdom of
heaven. It is hard for any person who
is endowed with powers above the ordi-
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 distinc-
tion and honor TO ones self means ability
to help or hurt others.
It is difficult for poor human nature
TO bear this sense Of duty. Hence we
see the rich slipping to ruin down the
DIIIllIOSt PAIN VI bNii~Sy hibSo
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 moral
wreckage, and, alas too often, the beau
tiful attractive woman developing spirit
ually into contemplate and noxious
thing.
The whole human race inaudiby prays
to lovely woman, For your sake we
would be good" The myriads of the
unborn pray, eve would enter life
through you, that we may be good
That is why We instinctiveIy feel that
a beautiful woman, above all other hu-
man beings, ought to be good.
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