Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
NEW WAR THOUGHTS FOR
 WOMEN.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here is | the new "Decalogue of War for, Wo- man by Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw. Tt hit me and thought it might mir or | help some of the readers of the social Corner. .<
 First she tells us not to cha tier, but to keep to yourself the news you hear, your own impressions anil your ap- | prehensions. I find the minute l hear
 somethins ssiae neK and nsw5s ftwsnt w tn my i ed me to eliminate that greatly. just I the first one of the commandments. Secondly, she says: Do not listen to alarmiStS, to slackers or to those who would spread Encouragement. Silence | them. This is pretty. hard thing to do when one is listening to a very interesting talker, telling us another year we are going to starve. etc.: but I shall surely silence them.
 Third, be moderate in your spending, neither lavish in gifts nor sordid in
 your economies Let everything in your life, even your daily expenses. take on at this moment 3 trUe .na- tionaI importance I haFs tried to do that. ,.. Fourth, encourage national indus tries, avoiding imported goods, though they may seem better and less costly, than those made at home," l agree there with her and try with, all Thy
 might to find the necessities at home. Fifth seems hard to me as it reads, Do not look upon the departure TO the front of those dear to you as abandonment; be with them constant | ly in thought, as if they were with ] you, particularly in the hour of dan | ger. As one very dear to me is about i tc leave. or has left, try since read 1 ing the fifth decalogue to feel tha : l way, but when you have a brother So 1 dear it is hard to feel so calm about 1t.
 Sixth, do not complain of the diff < ] culties and preparations caused by hn iv11 .af thnc- 1r-- | ing for their country and complaint will halt upon your lips. The above | has helped me, especially, when want to get something and could not. | scolded whole hour. because I called up grocer near me who said he l hadn't any sugar, and I knew he lad l was getting it for a friend who did i not have any. and I felt put out but | after reading that sixth commandment | 1 thought, well, he might have; meant all right after all and the grocer who wanted a poor woman % buy 2s cents l worth Of h.s goods for his s;pntind of
 sugar. may be all right. l am etryine | to, find an excuse for him. told him 1 when she had spent her 9 cents she wouldn't have money for sugar"
 He. said. Let her go without fhe4f. '' l Some spirit."I said. zFE1sy II was provoked and I let her have some of mine. ~F'
 1 Her husband went for sugar and 1 he would not let him have any. | would like good thought for the ne- cessity, for that act. ..: Some dealers are asking IT cents q pound, some and souae twelve;s but taeres are dealers instfrtss lei tssr rs q a3azap ask a fair price-ten cents, and we i ought to. be thankful that. there. are a few Wsifo do not try to take advan- ] tage of war times.
 I made up my mind not to compIa in any more. no matter what they tell l me; but I am in the boat with the crowd who have resolved to buy of the dealer who treats you fairly. tSeventh--"Multiply your, activities in. your home as well as outside there : i by. rendering yourself useful to. your 1 own country, but the work of your hands, the warmth of your heart and the charity. of yonr intelligence" 1 think thiS-.iS fine. s-E s25@&-S w Eighth-"Exhibit day in anda day cut, hour by hour. the same cDuta ge a man shows on a battlefield. .t instruct the ignorant. uphold%4tiles feeble con sole those who are stricken, transmit ycrr own confidence to others. <. s No matter how long the struggle
 taay last. await vietory.with strength and patience. ,-@ -se4 f@s5-r<---; :. Tenth--If YOU are stricken in your
 deepest affections, bear your sorrows f:obly, that your tears y4besworthy V
 of the hero whose death: you mourn ?
 These are the comnandmentsiaA iaAat nave helped me- ~- f,- :test avS1S.9f a
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