The Washington times., 1920-06-19
Tomorrow, Baby" Avoid
Those Chilling Words
Read Here for Warning.
Can you measure affection?

Can you measure affection?
Can you keep II In books and strike q balance? You
II is like asking. with JOB, Canst thou bind the
sweet influences Plsadss loose the bands Of Orion
Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?'
The world, like the individual, lives and learns Man.
who weigh the atom is trying to weigh value and
keep books ghy affection much more elusive than the
ightest electron in the hghtest atom.
Recently for instance lady with husband very rich
declared she must be divorced She had everything she
wanted ALMOST-we quote the lady Il have all the
luxuries in the world everything want except one thing
I WANT TO BE LOVED"
She feels like bird in glded cage and makes this
serious charge against husband Sometimes when he
would come home from his Office in the evening would
ask him to take me to theater or dance Always ne
would say, TOMORROW, BABY"
And once although you would hardly believe it, this
husband forgot his birthday although the LADY
had decorated the house.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Sunday news
papers throughout the country running an inspiring and
nqung series of page articles headed How Much Love
Is Wife Entitled To?"
That question as far know, has up in
plain language since the day when Mohammed wrote his
Koran laid down his rules and told just exactly what each
wife had right to expect matter how many wives there
might be-
We had not thought to see the day when rich Ameri
ladies in gilded cages would need 1920 Mohammed
to help them get their rights But the day has come
And that isn't ALL
Here is news from Los Angeles, where almost every
thing happens except bad weather and illness:
Two doctors share Office, share patients and the
profits One doctor is lady, the other is her husband
First the lady does not want Mohammed or anybody
else to along and tell her HOW MUCH love she is
entitled to. She has theory that in these days of spe
cialzation gentleman should devote ALL his time and
energy to his business devote ALL of to his wife
Says the lady who has got her divorce, but will con-
tnue to share the Office and the patients of the
:s 10, n aoss 3 Ia. % % s1sss" IS
day specialists. intensely
sss : n. think ca" have any very notable success along more thu"
What is the world and what the poor husbands
ing to? -
You have read probably about Darwn's Parasite
crab" It is gigantic crab bigger than the top of milk
pail that to say the lady crab is. The husband, little
bigger than piece is carried under the loft front
pper of the female crab and has in this world other
business except be the husband of that lady crab
To the who pretends be husband yet refuses to
Specialize along that line Consider the parasite crab
and be wise'
1t may seem ridiculous to you to suggest the world may
yet the Los Angeles lady suggests specializing in the
duties and responsibilities of hnsbandom.
It may seem preposterous to have the New York lady
raise the question How Much Love Is Wife Entitled
To?"
Haeckel and other wise the evolution that has gradu
ally changed from Holsters to monkeys and from
keys to men, is still going
you could into the private life of two lady para
site crabs you might proudly lift her left Apper
for moment to reveal the husband underneath and
her friend "Do you what cunning little thing he s?
Unless the evoluonsts mistaken, future ages on
this earth may lady in Los Angeles pull out her little
wire bag take from tiny homunculus specialized
husband stand him the table and ask Isn't he cuts?"
You never know what may happen.
Proud man. dressed in little brief authority, may live