The Washington herald., 1920-10-19
WOMAN KORAN
TOUGHON MEN
Ancient Persian Writings
Make Wife Queen, and
Hubby Slave.
HE WORKS.; SHE RULES
She May Go When She
Pleases; He Must Ask
|. For Permission.
HE WORKS; SHE RULES

Paris, Oct 1S.-French feminists
have adopted as the most perfect
expression of woman's rights an old
"Woman's koran" written in Per
sis more than 200 years ago and
just translated into French.
The Teedis-eI-Ri as it is call
ed, does not ask for the vote or
for equal pay for equal work, but
proclaims woman's rIgnt to be
adored. This is woman's supreme
privilege, and must be safeguarded.
The Persian woman's manual is
based on two axioms:. The first
, is woman's right to be served by
man. The second is that by giving
woman the gift or beauty, nature
but live in pleasure and ease.
Would Change Marital Vows.
To impress man with a sense of
duty, the marriage ceremony should
be changed so that the man should
say, while the bride rests her left
foot on his right foot an instant:
From now on l become your hum
BILE slave
After the ceremony, according to
the Persian rite. bride and bride
groom plunge their arms into a
basin of rosewater. AS he with
draws his arm. he picks up a hanG-
full of rose petals. and scattering
them over his bride. eXclaims: You
are a goddess; accept the tribute
Of my endless devotion"
He Works. She Bosses
In married life the woman has all
= I'll
the house except with his wife's
consent. and then only to go to mar
ket. It's the man and not the wo-
man who is to do the shopping. but
only according to his wife's instruc-
tions.
II a woman wishes to entertain.
to give elaborate parties, she in
forms her husband of this intention.
He is to carry out her orders. and
then humbly ask for permission TO
sit at the table.
During the conversation he must
listen ecstatically to his wife. must
never interrupt her. but smile pleas
antly, IL. having tried to put in a
word, she cuts him short.
Can Order Him Out.
After dinner, if the wife wishes
/ to remain alone with her friends she
may say to her husband leave the
room. 1t is not seemly for thistle
to remain among roses"
The husband bows in aCquiesCence,
and retires to corner of the house.
II the wife wishes, she may leave
her home without informing her
husband, and she may stay away
a month.
The husband must ask no quss-
tibns when she returns, but welcome
her warmly.
II the husband should attempt to
make his wife work, she may refuse
| sharply. If he Insists, she mas the
right to scratch his face. If he
tries again to enforce his will. she
may bite him. II he still insists,
she is justified in pulling out his
| beard.
II none of these Corrections
make the husband change his mind,
! the martyrized wife has the right
/ to ask for a divorce. II the courts
| should be so cruel as to refuse her
a divorce, she may leave the house
anyway
( If the husband is tender and de-
voted, he may, if he deems it worth
while, ask the goddess for permis-
b
! in pleasant humor. she may consent.
( But he must bring a present back
: for each day of absence
! Although the old Persian princi-
, pies cannot be literally applied to-
day. French women find they are
more in harmony with woman's real
! mission, than what is usually con-
! sidered "wOmen's rights"
Think Competition Wrong.
The ballot. they say. may be nee
essary as a weapon in the present
struggle for existance but the idea
, Of gwoman being obliged to work
and compete with men is radically
wrong. \ woman should be a priv
ileged creature. whom it is mans
duty to adore and provide for ANY
man who fails to live up to this stan
dard, should be punished. A man
who does not support some woman
wife, sister or mother-should have
his income taken away from him,
| they contend.