Arizona republican., 1921-12-24

We'll friends this is the holidays but when you come to think of it it ain't really holidays for nobody only the boys and gals that goes to school and their teachers, as the rest of us that half to work for a liveing works just as hard dureing the Holidays as any other time and maybe harder so it seems kind of silly to call it holi- days just on acct. of it being school holidays and I been trying to think of a way to fix it so as it would be some kind of holidays tor we grown ups as well.
 Well I don't believe 1t would be much use to suggest for people to close up their stores and offices and etc. from now till after the New 1'r., and besides that would just make il a holiday for business and prof. men and their employs and it wouldn't mean no holiday for the wjfes of same and what I been trying 10 dope out is holiday that will affect both sexs alike and I have came to the conclusion that the scheme which would cover the most ground and do the most good would be to declare Nuptial Holiday for all married couples, the conditions of same being that for the next 10 days all wifes and husbands would be expected and allowed to behave just like they had never been joined together in the holy sea of matrimony.
 Now this is one of these idears that when it is first sprang on you it sounds like 1t was something risky and people is libel to throw up their hands and say my goodness and etc, but as a matter of fact behaveing like you wasn't married don't nes- rilxv that rrDt raise hell at all hrs. and oh the contrary some of the best behaved people ill the country is single and don't make no pretence of being nothing else.
 Personly I can remember before I was married when the most immoral thing I done for wks. at time was smoke before breakfast. And as far as the wifes is conserned, I guess the big majority of them spent their girlhood some other way than shake ing dice with a dutch bartender.
 So the Nuptial Holiday, if adopt ed, won't mean no wave of crime or lapse of public morals but on the other hand the scheme is suggested with the idear of kind of relieveing the marital strain and maybe afford ing husbands and wifes a little. amusement and who knows but what it might make a lot of them more contented with the nuptial yoke.
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 Well in a proposition like this kind they can't no one man be expected to take a hold of it and run it and tell people what to do because for one thing T~don't pretend to be ac- quainted with all the married couples in the world and couldn't guess what all the different ones would do, if they was to suddenly find themselves free from the conjugial bounds.
 But in order so as people can get a idear of the spirit of the plan I will suggest a few gen. rules to govern same and the gen. program I suggest will be based on personal experience and observation of a few of the married couples with who l have the pleasure of their acquain- tance.
 They would be different ways of enjoying the holiday and one of them would be for the wife or husband to go away somewheres and not see or hear from each other till the 10 days was up. And while they was parted they could behave themselfs as they seen fit with their conscience as their guide.
 But the other way to play the game
 
 the husband and wife to pretend like they wasn't husband and wife at all but just a man and a gal who he was makeing play for. and this way of doing it is the way which I will lay down a few gen. rules for same.
 l. For convenience's sakes the wife better continue liveing in the home and the husband can find some other lodgeings.
 2. The husband can call his wife up or times day or send her candy Or toys or write notes to her and make a date with her and etc. but he must not give her no money and she must not ask for same.
 3. If he calls on her they can shake hands when he gets there but after wards if they want to turn out the light and hold hands or exchange a