The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
SAN DIEGO MAN DISCUSSES
w0MAN,s SHORTCOMINGS.

W0MAN's SHORTCOMINGS.
| While James T. Brennan, of San
Diego. Calf, is as gallant as a
| Kentucky colonel or a Chester
field when in the presence of "the
ladies'" yet when man to man he
makes confessions which show that
he Goes not always consider femi-
ninitwS paramount Importance.
women are wonderful creatures
/ would never run the risk of deny
Ing that" said Brennan, who is
stopping in Washington a few days
| on his way to study the plant life
Of the Dismal Swamp in Virginia.
But the average woman" he con-
| tinued, is not nearly so capable OF
appreciating the beauties of nature
as the average an. and for that
reason is less companionabie for q
lengthy period"
why, l have seen women display
| great emotion over a sunset. or q
sunrise. or a moon" argued the in
terviewer.
| "Oh, yes" assented Brennan nom
chalantly. they do have meteoriC
outbursts of ecstasy which spends
itself in monosyilabic exclamations
But after gorgeous" wonderful!
beautiful" have been said. accom-
panied by a studied pose or a va
cant stare. has there been anything
else to convince you of a depth OF
feelingT'
This is your opportunity for ex-
preston" replied the interviewer
| who believes in the safety of the
middle course.
when city women go for a sum-
mer vacation" continued Brennan
where do they prefer to go? Why
| to some crowded resort where they
can see and be seen. They certainly
! have an interest in some manifesto
tions of human nature, but certainly
not much in the earth. air, or skv'
| II circumstances have forced thei%
same women to spend a vacation in
| really delightful country places re-
| moved from the crowds, most OF
! them will return to the city con-
Tossing to their intimate friends
that they have had such stupid
time! Nowhere to go! Nobody to
see" The natural beauty that has
been all around them has absolutely
been lost as far as they are con-
| cerned. 1t has given them no COM
fort. no satisfaction. no inspiration
only boredom.
Now. the average man under sim
| liar conditions would have found
rest, refreshment. and inspiration.
He would have returned to the city
with many healthful, invigorsting
memories stored away.
| SAYS LIFE IN COUNTRY
NOT LIKED BY OTHER SEX.
IL have known many average
families-enough. think. to draw a
conclusion-in which the men are
eager to live in the country. or, at
least, in a suburban home, where
they can have an occasional glimpse
of the world that man did not make.
but such an arrangement is impos-
sible just because the woman, who
| always has the final say-so, can not
bear the idea of living so far away
from everything They prefer to
be cooped away in a tiny apartment
with window or two looking out on
dead brick wall than to be where
they can see the grass grow, the
| flowers bloom, the sun shine, and
feel the breezes blow and hear the
birds sing. All of these charms of
nature mean much more to the aver
age man than to the average
| woman"
rs there anything else wrong
with women" Brennan was ques-
| toned.
Il. didn't say that anything was
wrong with them" declared Bren-
nan. Il only state the result of OBJ
servations l have made. 1t may be
that the men are lacking; it all de-
pends upon ones viewpoint"
| Perhaps the history of prehis-
toric man explains this difference
which you think exists" ventured
| the interviewer
Yes. it is quite possible" said
Brennan, that the Joy of the prim-
itive man in prowling about the for
ests has left its impress on present
I day man and gives him a keener ap-
| probation of nature than present
day woman, whose feminine ances-
tors guarded the hearthfire and
kept close to the root of the tree"
Mr.. Brennan, who is a naturalist
by avocation, expressed other views
about women that caused the inter-
viewer to ask IL he were married. ,
oh. yes" he replied. And re
member that what ] have said ap-
plies only to the average woman.
There are many exceptions"