Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-11
Letters From
1.-THE PeOpIeI
Editor Times-Recorder, Americas,

Editor Times Recorder, Americas,
Ga.
Dear Sir: Man seems to be the
eternal problem to the girls, at least
to the readers of general periodical
literature today, where we find this
question argued pro and con.
In almost every woman's maya
zine there is some space given to the
discussion of the girl and her rela-
tions with men. In reading maya
zine q few days ago, | saw letter
from a girl asking advice on this
subject. Her mother was what is
termed "old-fashioned," so this
daughter had been brought up with
straightlaced ideas, that she must
not seek men, that a modest we'll
behaved girl will always be sought
by the young men. This advice
sounded good to her, so she acted
upon it. But she soon found that
she was becoming what our youth
today would term a wall-flower
This to her was very lonesome job.
She found most men go after the
other sort. They did not seek her
out, so she wonders if after all it
pays. She also noticed that the
girls who seek the men are the ones
who are taken out auto riding and
to supper dances, and finally get
married. In this letter she brings
out the question, "does it pay to be.
so particular in her relations with
men,"
I dare say, she would not ask if
it pays to be honest orr truthful. If
admitting that it pays to be truthful
and honest, then why ask does it
pay to be modest, refined and lady.
like.
hope no young girl who chances
to read this will allow any man to
kiss her unless he is her fiance.
Now, I know, and you know that
many so-called nice girls do permit
that very thing, Is it right? AS
suredly not. If not, then why not?
l think this is fair question.
If nothing more follows, it soon
rubs the bloom off the flower of
her youth. No girl-and l mean
just what l say-can indulge in pro.
miscuous "spooning" without losing
that sweet mantle of reserve that
should envelop every maiden, and
FORGETTING this bright halo of her
purity that every man seeks.
Young girls, do not make your
selves cheap. Love is a beautiful,
thing, a serious thing, and should
never be played with. A girls car
esses should mean something. They
are to be a gift to her beloved. They
should never be given for the excite
ment of the moment, nor for the ma
terial benefits they may reap from
so doing. Do not sell your kisses.
Of course, | know you will say at
once say you do not do this, but now
to be really honest and plain, is not
this to large extent true? If you
do not permit such intimacies, are
not you afraid the men will pass you
up for some one that will? l trust
you have backbone and grit enough
to let him pass you up.
The emotional girl who. spoons
and goes out for night auto rides
with fast young men is in great
danger if she but knew it. To be
palmer, l say such a girl cannot per
nit a mans caresses, very often
passionate ones at that, without
awakening the sexual instinct. If
a CIR lallows these embraces, she has
only herself to blame if she falls in
to the quicksands of immortality.
Girls, please set your standard higk,
and require all men who seek your
company to be true gentlemen at all
times.
Girls, you are always on the de-
fensive Many a girl has been be-
irayed by the man who loved her
but was too weak to protect her
from himself.
Girls, start right. Never put your
selves under obligations to your
employer or any other man. just
mention this in passing. You can
think it out for yourselves. / arr
writing at random, but I trust some
one will get some good from this
letter.
Just here / wish to say a word to
parents. Are you parents sure of
the character of the young man
who seeks your daughters COM
pany? Who win be to blame if he