The Washington times., 1933-07-21
Secrets OF
Health
By LOUIS E. BISCH, MD, Ph.D.

Their Women Weak and Tirnid
It's timid women who attract
men, not those who are virile,
domineering and physically fear
less.
The reason for this prefer
ence is not far to seek. After
all, the ego of man is one of
his outstanding attributes. With
out it he could scarcely be eX-
pected to fight the world, as it
were, and make his way over
heads Of others. His ego con-
vinces him that he is as good as
the next fellow; just a tiny step
further, and he's sure he is
better.
Mems relationships with wom-
en-, therefore, are bound to be
colored by the same self-opin.
donated attitude that he bears
in his relationships in the out.
side world. The first thing he
does, when he meets a new
female acquaintance, is to tell
her what great fellow he is.
The woman who listens r4ost
patiently and "yesses" him the
most sincerely is the one he
likes best.
Men find it relatively easy to
please such women, and to
make a hit" with them. Timid
women, not being themselves
self-assertive, do not come into
conflict with the ego that man
tries to parade before them.
Women, by far and large,
have known this psychological
fact about men for a long
time. The wise ones have often
allowed men to think they were
timid, when actually they were
anything but subdued.
To be considered physically
strong, mentally powerful, cap
able, superior. fearless, expert
enced, Wise-these are the quail.
ties of character a man almost
lives by. If q woman believes
or makes believe that the man
she is interested in is the very
embodiment of such sterling
masculine virtues, he falls half
in love, at least, the moment
he discovers it.
A timid woman flatters O
mans vanity. Especially is this
so if she is willing to be di-
rected by him, and even more
particularly is this true if she
asks him for advice on one
or more problems that are both
ering her. Always a man re-
spends with all the earnest
ness and enthusiasm Of which
he is capable.
A man delights to command,
anyway, even from childhood.
He did it as boy, when he
took charge Of his regiment Of
toy soldiers or was acclaimed
the leader of his gang" When
a groWn-up he gets a real thrill
In being an executive and boss
ing other men about.
Being the big boss with won1-
en-, however, delights him even
more, although, deep down, he
may not value it as highly. And
the best Of it is that feminine
women not only do not mind
being lorded over by the mascu-
line gender; they, too, actually
glory in it.
ChiValrouS conduct toward
women is not being practiced
as much as it used to be. This
undoubtedly is due to the fact
that women are not as timid
as they were during the genera
tionS of our grandmothers. Eco
nomic freedom, sex liberties,
and political emancipation have
played important roles here.
Whether women will really gain
in the long run by this new femi-
nine status is perhaps open to
question.
There are exceptions to all
rules, of course, and tilnid men
are to be found aplenty. These,
as might be expected, prefer
women who possess masculine
qualities which they, themselves,
lack. Such relationships may
turn out happily, although usu-
ally the strong women prefer
even stronger men.
DIR. Bisch'S Daily Diet Hint
Too much animated converse.
ton, business discussions, the
reading of newspapers, and
even too frequent dancing dur
ing a meal are to be counseled
against. A meal should never
be considered a secondary af.
fair. 1t should be approached
with anticipation, eaten leiS-
urely and without the interfer-
ence Of hard physical or
mental work.
Copyright, 1888. King Features
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