The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-16
Manners and Morals
BY JANE JORDAN

own lives poor kids, it is pitiful
to see some of them and how much
they have to learn. You can't be
too lenient in your advice to young
folks. DAILY READER.
AnSwer-In way It is a mis-
homer to call this a column of ad-
vice. since I never tell any one
what TO do in an event Of major
Importance. I am not interested
in guiding or directing any ones
behavior, but sonly in helping him
to understand it.
Dear Jane Jordan-To my obser-
yation your advice to young people
has been eminently reasonable and
modern; I would say admirable.
You are modern and scientific as re-
CARDS social department. This man
Adler is a mid-Victorian with a
hangover of prudery and with false
ideas of morality. If he is not too
set in his ways, I recommend that
he read "A Preface to Morals" by
Walter Lippman. and that for fur
Their clarity of thought, he analyze
this Antioch college definition:
Morality is conduct which is good
in the light of all its consequences"
E. R. H.
Answer never heard a better
definition of morality Here is an
equally good one of immortality:
ANY act or attitude which brings
unnecessary or unproductive suf-
fering to sentient human being
is immoral"
Dear Jane Jordan-I read your
column fairly regularly and know to
what letters Adler is referring
either of these letters have offered
help to solve the situation. But you
have done the best within your
power to help those who ask for
guidance. 1t has always beeen diff
cult to give mental and moral help,
especially when most of the people
who ask for it are stepped in trouble
before they come to you. 1 want to
compliment you for not knowing eX-
actly what is right and what is
wrong in every situation. He who
knows that is fit to be the judge of
God. E. E.
AnSWer-The obvious drawback
of a column of this nature is the
Slimness of the evidence contained
in the letters. However, there is a
certain comfort to the writer IN
stating the case, and it is often
possible to point out some of his
particular psychological blind
spots Actual decisions must be
made by the individual himself.
Dear Jane Jordan-RegardleSS Of
any knocks, keep right on, Dear
Lady. No young person gets any bad
advice from your column. From Adj
Ier's own words 1 gather that he is a
disciple of that outmoded school of
masculine thought whose votaries
regarded their own women as i'm
maculate and preserved their chas-
tity with a shotgun if occasion de-
manded, but who were not above
satisfying their own inner cravings
by sneaking along the bypaths and
back streets frequented by the scar
let sisterhood who had no defenders.
xxx
Excerpts from Other Letters
Jane Jordan has forgotten more on
purpose than Adler ever knew" A.
D. HENDRICKS. LAS one who has
benefited by reading your column, I
believe young girls are fortunate to
hear about their problems from one
capable of explaining them before
they make a mistake. MARIE.
Mr.. Adler has ignored the fact that
parents fail to explain sex to their
children when they are old enough
to understand" A READER.
Answer-I am more than pleased
to have all these letters, even the
first one which is a sincere opin-
ion, free from animoSity. These
are all that had arrived when this
column was written. If any one
else wishes to reply, may I suggest
on thing? 1t is interesting to
jump on Mr.. Adler's ideas, but less
interesting to jump on him per-
sonally.