Evening star., 1942-06-19
Herlpecked Men
Have Longer
Life Span
Domineering Wife
Really Angel
In Disguise
Ry Dorothy Dir


Isn't science wonderful Accord
ing to late reports 1t has discov-
cred that henpecked husbands live
LONGER than those who rule in their
households, or who ight with their
wives over which one is to wear
the pants.
ones first reaction TO the news
Of this important vital statistic Is
that perhaps it Is only that LIE
seems longer TO these poor, down.
trodden, domestic serfs, but mol
Science says that II Is q fact that
when once men make up their minds
10 let their wives have their own
wsy and run things and to quit
arguing with them about 1t, they
pass into q state Of calm that pro-
longs their days.
No doubt this is true, for once we
have accepted defeat and adjusted
ourselves to 1t we have very little
to worry over, and that not only
saves a lot Of wear and tear ON our
nervous systems, but keeps Us from
getting sore kicking against the
thorns.
And there Is where the bossy wife
comes into the picture as an angel
In disguise, and If the disguise Is
often 50 impenetrable that her htw-
band sometimes fails to recognize
what a blessing she Is. 1t only goes
TO show how little men perceive
what is good for them.
Little do they realize that after
the marriage ceremony their Mar1as
will take over the whole job OF run
ming their lives for them, and that
never again will they be called upon
10 make q decision, or formulate
any plan Of action, or take the
initiative in any matter. They
won't even have to think. Their
wives will run the whole show and
all they will have to do Will be to
say yes ma'am" when she-who-
must be -obeyed speaks.
There are plenty of husbands who
might Just as well have parked their
brains on their wedding day because
they are never permitted to use
them again. It Is their wives who
tell them Of q rainy morning to
put on their rtlbbers and take an
umbrella. 1t is their wives who
decide when they need q new suit,
and pick 1t out. IT is their wives
who feed them what they think
they should eat.
It Is their wives who pick out
their friends and amusements. 1t
Is their wives who supervise their
uolitics and religion. 1t Is the wives
who walk In front and say sit
there" when they enter q house. 1t
a the wives who always speak OF
their possessions, from the children
10 the cat, as mine" and who take
the entire credit for any success
their husbands make tn life.
1t can easily be seen how enor-
nnously this attitude on q wife's
part conserves her husbands ener-
sies. He doesn't have to exhaust
himself trying to decide weather he
will 20 to the movies or stay at
home. He goes, or stays, according
TO whether his wife feels like step
ping out. or wants to read q new
novel. He doesn't have to wear
out his brains at a restaurant won
dering whether he shall order some
thing that he likes to eat, or some
thing that is good for his stomach.
His wife orders spinach for him.
He doesn't have to get nervous pros
tration worrying over family prob
lens. Maria settles everything. So
IL is no wonder that he can just go
On living and living and living.
OF course, 1t should be noted that
It is only the man who submits
philosophically to being henpecked
who Is such a good insurance risk.
The man who rebels against 1t and
who fights for his personal liberty
hlls an early grave, or figures in the
divorce court.
One way or the other he Is one OF
the casualties Of marriage, for the
wife always wins out. No man has
the staying power Of a woman who
Is determined to have her own way
and rule the rooet. Hence, wise is
the man who, finding that he is
married to dornineering woman,
adopts the policy Of non-resistance.