Evening star., 1942-09-27
Hobbies and Lobbyists
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chances are you've never shown her |
just how pretty a well-landScaped |
tank is. because you've always been
too busy breeding fish to bother
about the looks of your aquaria,
Then why not pick out, say 10
gallon tank teven If it does mean
not breeding that pair of Moons just
now, clean it all up. maybe paint
it if necessary. Fix an attractive
stand for it. Wash lot of nice.
white sand and select an array of
fancy plants. Your friends will
help supply them if necessary.
Then buy one half dozen to dozen
depending on size) of that fish she
dislikes least, put the whole affair
In well-selected spot upstairs on
some special occasion such as her
birthday and make it plain tbut be
subtle about it, that all this is just
for her enjoyment. Then see if her
attitude doesn't change. OF course,
in maintaining this tank if she
doesn't take on the job HERSELF
you'll have to be mighty careful
not to spill water on the floor or
make a mess In any other way.
Another scheme which may help
is to suggest the formation of
ladies auxiliary Of your club, or at
least lave ladies night" at regu-
lar intervals.
If It seems hopeless to try to
arouse any interest or even toler-
ance Tor your avocation it may be
possible to convert some interest of
your Eifes into real hobby for her.
Then she will have something to
occupy her while you are at your
meeting and probably have meet
ings Of her own to attend as we'll
If your wife does have a hobby,
you should take real interest in
it an6 foster it in every way possible
In glancing back over this colmun
1t becomes apparent that all the
suggestions so far have been for
things The husbands should do. In
deed, In many cases the whole
trouble is that friend husband has
failed to use his head. Most wives
will meet their husbands half way
in these things. But here are a
few points for said wives land girl
friends who will some day marry
hobbyists) to bear in mind:
When your husband is at meet
ing of his hobby club he is in
the company of a group of hon
est straight-thinking, clean minded
men. He is not getting into any
Of a thousand forms of trouble
which invite the idle man. (Re-
member the old saying about the
devil finding work for idle handsD
A husband whose wife encourages
and aids his hobby seldom seeks
divorce. A man with a good hobby
gets to his work with a clear mind
and rested nerves. He doesn't snap
at the children over nothing. (Of
course, there1l be trouble If they
break his tools, but what do you
do if they damage your sewing ma
chineD What if he does want to
go to club meeting once or twice
month? You know that when the
meeting is over he'll come home
q better man and not a worse one.
No mans love was ever held by
nagging at him and placing restric-
tions On him. A happy marriage is
the result of mutual tolerance and
understanding.
All of these arguments apply
equally we'll if the situation is re-
versed and the wife is the lobbyist
while ine husband cant see any
sense to It," In such a case just
read husband" where wife" ap-
pears and vice versa One of the
best presidents the Aquarium So
ciety :ver had was a woman, whose
husband never interfered in her
pursuit of her hobby.
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