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SHOULD DISABLED MEN MARRY?

Some Popular Fallacies Exposed.

MONDAY, MAY 2, 1921,

on

She under-

country, whose duty and privilege woman never does. She likes to it is always, and nover more than know them inside and outside, to-day, to choose the fathers of and what is worse, she judges the future. The idea is terrible their capabilities by what she to them that motherhood should learns of their families and their issue in some tragic deformity conduct during their leisure, and so it should be.

which is hardly fair to their Let them he reassured. If true capabilities. There are many kinds of dis-

But it is whentes a ablement, but as regards the love and conscience dictate to

against greater part of them, the answer them, they need not be deterred spite

4 subordinate, of science is positive, unanimous, by the damage which war may probably

petty personal and reassuring. I admit the have done to the limbs or eyes, grounds, that " wonian in difficulty of generalising in the for instance, of the man they love. authority shows herself in her case of the victim of nerve shock Science proves that Nature, after least lovely aspect, and other conditions, which affect all, is neither so stupid nor so stands so much better than the or might affect personal conduct. cruel as we think her to be when obtuse male how to wound by Each such care is of course, we allow ourselves to be stupid or pin-pricks.

separate problem for the cruel. If she registered in future

In one hospital ward the sister dealt generations all the injuries and in charge never spoke to a be can expert, and with

deteriorations which individuals probationer for a week except to in 110 other way. But for the most part the eugenie before they become parents may issue orders, nor did she appear problem which is offered con underge, none of us would be here, to hear anything the girl said to cerns itself with the man who Consider, for instance, the mutin-ber. The poor vicam had no iden has, for instance, lost a limb ortion and damage that nearly all now she bad offended, and was. suffered other local losses, mutila- of us suffer in respect of our teeth. reduced to pitiable nervousness, tion, and personal damage, writes Several of them, perhaps, are nor did she discover until long removed, pad that is the worse afterwards that Sister had been annoyed by the confident manner with which she had tripped into the ward on the first morning.

A

Dr. C. W. Suteoby.

raw

It is diffient to tell if one is pleasing some women. Many of them are great cowards, and utter no syllable of reproof though the

feets culprit

she is in silenti disgrace.

It is deplorable, and at the for us; but thank Heaven, our same time typical. to see this children do not have to pay the question discussed in the cor- penalty also. The case of the respondence columns of the Press soldier who has lost a toe, or a and elsewhere in dogmatic terms foot, or a leg, is exactly similar There are persons who do not to that of the young civilian who recognise in the least the im-lias lost a tooth. mense responsibility of utterances My counsel is, therefore, to on such a subject, and who have honour and thank the disabled not begon zo inquire into the man, to discharge our duty to him One of this typo had the babit scientific facts. Here, in brief, as an individual, and to teach of writing complaints. Thus, are those facts as stated by ourselves, and perhaps it may be when her girl secretary arrived mysolf in the Lees and Raper to remind him, that even though at nine o'clock site would find Lecture of 1918, and in my hook, on be immediately incapacitated such a billet-doux as "You Were The Whole Armour of Man":--- as au individual in one way or five minutes late yesterday. It is one of the most remark-another, yet for the fine racial Please, try and be in time," or able facts in biology that most qualities which he took to the wish you would punctuate injuries to the individual have war and brought back from it, more carefully," eriticisms which

racial significance. Thus Britain still has need of him.

naturally stung more cruelly areasles.

than if they had been spoken.

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which frequently

damages for life the ears of

children, does not damage thei

ears of their children. The local TYRANTS IN PETTICOATS. jinjury.

not tran-mitted. Similarly tuberculosis, thoughi except in cases so rare as to be negligible. Lastly, the waste and mutilations and blindings of war ure of no racial moment. The damaged man, of splendid stock and stuff before his injury, can, and does, hand down these qualties unpaired. Evidently this beneficent fact is of the first national and racial importance to-day."

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Why Women Employers are Unpopular.

WHEN WOMEN ARE RUDE. When women are rude they are ruler than men. "That letter's abominably typed, Miss L-" was hardly kind to say to a novice before a roomful of others, and no men would have insulted a girl by such a brutal personal attack

дэ this one. How

hideously your shoes creak, Miss Q

They get on Previously she had been in as my nerves." office where several young women

We all know the fine-lady em- worked together under a man-ployer who has taken to business. agernes, now she was one of the because she wants more money, three stenographers employed by Her social ongagements and her

"It's ever so much nicer to be under a man," observed a girl who had just changed her place.

neither young nor susceptible to feminine charms, yet she pro- ferred him,

"Why?"

own.

and undependable, she arrives at the office at all hours, and it would soon be in an unholy mud- dle if her underlings were not| capal'e and conscientious.

Let us for a moment look at a solicitor, who happened to be ailments make her most erratic the longest price of war. It is the destruction of the best, and the loss of the children whom they should have had, and who

"I can't explain. Somehow, would, on the whole, have been] also amongst the best. The next under a woman, you hardly call

Then we have the woman who, snul

your

She by steady spade work and the generation pays a terrible price your inevitably. One possibility re-expects a great deal more from abnegation of other claims, has mains to us, which is that, at you, yet she seldom gives you attained her present supremnoy, least, we should do all that wcredit for what you do. And a She is often rather bitter ani call woman never, never forgets you acidulated, and has no sympathy can to promote what I "Positive Eugenics"--the encour-are working for her. She has with pleasure and fun. Hers is agement of worthy parent-hood: bought you for a fixed number of the common fault of her sex of and for this purpose so far at any hours a day, nor does she let you taking herself and her duties and rate as future fathers are con-forget it either,"

position too seriously. To her cerned, we should naturally jook This was a harsh indictment, they are the only important mai- first to the men who are left and making due allowance for ters in life. alive after the destruction of the absence of that difference in sex

Finally, wo must not on.it past years. Taken as a whole which invariably conduces to mention of those many women- these men are, in their natural harmony in human associations, employers

and women-chiefs qualities, representative of the some grave faults are alleged who are very human and lovable,

against women in authority to whom experience has brought| She is said to be nagging," nover insight and sympathy. Such as THE FIRST-CLASS MAN. off your back," jealous (she these at their best, are more The finding of Science is herself must be the centre of the efficient trainers and safer guard- perfectly clear that a first-class picture, and the too eleverians of young girls than men can man who has. for instance, fast employee who is not properly ever be.

best that we have.

an arm, is lill, so far as parent-humble is liable to be crushed); bood is concerned, a first-class se unfair and addicted to man. No penalty will be paid inf.vouritism.

the arms of his children.

years.

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The death has occurred of Mr.

there is any question to which.

forty during the last experimental biology has directed itself, this is that very question employes to follow her own Frank Egres, of. Dorchester, a and att observations are agreed. methods. Be gives her a free naval veteran of the Crimean and

For myself. I see the problen hand, and tokes genuine satisfac. China Wars, at the age of 84. of the disabled man as a larger tion in her intellige ce, a pretty one and more momentous for our deference, that woman,

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national destiny than it appears hypocrite, usually accords her deputy and arranged with Italians FOOT-WEAR

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ber capable mountain and field) and over 30 machine-guns as woll 08 Womon are extremely suscep aeroplanes, etc., and the contract him. It we have a need of him, tible to flattery, and revel in has been duly signed, and the not only for himself but for the an atmosphere

adoring arms have been decided to be The girl who stored in the army store of the perpetuation of the finer qualities subservience.

becoming, I believe, rater buys her employer a bunch of headquarters of the Mukden every day in our nation which flowers or admures her clothes forces in Peking. Chang Tao-lin be inherits, and which, he can is certain to be popular.

Anhas reported the same to the still transmit. I would that these other artifice which wins the dear Peking Government. The Italian eugenic considerations could he lady's heart is to say, after she arms are the balance of those given their due weight in the has dictated four or five lettere which were bought in 1919, Ministry of Pensions and and granted a few business inter.

CONFERENCE OF CHINESE wherever else the economics of views, "You must be tired to

MILITARY LEADERS. this question are weighed

death worn out. You ought to a day in bed." The It surely is not necessary for have

The proposal to call a special Military Conference in Peking assuming ordinary commonsense and speaks the truth is rarely has been considered for some until after she time. In military circles it is in the application of these prin-appreciated

reported that the Tuchuna of the ciples. Thus, if a bride is to be leaves.

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below an altitude of 1,000 metrcs facs-do not affect the expectant when included among so-called A number of military officiala

have been summoned to discuss. | JAPANESE AVIATION LAW,

the latter beight will also apply mother as to injure her child in clerical duties.

the matter. The following are It is expected, says a Tokio to densely populated areas. some of the most important bills message that in a few days, Special permission must be ob A man may forgot where his to be submitted to the Conference regulations putting into effect tained from the Aviation Bureaz Evidently the duty is upon ve workers live.

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