THE OLD ARGUMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 9

THE OLD ARGUMENT.

i ■';' Some presumptuous man, the Paris corprespondent;' of ;,.the-:;''Telepraph": states;-" i.published.a-•list'-of, commandments for, wives; one' of which Tan':—"Now and then, acknopledge gracefully'/ that thy husband, 'knows'.more about; some : things than,i;hou.•'. After all; thou'iait not infallible.". A second and still"more daring, rule/for wives was:-. "—"Never bo aggressive in thy arguments •.with. <thy /husband,' but /always .consider,; .him as:superior,to.thee;"' One lady answers the presumptuous man.indignantly: '■■■ : .,"The weaker.'sex hasnot merely duties;, 'lit.- "has' ; also'.'rights'.^'':: Feminihism.' ; is ad-;/ vancing,, and-nothing, will- stop it. ./ The i..weaker;sex• is.'the-equal.of the sterner'. 1 , |-.Equality, for ever! /,, Here are,.the com- ; , mandihemts.'.which- .women; oppose to.those-: of ineh;-,-r V''';- :/';,.:.-';.'/,: '■ / ■/'.': " : ,-"Woman h'as'a'right to.have .whims;; it -is a privilege.of her sex. Never s'ut, -her.out.' Slie might have hysterics, which: would -impair- her health and cost, thee: :money -ih, dpetoirs' bills. '.'■'. ■■/ ./ ■■'-. •■' /'^Remembe'r./gobd:man, ; that"-thy ■■■'wife-: is thy "superior; by her {pace, her. beauty,' and ■! refinement. VTherelore -. always ,'wor-,' ship'at-herVfeet.:':": •::;.-;-/.-i ■■ -.-.'■ : ' : 'v-.'' ,:-'.:.■ :/f "r: "If.jgobd man, thou desirest mountain" : air, aiik thy. wife to. come to the seaside; she,-rTtill-:immediately. prbposo holiday" ;in/Switzerland.,;;'.•/■';/. ■■':'■'■ "/ ; ' ; '. : .- >

.-/'Man^was. created, before woman/as a .prelimiri'»i'y/;-£ke'tch /'for/ : the' : masterpiece.'; Remember, .- .then, ■-■ 0 '■■ .husband,/. that: thou; 'art'b'ttt-'a'.rough draft/' v ; ?■'/" , : ---.•. f