The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th. 1912. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 35, 6 February 1912, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th. 1912. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT.

The Swedish Parliament is now considering a measure intended to confer the franchise on women and making them eligible for' parliamentary election. , Tlje women p£, Norway, haye for some time enjoyed the franchise, and Anna Rogstad, member of the Norwegian Storthing, is a notable woman’ iii many ways. She was elected by the Conservatives, yet even the Socialistic wing of the House pays deference to her, and rejoices in her popularity. Her history is interesting.'! : For more ~than thirty years she was ,a .teacher in (the schools dot' Christiania, and he admirers contend slid *is still a teacher in the truest meaning of the word. , She is prim and simple, . and though she looks many years younger is fifty-five years of age. There is little luxury in her life. When she is not teaching, managing various societies, lecturing, writing, or attending the Storthing, she ''makes her home in a modest apartment. Her family has long been prominent in Norway, but it is through her own solid worth and quiet accomplishment that this lady has reached her present position in 1 the public eye. For nearly thirty, years she has been at the head of the Society of Women Teachers in Christiania, bringing the organisation up from a tea-room club to a powerful institution, the demands of which are invariably hoard with respect. It was before this body that the venerable Bjornsen spoke for the last time. When he had finished his lecture ho turned and bent to kiss the hand of Anna Rogstad, in appreciation of what

she had done for her country. - “It is now considered,” says Miss Rogstad, “perfectly natural and proper that a young girl Im trained in some branch of work by which she can earn her living. This condition prevails in all classes. The Norwegian soil is not fertile enough for parasites. We have never been able to afford luxuries or idleness, and this has been our good fortune. The greatest difficulty for the women of the big nation lies in the luxury that has been transmitted from generation to generation, ft furnishes the soil for, and nourishes the growth of, parasites and idlers. It makes it more difficult for courageous, strong women to come forward and win respect for themselves.”

MEAT EATING.

The “Hospital” describes the belief that “the only really important item in the daily Dill of fare is a meat dish at every meal” as “a popular English superstition.” Our contemporary proceeds: Even when meat is well chosen, well cooked and attractively served, too exclusive a meat diet draws heavily not merely on the purse but ou the economy of the body, for the digestive system is unable to use an excess of nitrogen, and a heavy strain is thrown on the kidneys and other organs in the elimination of what is not required. Little by little the housekeeper should demonstrate the attractiveness, nutritive value, and digestibility nr rival proteid foodstuffs to meat, taking due heed always that the meat-eater is not neglected. Savoury dishes prepared from cheese, macaroni, nuts, pulse, and certain cereals would prove a change and relief from the monotony of meat, and afford body-building materials in cas-

i 1 v assimilated form. This doctrine from such a source should delight food-reformers.