HOME TRUTHS.
THE BORE IX lUIJ2 HOME. iu every home there is a bore. A bore is a person who inclines out- to ilrowsine--. At times, a bore may urous'J nausea- so disgusting is the tedium of h.is boredom, the prosiness, tile dullness, the dryness, the. llalucss; so slowly do the -torie< of Hie hole drag along their weary length. lint the chief charaelori.-tie of I!io bore is this- lie harps for ever on the one siring. Perhaps tiie co.ninione-t type of the masculine gender is the husband who is never tired of telling his wife about Ihe Stupidity of Ilia chief at the olliee-or of tiie fureuiau o\f the works—or the man who is his partner or his £<|Ua!ly common iu Hie feminine gender is the wife bore who is always talking about tiie thousand and one little: thorns in the path of the housekeeper. These bores do more than all others combined to undermine the happiness of the home. The crank bore is another great nuisance. Perhaps lie is a vegetarian, and makes his -wife's life miserable by insisting that ho knows better how to feed the baby than does the baby's mother. This is a dillicult bore to deal w-.itlL—but an Act of Parliament giving mothers sole control of their cliihlrens' diet until liye years old might be useful. The until tores arc a very harmful I variety.
There is the bore wh> reads Ihe newspaper at breakfast; the bore who discusses his food by words as well as with his teeth; the bore who iusisls on having out-of-the-way dishes, such as baked potatoes at tea-lime; the bore who lake* 251) biles to each mouthful; and, among many others, there are those bores who w'ill not talk while they are eating, and will not attempt to be pleasant until they are well fed. Political bores break up many happy homes. Whatever their faith—whether Free Trade or Tariff Ileforin, whether the Big Navy or Little. Englandisur—on every subjilct Unit is brought up they must newts turn tile hose of their enthusiasm.
Should the baby cry because she has broken her doll—that would never have happeneil, says the political bore, if we had Protection. Docs (he dog kill the neighbor's cat—such a thing would have been impossible if the House of Lur.ls were abolished. Does the wife waul a new dress—Socialism is the. Irue remedy. Does the husband wish to attend a racemeeting (he need of "Voles for Women" is obvious at once.
IViiians the most nausea ting type is the humorous- bore. The brain of this (vpo consists or little but old Punch jokes. It is really unfortunate for the human race that so few people can he humorous without being bores.
Your liore. unfortunately, never knows that he is a bore. Thus, the man whoso one idea of conversation is to contradict whatever is said lo him always imagines that he is a charming talker. So the woman who interrupts firmly believes she is Hie Cuiocn of good listeners. It is, therefore, very dillicult lo treat the bore. For nothing can be done until the bore realises his boredom. 'The only remedy would be for every one of us to say now and again, lurnin!! a searchlight on to the innermost soul. "Self, are you a bore?'-' An impertinent question—but worth considering.—Pearson's Weekly.
A .chain recently made in England was s[>., miles lonii/anil wci'jhed i!.i ton-. The average length of life of a tradesman is Iwo-thirds'lhal o't a farmer. Twenty-live per cent, of Hie world's ship* are. .'.instructed in llrilish yards. The largest serpent- ever measured was 37ft long, ami it look two lior-« .- lo drag it. The various countries of (he world no'w use 1:1.-101) different kinds of posl-age-stamlps. For the nourishment of horses, five pound-Mil' oats, are equal to (en pounds or fresh clover. Suiue, of (he large-) ocean -.learners can be ((inverted into armed cruisers '.n thirty hours. A. camel can travel forty miles a day for twelve or fourteen days without water and carry a load of -Itllllli. In Ihe Jlrili-h Museum there are on exhibition hooks written, on oysteishells, brick's, tiles, hones, and ivory. Among the workmen of Holland, accident insurance is compulsory, and sickness insurance voluntary.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 29, 27 February 1909, Page 4
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