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m MISSSBURKEBNTttIMPORTACE OF A SWEET VOICE The First WordThere is no greater charm in woman than a vojce, soft and low, . Byron, that-great Ipver, says: -"The devil has not in all his quiver, so choice An arrow for the heart like -"" a sweet voice," A pleasing speakingvoice " -can be cultivated, although there is a reason for the difference in tone. The woman who is large across the cheek 'bones, who pos sesses a wide throat and " -larynx, usually has a voice of low compass and qual ity, just as a violin differs in tone, but always re- tains the same quality. - The wide difference in the ordinary speaking voice is due to many rea sons : Race, language, oc cupation, and above all, to the mental capacity and culture of the individual. Darwin says that the - power of speech originated m the emotions and he cites the highly emotional natures of great singers and orators. Many mus cles combine in the simple act of speaking. You must use muscles in your throat, windpipe, tongue, and lips in speaking and you must cultivate the -flexibility of these tnuscles. Emotion is perhaps a greater influence on voice tone than mus ple flexibility. Have you never noticed that hard, high staccato tone which most people use when they -are horrified? It is because the horror cramps the heart and 1 ra Miss BiHie Burke. Llungs, Compresses the muscles of the throat and sends the voice" up into the head. On the other hand, 'tenderness and love expand the heart, lungs and all the muscles used to express It, and we get the "deep tones of love" of which tlje. poets tell. If women would only learn that they cannot separate the mental -.L .-iLlb. ittmimtkm M -a .. &