The day book. [volume], August 26, 1912, Image 2

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the craze, or disease, or whatever
you may call it.
Your clinging vine of a woman
naturally runs away screaming,
to a policeman,"if-sbe is so lucky
as to find'one. Her nerves get a
terrible wrench and she may be
laid up foi da)'s.
Cut our girl of spunk" and in
dependence is able to take care of
herself. If bhe can land a sting
ing blow behind the ear on one
of these mashers, she is safe. If
she can deliver a strong upper
cut, or land a solar plexus blow,
she can. walk the streets unmo-J
lested and unafraid.
Some years ago I came to the
conclusion that I would train so
that I could protect myself from
insult. I took lessons in boxing,
and I learned a few tricks that
have stood me in good stead.
Lately, I found that mashing
was again the craze, and I deter
mined to revive my boxing prow
ess. While in Chicago I learned
that Jimmy Walsh, the flyweight
champion of Englandv was in
town. I looked up and took some
lessons from him that I fancy will
be of much assistance to me.
An actress is particularly at the
mercy or the masher. In the first
place, he considers her his legiti
mate prey. In the second place,
she is often compelled to go from
theater to hotel, alone and unpro
tected. In my opinion, an uppercut,
landed squarely on the jaw of a
masher, is one of the most ef
fective ways of curing him. la
this way, a person avoids the pub
licity that always follows the ar-
1 rest of one of these creatures, and"
again, one feels safe on the streets r
and that is a great deal to a wo
man who hasto make her way in ,
the world.
I feel sure that if every business.,
woman would take up boxing she t
would find tha"she saved herself
a great deal of annoyance. The
exercise is healthful and invigor-'
ating, and it gives a woman a f eel-j
ing of power that is exhileratingj
When women take up boxing-,
the masher wilLbe a thing of the
past. He will slink away like the
coward that he is. A jab in the
jaw will eliminate him entinely,-T
and he will be as rare as the dodou
bird.
ABANDONED BABY FOUND..
Camden, N. J., Aug. 26. An-
gry citizens are threatening sum
mary justice if the person who,,
abandoned a six weeks old baby-
in the marshes be found. ,"J
The cries of the baby attracted
policemen. When found thert
baby's body was covered with--mosquitoes,
and the infant wasit
writhing in agony. ,()
Those who rescued the baby
did not believe she could possibly h
recover, but physicians today saytV
she has a chance of life.
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THE "UNLOADED" GUN.
Baeyville,La., Aug. 26. Threec
years ago William Sorbett, 12
years old, played with an unload
ed shotgun and killed his 6-year-r
old brother.
.Today the boy played with the ,
same unloaded gun and shot and
kitted his 13-year-old brother;
Frank.
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