Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1916 — WHY HUSBANDS RUN AWAY [ARTICLE]

WHY HUSBANDS RUN AWAY

Statistician of Public Welfare Bureau, After Inquiry, Determines Main Causes of Desertion. Why do so many husbands run away? A statistician connected with the bureau of public welfare has been trying to answer the question. After investigating thousands of cases of desertion, he finds that the husband’s action can usually be ascribed to one of the following causes. 111-health and peevishness of the wife. Slouchiness of the wife either in her own person or in her housekeeping methods, or both. The wife’s habit of nagging or gossiping. Dislike for children on the wife’s part. This statistician found that the strongest incentive to reconciliation in cases of family discord is almost invariably the child. He also found that very few wives are deserted who are: Physically big and mentally cheerful. Able to contribute to the family Income either by outside labor or by frugality in home management. Affectlonat3 and home-loving. Sympathetic and considerate of their husbands. The very interesting and valuable statistics which he collected prove that native American husbands are more prone to desert their wives than are the foreign born. They also show that married life is the happiest when husband and wife are nearest alike in age, nationality, religion, moral standards, temperament, health and physical strength.