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Show SUB 0 j 0 ROSA I mI. J Punching the Meal Ticket EXISTENCE I largely matter of eating. We eat to live, live to eat, and then mine. "Earth," ays An-otnle An-otnle France, U the planet of hanger, the place where one eat." I guess if the an me with Mara and Saturn and all the other planeta of tbe ton kissed anlar system. Pood la one thing on which woman and roan agree. Roth hare to have It May he we ran get them to agree on other thing, too. - - ! The life ot woman used to be writ-feri writ-feri in two clinptcrs getting the meals and jieulng tickets, or nin.vbe the last came flrnt. As for Mister Man. he hns had ninny titles and decorations, but the most universal one Is that of Mciil Ticket, for man's Just naturally s hreail winner. Itut now that woman Is In the gnuie and is making het living, one . reason for man's existence has been eliminated, wlied off the masculine map. He can't pour out the milk, and suy: "Klitj, kitty, kitty." He must , find some other reason to give a girl when he wants to marry her. for he rant woo and win by means ot the food Inducement . The seif reeding girl hns changed the appearance of the whole world. No longer dovs she have to bang around the honse, picking op what she ran In the way of food tnd clothing cloth-ing until he comes to her deliver a nee. She's providing her own dinners din-ners Just the way ber mother used to prepare them aftei dad had bought the stuff. Love and marriage have changed and the way to the altar no longer leads past the grocery store. Mnn hns had to change his tune, or will have to soon, If he's going to sing us any lore songs. The rooster rohln thinks he's doing s fine stunt when he brings a fat worm to place In the hill of the hen rohln on the nest, hut the roosters of both kinds' will have to perk up and get bnsy with nnolhpr line, ft iinprl to he. "Kncli morn and noon and eve. 1 bring thee beefsteaks, outlets, potatoes, creamcakes, nutlets, tomatoes." bnt the girl who has an account at tbe delicatessen store Isn't going to encore en-core a sons of thai sort. Man must have his voice cultivated end sing a love song. There is hunger and hunger. Too know the pangs of appetite which mnke your soul cry out for crfkers and cheese, and you know the deeper pnngs which make It long for love. Woman, can get her food from the butcher, hut she hns s sort of hunger which only the lover-man can supply. . Men are slow In learning this les-on. les-on. They offer us solid food when we'd rather have applesauce. Olve ns the orange blossoms, and well supply our own grapefruit. Yes, and any one of ns will give hack the menl-tlcket menl-tlcket in order to get love-letter. |