7th:

8th:

9th:

LOth:

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TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR MEN
(continued )

Thou shalt be patient with thy wife's shortcom-
ings, remembering that, such as she is, she wast
thine own choice and thou didst pick her out
thyself.

Thou shalt not make a mere household convenience
of thy wife, neither snalt thou regard her as a
self-starting automatic cook and vacuum cleaner
whose sole use is to make thee comfortable, for
behold, she was a woman before she was a wife
and was given unto thee for thy companion and .
soulmate, and not as a kitchen utensil.

Thou shalt not expect thy wife to be a miracle
worker who can feed a family upon air, and
spread a dime over the space of a ten dollar
bill. Nor shalt thou make the first of the
month, when the bills come in as terrible as
the day of judgment to her. Rather shalt thou
render unto her the things that are her due and
give her freely the allowance which she hath
earned by the labor of her hands and the sweat
of her brow.

Remember that thy wife hath not been gifted

with the powers of a mind reader, and therefore
she cannot divine that thou still lovest her
when thou are cold as an icicle and as dumb as

a clam. Therefore, tell her daily of thy affect-
ion for her, and that thou considerest her more
beautiful than any of the maidens that flaunteth
their good looks in public.

Keak