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Copyright, 1008, by Amerlcan-Examlner. Great Britain Rights ReservedWVlinoisJune 9, 190T. ^•*My Precious Darling Harry t“Please for a little while, darling, don’t leave me and go away. Yon know, precions, you told me once that you would not leave me. You know you are the only one I truly lore. I would give anything In this world for you. I know, dear, you will stay after me asking you to. This week Saturday I will be all alone if you go. I would never have kept up so long only for you. Please, I ask again, don t leave for my sake. Your very own and one who loves you better than herself.”y.vW/^A’Ay.v1^Pretty Mrs. Ellen Tuttle, the Cleverest Horsewoman in Illinois, Who laGetting a Divorce.Mrs. Alfred E. Dieterlch, Who Eloped with a Horse Trainer.CellsBy John A.Morbidy.vTHERE is reasonable scientific ground for believing that and Interests, and immerses them in a wild, craving love fotthe unusual number of divorces and domestic diffi- that which is perfect in an animal sense. It is almost likeculties occurring among men and women deeply in- a germ action, although I am not in a position to say thatterested in horses may be traced to physical effects produced there is any specific germ in the horse to which might be at-by those animals upon persons closely associated with them. tributed the increasing number of domestic differences amonfIf men and women in fashionable life, who feel the symp- horse lovers,toms of approaching divorce will get away from their horses According to my observations, the living cells of the vigorousand go on a diet of cottage cheese, rye bread and coarse foods, superbly muscular horse, vibrating with strength and vitality,I am convinced that many scandals like those which occurred set up a fermentative action in the cells of the human beingrecently will be avoided. which are rendered morbid by a course of life in which violentIt is my opinion that tlie peculiar attraction between the exercise without really hard work or application, an excessive-equine and the human, which appears to be particularly po- ly stimulating, but not highly nutritious diet and many form!tent in the case of fashionable women, is the direct result of of nervous excitement play an important part,the physiological action of certain live cells in the horse upon The fermentative action becomes more marked and violentcertain morbid cells in the human being which have been in exact relation to the closeness of the body to the horse anddeveloped by the unnatural life of the subject. the frequency of association with the animal. Thus the habitThe attraction of the cells of the horse for the morbid ceLs 0f riding, of frequently petting the horse and of remaining inof the human being is one which draws the persons affected close attendance upon the animal while he is being groomedirresistibly away from the objects of their normal affections an(^ made beautiful, all tend to excite the morbid action inMrs. Sidney 0 Lovek Who Divorced Her Husband question.and Married a Horse Trainer, The action manifests itself in various ways, both internalfynJS0 £iyes rise t° vague physical desires and yearnings, whichcannot be satisfied. It causes dissatisfaction with ordinary,_____ K2 persons and conditions. Especially is this true of women, whotIP®:® I ■ being of a more delicate and impressionable nervous organlsa-1 fra tion than men, are more easily unbalanced by abnormal ln-I §f| fluences. The women, who are victims of the morbid cell ao-LEl floo, become enamored of the physical beauty of the horse, andI j§3 thus develop an aversion to their own husbands, who may bo:I 9 Insignificant in appearance and not interested in horsea. Not' :||^ ■ infrequently, as we see, the excessive admiration for the hors*^^ 1 iff 8ee^n£ a practical outlet is transferred in eome degree tie aI 9 The danger is evidently one that threatens the to-calMM- I ■ “society women” of America more than any other claas. Hi111 average young society man or woman of to-day is born to aI 9 life of luxury, and therefore misses the psychological develop*B ment that comes of real conquest in the struggle of life—theB triumph over obstacles. This psychological deficient ea*ii*9 operates with the intercellular action to which I have refereeJPI Constant excitement, lack of sleep, eating only the dainties!kS and most innutritious of foods conduce to bring about the9 crisis, when the moral character of the subject becomes un-9 equal to resist the tendencies of the morbid cells. In the case;Sg of a woman she falls into a highly neurotic state, becomingM irritable and querulous, ready to quarrel with her husband or- H Generally speaking, I should say that the average society111 woman reaches this period somewhere between the ages ofthirty and forty, and more frequently nearer thirty than forty.1 woman should stay away from the stable as far as possible.V............She should cease to feed, leech-like, upon the animal perf*?-tion around her, and acquire a little more animal perfection o£^£^§2^ - her own through dieting, sleeping and healthful living.Mre. Preston Gibson, Horse Show Pa troness, Who Divorced Her Polo Playing Husband.which Is given above. She had given many presents to liim, among them a pipe rack Inscribed “From the Girl Who Loves Yon.”Mrs. Lord, it was testified, darned socksfor the colored man, and paid him other remarkable attentions. She and her husband took a small cottage at the seashore, in the Peqnot Hotel colony, near New London. The coachman’s room was In the attic, and she asked her husband to let him sleep in their room, because the attic was so hot. When the husband objected, Mrs. Lord flew Into a terrible passion and threatened him with a knife.The evidence indicated that Mrs. Lord was originally a refined young woman, but that her recklessness increased in proportion to her interest in and association with fast horses, until it reached a point which must seem to the ordinary mind to border on insanity. The Court quickly granted her husband the decree he asked for and the custody of his little daughter.The latest divorce prospect in rhe “horsey’* set of Chicago is that of Mrs. Ellen Rasmussen Tuttle, who Intends suing her husband, William S. Tuttle, a wealthy Chicagoan. It was two years ago, while riding one of her entries in the Chicago horse show, that Mrs. Tuttle was thrown from her horse, and then for the first time it became known that she had been secretly married.She Is one of the noted horsewomen of Chicago. Her father is secretary of a large riding academy, ^nd ever since she has been able to sta^|^Ae has ridden horses. She Jaas drive^^M’e blue ribbonand always exhibited them at the horse shows. They were directly associated with her extraordinary conduct. Society was shocked beyond expression when Mr. Lord recently brought suit against his wife, naming her colored coachman, Harry Cameron, as co-respondent. He is a tall, powerfully built man of light color.The evidence was of an amazing character. The colored coachman was in the habit of driving with an arm around Mrs. Lord’s waist. A countryman testified that he and his five children saw Mrs. Lord sitting In her rod^m In a kimono and the coachman sitting near her. Her husband found a series A letters, written ,by his wife to the inning, “MyPrevious ofdevote themselves to horses, either in the way of business or pleasure, do not appear to make the most considerate and attentive husbands. The truth seems to be that a blooded horse to be kept in first class physical condition and spirits requires as much attention as the most exacting wife.But the blooded horse represents tangible value in cash, which is true of wives only when the.v are rich and generous. Therefore the horse Is the object of solicitude, both sentimental aud practical, to its ma» culiue owner, and very likely infiuencea even conscientious husbands to neglect their wives more or less.Yet, when it comes to the horse mlcrob#i of divorce, the scientific view set forth oj» this page favors the matron horse-lover jm the most fertile field for that germ’s pro*, gation up to the critical stage whjfc divorce lawyers are called in. MOf course everybody knows that Mrs. Alfred G'wynne Vanderbilt has brought suit for divorce against her husband. Mr. Vanderbilt is known as the “king of the horse show set,” and his wife is fond of horsesMrs. Burke Roche-Batonyl. a lover of horses, married her riding master, a professional whip, and Is now suing him for divorce. Mrs. A. E. Dietrich, wife of a wealthy New Yorker and horse fancier, eloped to Europe with her husband’s horse trainer.There are numerous other Instances that can be cited where the horse is directly responsible for divorces. Mrs. L. M. Henoch secured a divorce a year ago on a cruelty charge. Mrs. Henoch was a leader of Hyde Park society In Cbj^ago. and was an ardent horse fancier.It has long been observed that me|Brhoentries at horse shows In and around Chicago than any other -woman in that city, and owns half a dozen blooded animals.Another “horsey” divorce that will probably occur soon Is that of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin is a noted polo player and his wife is a lover of fine horses. The couple are now separated and Mrs. McLaughlin has gone back to her mother, Mrs. Wylie, of Baltimore.Still another instance that . attracted considerable attention in Chicago, and a big stir in horse show circles, was the Sidney C. Love divorce. Mrs. Love is n famous horse-woman and has since married a New York horse fancier.Mrs. Preston Gibson divorced her husband on the grounds of.cruelty. Mr. Gibson is a polo player and his wife is a patroness of the horse show.f Horses, Who A ^Colored Coach^enfy J. Lord, the Fashi*PreelQU^Urry'’
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Chicago Examiner
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Sun, May 17, 1908
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