Is Man Braver than Woman ?

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XXI, 23 November 1901, Page 1007

Is Man Braver than Woman ?

It is admitted by meu, even by confirmed woman-haters, that woman is more patient of suffering than man. Born to suffer, Nature has endowed her with endurance. Dentists all agree in saying that women are more courageous than men in the tortureeha.r, and doctors are unanimous in declaring that women are more docile patients than men. We might, however, say a word tn defence of man’s cowardice and want of courage and patience during an illness. It is he who is the bread-winner, ami for him an illness may mean the stoppage of his salary, the loss or weeks of fees, or even the ruin of hts business. And, nine times out of ten, it is the anxiety thus caused by an illness that makes him such a bad patient. The wife who is ill may be replaced by a daughter, a sister, a mother, a housekeeper; but the working husband cannot be replaced by anybody if he be a professional man or a worker employed bv a master.—Max O’Rell.