I said, "The question, my dear, is not whether they are chemical or un-chemical. The question is, Are they worldly? Or are they OTHER-Worldly?" That is the Touchstone. One can apply it to everything, simply EVERYTHING!" Should teachers be mothers, for instance -- that question came up for discussion the other evening. And I settled the whole matter at once, with one question: "Is it worldly? Or is it OTHER-worldly for Teachers to be Mothers? Or is it merely Un-Worldly?" Have you seen the latest models? Some of them are wonderful, simply WONDERFUL! You know I always dress to my temperament -- and I'm having the loveliest gown made -- the skirt is ecru lace, you know; a double tiered effect, falling from a straight bodice, and the color scheme is silver and blue. PARENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE MAMA is unadvanced enough, goodness knows. But poor, dear Papa! "Papa," I said to him the other day, " all conservatives worth listening to were radicals in their youth." The loveliest man told us that the other night -- our Little Group of Serious Thinkers, you know -- and it struck me as being profound. And isn't profundity fascinating? But Papa only glowered and said, "Umph!" Papa, you know, is an obstructionist. "Papa," I said to him, "what is stubbornness in you has become will power in me. You will never dominate me -- NEVER! You should study heredity; it's wonderful, simply WONDERFUL! Papa scowled and said, "Umph!" But you know, Parents are Doomed. Our little group listened to a talk the other evening about Parents. Mothers, particularly. "The menace of the Mother," it was called. I always make note of titles. This man said -- he was a regular savant -- I wish you could have heard him -- my, if I weren't such an advanced thinker, I would be a savant ---- Anyhow, he said, this savant, that Mothers held back Civilization through Selfishness -- they teach the Child, you know, that is -- er, well, you know, they lose sight of Ulterior Ethics and Race Morality while inculcating Individual Self-Improvement. It's frightful to think about, isn't it? Simply FRIGHTFUL! Then and there I resolved that if I were ever a Mother I would turn over the up-bringing of my children to experts and savants and specialists like that. "Papa," I said, "you allowed poor, dear Mamma to make me selfish -- you know you did! What have you to say for yourself? What right had you to make me a Self-Indulgent Individualist? And, you know, I have struggled and struggled to get rid of the selfishness my parents trained into me. How I strive for Harmony and Humility! Nearly every night before I go to bed I say to my- self: "Have I been HUMBLE today? Truly humble? Or have I FAILED?" Children are not nearly SIMPLE enough these days. Oh, for more Simplicity! That is what we all need. Though I will say this for Mamma -- that it would have been hard to train Simplicity into me even if she had known how.