Unpunctured Ears and Good Sense by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Feb 3, 1887

Unpunctured Ears and Good Sense

By Editor

IN recording an interview which she recently had with a lady of some note, Miss Frances Willard says: "I was glad to note her fair, unpunctured ear—a proof of wholesome instincts." Miss Willard is a woman of excellent sense. While it is true that many ladies of refinement and taste do disfigure their ears with rings and pendants, it remains a fact that the custom is borrowed from the savage races. The more barbaric a people are, the more so-called ornaments they put on. When we see a lady with unpunctured ears, we involuntarily, like Miss Willard, give her credit for good sense or else for good training.