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the feelings of a man coming home tired and finding his parlour or drawing room filled with a lot of noisy and declamatory women talking politics. Mr Tanner supported the motion, but thought they should be careful to guard against women entering Parliament. He did not give any hint of what dreadful results would follow in the absence of such safeguard. This omission was disappointing to those who would fain pierce the mysterious veil that hangs over such a dim possibility. Women have sat side by side with men on Committees and Boards, have worked with them in Day Schools and Sunday Schools, have presided over large public meetings, and