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THE 'SOLOMON. OF SOUTH
. . , LONDON.'
Whenever a housewife comes before Mr.
LA. Symmonds, the Greenwich Magistrate,
complaining that she does not. get enough
housekeeping 'money (as one did recently
she gets all the sympathy possipie, lor air.
Symmonds has tried housekeeping himself.
It was at Paignton once' whenvne rashly
averred to his wife that he could keep
house more economically, than, she could.
Mis. Symmonds took him at his word, an-
this is what happened jn Mr. Symmonds's
own words when he tried to cater for' Bix
people' during one week: — 'It was a reve
lation. I paid attention to even the sma
lest purchases, but at the end of the week
there was a deficit of tnore than £3 10/.
I found- 1 had spent £7 10/ on food in one
week, Tvhen I had only calculated on £3
to £3 10/. I only Doright what I con
sidered t- be the usual things.' Mr. Sym
monds, wh.i is known as 'The Solomon of
South London,' has been responsible for
a number of pointed comments on life.
The folio (ring are 6amplee:— After the wife
the husband is the most impbrtant person
in the house. Good housewives and good
mothers are sure to have sharp tongues.
Meek mothers are apt to be imposed on Ijy
tradespeople. Nagging is the constant re
iteration of unpleasant truth. .Any man
can talk a woman over if he tries. Sir.
Symmonds has been a Metropolitan Police
Magistrate since 191L ' ,: :..- ?? ? .
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