Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-09-21

From the universal and yet gentle ex
ercise it affords the limbs, the chest ant
the whole frame, il is altogether tn.
best mode Of domestic callisthenics
which has hitherto been devised. l
lis well adapted to those periods whel
from a succession Of storms, ladies ar.
prevented from walking in the ope,
air, and begin to feel the lassitude Of;
too sedentary life. BY a change o
habits in the community, and the intro
duction Of machinery on large scale
domestic manufactures have be. ONE
a less prominent branch Of economy
Still some degree Of alliance exists be
tween them. Materials for wiLter
stockings might be probably prepared
in families. Durable fannels, and even
handsome carpets, have been often the
production Of delicate hands. Among
large families of sisters, the cheerful
operation Of the sPinning-whee: assume
the character Of an amusement, and
are said to promote happy flow Of
spirits. Were my own sex as great ad
mirers Of antiquity as the other, |
might besPeak a most creditable chron-
ology for this same science Of spinning.
and present a formidable list Of prin
cesses, and women Of high d-gree,who
patronized II by their example. Yet,
inasmuch as there are few lady-auti
quarians, and i have not the temcrity
to undertake bringing an exploded
thing again into fashion, plead ior the
great spinning wheel, solely as a salu-
tary mode Of excise, and not one in
with domestic economy
To females, who suffer for the want of
action,--and there are many
such among our higher classes,-Phy-
sicians have prescribed variety ofsub-
stitutes, such as sweeping, polishing
furniture, jumping the rope, playing at
modification Of callisthen-
les, &c. In some of these effort is too
IN others, it may be carried to
excess, through excitement or compe-
tition. But regular exercise upon the
large spinning wheel, has been known
to give the viletua,narian strength,
and to remove the inclpient tendency
to pulmonary disc ase.
With regard to the culinary art,
should be pleased 10 persuade any
young lady, to become somewhat Of an
adept IN it. Not that / believe that to
tempt the palate with nigh seasoned
dishes, and induce. indigestion and de-
bility among ones guests and dearest
friends, Is true benevolence, though
some benevolent LADIES' may practise it..
But that superintendent Ola table,
which unites neatness with comfort /;
consuIts health, and prevents prodigal-
ity, and the power Of personally sup
plying it with salutary nr elegant pre-
is an accomplishment of no
slight order. 1t need not follow that a
thorough knowledge Of house keeping,
is incompatible with intellectual tastes
and attachments. There is, inieed,
no native affinity between them; but
she will display the greatest mental en-
ergy. who can reconcile their discrep-
ancies, compose their warfare, ard be-
come an adebt in each. That this
nay be effected,we have had repeated
it will suffice our present
purpose to cite one. The accomplish
d editor Of the Juvenile MISCELLANY,
whose prolific pen enters almost every
department Of current literature, to
instruct and delight, who is the author
If the "Fsugal Housewife,''-and able
to illustrate its numerous
md valuable precep,s. You will pro-
'ably think, my young friends, that an
,ssav on such homely and antiquated
subjects, might have well been spared.
But while home continues to be the
province Of woman, nothing thai relates
10 its comfort, order and economical
should be held of slight
import. That these complicated du-
ties may te well and gracefully per.
some foundation should be laid
Tor them in youth.
1t has beer alleged as an objection
70 the present expanded system Of fe-
male education, that it creates dislike
to the humble occupations of the do
nestle sphere. 1t becomes those who
ENJOY these frightened privileges, to
1lsProve the argument, and to free
from the ingratitude Of re-
paying the increased hberality of the
other sex. with disregard Of their in
crest and happiness. This response