Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-18
From the Lady's n,ok,
VITAL STATISTICS.

VITAL STATISTICS
In the Medico-C hirurscal Review. Ma. "a.
which only very recently attracted nv attention
there 'sn review Of work called ..Vi,al Stats,
iics' In note the editor has the following ma.
lignnnt remarks.
I'VE can udd fact that n LARGE md oh,v
conducted L'te Assurance Company in London.
has met with It's greatest losses OH female lives
IL mas had no inducement 10 lower the rates Of
insurance on these lives. On the contrary il
would willingly rel sct all insurance on women,
and but for the loss of business and the od,,,,
which such singuarity might entail upon il. Il
IS tar from impossible that such a step wou,d Ia
taken II IS p ssIble that mauv circumstance.
contribute TO diminish the value of insured female
lives The preliminary examinations Of a wo-
man state OF health, can seldom be so searching
as that OF mans Women do not scrnpie to de-
ceite, and a practical acquaintance NTH their Aa
bHs and Their conduct, establishes the conviction.
that IN all classes, they possess feebler sense Of
the Obligations oftrnh in the ordinary business Of
life then men hare. Why this should be we leave
to the casuists to determine. Assurance Cosnpa.
mics have discovered that it is so''
have placed the offensive paragraph in t,at.
cs, that II may be seen in come xon with tho
rest OF the remarks. 4 more brutal attack on
women cannot we'll be imagined. cannot be-
iieVe mat Dr. johnson utters this libel in sober
earnes'ness. Tie must know to be a grossly
malignant faisehood, and of most cowardIv ma
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for II than to suppose has been his misfortune to
associate with women of low scale Of morals
NO man with IL tender reverence for his mother
warm, generous affection for sister, or spring
like home feeling for tho friends Of his youth
with whom he has danced and sung in enrly lifc
and for whom he has held The prayer book in
church. could ever have disgraced his manhood
by so foul an accusation
Dr. johnson Speaks without qualification. ffo
d's'nct'y says that "romcn do not scrupie to dc.
Genre" lie does not confinc himself 10 their con.
duct when IN collision " ith Life Assurance Com
panies had he done so, his renarks mich, heyc
passed unnoticed. Lest may be supposed that
he makes some reseIv ation, he adds, "and a proc-
teal acquaintance NTH their habits and their con-
duct, establishes the cOnriciion, that in all classes
they possess feebtcr sense Of the obligations of
truth in the ordinary business of life than men
hdre''
II the Medico- Cbirnrecnl Review were an
ephemeral work, got up for fimsy poliiico-
economy purpose, should never have thought il
incumbent on me TO hold the editor up TO public
scorn. But 1t IS n work ofa grave character, and
they who give It publicity are in a high and re-
sponsble situation. The moral sense has to be
consulted and guarded well as the physical
and what Is OF the greatest Importance, the SEN
sibilit'cs OF the young are to be carefully nwa-
kened and fostered. and this is ..1uch within
the province Of n medical work Of this kind as
in moral essay-hear wha, Johnson himself
!, says in the 73d number Of his review when no.
5 ticing work called sThe Reform Of Prisons and
8 Of Criminals"
: "The title Of this little pamphlet may induce
many of our readers to suppose that the work ear
2 have little to do with the practice OF medicine
: But this supposition would be erroneous. The
: study and practice Of medicine includes almost
i every thing that affects the morals and the hap
J. piness as we'll the health Of the community
$ All come within the pale Of the medical philoso
1 piers contemplation and influence. The tnedi
Ill IL e -
e ing considered person Of education, and vel
o acquainted with human nature, has opinions az
listened to nth respect, treasured TIP rish care
g We have therefore DR.. Johnson's warrant ii
g stating, as have done that his office is to guar
Il the morals of the young. medical review is ca
,r tabshed principally for the instruction o! yosn
4 men-young practitioners To give these youn
* men such degrading view Of the moral princi
Is Piles Of those whom they bound to reverence
love, and respects one Of the ba.est acts Of whic
le man can be guilty, and deserves severe rebuks
,e If an American reviewer were to give uttesanc
" to 50 foul libel, against defenccless PORTO
ir Of the community as women libel which strike
lie at the root Of domestic happiness and public d
in curIty-hc would be universally despised for hi
es cowardice and ba.eness, whatever might be h
ed talents.
h. l shall not undertake to prove that women po
OF sess as delicate a perception Of truth ss me
st have; there is scarcely who would requil
where Doctor Johnson has this practical acquai
r. ance with woman there are many men WI
n would spurn the writer Of srch an unfounded ca
h. jimmy. There is still manly feeling cnouf
u there, to make that particular 9Life Assuran.
ng Company fear both odium and loss Of business
his should IL be known that they consider all ~ome
p Of all classes liars, even in the ordinary basise
do Of life. Excepting DR.. johnson, editor Of d
sx- -Chirurgicai Review, and some Of d
,c- hard characters Of the London Life Asuran
he Company, there is no other writer, nor no 9th
,ur set of men, certainly none within the presc
. a century, who would utter such untuerited abu
1a- No ono Of the present day. in balancing the mo-
lev qualifications Of both sexes, would let the sea
,ou preponderate on tho side Of the men, when I
ly, subject was that Of truth.
cry But the reviewer is, after all, to be pitis5
When We look around and SEQ the great in9bsl
. . TINT women possesses, oil owing 10 hist No
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