Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-14
From the New York Olive Leaf
FEM ALE lNEIIENCE

roe'S ana sages have again and again. in
livery numbers and grave essays, accorded
1" female influence and all controlling now
rr IN society, and we believe il is now q,
conceded point that woman, in her physical
weakness, does more than man in racula.
ing and giving tone to the moral $. n,i,nests
III mankind. What a vast respons,b;l;,v
then must rest on the females of n n,t;nn
Il The customs of social life denend nnhn
them ."r their healthiul influence and v,r,,.
Gus tendency! Ii they possess This ;nAu.
enre, the responsibility cannot no sh.,kon
"h' and we shall take the liberty of looking
l" lie females OF our land for the exercise
81 IL IN Lehali OF cause intimately connect
ID with the best interests of society. The
destructive custom Of drinking Intoxicating
qu"rs, has prevailed Tor many wears
throughput our Country; all classes have fol.
lowed 1t, and the suffering and misery.
wreichedneSs and want, rum Of BODY and
soul, which has resulted from this vice. is in
amount Tar beyond the power of language
t" convey. 10 the females of our land We
'ppea for an aid in our efforts 10 DESTROY
this ruinOus custom.
In the parental relation, they are pecu-
IarIy fitted To advocate temperance nr,nci.
pies IN the domestic circle. where The on
iearments of affection give weight n ma.
lernaI Influence. The moral charac,.r il
formed IN chIldhood chiefly from the instuc.
mons received from the mother. Constant.
y 10 The society and under her CHARGE from
earliest infancy, the child learns 10 look 10
her alone Tor direction, advice and assis.
lance; and the watchtuIness and care. the
unreasing anxiety to relieve everv wan,
and to avert every danger, creates in the
child an unlimited confidence in the proprie-
ty OF all that she says or does.
Impressions made in childhood from tho
teachings OF the mother are more lasting
man any OF alter years; her admoni,ions
''iSer around the heart embodied in the af-
ectI"ns, ard remain in all their force while
The prIShti"ns of life continue. The i'm.
preSslons MAZE in childhood are truly ada.
nahtine IN their nature; for at the close of
4 long and eventuI life, when age has i'm
paired every other faculty of the mind. re.
COLLECTION will be busy over early scenes
ma e"ny lessons, while the great and i'm
p"rtant changes in the troubled career of its
'ctive stages are faded and gone, without
leaving a trace on the memory.
10 tile mother We say, you are deeply
interested IN the welfare of your children.
you toll tor their comfort while YOU live. and
You leave your possession to them when
you die. To enjoy their society, 10 make
Them respected in the world, and above all
TO ,,, make them happy, is your chief desire.
men to AVOID The ruin of your hopes. De
careful Ia lncuIcate on their minds tie stric.
est principles Of temperance aid virtue,
Tor II IS from the youth of our land that re-
crultS are taken to fill up the broken ranks
n the army of druhkarJs. The MANY thou.
sands who annually go down to a drunkard's
grave,were once temperate, and once young
and once innocent.
Possessing the power to influence the
forming characters of your children, That
'hev may grow up indoctrnared with the
pure principles of temperance ana virtue,
YOU cannot neglect to exercise it, without
displaying want Of affection unnatural To
the parent. A neglect of duty on your
part will oltentimes eventuate in the ruin of
your children and the destruction of your
'wn peace iorever. Let allmothers become
thorough advocates Of temperance in the
family circle, and the tide Of drunkenness
will roll back from our land; the plague will
be stayed in all our borders. and the moral
aspect Of society will brighten as the glori-
Gus work goes on. r... ~. 8