Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-10-04
BRO II H E x NJ U Il Il AY,

Of the Vermont Telegraph, is making
rapid progress in great questions ofref-
CREMATION. He has lately discovered that
il is monstrously unnatural and vastly
hurtfup' to shave The face or cut the hair
and therefore has left these appendages 10
his outward man, to take the largest and
longest liberty. As the mex: step of ref
ormation, We would advise him to con-
slider the duty Of leaving the nails upon
his fingers and toes 10 grow TO their nat
ural length. He may then soon expect
TO arrive TO that high station OF an intel
lrctuaI being. which il was the lot of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to attain, when +" he was
driven from men, and did eat grass like
oxeo, ill his hairs were grown like eagles
feathers. and his nails like BIRDS etaws.
But, seriously, we rejoice TO see an
anxious inquiry after the truth, and due
Independence Of the fashions and tradi-
tiOns Of men; but when ones researches
have led him 10 a cer!ain extreme, we
think il wisdom TO pause, and see in what
path he stands. and where it leads to-
Western Citizen.
And how does brother Eastman, of the
Western Citizen, know that / have MOI
already taken what he calls the "next
step Of reformation r. And what if | have
done it2 Why. if have done it in OBJ
servance of what l deem TO be the re-
qulrements Of physiological law, am
worthy, OF course, to be continually fault
ed and annoyed, and to be written down
n l. ~ ~
the rest Of the world should do the same
lhiog in cringing obedience to a tyrannic-
al fashion, it would all be well and right.
How long is il since il was faS iiOna5le
for men to wear their hair long enough
for them to sit upon it2 The generation
is not yet all passed that did it. Not
many days since, man who began upon
me quite abruptly, but not unkindly, for
the singular length of my hair and beard
stated to me of his own accord before he
left me. that formerly when il was fash.
iOaabLe he at one time had his hair long
enough 10 pass down behind the whole
length OF his back and then up forward
over the top of his waist band. II is still
very generally fashionable III this country
for females to wear the greatest length o
hair they can get. Nobody thinks o
finding fault with this, because it is ODE
dience to the tyrant, fashion, that all th'
world are required TO obey. And the ODE
fin lu
most scandalously, most shamefully, mos
degracingly. Suppose the question TO b
asked why should women wear thei
hair! Is not any answer that can possib
ly be given TO this question, equally goo
answer to the question-why should me
wear theiTs2 And have all the wome
who wear this ornament OF nature no be
ter answer TO give than TO say they wea
it because It is fashionable because n
opinions and feelings of others require II
In what degraded and piliable condition
then, are women2 And men have lit
or nothing to boast Of in this respec
They are the same wretched slaves, Ser
ing under the same memorable tyrar
Every thing goes by fashion, or popul
opinion, or public favor. II is one OF u
| principal gods the world worshPs. {
not 10 Asia or Africa 10 find idolatr
Those who 90 and those who send ther
have only another form OF It to take I
place Of that which they would remo'
The religion Of Chrstendom, so called
| the most splendid piece Of dolalry in {
istence. A structure Of wax, to be sha
i ed by the popular touch. A bubb
/ blown up and blown about by poPu
i breath. Suiliug itself to circumstanc
times aud places AS different a hi
now, everywhere and among all, fr
what il was 6fy years ago, as any oil
6lful. ephemeral thing, under the cont
Of fashion, The steeple houses must
built 10 fashion. The prizes: must be
ucated ia fashion. The book must be
terpreted in fashion. The worshipT
must be- dressed in fashion. The fo
and ceremonies which constitute the "
ship and the religion itself. must al
performed in fashion. Eating and dr.
ing must 60 by fashion. II fashion
qure making the stomach soaPfub
the deposit Of grease and gravy, .
mns, he No discern: - il a sepulche