Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-09-26

the elementsAof his food by increased
respiration and exercise. D. L
TO FARMERS DAUGHTERS.
It5has been sometime since talked
TO the girls. This evening | will give
them few lines letting them know |
think Of them yet. AS usual, I am
dwelling on the common, every day
affairs oflife, and feeling more the i'm
portance Of young females being well
acquainted with all the minutia thereof
The reason for my writing as | do at
present, Will give you.
4 few days since, heard gentle
maa, who wished domestic; lndustri-
Gus, and contented wife, speaking Of a
pretty, interesting girl, praising her
modest department and engaging man
ners; but at last wound up with, "She
does not know how to DO any thing
useful; she could not make her own
dresses: she would be Of very little use
in this world of hard work." Now, |
had nearly the same opinion myself,
though would not tell him,you know,
bnt | thought | would Tell you, and
let you profit by ii; if you choose. He
spoke also Of some young ladies who
studied mental and neral philosophy,
chemistry, and other branches, and
wanted TO know what use it would f.
nally be-. lie was certain from his
own observation, they did not have E.
nough of philosophy to govern their
tempers and general conduct; and as
to chemistry, all their study had not
given them a knowledge Of bread-lna-
king, which he considered very i'm
item, his mother having been
in that line of business upon
he has beee say mat Il is irpns and I
-tnat vn's<4i accustomed 70 lie best sort /
If bread. lie thought, if their studies
were not of some practical utility, they !
might as well be let alone.
/ was really amused to hear views
SO much in opposition to the prevailing !
notions Of the day; and, to tell the !
truth, thought there was some good |
common sense in them, though ] in !
5orined him the girls wouldlaugh most |
heartily at such nonsensical stuff, in |
-hese days Of improvement, when ma |
ny consider it polite and sensible to be
perfectly ignorant Of common affairs
My advice was, that he should go a. /
way out in the country, and look for
he daughter of some good farmer, who
had taught his family it is honorable |
to engage in all the usefulemployments
in which the greater part Of the duty Of
woman consists-one who could sit
down happily at home, and study |
household good, without signing for
the excitement Of fine dress, fashiona-
BILE furniture, fashionable visiting, and |
all those fashionable things that dis
turb the peace ofyoung house keepers,
and render home a scene Of misery and
strife, instead of the gathering place Of
the hearts best affections. If girls had
any idea of what would promote their
happiness and interest, more Of their
precious time would be spent in the ac-
auisition ofuseful and necessary know
ledge, rather than fritttering it away to
gain a few generally useless) accom-
The first is of great i'm
portanee, in every situation IN life; the
latter are almost always given up, as
soon as their preseason takes her sta
ton at the head Of a family. | was led
to consider what should be the charac
ter of a lady who has finished her eda-
cation, or who at least has left school,
and also Of the training necessary TO
form that character. Nothing proven
ting, will tell you my cogitations at
some. future time, although some Of