Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
The Degradation Of IN Woman rs a

Inc Egyptian has no nOUe AT IedSt IN tne Eng
llsh sense OF that sacred word his only half
brothers, and generally enmity with each other
his daughters ure transplanted, while yet children,
into some other harem; and his wives, when their
beauty is gone by, frequently divorced without
cause to make room for some younger r,val. The
result is that the Egyptian is sensualist and slave
and only fit to be subject in what prophecy long
since toretod his country should become-the basest
of kingdoms" i
The women have all the inspidity of children.
without their innocent sparkling freshness. Their
beauty, righteousness and souessness appeals only
to the senses 1t has none of that pure and ennobng
influence
aThat made US W VIC are-the great he
Aud O.de bow to Englands ehivslryr
The Moslem purchases bis wife as be does his
horse he laughs at the idea Of honor and OF love
the armed eunuch and the close-barred window are
the only safeguards OF virtue that he relies on. Ev
cry luxury lavished the Odalisque is linked with
precaution, like the iron fruit and flowers in the
madhOuse at Naples, that seemed to smile round those
whom they imprlson Nor is it for her own sake but
that of her master, that supplied with every
luxury that wealth can procurei As we gid our avi-
aries and I'LL them with exotcs native TO our foreign
blrds in order that their song may be and their
plumage bright, 50 the King of Babylon built the
Hanging garden for the mountain GIRL who plned and
lost her beauty among the level PLAINS of the Euphra
ties. The Egyptian quite satisfied If his NUurma-
hal be in "good condition." mindless himself what
has he to do with mind 3!
And thus woman lives and dies as if she were in
deed the mere animal his miserable creed would make
her. Utterly uncultlvated, her education limited to
staining her eyes with kohl, and her fingers with hem
ma, the Egyptian girls mind wanders, like the river
Shannon, lat its sweet Will ;" and between hu-
man nature and the conversation of the old Jazabes
vino haunt the harems, the result is not very avora
bic. | grieve to say 1t, but am credlbly informed
that denizen of Billing sgate would be rather startled
at the copOusnes and strength Of expression, and the
knowledge Of human nature, that flows from The rosy
lips OF these HaldeeS and ZuleikaS. Then they be-
mothers, these w.fe-children and the education
of their offspring entirely their work. Whence
these poor children learn those lessons of honor
truth, and faith, which should seem to be i1tutive
being heard with the first intelligence of the young
Iy avenges her degradation upon man by sending him
forth to the world without one manly thought.
The Lady OF the Harem.
The lady OF the Hdrem, couched gracefully on a
rich Persian carpet, srewn with soft powy cushions
is as rich picture admiration gazed on. Her
eyes, not dangerous to the heart those of
country, where the sunshine Of intellect CLEANS
through heaven of blue, are, nevertheless perfect
In their klnd-and at least dangerous the
Langud, yet full, br mful Of fe dark yet very lus-
trous liquid, yet clear stars they are compared
by their poets to the shape of the almond, and the
bright tm.dness of gazel9s. The face is delicat4y
oval and Its shape Is set off by the rich and red pur-
pie and golden turban, the most becoming head-dress
in the world. The long, black, siken tresses are
braided from the forehead and hang wavilv on each
side of the face; behind they fall glossy cataract
sparkling with little golden drops such as might have
glittered on Diana, when she came forth from her
shower-bath
| light tunc of pink pale blue Grape is covered
with long silk robe, open at the bosom, and button
ed thence downward to the delcatey sIippered Little
feet that peep dainty beneath the full silken trou-
sers. Round the loins, rather than the waist CASH
mere shawl is loosely wrapped a girdle, and an
embroidered jacket a large six robe, with loose
open sleeves. completes the costume. Nor is the wa
ter-ppe WI Its long varegaed serpent, and its Jew
elled mouth piece, any detraction from the port ait
Picture to yourself of Ewes brightest daughters
in Ewes loving land. The woman dealer has
found among the mountains that perfection in living
woman which Praxiteles scarcely realized, when In
spired fancy wrought out its ideal in marble.
Silken scarfs richly colored and as airy as the
RAINBOW, wreathe her round from the snowy brow to
the finely rounded limbs, half buried in bluwy cush-
ions the attitude is the very poetry of repose Ian
guid it may be, but glowing life is thrilling beneath
that ower-sot exterior, from the varying cheek and
flashing eye to the hennadyed tape fingers that capri
cousy play with the rosary of beads. The blaze of
sunshine is round her kiosk but she sits in the fen-
ed shadow so dear to the painters eye. And so she
dreams away the warm hours in such calm OF
thought Within and sight sound without, that she
almost starts when the gold fish CLEANS in the foun-
tain, the breeze-ruled roses shed blossoms her
bosom.