The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-10-29
NO. 10.
J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

eu Anu When from whatever cause, these
suscephbllities do become permanently irri-
tated by what is repulsive to them, they are
as much more bitter than ordinary tempera-
ments as they were sweeter by constitution
for 1t IS a settled ordinance of nature, that
: whatever is sweet, when soured, becomes as
sour IN proportion as it was sweet by nature.
Now the fact is palpable, that, with single
exception, soon to be specified, beauties are
the worst viragos we have. All beauties are
not tartars, because all do not become per1na-
Il nently soured; but those who do, become
more bitter and ill-tempcred than it is posi-
bic for ordinary looking women to become,
because the latter, according to our doctrine,
are less highly organized. Handsome women
rarely marry well. Their very beauty pre-
vents because it attracts q rush of suitors, be-
gets the most lavish and varied encomiums--.
almost enough to initiate an angel with pride
is apt to render them coquettsh, and thus
blast their affections; and this done, by what
ever means,t they are incapacitated for domes-
tic en- oyment,and Of course Of all enjoyment.
Consequently, those very things which would
otherwise have rendered them exceedingly
happy, now torment them in proportion to
their susceptibility; that is, to their beauty,
and this torture being greater than it is posi-
bic for homely persons to experience renders
them proportionally the more ill-natured and
vindictive.
Another cause, perhaps still greater, is to
be found in the fact that few husbands know
how to treat such highly organized women.
Men are coarse-grained, compared with wo-
men, as our next article will show, and es-
Ipeclally with such women. Nearly all hus-
bands, therefore, treat their wives with much
less tenderness and refinement than the ex-
quiSiteness Of woman's feelings requires them
to be treated, and hence lacerates their fine
sensibilities much oftener and more deeply
than they ever imagine. This is doubly true
OF these naturally beautiful and therefore Pc
cuharly sensitive women, and this constant
narrowing up of all their finer feeling, sours
their tempers, which, when soured renders
them thus hating and hateful, notwithstand~
ing their beauty, or rather, in consequence of
Its accompanying exquisitcness Besides, az
our women are generally situated, their ag-
gravatlons are more numerous and CALLING
than men even imagine, all of which aggra-
vate and imbitter these beautiful women so
much the more. No wonder that they thus
turn yiragos But, let all go on just right
let them marry right--be beloved and tender
ly treated as wives, and all irritating causes
removed, and, depend upon it, they would be
as sweet in disposition as in face, and as per-
feet in mind as in form.
Besides,no woman can long remain beau
ty after she becomes scold; for those very
causes which destroy her sweetness, also grad
ually efface her beauty. Test this by facts,
and profit by the great principle it establish
es. The very remnants Of their beauty bear
distinct lineaments of care-worn peevishness,
and splteful temper, and this converts their
good into responsiveness.
Similar remarks apply equally to their in
donations, which, from being as sweet as their
form was handsome, become as cutting as
they before were musical. But the principle
alreadily explained, governs their voice, man
ners, everything and can easily be applied by
the reader to the entire woman.
One other class of women are unmereifll
scolds-those whose entire natures are hating
and hateful. Such generally resemble their
fathers or mothers fathers in looks and char
acter, and are as repulsiye in countenance as
hateful in disposition. Such also live to scold
many years while scolding beauties soon
break down under those troubles which blast
their beauty and sweetness, and bury their
sorrows in an early grave, because too keen
ly sensitive to endure them long.
1t deserves remark that this selfsame in
tcnsity Of feeling which accompanies beauty
is generally accompanied by corresponding
pathos Of expression, which confers on hand
some women cutting sharpness of express
sion and a glibncss of tongue utterly unat-
tainablo by those less sensitive by nature
which, perverted, greatly increases their scold-
ing capacities. Now, reader, put our cxpla-
nation along side Of all the facts of the case
within your rcach,an say whether the above
explanation is not substantially borne out in
the case Of every beautiful scold you ever
knew. 1t is not an adroit parry of this OBJ
lection to our doctrine, but true solution of
this seeming anomaly.
Our great doctrine, that beauty of form
and perfection of mind and character always
90 together however, requires one important
qualifications the form of definition of true
beauty. Many girls, who are considered very
pretty, are equally soft Yet, such are not
truly beautiful. They have what might be
called small potato" beauty; and this is in
perfect keeping with their mental inferority.
These pocket Venuses, however, are general
ly amiable, yet as tame and souess in charac-
ter as in figure. Besides, the present stand
ard of beauty is exceedingly detective That
species Of beauty is most popular which ex-
cites Amativeness most, little reference being
had to the higher elements of intellectual and
moral beauty; whereas the latter should pre-
dominate. Many woman is called hand
some who is yet considered to indicate little
lhteIlgence OF soul III inc form OF her tca-
lures; whereas those are often called homely
who have decidedly an intellectual and moral
aspect of countenance, yet lack few amor
Gus touches, which, though so much admired
by sensual men, would, in reality, rather tar
nish true beauty than enhance it. But, phre-
nology furnishes a true touchstone both of
perfection of character and beauty of form, to
present which in this connexion however,
would not he in place.
Having thus solved these more palpable OBJ
jections to our great physognomical doctrine,
that shape is as character, the solution ofless-
err difficulties becomes both easier and lcss
important, yet not wholly unnecessary. OF