Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-06-19

ven let her sweep her own room they keep
a domestic, you know; and last winter she
had an air tight stove in her room, and it
was constantly warm, day and night The
draft was opened early; and Mrs. Marvel
LEI Mary remain in bed as long as she plea
sed ; and feeling weak she seldom was in
clined to rise before nine or ten
Go on Anne. What other sanitary mea-
sures were pursued
Just such as we all take when we are III
she doctors " she is more unwe than
usual; aud she rides out almost evey pleas
ant day. There is nothing they won't do
for her. There is no kind of pie or cake,
sweatmeat or custard that Mrs. Marvel does
not make TO tempt her appetite. If she
wants to go to the PLAIN Mr.. Marvel har
nesses and drives over. You know father
would think il ridiculous to do 1t TO me
Worse than ridiculous, Anne what
does the girl do IiIow does she amuse
herselfr
Il do believe Julius, you are interested
in Mary MARVEL
/ am. ! was always curious as to the
different modes Of suicide people adopt -
Has she any occupation-and pleasure ?
Oh yes she reads forever, and studies
she is studying German now
Poor Mary
What in the world makes you pity Mary,
Jullusp
Because, Anne, she has been deprived
of NATURES best gifi--defrauded of her in
heritance a sound constitution, from tenn
perate active parents. One may have all the
gifts, graces, charms, accomplishments I'M
der Heaven, and if they have not health, of
what use or enjoyment are they If that
little frail body of Mary Marvel's contained
all that have enumerated, It would be Just
the reverse of Pandora's box--haying every
good, but one curse that affected all
Dear Julius, cannot bear to hear you
talk so of Mary. expected you would like
her SO much -hoped-. She Is
so pretty, so loyely-she is fit for Heaven
She may be, Anne do not doubt it
bat she is very unfit for earth What has
her good, devoted sensible, well-inlormed
mother been about Ii Mary had been
taught the laws of health, and obeyed them,
ii would have been worth infinitely more
to her than all she has got at your famous
boardihg-school Ignorance Of these laws
is culpab,e ia the mothers-dIsastrou fatal
to the daughters, 1t is disgrace to our
people. The young women now coming
m, wall be as nervous, as weak. as wretch
r ed, as their unhappy mothers-languIshed
embodiments of disease--mementos of doc
! tors and pilboxes, dragging out life IN an
: ar-tight room, rellgiously struggling to per-
e form their duties, and dying before they
have half finished the allotted term Of life.
I They have no llie-no true enjoyment OF
life
: What TRADE, Julius And who would
e think YOU were a cross old bachelorp
h 'Ou the contrary, my dear Anne. it is
. because am young bachelor, aud desire
r not TO be a much Older one, that | am SO
n earnest on tins subject. | have been lrave-
: ling now for two months IN rail cars and
Il steamers, and | could FL a medical journal
J., with cases OF Young women, married and
: single whom have ret from town and
r county, with every Ill that flesh IS heir to
| have been an Involuntary auditor of their
T. charming little condolences of Chronic head
II aches, nervous feelings, weak backs,
3 neuralgia, aud heaven knows what all :
d Oh, julius julius =
n 1t l. true Anne. And their whole care
L is, gentle and simple, to avoid the air
2, never to walk when they can ride; never
II 10 use cold water when they can get warm
It never to eat bread when they can get cake
v and 50 on, through the chapter In th'
is matter of eating aud drinking, aud such llt
e tie garnltures as smoking, and chewing th'
!, men are worse. Fortunately, their occupa
tons save most OF them from the invalid
e ism of the woman. You think Mary Mar
II vel beautiful ?
C No-nos beautiful, prehaps. but very
= very pretty aud so loveaber
, We'll, reloined julius, coldly, after som,
u hesitation, Mary IS pretty; her eye Is
beautiful her whole face intelligent, bu
II So pale, SO thin-her lips SO colorless-he
fl hands So transparent, that caunot look a
% her with pleasure declare to you, Aune
IA when ! see a woman with lively eve,
d clear healthy skin. that shows the AR @
heaven visit II daily-it may be roughly
k II pleases Heaven to roughen the day,-a
elastic, vigorous step and a strong, Cheerful
- voice ! am ready to fall down and do he
E. homage
julius Hasen was sincere and jealous i
his theory, but he is not the first man who's
2, theories Love has oyerthtoNn. Love laugh
at at locksmiths, aud mlschieveously mocks
T the stoulesl bars and bolts of resolution.
IIasen passed the sumner IN his naiiy
m town. lie renewed his intimacy with his OF
is neighbor. He perceived in Mary grace an
es qualities that made him feel the heavenly an
ur forget the earthly; and, IA spite of his wls'
well considered resolution, ln three month
c, he had impressed on her pale cheek the ks
no of beirolhal,' aud slipped on the finger of h,
transparent hand the engagement ringv
o. But we must do julius Hasen Justice
When ms laughing sister rallied HIM on h
IN inconsistency, he said
as GU are right, Anne but | adhere TO m
text, though must now uphold 1t as a bel
wv con-no as an example. must say wit
- the Turk 1t was wrItlln'.
Nc He was true TO himself aud true to h
,e- wife and at the risk OF shocking our youn
at lady readers, we must belray that, after III
I'm wedding ring lIasen's first gift to Mary wi
rot - The Principles of Physiolgy applied
nd the Preservation of Health, aud the la
rel proyement af Physical and Mental Educ
ID uon; by Andrew Combe, NJ. D. Tn
rsl book (which should be studied by eyel
he ,no,kar in tho Ifnttad atas \ ha