Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-03-06
THE MARRIED STATE:
Shall Happiness and Health, or Mise
ry and Sickness, attend il?
MOST STARTLING CONSIDERATIONS.
Reflections for the V'hOughtfuI.

- AOA VhAO HUI AhSA -
STRANGE tina: countless human boings exist
- and dag through life as do the beasts OF
the field, or the insects of the earth, evnirg
no more thought or reflection than though the
noble faculties Of mind were not vouchsaied to
them.
Many such are husbands and father, upon
whom are dependent the health, the we'll being
and the happiness of a con6dng and Affections
ate wife, with pei haps family of children
HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS THAT THE
WIFE LINGERS FROM YEAR TO YEAR
In that .pitiable. condition as no, even for one
day to feel the happy and exhilera,ng influence
incident to the enjoyment Of health.
She may not be an invalid confined to her bed
or even TO her room as her pride, ambition and
energy induce and nerve her TO take personal
charge of her household, even when her health
will not admit oil 1t but she is nevertheless per-
cepiby sinking from day to day, and always
ailing.
Thus, day after day, and month after month
lransfire. Her health daily sinks, till finding
even the hope OF recovery no longer remains
And thus
THE BLOOMING BRIDE.
But few years ago in the flush of health and
youth, and hdnyanoy of spirits, rapidly, and APP
iparenily inexplicably, ecolnes a feeble, sckly,
ldeblitate,l wife. with rame emaciated. nerves
Iuns,rung, spirits depressed, coun,enance bearing
the impress OF suffering, and an utter physc
and mental prostration. 7FET5fs
Sometimes this depIorable change may an
does arise from organic or constitutional causes
Blu, oitener, by far ofiener, to gross and inexcu
sable ignorance Of he simplest and plainest rules
oil health as connected with the marriage state
the violation of y hch entails disease, suffering
aud misery, not only to the wife, but often
.uNro THE Tutnn AND rorpT,, ernrnar,oa,
Tronsm ;U;no no NSTJlipTYOV N(,P0
ET1T EYp OruONDDr1 INvANr
mn Gnryoy 11H,-Ir =, II, ~ Jay
n1N" . Et1L; ana
0fher ana U0fse disease as q DREAD.
FUL lV11ERI1ANCE from the
Parents.
And must this continue? Shall we be wise
in all iha, concerns the cattle Of our fields, our
horses, our sheep, our cows our oxen. H..
tnre and character If The soiI No -, 10 I'd
texture and qnaly Of our goods ..nd mer n' e
a,se VI. ~ al .la' e"cerns ourselves as human
;sc, :, ,r.a, laa" hcllons and passions, sub
g,a.,n s1L wv -hgement, involving our future
health a a"o -appiness-ln all that concerns the
- anu welfare Oh me VIE oil ohr affections,
iii The mother OF our children, in all that con-
Germs the mental and physical well being Of
those children, we should be immersed in the
darkest and most
BhNIGHlED IGNORANCE,
AS CULPABLE SINEXCUSABLE?
How long shall this Ignorance prevail so pro.
duc,ve of lis bitter fruits ? How long shall the
vile aid mother be ignorant Of the nature, char
acter and causes Of the varions womb and sexn-
al CONF lan's en5i'ierina her days by suffering
Suffering often prolonged TO years. eyeiltualiny
IN complication of diseases utterly and hope
iessly incurahle? Shal! we forever close our
eyes TO the results Of physio logical science by
which I'VE may arrive al an understanding of our
selves as men a nd women suh;aet In sa,;ors life