Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-02
Training Daughters.

Many girls in the present day arc
raised without any object in life, but
to be dressed like dolls read novels and
be admired ! They appear to have no
idea, that they were made for anything
higher. or that they have any duties
to perform. They even think it be-
meath them to engage in any of the
acts of domestic life; and
to know how to make a pan of buis-
cult, or to get a good dinner, they con-
slider it knowledge that it wuold be
degrading for them to possess, and
many girls have arrived at an age
when they might be truly useful, are
mere ciphers in the world, because
they have been raised without any OBJ
ject in view and when they are pre-
pairing for party, ball, or some other
scene of excitement, thay know not
what to do with their time, and are like
the wicked servant who hid his lords
money in a napkin. We know fami-
lies who are striving to initiate the
wealthy, who, If they were called up
on unexpectedly while engaged in any
of the ordinary duties of life would
blush .ld be ashamed, and strive to
make some excuse for being thus en-
ployed. They would consider it men
ial to be found cleaning a room or sew
ing a button on a father or brothers
pants; but would think themselves
genteelly employed had they sense
less novel in their hands, or were vast
| ing their time over piece Of embroid-
cry. This idea of spending life in a
useless, senseless way, is becoming
more and more prevalent bothramong
the rich and poor. We will give a
little incident to illustrate the fact =
We had couple Of girls sewing for
us, and our little daughter was telling
them how many things she could do
about the house, when one of them
boosted that she did not know how to
make loaf OF bread or cook beef
steak, and spoke with much apparent
satisfaction in not knowing how to dc
any house work And this was poor
girl that had not dollar, but what
she earned when she could get sewing.
Daughters out to be brought up to
consider that they were made for some
thing-and they were not made merely
to anause themselves and wear fnery
that there are higher and nobler OBJ
jects for them TO pursue, that they
were intended for helps and not fol
clogs.
! Parents have some useful occupa.
ton for their sons, and why do they no
have some plans for their daughters,
that they too, may have some en-
ployment suitable to their taste ant
sex ? so that if they are left without
parents and property they may not be
come miserable dependents, or forced
to marry whether they like or not, tina
they may have home. So that many
marry for home and not from choice
Girls ought to understand all that is Il
be done in family so that they car
with economy and prudence manage |
, family of their own when they hav,
one, and besides this every girl shoult
be taught some kind of business
There are many kinds Of employment
that are perfectly suitable for females
If daughters were thus brought N
{ they would answer the ends for whlcl
God designed them-to become help
, meets to their husbands and real bless
ings to the world. II they wer
brought upto some useful employment
; they need not throw themselves ava,
|, as many do. If girls were raised {
E know how to perform the duties Of rea
9 life they would be more likely to re
I good, kind, industrious husbands, an
3 lead happier lives. We have hear
E young men say that they must have
[ fortune before they married, asst woul
= take one to support wife brought u
/ as they are in these times.
z Parents, If you want you daughter
. TO be happy in future life-perhap
when you are under the sod-teacl
them that they were made for some
) thing more than to be dressed finel
G and played with, that they have souls
r that they are responsible 10 God 70
8 their precious talent, time, and 70
4 their influence. Teach your daugh
tiers to be active and useful. qualitie,