The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-02-15
A SERMON soR rItR FAM SEX.

The preservation of her own and her
children's health, mos, surely, ough, 10 claim
the attention of every mother. She can lend
I 10 the physical education OF her children
long before the intellect needs cultivation !;
and let her begin 10 season, and build no.
bic, solid foundation, then, when graceful
structures are reared, we need not sigh at
their frail,y, or morn their early decay.
"The constitution OF manya one is ruin.
ed BY the careless neglect Of an hour, in in.
fancy or early childhood and sufEering in
manhood can be traced directly back to the
imprudent ihoughilessness of an Ignorant
nurse, like The one worm eaten plank which
was inserted 10 a noble ship, by careless
workmen, vhen-after passing through
storm and tempest in safe,y--at last the. wa.
Ter rushed through the unseen apenuie, and
suddenly, with its precious living freight.
The noble bark sark beneath the waves r,pon
a summer sea. y''A% 81
p" Bathing, with i,s manifold advantages.
is often brough, forward for public notice.
rs lts benefits are equally intended for both
sexes, and all are willing to own The necessi.
~ OF frequent abhiions; bu: lot me teIf the
fair lady who may faithfully perform lha,
du'y, that there is one very important one
she often negIects. She does no, chanee
her dress in accordance with the changes Of
the weather, but obeys the dictates Of Fash.
ion instead Of common sense. sa tnha
"A street dress is never more becoming
than when, chosen of good material, quiet
colors, and we'll made, il shows the fair
wearer 10 not ons dependant upon gewgevs
for attraction, or withou, suitable field for
display of dress. 1c' 2s5 sssi
|" II is astonishing 10 ses the utter disre.
gard for health, as evinced by both young
and old in the careless mode OF dressing.
with shawl or scarf thrown of the shonldeu.
leaving throasand chest covered oniy with
embroidered muslin or lace. wonder how
many strong men would think themselves
able to bear such exposure TO the wind of
autumn, when il has lost it's summer soft.
ness Consumption surely claims lie vic.
tins with sufficient rapidity, without their
snording any aid but how fearfuIlv fas, ars
the broken ranks filled with those who have
thus pre- pared themselves. for their fate.
"I know young girl now, who has BAD
"a slight cough the past year ! shse has
lately added TO IT, I have plead with her in
vain 10 be careful of her health, bu, she per-
sisls in dressing the same as il she was we'll,
and il were summer. while moi an hour
passss BY ssithoas ito anheedod warning in
the hacking cough She will no, be pfiueu.
ced by friendly advice, bu, fear she will.
ere long, be convinced of her folly--wiien
il is too late. ANf
Bathing the ches, each morning, upon
rising, dimnishes the susceptibility to,coid.
and if oung girls ,cia persist in leaving the
chest SO exposed, they can at least strive to
render themselves less liable to be injured
by the change; but far wiser would they be,
would they follow the example of the gsn.ls-
mean, in the pattern of their
but in going as warmly clad, and
as we'll guarded against atmospheric expo
sure.
-" II is very easy, when youth is taken
away, to exclsim, what q sad ProvidsnceP
but is there no impiety in impuling 10 Prov
idence evils brought on by their own want
of cautionf How many homes are left des-
ola,e, when, by suitable care, the vacant
places might ye, be filed BY loved ones,
and, as writer said many years ago, 'how
many more, under the smiling bu, insxora-
ble away of fashion, are gayly gliding in
muslin and prunells down TO the chambers
OF death In ,sl1 lifss t-af