Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-17
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OF WHAT WOMEN ARE MADE.
"Of earthly goods, the best is q good wife;
\ bad, the Litterest curse Of human life"

| bad, the bltterest curse OF human lie.
Simonides, poet famous in his genera
tion, who fourished about four hundred
years after the siege of Troy, tells, US, in Q
noted satire, that the gods formed the souls
of women out of those seeds and principles
which compose several kinds of animals and
that their good and bad dispositions arise in
them according as such and such seeds and
principles predominant in their constitutions
He says:
"The souls of one kind of women were
formed out of those ingredients which COM
pose swine A woman of this make is a
sloven in her house and glutton at her ta-
bic. A second kind is of the fox, foxy, and
has an insight into everything, good or bad;
some of this class are virtuous, and some
vicious
ga third kind of women were made up of
canine particles; these are scolds, always
barking and snarling, and live in perpetual
clamor. A fourth kind were made out of
the earth. Such are the sluggards, who
pass their time in Incidence and ignorance,
hang over the fire whole Winter, and ap-
ply themselves with alacrity to no kind Of
business but eating.
"The fifth species of females were made
out of the sea, and are of variable, uneven
tempers, sometimes all storm and tempest,
sometimes all calm and sunshine. The sixth
species were made of such ingredients as
compose an ass or beast of burden; these are
naturally slothful and obstinate, but the hus-
band exerting his authority, will live upon
hard fare, and do everything to please him.
"The cat furnished materials for seventh
species of women, who are of melancholy,
froward, unamiable nature, and so repug-
nant to the offers of love that they fly in the
face of their husband when he approaches
them with conjugal endearments. This spe-
cies of women are likewise subject to little
thefts, cheats, and pilferings. The eighth
species of females were taken out of the ape.
These are such as are both ugly and ill-na-
tured, who have nothing beautiful in them
selves, and endeavor to detract from or ridi-
cule everything which appears so in others.
"The mare with a flowing name, which
was never broke to servile toll or labor, COM
posed ninth species of women. These are
they who have little regard for their hus-
bands; who pass away their time in dressing,
bathing, and perfuming; who throw their
hair into the incest curls, and trick it up in
the fairest flowers and garlands. A woman
of this species is very pretty thing for a
stranger to look upon, but very detrimental
to the owner, unless it be king or prince
who takes fancy to such toy.
"The tenth and last species of women
were made out of the bee; and happy is the
man who gets such one for his wife. She
is altogether faultless and unblameable. Her
family Aourishes and improves by her good
management. She loves her husband and
is beloved by him. She brings him a race
of beautiful and virtuous children. She
distinguishes herself among her sex. She
is surrounded with graces. She never sits
among the loose tribe of women, nor passes
her time with them in wanton discourses.-
She is full of virture and prudence, and is
the best wife that Jupiter can bestow on
man."