The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-22
From the Pee Dee Herald.
Female Ednoatioo.

of his article wa v;.L - Ia Ia,aI'S n"'S
and understood clcoyIv. Wa n6rooa,o'
with all our puny mioIt. tbat MI F.mala,'
should be educated in = such a manner ,Lat
their schooling finished ,bov shorli w.,
prepared to take command of hnna, ~
hold and rear nm f,,n;Iv - ,La Iono,
of their country and 10 the clnrv nf G,I
One OF our most gifted statesmen w,;,os
that "lhe future destiny Of ih;s ,orn,rr
lies with the mothers of tho l,nIr, anI :,
needs no sylor: site arrn,ren, - ,no,.a
this this has IN , nossmrn Loo p'o,e
plisled by the orq,n;za,;nn nf EonaI, %
Colleges, UNIVERSITIES nnJ Snn,inar;aa ',II
around rs. The oooI nll e,sr,;'n'"J s>Is1 10 "'
has been aharIonod .nJ n,,I;na. I,, "1o' -
College or at least = Sen,;norr Eli snc
flee to contain the hoonoJ ar;s,9,ra,. m", ''' ~
the present dav. ~. LeI;oro ,tmt :"
present system of eJpco,irn Eam,aIo. Wy
totally rotten. At,bo Somi,orr ,lor ..o
tauoit that lahor ;s li.Lnnnraitn "'.
idleness is the insipuia of L;oh Hrool;na
The public on;n;on Of ,ho;r foiiSou o"lI., D,,,J
demand il. or them Le ,horGh, "a.''
How often has tho con6I;no, 90.
maiden. in tho short snaca ~ ",a ".'sSS ,',','s
been transferred into a Inay,Inss W rlo,,;nr'
nsh;op,IJa ooEnt; LIZ iS"l'' !T'""S'
for school, was the ;ov and nriJo Of ,Ia .
family. and returned a,mns, osL.al ~. y.
her hard WORKING f,,Ler nnd hrn,h su u
We believe that these f,sLiop,lJo Sar,;
naries of learninG ruin q o;rI m.n,oiI,.
physically, and in n orea, IMAM, casas oH,
the silver cord that Keen ,hon near 70 H., M
throne of God. First. their mind il rn;n.
ed bv the STYLE Of books ,ha, "onoraii,.
food these Seminares. and ins,eSd of nv
plying themselves JiIi%en,Iy DIM. S,n p
hours, they are peneranv nor;mS nma,
some love sick novel and ravar Il; =,
their task until The lelI calls ,bor - ~;
taton, then their wits are nui 70 wori, -
find way to cheot the tsarhor. Thoso
and other wrongs they deem. r;nb, n,
they are not TAUGHT TO tho con,r,rr
rather it is the custom Of IN. nlaco ma
upon leaving school how often do wa
hear Young ladies saw ,LoI ,beir r,,yco,;o,,
is fnished, and thew now fold their hanJ"
and IN "siIks and smtinsr wait TO be nick
ed up by the first light headed. fine edrass.
ed Jackaknapes that may propose, and
they pass through life the blind LEADING
the blind.
Secondlv,lhev are also ruined .nbvs;caI.
ly, at these fashionable Seminaries, We
are told by every medical writer that ex.
ercise is Just as necessary TO heaIIb rs
food is 10 lie, aud at these Colleges the
young ladies spend all their spare time.
cooped up reading tho ligh, literature Of
the day, or adding some new feature to
their dresses. Early rising is out of thc
question, unless by compuIsion, and then
tight lacirg TO render the form agreeable
I" the sight. We will only quote nr
Mussey in his lectures on intcmpcrance
he says: Greater numbers annually die
among tie female sey, in consequence of
ught iacing, than are DESTROYED among
the other sex hy the use of spirituous H.
qnors IN the same time" DIR. Todd, prin-
clpal of an insane retreat, in comparinu
the self tortuyes Of the ancient, and the
devotees OF fashion makes this remarF,
they possibly might have passed dag.
ger too deeply into the heart apd died;
bat they never drew Iigature of suifoca-
''o" AROUND u, apd c[pccted 10 Ire. They
never tied up the mouths of millions of
air vessels in the lungs, and taxed them
to the full measure Of action apd resp;ra.
ton. Even Pharaoh only demanded brick
w'tnout straw ior a short time. But
fashionable lady asks 10 live without
breathing tor many years" They imagine
that Their constitution is slave, and thcy
treat 1t as such, wrapped up in furs, DC,
al DAY around the fire, complaining OF
tue cold grumblng with s'm mag.
mary pam III orie TO excuse thems elves
rom aiding their busy mother in per-
forming some OF the house duties, but if
an evening comes on when there is an
agreeable invitation to tea, or n surprise
party or ball, as the case may be, the
pam ana cold are forgotten, the cloaks
ana talmas are thrown asiIe,and donning
IN n.lt Al