Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-19
OF What Women are Made.
'of earthly goods the best i.a good wife;
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4 bad, the biticrcst curse al human life"
Simonides, poet famous in his genera
ton, who llourished about four hundred
years after the siege of Troy, tells Ia, in p
noted satire, that the gods formed the souls
Of women out of those seeds aud principles
which compose several kinds Of animals and
elements and that their good and bad dis
positions arise in them according as such
seeds and principles predominant in their
constitutions. He says
The souls of ono kind OF women were
formed out of those ingredients which COM
pose swine. A woman of this mako is a
sloven in her house, and slutton at her
table.
A seconl kind is Of the fox, foxy, and has
an insight into everything, good or bad; some
of this class are virtuous, and some vicious.
A third kind of women were made of Ca
nine particles; these are scolds, always bark
ing and snarling, and live Ia perpstnal
clemor-
A fourth kind were made ont OF earth
Such are sluggards, who pass taer time in
Incidence and ignorance, hang over the fire
a whole winter, and apply themselves with
slacrity 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 tempast
sometimes sll calm and sunshine.
The sixth species were made Of such in
gredionts as compose an ass or beast Of bur
den these are naturally slotbful and obsti-
nate, but upon the husband exerting his au-
thority, will live upon hard fare, and do
every thing TO please him.
The cat furnished materials for a seventh
species of women, who are of 6 melancholy,
forward, unamiable nature, and so repugnant
to the offers Of love that they fly iu the face
of their husband when he approaches them
with conjugsl endcarments. This species of
women are likewise subjsct TO little thefts,
cheats and pilferings.
The eighth species Of females were taken
out of the ape. These are slch as are both
ugly aud i'll natured, and have nothing beaa-
tiful in themselves, and endeavor to detract
from or ridicule everything which appears so
in others.
The mare with flowing mane. which was
never broken to servile toll or labor, compos-
ell ninth species Of woman. These arc
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 mp into
the fairest flowers and ga'lands. a woman
of this species is lhe very thing for stranger
to look upon, but very detrimental 10 the
owner, unless it be king or prince who takes
e fancy to such toy.
1.-THE tenth and last species OF woman were
made out of the bee; and happy is the man
who gets such a one for his wife. She is
altogether faultless and unblan cable Her
family lourishes and improves by her good
management. She loves her husband and
is beloved by him. She brings him race
of beautiful and Virtuous children. She dis
tinguishes 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 virtue and prudence, and is
the best wife that Jupiter can bsstow on
man.