The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-14


Togive young freedom BIRTH
The unborn infant yet shall be
The giant of the earth
MARRIED FLIRrs.-One Of the worst feature
Of modern fashionable society is dspostie
to flirt, existing in among married people
both sexes. The wife arrays herself in sill
and satns, loads her fingers and ears with iev
elry, and rugged with founces and laces, la,
siege to some poor puppet, arrayed in broat
cloth, who has more money than brains, an
very little of either. On the other hand, tt
husband plays off his tricks in turn, and fir
the reigning bellies until the smell Of maudli
and puerile nonsense sicken him off the tract
In some respects this is quite harmless an
beneath notice In others, it becomes highl
important, and demands radical and immediat
reform. Social life has much to do with on
national character and movements. As al
the people, SO will be the nation, as matte
of course, and if there is rottenness in SO callet
"hgh society," it will faint the whole mass.
This is a growing evil. 1t has increased tt
thatextent, that half of the heroes and heroine.
in our popular novels are representatives of this
class. One of the characters in Fanny Ferns
late book is an offender of this sort, and we
have no doubt she has many prototypes in So
clety.
1t is self evident truth that married people
have no business to 'sfirt.' This disposition,
once INDUCED, the green-eyed monster takes
advantage of open doors, and finds an easy ac-
cess The husband and wife have, by the most
solemn VOWS, devoted their lives and their all for
each others happiness, and those who array
themselves for the popular eye more than for
theirs, and theirs only, by the marriage rela
ton, are traitors.
Another thing; Irritation carried on by mar
RED people, not only destroys the sanctity of
welded life TO great degree, but is vastly de-
struetire of common virtue. What man that
beholds such exhibition can have the least
faith in that love which is tabled to exist
around the family hearth stone.
This is no trivial matter. 1t is one of the
radical evils. 1t is a tester at the foundation
Of the social system, which, unless destroyed
in its incpiency will rot down the whole sys-
tenn. The distinguished difference between
heathendom and civilization is the marriage
relations. Let people beware how that rea-
ton isaffected BY the false system Of living.
NosEs-Little stumpy noses, it is said, indi-
cate weakness Of mind or imperfect moral de-
yelopement.
Short, thick noses, indicate strong sensual
disposition.
A turned up nose, with wide, open nostrils,
is certain sign Of empty, pompous vanity, and
belongs to men most truly called ''putfed up, )"
who lacks that charity which vaunteth not it
SELF
Large nostrils generally pass as an indica-
ton OF strength, pride and courage, as small
ones show fear and weakness.
A large, strongly, marked nose is rare in the
talrer sex, and when found is sure sign of
masculine temper, or undue development of the |
less refined sensations
Pale, prlm lips, and very sharp nose, in a
woman, reminds US of the witch of Endor.
The Chinese have a fancy for small noses.
The Mongols and Tartars think noses are the
most beautiful which are least seen. d jengis
khan's empress became the cynosure of all
eyes, having no nose, but only two holes
MACHINERY IN THE HUMAN FRAME.-Very
lew, even mechanics, are aware how much ma
ehinery there is in their own bodies Not on
y are there hinges and joints in the bones but
there are valves in the veins, forcing pump
IN the heart, and other curiosities One of the |
muscles Of the eye forms real pulley. The /
bones which support the body are made pre- /
eIsely that form which has been calculated by /
mathematlclans TO be the strongest for pillars
and supporting columns-that of hollow cylin- |
ders
LITTLE GIRLs,-There is something mex
pressIbly sweet about little girls. Lovely, pure,
ingenious, unsuspecting, full Of kind I
ness, to brothers, babies and every thing
They are sweet little human flowers. diamond
dew drops in the breath of more. What pity
they should ever become women, fiirts, and
heartless coquettes.
There is male donkey III England, said to
be fifty years of age. He prefers tobacco TO
any other luxury, and is likewise very fond Of
2 pinch of snuff He will masticate large
auld OF pigtail with as much relish as any Jack
Tar IN her Majesty's service, and afterwards en-
Joy a pinch Of strong rappee, snuffine it with
out i. demur and curling his olfactory organ,
deliver most unmusical bray.
We love old people We love their simple
says and oid-tashoned speech. To laugh at
Their lnhrmities. is to laugh at ourselves in ad-
vance No gentleman or lady will ever do SO,
Dr. IN any way treat honorable age with disre-
sPeet. That child is basely bred at home who
Is IRsolent to the aged Young America,
should be taught good manners before it COM
asences smoking and swearing.
A fool in high station is like man on the
'op OF mountaln-eyery body appears small
9 him, and he appears small to every body
'tOld age Is coming upon me rapidly as
he rrehn said when he was stealing apples
rom an old mans garden, and saw tie owner Y
coming furiously with a cowhide in hand
D poor Irisbman who applied for license to
ell ardent spirits, being questioned as to his
moral fitness for the trust, replied:
Ah, sure il isn't much character . man