The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-06-17
sBLooMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESDAY
Bayard TayIor,s Opinion Of Feminine Viz.
tue in the Frigid ZOnc.

tue In the Frisid Z0nes
Bayard Taylor, writing from Jaotengi, In
the Frigid Zone, on the 9th OF Janulry, tells
of nurse named Frsdrcs, who attended TO-
his case when suffering the horrors bfiooth-
ache, makes some remarks Of wopankind
in general, in the paragraph annexed
This good-hearied girl was genuine speci-
men of The Northern Swedish female. OF
medium height, plump, but not stout with
rather slender waist and expansive hips, and
a foot which Stepped firmly and nlmbly at
the same time, she was as cheerful a body
as one could wish to see. Her hair was Of
that silky so commoa In Sweden; her eyes q
claar, paIa blns, her nose straiabt =..A .;eii
formed, her cheeks Of the delicate pink Of q
wild rose leaf, and her teeth so white, regular
and perfec, that am sure they would make
her fortune in America. Always cheerful,
kind and active, she had, nevertheless, a
hard life Of it she was alike cook, chamber
maid and hosller, and had cross mistress to
boot. She made our fires in the morning
darkness and brought us our early coffee
while we yet lay in our bed. in accordance
with the luxurious habits of the Arctic zone.
Then, until the last drunken guest was silent,
toward midnight, there was no respite from
labor. Although suffering from distressing
cough, she had the outdoor as well as the
indoor duties 10 discharge, and We saw her
in sheepskin jacket, harnsssing horses, in
a temperature Of 80 deg. below zero. The
rev ard Of such service was possibly about
eight American dollars year. When, on
leaving. l gave her about as much as one Of
our hotel servants would expect Tor answer.
ing question, The poor girl was overwhelm-
ed with gratitude, and even the stern land.
lady was so impressed by my generosity that
che insisted on lending Us sheepskn for
our feet, saying we were "good men,
There is something exceedingly primitive
aud unsophisiocated in the manners of these
Northern peopls--a Straightforward honesty,
which takes the honesty of others for grant
ed--a latent kindness and goodwill which
may at first be overlooked; because il is no,
demonstraiive, and total Inconsistencies
OF wha, is called, in high cultivated circles,
"propriety." The very freedom of manners
which, IN some countries, might denote laxi-
ty of morals, is here the evident stamp of
their purity. The thought has often recur-
red TO me-which is the most truly pure and
virginal nature, the fasiidieus American girl,
-.-i.e brushes az the sight af a p.s. .f ,bgs,.
outside Of geIilenian's ezdsfooin door, aud
who requires that certain unoffending parts
OF the body and articles of clothing should
be designated by del:cately circumlocu,ious
terms, or the supplemented Swedish wo-
man, who come inlo our bedrooms with
coffee, and makes our fires while we get up
and dress, coming and going during all the
various stages Of the toilet, with the frankes,
Inconsistencies of improperly? This is
modes,y in its healthy and natural develop
ment, not in those morbid forms which sug-
gest an imagination ever on the alert for pru-
rient images. Nothing has confirmed my
impression OF the virtue of Northern Sweden
more than this fact, and have already felt
more respect for woman or more faith in the
inherent purity of her nature.