The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-06
Mireellaneous.
now 10 PRESERVE WOMEN,


The following is too good 10 be lost The
author deserves monument whoever he
may be, and we hope he will get his deserts.
tbs a capital article, full of good practical
sense, and We believe /, strikes at the "rool
of the evil':
There is nothing in the world that We
think so much of as we do of woman. Our
mother is womau-wife, sisters pretty
cousins, are women; and the daughters will
be IT (Heaven spare theml they live long
enough. And then there is love of women
IN general which we do not deny. A fine,
magnificent specimen Of the sex, full of lie
and health, ripe red cheek, ant flashing
eye, is something that does one good 10 look
al as che ,lluminaes the humdrum side.
walks, and every day streets. A North Riv.
et steamer, under full headway, with colors
flying, is rather pretty sght-ralher stir
ring and inspiring, and we pull up our tired
nag 10 see her pass and admire the swell she
cuts. Comparatively. however, the sleamc,
sinks into significance, or some other very
deep water, by the side of a well kept, we'll
dressed woman. There s no Rubbing i, out:
women are the the ornament, charm, bless
ing, beauty and bliss Of life-(men's life,
we mean, of course.) And means that can
he devised for preserving them should be
publicly made known They are different
from any other kind of fruit. You cannot
pickle them. You cannot do them IN in
sugar and set them in cold room, with
paper soaked in brandy over their mouths.
You cannot put them up in cans and seal
them up air tight, without iniuring their
form and flavor. Now, as men are so de-
pendent upon women for lte's choicest bless
ings, proper mode of preserving them be-
comes of great moment, and we are sure
tha, the public will thank us for an ntallible
receipt.
Have the feet well protected, then pay the
next attention TO the chest. The chest is the
repository of the vital organs. There abide
the heart ahd lungs It is from the impres.
sion made upon The organs through the skin,
that the shiver comes. 1t is natures shake
the alarm bell-st the outset of danger
A woman never shivers from the effect of
cold upon her limbs, or hands, or head but
letthe cold strike through her clothing on
the chest and off sc her teeth into chatter,
and The whole organism is in commo,ion.
One sudden and severe impression of cold
upon the chest has slain lis tens oil thousands.
Therefore, while the feet are well looked af
ter, never forge, the chest. These points at
,ended TO, the natural connections of the
dress will supply The rest, and the woman is
ready for The air. Now let her visit her
neghbors, go shopping, call upon The poor
and walk for the good Of il, for the fun of it,.
Keep away from the stove or register. Air
that is dry or burnt, more or less charged
with gases evolved by the fuel, is posion.
Go up stairs and make the beds with nit
tens on. Fly around like mad, and venliIate
the rooms. Don't sit pent up in a little room
with double windows. Fruit will rot retain
it's full form and flavor in air-tighl cans
Neither will women; they need air. II the
shiver comes on during these operations, go
directly and put on something more about
the chest.
Again, do not live in dark rooms. Light
fades the carpet, but il feedsthe flower. No
living animal or vegetable can enjoy health
in darkness light is almost as necessary
rs air, and brown tan is far better, even as
matter of beauty, 10 sickly paleness OF
complexion.
Thus much in regard to physical means
for preservation. There are moral means
no less important. Every woman should be
married to an excellent man. Marriage il is
true, brings care and WEAKNESS, but il is the
ring that is worn that keeps bright, and the
swatch that lies still and unwound that gets
out Of order. The sweet sympathies involved
in the relations of the family, The new enef-
g:es developed by new responsibilities, The
new compensation for oulays of strength,
brings about a delightful play Of the heart
and Intellect, which, in their reaction upon
the body, produces an effect that is nothing
lees than preservation. Then, there is high
-er moral power than this-one which we
speak Of soberly and honestly. No one is
completely armed against The encroaching
ills OF life, who has 10 the heart no place Tor
religion. The caImness, the patience, and
the Joy and hope that are in possession oil the
woman whose heart is right in lie highest re-
lation, can never fail topreserve and height
en- every personal power and charm that she
possesses. ..,... .. ~
TheIe you have the receipt. Some oi u
u in sportive form, bul il is not less sober
truth Ii has within it fhe cure for many
idiseass-lhe preventive for more, i might
be made longer; but when we see Us pre-
scrip,ops universally adopted: il will be time
10 bring forward the remainder