Smyrna times., 1857-05-13

daily and hourly expenditure Of mental power,
without sufficient physical energies to supply
the increasing demand. of nervous and vital
forces Ii "mens santSs incorpore sano form
no part of that union which is formed for life
time among the sexes, there are left bat rare
probablftes OF happiness in the marriage rela-
tlon. aRestlessness, pcevishness and mind
ansatisfed by any of the conditions of life, will
always follow the violation of those laws upon
whose observance depend the legitimate play of
the moral feelings. If home satisfy not the do
mestc feelings and moral impulses which are
natural to the human heart, where else is the
fulflment of these edesites to be satisfactorily
met? But the more remote cause may, per-
haps, be traced even farther back than this
In the days of Knight-errantry, the Knight
must win the fair hand of his hearts ambition
ere the thoughts Of marriage, by the fortuitous
and honorable exhibition of his courage and
prowess. The active duties of the field, upon
which the sword Of courageous fight leapt' shi-
ming from its glittering scabbard, and the stern
er, more manly exercises of those virtues which
GO in the soldier and the private man, miis
plead the favor of affections gift But how il
it in more modern times "Fair prospects
8 with the most dubitable virtues, covered oVe
with the shining varnsh of broad and counties
:. acres, are too often sufficient passport to Tn,
unrestrained associations of the sexes. Con
8 versatonal aequaintanceship ripens soon int
;. dangerous intimaces, and the girl-not tn
u woman of full physical development-with tn
- fraties of her gitlhood upon her, and the unex
:, panded form of her school days, enters upo
- the marriage relation. Who eau wonder q
IL the consequences of such imprudent unions =
&c The offspring of defective physical power an
~ vitality must necessarily be Of like nature an
like fraities. The preventves of this misce
- laneous association and the consequent entail
!" ment of Ife-tme of unhapplsess, or even
IL abject misery are Of easy comprehension al
u within the compass Of the capabilities of ALL
vi The jealousy Of Eastern cruelty, which barre
'' the doors of restrained virtue by close confn
l'' ment, and the veil which shut out the associi
a' ton of the sexes cannot do it. Goodness al
''S suspicion must ever fail of its object, for Il
nu health and spirits must proportionabIy suffe
Gu and learn to desplse the power that would cru
an out the light Of human natures feeling al
re affection. 4MOderati0A is the corrective age
ht of these evils. Moderation, the golden thrc
le that holds together the bead roll ofrhe virtue
ID and lends to the female character the modest
10 refinement and social qualities OF her natur
OF These, then, together with the principles pr
IN viously alluded to, must form the basis up
m- which our social and national interests sh
In hang, for it is by the enforcement OF tho
he great and all-important moral and phySit
IN laws, in which wrapped the very nuce
lth of intellectual greatness and strength, that Q
be national success is to be accomplished, and I
the bonds of public and private life strengthen
the into security. thorough and judicious PI
cry sical Education is the only means by which
the moral and intellectual natures are made to h
Nor monze and form into one beautiful whole,
'ul- character, in which resides the essence of
ofl Derfect rn0n **4