The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-10-27
WHOLE NO. 1O6.
~ We clip the following racine. for

the preservation of women's health,
from the Washington ID. C.) Republic.
So heartily do we indorse the validity
Of the prescription, that we take plea.
sure in publishing the same for the
benefit of our readers, and others inter-
ested in the inestimable institution Two
man would do well to copy:
How to Preserve Women.
There is nothing in the world that we
think so much of as we do Of women.
Our mother is woman-wife, sisters
and pretty cousins are women, and the
daughters will be, if Heaven spare
them they live long enough. And
there is love of woman in general
which we do not deny. A fine, mag
niticent specimen of the sex, full of life
and health, ripe, red cheek and fash
ing eye, is something that does one good
to look at, as she illuminates the hum
drum sidewalks and everyday streets.
A North River steamer, under full head
way, with colors flying, is rather a
pretty sight-rather stirring and inspir-
ing; and We pull up our tired nag to
see her pass, and admire the swell she
cuts. Comparatively, however, the
steamer sinks into insignifcance, or
some other very deep water, by the side
of a well-kept. we'll dressed woman
There is no rubbing it out women are
the ornament, charm, blessing, beauty
and bliss of life mems life, we mean.
of course.) Any means that can be
devised for preserving them should be
publicly made known. They are diff
ierent from any other kind of fruit
You can not pickle them. You can not
do them up in sugar, and set them in a
cold room. with paper soaked in bran
dy over their mouths. You can not
put them up in cans aud seal them up,
air tight, without injuring their form
and flavor. Now. as men are 30 de-
pendent upon women for life's choicest
blessings, proper mode of preserving
them becomes of great moment, and
We are sure that the public will thank US
for an infallible recipe:
Have the feet protected, then paw the
next attention to the chest. The chest
is the repository of the vital organs
There abide the heart and lungs. Itis
from the impressions made upon those
organs through the skin that the shiver
comes; it is natures quake-the alarm
bell at the onset of danger. A woman
may never shiver from the effect of cold
upon her limbs, or hands, or head but
let the cold strike through her clothing
on her chest, and off 60 her teeth into
a chatter, and the whole organism is in
commotion. One sudden and severe
impression of cold upon the chest has
slain its tens of thousands. Therefore,
while the feet are we'll looked after, new
er forget the chest. These points at
tended to, the natural connections of
the dress will supply the rest, and the
woman is ready for the air. Now let
her visit her neighbors. go shopping,
call upon the poor, and walk for the
good OF it, for the fun Of it.
Keep away from the stove or register.
Air that is dry or bulnt, more or less
charged with gasses evolved by the
fuel, is poison. Go up stairs and make
the beds with mittens on. Fly around
the house like mad, and ventilate the
rooms. Don't sit pent up in single
room with double windows. Fruit will
not retain its full form or flavor in air.
tight cans; neither will women. They
need air. If the shiver come on during
these operations, go directly, and put
something more about the chest.
Again: Do not live in dark rooms. |
Light fades the carpet, but it feeds the
flower. No living animal or vegetable
can enjoy health in darkness. Light is
also as necessary as air, and brown |
tan is far preferable, even as a matter |
OF beauty. to sickly paleness of COM
plexion.
Thus much in regard to the physical
means of presentations. There are
moral means important. Every woman
should be married to an excellent man. |
Marriage. it is true, brings caro- and |
wear, but it is the ring that is worn that
keeps bright. and the watch that lies
still and unwound that gets out of or
der. The sweet sympathies involved
in relation to the family, the new euer-
gies developed by new responsibilities,
the new compensation for all outlaws of
strength. bring about delightful play |
Of the heart and intellect, which. in
their reaction upon the body, produce
an effect that is nothing less than pres
eIvation. Then. there is higher NOR
al power than this-one which We speak
Of soberly and honestly. No one is
completely armed against the eucroach-
ing ills OF life, who has in the heart no
place for religion. The calmuess, the
patience. and the JOY and hope, that are
in possession of tina, woman whose
heart is right in it's highest relation. can
never fail TO preserve and highten every
power and charm that she pos
sesses.
There you have the recipe. Some
If it is in sportive form, but is not tho
ess sober truth. 1t has within it tho
sure for many disease-the preventive
it more. 1t might be made longer;
'ut when We see its prescriptions uni
1ersally adopted. j. will be time to bring
onward the remainder.
1A good story is told by the New
Haven Register, OF Bishop. who was
ent down to New York with one Of
lis patent fly trap machines as 'spe-
imen number" A butcher was very
lesirous he should set it agoing in his
hop, and in tho course of half All hour
less than peck of flies had
,aen hiHad Tha hutnher xraa .,laasad