The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-15

purpose TO eXEatiate very bFlepyY
leave The matter. Tor the present, 70 tnS
tons OF all whom it may concern.
1T is notorious, all over the civilized world
that American females are unhelthy, and Mllr-
nifty is constantly increasing. The daughters,
as Il general rule, are more mhrni tnan lheir
mothers, compare mtayorably With then grand
mothers. There is no thine SO much written
about, talked about, lectured about, as slekiy
American woman and girls. Even the medical
journal and daily newspapers OF Europe are
frequently comparing the health and stamina
Of American ~felnales with these Of the females
ofs Great BRITAIN. France, Gernfiny, etc, anu
always to The disad vaitage Ill the Former. AND
they seem to see, not without reasors, one OF
the leading causes of the ultimate degeneracy
Of the American people, aud the final overthrow
Of orr republican government in the iact that
the vitality Of our females is running down.
Young men cannot be ignorant Of these
things. They are. must be fond Of the society
Of young ladies. Nature and instinct. and
reason, and custom inclined them to marry
But with the thoughts of everything except
beds Of roses and domestic joys. 50 far as
c~ourting goes all is pleasant enough but win
marriage is associated the idea OF doctors,
~nurses, and u greater or less number OF Brids-
cts aud Katys, and Maries and Ellens, Instead
of a help mate, u wife sheer him, on i'll the
arduoas pathway Of lie, ana take charge Of the
household affar4ysof the delicate nerves tender
stonachs, falling hair, decaying teeth, anu spinal
irritation. He ANTICIPATES, as wen w. may, y
constant monoiogne about pains, acllts' oAu
feelings, morbid sensations, as the pfesaiiing
,nasie e tba Preside He knows the chances
are against him Of marrying q pa.ie''t " taAe
care Of instead Of a wife to envy.
Ia, Now men are Just as 81 e "ohiei NJ NJ,
On the whole we think tlEEY afe more So nc
young lady who supposes r.. a'y young nan
GA tic face Of The earth Ms sa y marry ief
~ Tia saka ~ ,,nrsina la through life, makes
4 yar, araat m;staLa ThaH3e have been Indeed
marriages OF sympathy tput iis4hel .sai1c'
Jf ynnny %la,l;as aayartisas themselves as pref
~ n,sythings ya,na santflsilen will take them
IT len woTJ' If iH their %ctions, and by their
manrers and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS they declare
themselves Irritable and couaftapfe' pne uninar-
agabic ynnlig meu will so dnaefslains me mat
ter, and act accordingly. Ihey @ih 10 reauY
enough to dance and frollic W'tn muse thes
do not respect. They will mashe themselves @'
agreeable to those they caanot io'e, iney y
VIII pay court where they5 ca1 liEs
marrying. Whenever they find their a,.en-
tons are beginning to be taken in earnest theesy
will seek other society. They will moi. Of
course, give their reason for this and the young
lady will Of course wonder why don't the man
propose
Young men, we repeat will sport and amuse
themselves with young ladies whom they Meth
er love nor respect. but If they do respect
them and could love thenb they are frightened
from a proposal to marry by the false hair, ar.
iilicial teeth, and expansive skirts they are un-
able to conceal. Hence they rather avoid all
approaches 10 intimacy, and often abandon the
company OF those who could be healthy, and
who would make good wives, aud seek amuse-
lnent IN less respectable society amid more de-
basing as s~ociations.
The young ladies Of America have it entirely
10 their power to arrest this growing evil
Let them make themselves healthy, and prove
their capacity 70 be useful as well as ornamep-
tai, and they will not be long in the matrimon-
lai market. Let them snap their fingers ut the
fashions of London and the folfies of Paris, and
act like sensible human beings. Otherwise thew
are neither fit for wives nor mothers. Life IL
Illustrated.