Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-22

most persons haze q talent for one or the other
and they ough: to cultivate 1t, tor Its In.
Huenees are happy. Music drives out the evil
spirit now, AZ it did Of old. One OF the best
rerformers | ever knew overcsme more dlth-
culties than any one ever knew. to attain ex-
ceilence in music. Above all things, 10 mu-
sic, let our young ladies avoid the vulgar
shrieking style.
CuREsTIANlTY. There is to me in this world
no more horrible sight than female inhde!
or scorner at the things OF religion. L have
me. three in the course Of my ife--one OF
these committed snicide--b0th the others
turned out baily--one dying death OF V!o-
leuce. Dlvest woman Of the holy attributes
which religion gives her, and what Is she
Who would not shuider OF tho thought OF
having an iuidei mother for his children
Take away religion and women slnS--sink
below mcn. Christianity says to oil! Women
as il sad to one in particularly oman
thou art ioosed from thy inirmities Let
our women De christians. L is the highest
stylc--Ghe mos, beautiful type Of woman
hyoi-a- it is of manhood.
AyCSEsENrS 1t Is generally agreed that
a cock pi., 4 horse race, bull batting, ana
ths ike, are no places tor our mothers, sisters
aud wives FROM the days Ct Iacitus aud
Plato 20 the prcsen:, eau bring abundant
evidence to show that these resorts are no
place Cor women Il is pretty nearly u we'll
agreed thai theatres, cards and dice are not
1T ADJUSTMENTS Tor Tooien. | wish 1t was
as generally agreed that novels were not iegI-
innate amusemeuts. Among what is called
the better CLASSES Of society, | have seen
more wOmcu ruined by reading trashy,
wiehy-washy novels, thau by aught eise.--
Young indies il reading novels are Proue "
Lick uuE some sort Of character at one time
and try 10 identify themselves with It, to slip
On Cd. character over that one which nature
gave them. Al another resdlaS OF some
other novel, she finds another character
which che wears aud lays aside IN the same
manner. Thus size soes %, until by the tine
she HIS rad svme 500 u these bane.ul
tainss, sho has no Individuality at all, and
runs d painful risk ot losing ali the charsc-
te, she ever had. She is just nothing more
than q piece Of patch work. For my part |
ca4't conceive what better amusement d
Young lady wants. than good horse and q
good side saddle. Ii is both hesithiui and
exciting.
Female education cannot be carried too
fac. | wish every woman In Onio county
bad more intellect and more cultivation than
any man IN it has. Garry their education
a. FAR as ever you can. Teach them that
when tbey haTe gone through the curriculum
Of the Academy Or Seminary, they have
but begun their education. There arc in
this country more w0non than men. II 10
ali important that this majority should be
educated. Ii not, their influence must be
l.m0ralizius. y here is the i.ther who had
ever cause 10 regret the money spent in the
education Of his daughter! But how often
do they have cause to regret the money spent
10 educating their sons. | feel an interest
10 tas cause OF female education. | remem-
Der that The mother OF our Saviour was G
woman, that your mother and mlne was,
| that u woman was the mother Of Wasblns-
too. | IomemUcr that when the apostles
! IlrsoOh the Saviour and fed, woman stood
hcr ground, and that sue came fret to the
=epulGhrc on the morning of the resurrec-
ton. In the ministry of the gospel, l sup
| no-e, | may safely say that q large proper.
! ton OF men have been induced 10 take upon
| ,uym the sacred calling, through the agency
OF their mothers, either directly or indirect
~ might tell you Of the mother OF Au.
gustio, OF John Buoyan, of Paiihp Dod-
Isidge, OF Eagiaoi. Every where in the
records of sacred aDd profane history, We
NC havc honorable mentioa. say, blessed
he God, We have his sanction for doing all we
en- 10 the cec-e Of female education.
MALE EDUCATE N.-Aud now | must say a
E., l., -, nt
And here | would u-t Say to the patrons of
this Academy thst if your sons haven't
brains you need nus dcude yourselves into
the idea vi making great men out Of them.
/ Brains cannot DE -upplied to anybody. In
.so your sons haven't much capacity, the
best thing can recommend 10 to teach them
cnc ruGimeGts and let them then follow the
bent Of t!irig nciiaatlUGs Ia soma useful
way. heard OF ah odd kind Of genius
VINO, when anybody came to him to talk, "a
waYs Tod them - talk 70 him about leather
for tGlgs ny business ana | profess to
knOw something about it, and not much
;.b0ut anything else. This Was q good idea.
Ii was better tn De great 90 leather than lit
tic 90 Latin. Take aud put your boys to
Studying cur laEguagc-lts grammar, &C.,
we'll ft'l tbDtDb"H'N, pchplC fDu pbt A.lSh' ~
anythin5 else. The object Of study is to ex-
vaud. brio. cur and ,t5engthen the powers
vf tho mirG We don't study the Classics
for their Literature. Ard here | will say
that an the fns: friend OF the Classics and
wha. | say this dGn't men to dIspsrage
other learning, FOR | am friend 70 'Ntthec-
Miics" and all ia kiId:cd sciences |
ucYer knew OF but one man {! much acc Iunt
whO bad studied the classics tEat ever DIS
parssrd them. We had 10 this country 8
t.atrlut--a signc- of the Declaration OF In
tegoudcuce--::o less u person than the &C.
comr.!shsi DR.. Rush, who wrote aud talked
against tue classics great deal. lie said
Tia, the on!y object gained was to learn mon
70 use biz woTd.--to talk learnodly and
hii"diy t. those not equally educated. lie
illustrated 1t by citing tao case ui the woman
w50 vac 30 tIcktGd wish the preacher be
cause he talked a5ou: "psmphyIia aud sm-
phivgia," and the Gaze Of the physician who
prescribed IN "em.l.icnt cstap!asW," instead
Of saying q pou!t!cc There was 10 necessi-
" tor people making learned fools out of
thc:0.e!""-. There vas no occasion Tor dis
turblng the brcvity and simplicity Of the
proye:o That people who live 10 glass
houses SHOULD 1T thraw s.oucs," by putting
it into SUCH bIiautin a. the man did who
sad ;hnt people VITO dJmesticate in siire-
Gus s!dees saouid not project iapidary lrag-
,prnts"