Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-12-31
PROF. FOwLER,s LECTURE.
WEDNESDAY EyEsiSe-


self into three general heads; the first to speak
Of the sex or sexual relation; the duty Of the
male to the female with reference to the rela-
tons that they sustain to one another as sexes.
The second head is the recognition of the gene
raj nature Of man phrenologiealIy considered
The third is marriage, and the laws, the pTinci-
pies. and atinities that should guide US in choos-
ing companions for life, and the impediments in
iihe way OF svedIocEl. sometimes give one lee
ture exclusively to the male sex; and when my
wife IS with me, she lectures for the ladies' Bat
all that we have TO say on this occasion will be
said for both sexes. We ought, as far as posi-
bic, 10 lay aside all morbid feelings and false
delicacy and look at subjects in the true light of
science, and recognize our organization as one
coming from the hand Of God, and all principles
sfiniiies, aud relations that belong to our or
ganization as worthy of consideration. When
We Eail 70 look at things as they are, when We
are so modest that we cannot study our own ma
lures, IL is then that we have stepped to one
side, and have failed to be the true men and NO.
men that sTe ought to be. probably NAV in
| terfcre with false delicacy that some persons
may have, but cannot help it, cannot stop
| 10 apologize; for this modesty does no good, it
is no service to anybody.
Your attention is directed to man rs q social
being, created male and female in order to be-
come the fatbeT.'and mother Of race. Our Gre
at all, but be has seen fit to establish this law
as applied 10 everything, all animals and all
vegetables.
The marriage institutions the oldest on earth;
1t is the most important; it is based on the ma
ture of man. Our Creator is the author of it
IN causing man 50 to exist as to incline to this
relationship. As the Bible has it. man was first
made, but God saw that it was not good for him
to be alone Hence, be made woman to be his
"helPmceG And that is the sphere of woman,
a helpmeet, companion for man. One thought
on this subject viii merely hint at, and that is
that 1t belongs to the schooling of the sexes to
train and educate each other Men should take
care of and direct and educate the mind of
woman, and woman should do the same for man.
woman admiTes and praises man in proper.
ton as he is man, as be has all the elements of
man, as he is prepared to sustain the relations
OF man to woman; and when man destroys his
mnnliness, he ceases to be an object of respect
and a companion Of a woman. So with woman:
woalan is woman as long as she can sustain
the relations of Il woman, to do what God in
tended woman to do. Men should respect this
quality in woman. II is not so, however, in this
deprayed state of man. We are too liable to
seek the ruin of those who are most lovely
IL there is n truly lovely woman, she is too
much betrayed OF licentious, deDraved man
The exception should be the general rule. The
exception now is beautiful women; but let wo-
man be educated as she should be, and the gem
erai rule would be more lovely and more beau.
tfnl women. The exception now is a mana
real man. but let man he educated and live as a
man ought to live, and then the exception would
be those VINO are not men, and the general rnIe
would be men who could sustain the sphere of a
man, with reference to the human race-No
where on earth do we find the Indications of
depravity so prevalent as in the peryersion of
our nature. And yet it is the most important
principle connected with mans existence. More
happiness, more virtue, more perfection Of char
acter Is the result of this sex principle than any
otheS. Had we time to carry ont this point
we Could present number of facts, aud the
philosophy, If necessary, of this principle; and
direct your attention TO this one point: All of
you who have sons and daughters, let them be
educated together Do not send your daughters
Oh from school from the presence of man. If
you think they cannot study unless deprived of
male society, you do not understand human ma
ture. And SO of man; if you think he can
study and improve, and make perfect man
without the influence of female society YOU do
not understand human nature We were born
to go through the world together Bows and
girls are born in the same family It is not
improper or imprudent for it TO be so. Neither
is 1t improper OF imprudent for boys and girls to
be cducated together. They always behave
themselves better in the company of one anott-
er. Woman is stronger, is more vigorous has
more posihveneSS of character by coming in
contact with man, and being educated along with
him. II teachers understand their duties. md
understand human nature, they can educate
those young men to respect young women, and
educate that quality of the mind as adapted to
the sex as SUCH and can educate the young so
that this can be educated with the other fScul.
ties of the mind. 1t is educated by the law
sometimes when persons go astray; but the ter
TorS of the law do not educate any one. All
the faculties need training, and this along with
the rest, so that our sons and daughters may
grow up virtuous men and women, and make
good husbands and wives. Love is glorious
element of our nature. 1t has its qualities and
Its tones. There is no accounting for tile me-
culir qualities Of love-the freaks of nature
10 hear some persons talk, you would think
they were particular indeed. knew Young
lady who had many offers Of marriage, and re.
fused them all, because she said she could not
lind the right person. Her tone of mind was
very lottyi she was wanting man who was
fully, perfectly developed refusing those who
were fairly balanced in mind and body; come.
! y IN appearance, and well disposed in sympa-
thies, looking for something higher and better,
dying for some one to love, aud still refusing
the hands and hearts Of those who presented
themselves. AT last she found the man: idol.
ICED him, loved him, dotted on him; he filled
her whole soul completely. He was a lean.
sharp, diminutivc, consumptive kind of man.
Anybody else would have selected some other
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