The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
Nh 70 III meat 10 feed fllem n

lads 20 do both
B Sotne wears since thefs stood female
same before society ss emarFsl OF mlsllss-
tual research Her mathemaueal knoWleate
o. first Attracted the attention 81 great msp'
sndithsn when they had the privilege % Hd'
uission % her presence, aud on Interchange
81 thought with her, they discovered ihh'
hpT knowledge on sl other subjects Was ns
complete a. in tbs single branch OF malhe,
MATES "she can converse on any SUBJECT
said one ofTtJG leading men Of the day. "on
ppy topic advance, gain Information fro'n
her"
y Now Ibis lady Nas perfectly well known p /
certain circles, and her intellect uni'Tsahy /
recognized both hy those who had or hAl I
nut the pleasure OF her acquaintance aha ~ /
though she vas without any doubt one Of lhr /
meet intellectual women who ever l'ed' thF
did not neglect the less eHalung Occupation
f dsm6stle utillty--she was al eaerHrnt
housekceperi ahe could both "lulk 10 INC
gussia. aud bus the beef 10 feed them" MS
examples and there are mapy o'hff' nh tenN'Ne
Ing. establishes the fact that 10 u quite pos
.i1ie for a woman % bolboih useful apd or
17Etnentul, aHd While all may not,atiaini'b he's
excellence. al may initiate the eLsmPle Of
Mri, bnmrrvlle
Rnt aout OF tho flllness ~ the heart the
mouth spvake eth" aud II the hllness Of the
heart consists Of beef aud Dread, and butchers
AID bakers, With every thing Of lhek.ad then
there IL no room Tor any~ higher them
(or thoughts and, therefore The tongue can
not give utterAnee 20 my other expression
~ thought than relates To the common be-
longings Of daily life and daily bookings
The restricted conditions OF womlns life,
tend 10 produee a restricted scope ofthoughi'
Her mind 4 confined 90 narrow circles wan
derins IN them round each particular OF her
homes each circle having . nuelee. or center
81 ,ts own, and each and oil revolving round
A common center. She must stay at home
and do her dutv there, she can not so abroad
and hear The topics Of the day diacussedl hui
although that privilege be denied her, others
are within her gr0sp. She hes the papcis
luT her perusal they give full information Of
he topics Of the day, and she can patiii nom
them and other sources gather information
,,ough 10 olnyorsr on the subjects which are
vnpcrmogt ~ tis minds q yiW gentlemen "
hyr family, and their iricnd.'
And woman should not Ar'phe this Kind
q. reading, or ihi, Kind Of knowledge. il
tsnda 20 make home happy by establishing
Aa interest between those who constitute TINT
home. II ladies took q N'tlv more trouble o.
!aform thvm'sl,e, OF the leading public
questions of the day, husbands would not be
compelled 20 70 abroad 20 discuss them. And
,srhnpa that s3rt OF information might 10 the
csl be productive Of more content than The
same amount OF Thought expanded on tho
choice between two buiehctl, the subject Of
l.l.ing between the two hcirg rrunably =
question OF one h1itpenuy or ore penny Ncr
pound and an impei ccpuelc difference IN ,hr
euaiiy Of the meat.
Tlr ruth Il that ~ q rals women aye Of
t.n ~ cxircmva lis wHs wrong who made
the sgceping a,gcriiun, "Wumon are nilr0E'
10 txtrrfncs"-lhut +. not quite the case, bot
they aFc generally an extremes They ore
either mere ftockinC.darncta and domcate
ronenil.cs or they are s'rorX minded "right'
e vomyu folks" Ia very objectionable classl
l.msntahly ignorant of AID indifferent to the
Gut.rs IT their household, giving their
thoughts 20 more interesting, but not mnry
necessary, social questions and inielreinE.
pursuits.
How 10 divide nc minutes " life prohta
blp seems the thing % De found out. and
MIA, d-gree % attention 20 hrstow on ont
object. MI what on another, tho question &c
bc decided,
"W,,ncn M, AL 10 eAtrem,,." There va
more truth in the SAVING ;aau oi H.'i Sigh
Upucars. Extreme ia goodness, woman is
no one need dsuy that, hscausr 2Anull hc lt
HI &c Mould only ylin 4t,behrf hy his denial
i good woman ia 40 extremely admiralty,
creature. and there arc many good, extreme
.rrIurs -=grIr-s, .e.tleilr- ihtnnch The
len.,th and depth ofihi, wicked earth, svAIter
"Woiuen are all in extremes '-uIi0riuna'c
Is the "eN'rcmc" holds sin Ia aop,hrc man
t.er, aud the extremity d. one OF III instead
0f nngA 4 bad woman AN il.c1nditiuncI
and unpriuciricL person. vail, IL has been :"
markell, exceed man IN 10 That may be tru
oruut; probably the fact has never hcci
tc,tcl hut whether tsuc or not one thing 4
established 10y experience, AMI thNtia, thu
when a woman casts the heitrrTtelings OF he
Ia al IA lttr
gain almost Supcrhuman strength and hurr
her aioug In an irrosAuJle current OF s.n an'
guilt aud wee.
Society phoe, certain cheek on WON -
couluct, hut once let hvr cast aside principl
and prejudice, and burst through the bond
which society places between her and an ou'
warlly vicious course, and there will u nj
huauds TO her open derelcclioa otrcigion, O.
right feeling, and right prin clple.
a female druukard has been pronounce
incapahle OF reform. Once let woman TAX
70 that hord vice, and sho knows 10 med
uni On she goes, madly-rccsl cssly. unit
Death save, NO more" then aud then nnl
is The poisonous drouEht rclinq nishod and 10
sin for,akcn--ir that can be called iorsakc
which VIC no longer have the power Of cling
ms 10.
And in cruelty When woman outrage
her nature. and in savage purpose become
CRUEL it wore stigma on the tigrcss to ca
woman Nv It's name. In olden times, a VIC
-l-4.alis.I. hcrsalf TO iRnnticismi under Oh
uca Of religion, sanctioned the murder OF
band Of unsuspec,ug lIugucnots, with hcn
Ike exultaUon; thinking OF their cries nm
lor,inc In their massacre. History. record
no more terrible crime pcrpotrated bcrcat
womans rule. than the massacre Of Sair
bartholomew under Catherine de Medicis
Such women stand out Ike fuger.posts o
sunny shore, indicating where the trcache
Gus quick sands lie and nroNing the iemaI
character to be capable of great enerm'ii's
Few happily have the opportunity for III
magnitude Of crime praclscd by those nan
ed here; set, a. the gushing river grows irot