The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-12

YAK ILEN, Iowa, Oct. 4th, SO.
observe, Mr.. Times, that you have given
lny former article an airing in your columns in
all its length, breadth and thickness and for
the first time in my life did realize how disa,
grecablc it must be for newspaper scribblers to
have what they write scanned and criticised,
and found fault with, by the great, gazing,
hawking eye Of the public, which looks side.
ways, and crossways, and vexes itself into a
rage for everybody's benefit but its own. 10
think you are writing for the staring eye of the
pulpit, the press. and the counting room, the
bank, the workshop, the office. the parlor, and
the kitchen! Who wants to be talked about.
and mouthed over, and CAPPED at by all these
classes Of people Terrific consideration -
Who ever wrote for paper but was censured
and frowned upon. and foamed at, by swapping
ours and braying jacks, and fools and knaves,
whether in town or country Who wants to
be "jawed" in the dinirg room, scolded in the
parlor, "blowed" in the pull pit, and imaginari-
y kicked fifty times day as you newspaper
people are every day of your lives Upon my
soul, have had the rheumatism ever since the
Times reached me crick in the back has
jerked me this way, while stitch in the side
has twitched me the other, and between them
and Mel" staring me in the face as news.
paper correspondent, have about made up nv
mind never to take my pen in hand 4" again
as newspaper scribbler." And yet, after
all, it is rather agreeable to see ones etch-
inc in ~ c.n
form, vitality and vigor--and letters occupying
greatlong column, all put in type-nota word
spelled wrong, and all the commas and semi.
colons, and dashes and periods put in where
they belong. So, without taking back what
have said above, l shall write and you may
print if you like, if do get "blowed' for it
both here and there. ....
This, Mr.. Times, is aplace for scandal, as
well as fashion, folly, fattery and sensc-not
excepting lovers. Many very proper people
are being cruelty shocked, and making much
ado about the masculinized costume which some
Of our ladies have seen fit to adopt for outdoor
exercise. Now it is my opinion that the pres
ent fashion of female dress is the cause of so
many Of us failing to take that exercise in the
open air which is absolutely essential to vigor.
Gus health. For country walks and climbs no.
thing could be so annoyingly inconvenient and
unneat as our long dresses, light skirts, thin
shoes, and fancy bonnets. Why might we not
adopt a costume somewhat like the bathing
dress worn on the sea shore; loose Turkish
tso~.ers, tunic -hlsnss. - kls sL Lott, and
broad brimmed straw hat, with the addition of
thick boots and Il light cane Z This, with
tasteful choice Of material, might be made
very Pquant, picturesque and page-like cos
tune, without infringing greatly ON the reserv.
ed rights of the other sex.
Medical men have again and again decided
that regular exercise in the open air is of meal
culable benefit to women, that it is absolutely
necessary to her physical we'll being. 1t is our
keeping ourselves mewed up in close rooms,
with too much domestic care and labor on our
hands, which is giving our country an entire
generation of pale, complaining, nervous, or TO
use the words Of plain old friend, "flgcty +"
women.
1t is this Molammedan retirement. this soft
feminine shrinking from the bold and healthtul
exercises OF their English sisters, which renders
the beauty Of fair Americans so ephemeral
What say you, Mr.. Times, for reform in this
matter .....r
As Ever, NELL.