Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-10-28
For the Journal.
Tho Daughters of our COuntry-Thei'
Educntinaa.

fact a now generally admitted and to Rud seninAres,
Colleges and Universities, Of equal grade With these
for the education Of the other scx admbe 10 an At an
expense amounting To little thau helr board Aud
permit here to dgress far enough to remark that Che
education refinement, and elevation of he fesae c1as
aeter is the progress Of learning, Of stca Of
electricity nor Of all the great Of the age
bned but simply Of The fruits Of that christianity
which eminaes from the Bible. Co to Catholic and In
nde France whicno nation excels In Learning In the
arts and end from what late American traveller has
said proof on thispoht viz;
'Inthe country thraurhout France we and the women
plowng. hceng aud reapng, while the men, dressed up
III e ossS ,r .,a ss rTs T,n W. tsr sd % me
degradation aud poverty Of the working clatses
IS novel picturesque and enchantinV but here also Is the
same unscN'ng Of wonan, nlaking her the avicuurs'
TIE asn SAYS the saue Of "Rassq Saxnnv, Bavaria, and
The entir Grrmrn confederation, including AUSTRIA
berHumTs Ordii0n Juiy T. go.
Andns we recede from the light Of the Bie and 90 into
hcathenish and nations find the degradation
Of women still lower, hardly above the level with the
brutes and In instances much In view this
Se cannot how any woman be Indifferent to the
the Bible ami its tehchngs which alone can lead her Oh
to the high destiny she designed hful6n. az
Butle and since the question for sdu.
catIonbut of what kind-ve wilitry point ont
ofhe niials to the eucal!n " Gmale Aud first,
let her vucion be soch viii best devtiope the Physi
cI moral and intellectual cultes Andifit be best In
the etuerpu of the other let the learning Of the
head and hands GO side by sde why not for
er, As to the necessity labor nature demaunr 1t in
all her deparm n well for the progress Of insnimate
matter well for the perfection Of that which IS ani
mate. The industrious bee; the toing ant the singing
bird, the squirrel At Lis stores the blowing brelr the
running brook, the restless wave the changing light and
the creation ofthe world is evidence Of the fact
Revelation also cjoins II: six days shalt thou labor
&c Aud 10 the development Of mind the necessity
Of the command For tho idea of food and anen had
been all, then should have been fed and clothed the
fowls Of the air. which have mind Labor then is one
OF the essentials and cannot how mind be-
cessfuly developed withoutit But says one ait is
labor that is Indispensable but simply physical exercise
which the g,mnssuo, supply, other mode
that would afford pleasure INSTEAD Of drdpery" Not So
my friend When exercise tsought simply for enjoyment
1t is torpid that seldom calls into action motion su
cient nvgorate the system; ana Wien the body is tor
pid the mind also torpid while labor will stimulate botI
body and mind. For instance: take little girl yeau
and give her lesson In her little reader; her mind
feeble receive any mental suulous from understanding
the nature Of what she is study ing hence TO her the study
In itself dry and rksome and perhaps really reulsie
and resort must be had 10 stimulus sulpO>e you tel
her she will get her lesson we'll she may go with you
the garden assist you in setting bed stuber-
ries and with what aacriy she will get her lesson
and how promptly it will be rected how eager she
will be to get 10 the garden, and you show her how
make mark the bid, and how to prepare plae,
10 receive the plant and the simple process Of setting
out her mind all attention and eagerness the
large plump berries fully ripe they will be
to her taste than this her mental palate. Ther,
the reasoning faculties into play, the mind begin,
to expand, the judgment act and intellect to gain
strength and the next day she goes her lesson
ger child, both mentally and physically with the sson
in the garden not less beneficial than that in her book
Now let iollos this little girl up her 10Th year.
When reading the family newspaper that
at the next County Fair premium Of SO viii be awarded
for the best lbs Of butter with the full particulars ofna-
king certified" Size concludes TO try for that preHiun
having already learned of her mother how to make good
table butter. Does she rest at ihai by any means,
but institutes thorough research through every
ofte family library that says any thing about "6utte
and If the books found here boows OF neigh
bors A. o. c., CAREFUL noting down. as she reads
what Of the year affords the best milk and what
the best kinds Of food give flavor
and the richest color TO the butter and whether the but
ter-milk should be washed out worked out, what the
best mode ofchurnng, sang and stamping how TO take
care Of the pals pans 6e- Aud stop here
she goes to agricultural chemistry and learns what the
constituent parts milk are what the changes
it undegoes in chunng how the OK, gen Of the atmos
phere tends rapidly while churing to hasten III,
coming the butter temperature Of $50 r05o than
at any lower temper aure; and what chemical ehangeI
butter undergoes become rancid; why butter cream
is sensitive any the atmosphere 6c &c
And when in possession Of this Information she goes al
making her preniun butter understandingy and with
Consciousness that she will succeed And SURE enougi
when the awards made she has the premium. An,
here let us ask What has she gaincrl First she ha
gained So and the satisfaction of knowing that her but
ter little better than her igbois and that thi
fact will be known all the county Second she ha
ganeda knowledge Of the experience Of the best butte
makers in this aud other countii,s. which will be yer,
useful to her all through life. Third and what Is bert
all, she has strengthened her memory improved her
soning disciplined her mind, greatly auget.
ted her fund Of kpowledge-which IS another proof tia
mind to improve, demands labor for the body exer
else. And what Il here said of butte, .nakng will app
to every other Departmental e-keeling aud whei
this youog lady has applied The research per
reverence and intelligence, every other department
house keeping will net her attainments he enyab,i Bu
il is not expeeiedt to pack this knowiedg into her head
would apples into barrel. Il must work time
and with it be blended relaxation and receation.
Then let making butter and haring music, drawing
baking, chemistry and cooking, working lace aud wtin
eouposilion rraiins poetry and riding horseback
lpiahufe llucs hoNl'l Nlhlls hhlu III
it he understood that attainment for a woman shout
be at the expense olearning ingfor hous
be home without good house-keeper at its head
and female can be said to Je really accomplished with
out tls knowledge. The wives of Washington John A.
ANS, James Madison, anda host Of others, tlt
m county : hisol, not excepting the OF Mr.
sigourney, Ms.H B Stove, have been and arr aot
those that excelled IN this art do
tr than let this be the daughters; 1T
rxoe Ia and not Us surpassed in earnin
ard the une arts.Y ~ sH-
Bat what is Of more Importance for daughters tba
all else piety It is necessary for their present goo
and future welfare, for to refine elevate the
the opposite for the destiny Of our country Il,
welfare Of mankind. For the dAughthes Of ts genera
tion must become the mothers of the nexi; good
men always to make good society, tone thri
morals being the standard ofthe comnGnty In Which the
live. IfAi young lades shoniditfust tie r conlmn
to weksd and pro aHte onne men, there would soon
reformaiion among them. Bat eannpt. Within pro
per limits GO into detail tosay how the mental aud ply,
ea constitution of the child should stued with vhu
care each should be treated how much they should
taught to think well act the company 9th
pare and the good all the aas6cates 70 asist thda
less fortunate than tsnlselVes 10 ayHBtages 70 arise
obseuHiy BY being rrluous and good how we shoul
furnish daughters ith reading thai will improve ~
heart we'll enigien the understanding apd hou
should realize that tsir tho1ghts drposons affection
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