Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-08
MORNING LEADER.
A Plea for Health and FIoricuIture

ENaA " viz ANNhH hAAAl WAAA AAeHAANNs 4 nc
work is entitled "Plain and Pleasant Talk
About Fruits, Flowers and Farming The fol-
lowing plea for health and Horticulture is copied
thereffom
Every one knows to what an extent women
arc afflicted with nervous disorders, neuralpic
affections as they are more softly termed. lii
equally well known that formerly when women
partook from childhood, of out. t.of-door labors
and were confined less TO heated rooms and
exciting studies, they had comparatively few
disorders Of this nature With the progress of
society, fevers increase first, because luxurious
eating vitiates the blood; dyspepsia follows
next, because the stomach instead Of being a
laboratory is turned into mere warehouse
into which everything is packed, from the
foundation to the roof, by gustatory stercdores
Last Of all come neuralgia complaints, spring.
ing from the muscular enfeeblement and the
nervous excitability Of the system.
Late hours at night, and later morning hours.
early application to books, steady training
for accomplishments viz: embroidery, lace work
painting, rice paper, casting wax flowers 30 in
geniously that no mortal can tell what is meant
lilies looking like huge goblets, dahlias resem-
bling battered cabbage these together with
practising on the piano, or Il something extra is
meant, little tum, tum, tumming on the harp.
and little ting.tong on the guitar; reading
"ladies' books" crying over novels, writing
in albums, and original correspondence with
my ever adored Matilda Euphrosyne, are the
materials too often Of a fashionable education.
While all this refinement is being put on, girls
are taught from eight years old, that the chief
end OF woman is TO get beau, and convert
him into husband Therefore, every action
must be on purpose, must have discreet OBJ
lect in view Girls must not walk fast that is
not lady-like; nor run, that would be shocking
ly vulgar nor scamper over fields, merry and
free as the bees or the birds, laughing ull the
cheeks are rosy, and romping till the cheeks
are rosy, and romping till the blood marches
merry in every vein; for, says prudent mama,
my dear, DO you think Mr.. Lack a-daisy would
marry girl whom he saw acting so unlashion-
able!" Thus, in every part OF education those
things are pursued, whose tendency is to ex-
cite the brain and nervous system, and for the
most part those things are not "retined" which
would develope the muscular system, give
natural fulness to the form, aud health and
vgor to every organ Of it.
The evil does not end upon the victim of
fashionable education Her feebeness, and
morbid tastes, and preternatural excitability are
transmitted to her children, and 60 their chill
dren. 1t it were not for the rural habits and
health of the vast proportion Of our population,
trliutd to hearty labor on the soil the degene-
racy OF the race in cities would soou make civil
lization a curse to tine health Of mankind
Now we have not one word 10 say against
accomplishments when they are real, and are
net purchased at the expense of girls consti-
tuition. She may dance ike Miriam, paint like
Raphael, make wax fruit till the birds come and
peck at the cunning imi alton; she may play
like Orpheus, harpRg aft Eurydico (or what
will bp fnn N tho ,f
ter an Orpheus), she may sing and write poetry
TO the moon, and to every star in the heavens,
and every flower on earth, to zephyrs, to mem
ory, to friendship, and to whatever is imagina-
BILE IN the spheres, or on the word--iC she vii
ber the most 1Im6tbsSrftsnt in tsfts It faets tb9
blessing that God made health to 11lehd pon
exercise, and temperate living in all respects ;
and that the great objects of our existence, in
respect to ourselves, is a viTtuous aud pious
character, and in respect to others, the raising
and training o family after such sort that
neither we, nor men, nor God, shall be ashamed
of them.
Now we are not quite so enthusiastic as to
suppose that Horticulture has in il balm for all
these mentioned ills. We are very moderate in
our expectations, believing only, that it may
become very important auxiliary in maintain
| ing health of body aud purity of mind.
" utl OuNo u lilllu nus Dtti buuCutu WIFI
zeal in horticulture in seldom forgets its love
| II our children were early made little entbusi'
asts for the garden, when they were old they
would not depart from it. A woman's pre,ep'
ton of the beauty Of form, of coors, OF arrange
ment, is naturally quicker and truer than man s
| Why should they admire these only in paint
ing, in dress and in furniture. Can human
hand equal what God has made, in variety, hue
grace, symmetry, order and delicacyl A beau
tful engraving is often admired by those wht
never look alta natural landscape ladies beeom,
connoisseurs of "artifcials," who live in prOx
unity to real flowers without spark of enthu
siasm for them
We are persuaded that, if parents, instead o
regarding disposition to train flowers as a use
less trouble, a waste of time a pernicious ro
mancing, would inspire the love Of it, nurtur,
aud direct, it would save their daughters from
false taste, and all love of meretreious orna
ment The most enthusiastic lovers of natIri
catch something of the simplicity and truthful
ness of nature.
Now constant temptation to female yanitl
(ii it may be supposedlor thu sakeof argumen
to exist is display of person, OF dress, equip
age In olden times, without entirely hatinl
their beauty, our mothers used TO be proud o
their spinning, their weaving, their curious
wrought apparel for bed aud board. A pride il
what We nave done Is not, m due measure
wrong OF unwise; aud we really think that rival
ry among the young in rearing the choices
pIants,the most respendent flowers, would be al
together a wise exchange for a rivalry of lace
and ribbons, aud silks, Aud, even if poor hu
man nature must be forced 10 allow the pTigileg
ofcritcising each other sometimes severely,
would be much more amiable TO pull roses l.
J pieces, than TO pull caps all the shafts whic
are now cast at the luekless beauty, NIGH
more harmlessly be cast upon the globin
shield Of her dahlias or upon the cup Of her tu
lips.
"A love Of flowers would beget eafly rising
industry, habits Of close observation, and Z
reading Il would incline the mind TO motto
, natural phenomena, and TO reason upon then
II would occupy tue mind with pure thoughts
AMI inspire sweet and gentle enthusiasm
maintain simplicity Of tastei and in eonnec
ton with personal instruction, unfold in Oh
heart an enlarged, unstraitened, ardent pic
ty
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Judge GhOlsOn
The nomination Of this gentleman, independ
ent Of any considerations connected with re
cent events was eniuenty proper. The loca
tion is right The Republicans of IIamilto