Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
EMPLOYMENT AND PAY OF wo-
MEN.

MEN.
There is no law Of history more certain
than this, that the civilization Of men is in
proportion to that Of women; it cannot
rise much above that point, and it will not
sink much below it. In proportion as
women have equal comforts in the supply
OF ,hei, wants, equal remuneration for the
industrious and energetic occupation OF
their time and skill, so will society pros
per. In the lowest social stages force
rules alone. Goliah.like giants rule by
the spear. and Saul, the tallest man, is
made king. In such ages, alas for the
position Of women! She is weaker than
man, and becomes his slave on that &C.
count or else rules by ingenuity and
quick insight. As man progresses, he is
increasingly governed BY wisdom ; not
the strongest, but the most sagacious,
rules. At last there comes q period IN
which justice. law, order. goodness and
moral worth rule, and then, in proportion
as this is the case, civilization springs up,
in which all the forces and checks intended
BY the Creator press equally on society,
progress is rapid, and each woman as well
as man moves nearer to her proper sphere
and place in society, and TO the receipt Of
her reward according to her worth and
usefulness.
In old times families were brought to-
ge,her according to their eating" and
this is really the best indication Of that
substantial equality which justice demands
should be given TO women's work. Wo-
man needs less in quantity but Of a more
carefully selected quality in everything
food, dress, enjoymen,s. Things delicate,
refined, Clearly and exactly proper, are
necessities to her, as not TO man. That is
her nature, and j, has therefore q just
right TO be grsti6ed as certainly as the
larger, ruder, coarser wants Of man. The
pecunisry cost Of so supplying the wants
Of man and woman, so as TO keep them
each in equal happiness, will be about
equal. As a general rule, woman will gen.
orally succeed in most nearly attaining this
in her relation with family ties. There her
worth and usefulness are most felt and
literally appreciated. As a wife and
mother, she attains the maximum Of use
f~ulness, and happiness, and respect. But
there are, as society advances, AZ increas.
ing number Of exceptional cases. Il is Of
the utmost importance that she should be
perfectly self-supporting and comfortable
Independently Of marriage, so that she
may never be tempted to be scheming and
eager 10 enter on its responsibilities, until
she can do so independently, and in such
q way tina, her labors may be appreciated
and duly priced. Hence, where parents
die, or circumstances change, it is Of the
hishes, consequence that there should be
a variety Of em~ployments for females, in
which their compensation should, as
closely, as possible, approach to that OF
men-employmens in which elevation Of
character should be equally necessary.
respected and priced as in the family
circle. In the North, as keepers of &C.
counts, they are found accurate and trust
worthy. As telegraph operators, and in
kindred occupations, they have been found
competent, and exact, and as authoresses,
especially for children, there is an acute
ness and knowledge Of human nature that
men can no, attain so easily. The war
has done much good in this respect, open
ing up so many new em~ployments for
women that the scarcity OF them in some
localities was at one time as severely felt
as Of men when we had an army Of q mil
lion men in the field. Therefore, every
girl should have some resource within
herself BY which she can, If necessary,
earn her own living, independently, and
with perfect responsibility. Teaching is
the mos, natural occupation, whether it
be drawing, music, English branches or
Languages. II she has bu. taste and
knowledge suficien. TO make a beginning
she will often learn more in teaching than
she has done as q pupil.
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