Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-10-03
stllstslIaneons 4seaaim,
"FL0RENCE."

intention. We ask you to appreciate
our intention bocauss yorr sex is apt
to take very little notice of anything
they do not appreciate. We mean
that you must be interested II and
clearly understand the truth and i'm
portauce Of our remarks. You need
mot blink or turn away toanotler col
umn, for We shall not worry your pa
ticnce with q scientific treatise CT 6
pious sermon.
The subject We arc about 20 expati-
ate upon IS one that more or less con
Germs every woman on earth. 1t Is
closely allied to your personal appa,
rel and has much to do with the end
less todium and perpetual toll OF those
whose lot It IS 10 struggle atthe usual
female occupations to earn i living
From the highest to the loves, from
he Oldest to the youngest, none are
found who can DENY having some in
1c'-7-t-ff'' TIE subject we sllal! presently
name. None did we sagI All, well
perhaps there = here and there, en-
isolated cynio OF the gcncs homo.
wearing the bifarGated habiiiments CT
modern fashion VINO can say that such
things do not interest lin. Indeed
we occasionally = meet nonchalant NOR
ta's Of either sex, who really have 10
concern for anything beyond that
which Immediately contributes to
their own selfish passions. We gay
either scx, but certainly mean one or
the other; not intending the i,ica that
such creatures are OF doubtful gender.
But rs VIC promised - the be.in-
nirg not to lecture OF preach, We
must drop this strain of personality
and come to the particular poiat il
question.
We said point" In that casual
expression we actually revealed the
most important feature, or function,
CT faculty. rersonlhei by the wonder
tnl manifestations OF the subject OF
oiJ-ot VIC arc endeavv;ing 70 ap-
preach.
'PShawF czcIa!ms the impatient
reader, provoked at ous taas.aG pre-
amble Just as a cat loves TO p'ay with
mouse before toVourjng It,
Oh, don It be ic-',:sh, mu;ter5 the
aforesaid reader ! don't Ike snch
nonsense. II you can tell rs anything
worth listening to, do it quickly.
Lets have it now, OF III read 10 far
ther.
Oh, but you will read further.
Now don't irown. You feel well Is
surcd that We csn tell You something
you ought to know, and tie innate
lnqHisItlve ioiUie OF Your sex VIII
nod your attention until we've lad
our say.
But we beg pardon fer al this pre-
iace and at oucc diyulge tic mystery
ny boldly proncunclng the Florence
Sewing Alacdlne tie bcstil the world.
Wo are thus supe!.atlgeiy emphatic
Tor We have had the most conclusive
10 warrant our conviction
Ever smco the first machine appeared
~c have been noticing al manner Of
Improvements. Ii ras a mastery in
renllon as it ratified away mits primi-
tive clicking clattcr. ant We were
among those who gazed at It with al
most lncredul1ns wonder, rs It stood
IN ectigo operation on eAhioit.on It a
puG,ie ta;I.
Then there was only ono machine.
S0oE another was talked about The
second had more claims 'han the tirss.
In a snort time there were several
Eacn one had q feature OF im2or!1nce
pecaliar'E us own; sewing machines
became plenty ThlS m one was good,
anu 50 was tnat. thousands OF them
were SQid. NO invention ever grew
% suddenly popular. '" knew Of !
5ooo .i.' nan VINO PROPOSED 10 Sena sew