The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-10-24
pressed that In New England thousands

pressed that In New England thousands
Of abortions are procured annually.
The next question discussed was the
change In the organization Of females,
A very clear division Of the body was
introduced and explained, and the ne
cessity Of perfect development Of each
to health and Of health to the power OF
propagating the species. In the mus.
cular temperament the children of the
present day are scarcely developed at
all, from various causes which were
stated, the principal among which is
the almost total neglect OF manual Ia
Dor; the body as q whole Is feeble
throughout, and individual muscles orc
soft, small. labby, and weak. The
fashions in dress have served to weak.
en-. the Emphatic and sanguinc organs,
and it is the opinion of the best physi'
clans that the pressure upon the upper
part Of the body has served to weaken,
depress and displace that organ in wo'
man which has the most to do with re-
production, and all know how common
these diseases are at the present day,
although entirely unknown to our
grandmothers. On the other hand, in
New England, the brain and nervous
system generally have been highly de-
vclopcd and altogether predominant.
The clfccrof this is seen in the intense
headaches with which our women are
now afflicted, the other portions OF the
body not being sufficiently developed
to resist the attacks of such diseases.
AS a general rule, people highly educa-
ted and following pursuits of whatever
kind that severely tax the brain and
nervous system, have a less number OF
children than those persons engaged in
manual labor for q livelihood. Wo'
men distinguished for genius and intel
lectual attachments have never as a
class been prolific of offspring. This
state of things is abnormal and unnat-
ural, against the decisions of nature,
an in violation Of the laws OF health.
Those who are thus affected are frail
and weak, break down in childbirth,
and a great number cannot nurse their
children properly. The great majority
Of women at the present day have no
natural breasts, and though the artiti-
cial ones look we'll ~outwardly, they af-
ford a poor substitute for the support
ola child. Many children are brought
up by the hand entirely at a great haz-
ard of life. These facts are m of the
strongest arguments to prove that the
female organization is undergoing a
change for the worse. 1t is now gene
rally believed that q child derives its
constitution from the mother, showing
the Importance of strength and vitality
in woman. A change in the sexual
propensity, q visible decline in the pro-
pensity implanted in women for noble
purposes, is a key to the increasing in.
fidelity of husbands and the long lists
of divorces. American women have
also been decreasing in size for fifty
years A comparison between the
French and American women vas
drawn, and though the causes OF the
movement have been different, the re-
suit has been the same. While there
has been great advance among women
intellectually, it las not really been an
improvement. In answering the qucs-
ton, What is to be the remedy OF this
state of affairs? the speaker stated his
belief that little is to be expected from
intermarriagc. The evil is caused, as
has been stated, by three things: Neg
lcct of physical exercise, fashionable
dress, and too exclusive cultivation OF
the brain. The remedy of the first is
plain, and the movement in sCminaries
for increased physical development can
not be too highly commended. To per-
suade women to give up fashion is more
difficult, but there has been some I'M
provemcnt in the fashions themselves
of late years, But still there is the
custom of clothing the body u%ncqnally,
so that the breast and the arms and the
legs are not kept so well guarded
against sudden changes in the weather
as the other parts of the body. The
effect Of this is TO produce 4 congested
state of the blood, The use of fine
wheat four in a ncwly-baked condition
brings on dyspepsia, indigestion and
c~ostiycncss. Girls are put to school
too early, and in every particular their
education :hcir education is too stimu-
lating and exciting for their organiza.
ton. A reform must also be effected
in the notions Of the object Of mar
riage, and the qualities most to be
sought for in q wife. Instead of the
slender form, small waist and fashiona-
BILE accomplishments, let Il w~ell-dcvcl-
oped body, good health, a sound con
stitution, and knowledge of domestic
duties be the qualities most preferred.
The paper was avery concise and
able presentation ofhis views, to. which
the above abstract, hastily prepared,
docs small Justice.