The Baltimore County union., 1867-07-13
Marriage and Health.


very sensible article on health as Influenced by
marriage. which We here reproduce
Marriage 10 the aafVrsf condition Of dduR ne.
No man who fails 10 enter this condition si this
period can Be considered as comprising oil the
relations for which his Creator designed hini-in
other words, he 10 not q complete man. There
10 deiect-radical defect. lie was designed 10 be
the bead Of family, and ~ the family state l.
the very basis Of society, bis failure 70 10 vital
him 20 be incomplete 90 . man. We once heard
learned divine. 10 preaching on the family state
on Thanksgiying.day. asser, this incomplete
ness Of the bachelor aud he, among other illus
traiions, said, that we might - well call man
destitute Of some limb q whole and perfse, insr
40 10 pronounce the bachelor 10 he such.
A, the risk Of being deemed uneaiian,, We
must say that the same view applies 10 The ie-
male ssI
The single state being then the abnormal aud
unnatural condition, tits, ss general rule, un-
favorable TO health and longevity. That this 10
true oflongevity is demonstrated By the fact sla-
ted by HrFyLAxp, that in the lists Of individuals
who have lived 10 great age there are no gn-
married persons. That IL 10 true in regarl 20
health can not be 90 definitely proved. and ct
the fact Just stated aud the observations oi ~
sicians quite satisfactorily establish lie iru,l
Tho reasons that marriage isfavorable 10 br'llh
and longevity are very readily seen We will
notice some Of them.
or adults the married alone experience TO the
full all those genial and satisfying inhu,ncrs
which arc properly included in the idea Of home.
The unmarried mar, when fortunately si,un'-d,
experience them Ia part, but IL is only in iati.
even under the most favorable circumstances.
They may sndeavor TO enter into the feelings uf
parents in helping 10 care for their children 10th
10 health aud in sickness. and in doing hey
pat;ake Of some OF the elevated Aad sweet iu,s a.
home but still they fail 10 get al ibr vrfr lenc-
tralia where cluster the most sacred and deep
affections iha; belong 10 the married state II Is
but few even Of the eeniler ser among the uumar-
red that really do enter in this limited degrec in
TOT knowledge Of the sweetest ministries iucrded
in the full idea Of home and fewer siill VI the
other sex have this knowledge aud iis consequent
enjoymeuis.
This Leads as TO "a, that the ties which bind
these Joined 10 ueilOCk together are alike siTon-
ger. closer, aud mote nuiiforin llaT ihOec Of any
other relation. not even excepting that a. l,aTent
and child. The expression "f our Saviour ou this
poini--"ihey twain shall 10 one ilcsh is Tery
significant. II Le,Okens something uiui, ihan a
mutual contract which can b. broken ic :light
reasons as our legislators will have i. ia oppo-
siiion 10 the express teachings OF tic Dib', III
q union which should be dissolved for only one
oAensc--ihe trampling under foot al ouer Ofboth
lie physical aud moral bonds Plainly union
neither he lightly entered urou nor lightly set
aside
The mutual attraction existing between the
sexes which is the basis Of this union, 10 OF q
compound character What 10 termed sometimes
physical love enters largely intoi, The abuse Of
ths, degrading II 10 mere sensualy is the source
Of some Of the woTs, Of both moral aud physical
evils while, on the other hand II. proper indui-
gence has connected with IL some OF the highest
and mos, snnoblng virtues Of which human ma
ture is capAble-ihose which belong 10 the home
aud the family state.
There is In that which draws the s-xes together
ia true eonnubial love something undesirable and
not easily understood. No correspondence, no
description OF qualities VI person aud character,
however satisfactory all may seem io be, can in-
sure real mutual attraction when the parties come
TO meet There may he actual rtpulsion, and yet
neither may be able 10 define the reasons for II.
This can not be set down 10 q freak of fancy.
There Is something deeper than that tits among
the occult things OF nature. When connections
arc formed from mercenafy motives, or on
grounds ofmere expedieney, the element Of attach.
nent Of which We speak may possibly ansrward
b evolved, but II Il does not the happinsss which
belongs slous 10 true lore viii not be realized
In the compiler bond which unites the married
pair the physical and the spiritual are mos, nii-
nately blended, and for the proper development
Of the domestic virtues the spiritual, let titeverbe
remembered, must predomina,e over and control
the physlcai. When this 10 done the union is
promoiive OF health and longevity. II by all
those genial influences which are Involved 10 H..
These withdraw from the sslhshness which 10 ept
10 attach itself 10 an insulated condition, furnish
continual indictments 10 the affections, aud invite
10 life Of cheerful activity. Especially do ihssc
results come when the union 10 blessed With fruit
fnlnes, the ties Of affection being thus both
s,reng,hssed and multiplied.
Perhaps u viii be said that very many are Ten.
dered feeble and unhealthy 10 bearing and rear.
ing children. True butthe cause Of this ls 10
BE- found 10 either the faulty management Of the
In dividual or bad training on the part Of her pa
rents, especially ln ihs physical portion Of her
education. With suitable training in early life,
and good hyaisaie management sflerwafd, the
duties Of maternity will usually be promoiive Of
health. That they ere lees apt TO be 20 now than
| formerly is owing 10 q deterioration Of female
health and vigoT, % the result ofmodes of educa'
ton and customs Of society. And this detetiOra.
ton, IS we said IN another article 10 one Of the
cause. Of the sallness of families ., ,hs present
time.