Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-01
ADVICE TO Young Ladies' ON the
'i5s to9 II Laws of Health. 80
} aaBYs DIR. EIdLzABETH. BLACKWELL

7cl aaBYg DIR. ELIZABETH, BLACKWELL
I stood, last week, by a grief.stricken
young mother, who, with pale cheek and
fearless eye, bent in speeehless agony
over her dying child It. was her first
born. 1T had lain in her eneircling arms
:, six short months. Now it wastorn from
her love; and, helpless and despairing,
Z she watched the feeble life ebh slowly
! away. @ps sot gs4.l ssiss it.s29sa9np
o9J,l gG could not say. to that poor mournsr,
siYou yourself unhappy mother, are the
destfoyernof igyour own childd Your
thoughtlessness,- your ignorance. your
=, waste of the golden years of life, before
a this tender child was committed to your
9 care, have cause this agony. this DEATH"
And vet those stern words to her, and
to multitudes like her, would have been
q strictly true. OF what use to her in that
sad hour, where her many accomplish
ments, her grace, elegance, and literary
requirements. The fundamental study,
: the knowledge of the laws of health, had
been entirely omitted in her education;
!; and now her child was dead, and no af-
ter knowledge could recall her dead to
+ life. h, AS young girl, no habits of at
tention and respect to the requirements
of physical; organization had been i'm
. planted by her mother; and she had en-
tered upon the responsibilities of family
= life with no idea of what was needed, for
the care Of her own health, or for the
welfare Of her children.
bIs Natures laws are inexorable.l No
beatty, no love no agony, will avert the
penalty attached to the transgression Of
: physical law. ss8 sss7sll ..li.I--zoGiI
yfs The child, placed in unhealthy con-
ditions, dies, though long life its birth
right. The young girl, over-stimulated
with studies and accomplishments, or in
toxicated with pleasures, or bowed down
with cares, withers in her early bloom.
The young mother, fragile as. flower,
too feeble for her privileges and her du-
II ties, is wrenched from her orphan chill
9dren, or sinks into querulous invalid.
It is then essential that physical laws
should be earnestly studied for the prac-
tical guidance Of life. There is an Or
der, of Nature that must be observed in
education, in life !; and by that order the
physical takes precedence of the mental.
The body builds its temple, for the soul
ito dwell in. The physical powers ma
ture. before the mental faculties; and al
though the cultivation of our two ma
lures should always go hand in hand,
the development of the physical nature
) must always precede and be the founda-
j ton Of all mental culture. ~
, lit is. far more important to a young
lady, to possess a strong, active, grace
full body, a clear, healthy skin, bright
eve and cheerful disposition, than to be
mistress of many accomplishments.
1t is Of much weightier moment to the
2 young niatfon to know how to manage
her household with intelligence, than to
speak French, or play the piano. The
one branch of knowledge does not ex-
clude the other; but thorough ac-
auaintance- with all that concerns the
physical wellbeing of aIhousehold, the
prevention efsiekness, the promotion Of
yieor and, ,cheerfulness, is Of fundamental
Importance to the young ruler of the
precious skome Kingdom. If she knows
c how to ventillate her house thoroughly,
in winter as well as Summer; to prevent
injurious odors;- to distribute an ample
allowances Of air to the lungs that must
inhale ii; to look upon stagnant air as
q a deadly enemy, by night as well as BY
day, then her children will not die Of
feyers,1 nor be tainted by scrofula. If
She can select healthy, and nutritious
diet for, her household; ensuring its prop
er preparation; vary it in Quantity and
quality, according to the needs Of each
member, then she will keep her house
hold in good temper, from the Oldest to
the you6gest-and her Doctors bills will
be only nominal. If she understand the
proper use of water; the moral as well as
the physical advantages Of exercises the
Importance of dress, with due regard to
" warmth, 1ightness, and points Of fsupport,
.s we'll as Of fashion, then her children
will live queen in the midst Of her Low.