Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-02
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WHO SHOULD MARRY.

In the March number of the Herald o
Health, Mrs. E. Oakes Smith has an ar
ticle on Choosing Wife," from whicl
we make few extracts: ,#fe
1t is not wise to marry woman of {
different religious faith, nor one far re
moved from your own social rank no.
an ignorant woman.
Do not marry woman with thin lip
and glib tongue. aa... -
Do not marry sentimental woman
who is sure to run into the lackadisica
one; let her love sentiment, high, nobl.
sentiment, but beware of the sentimental
Do not marry one of the delicate, die
away women, who are sure to degenerate
into invalids, and take a pride in thei1
feebleness.
Only handsome men and women ough
to marry. Those having mems sa,,a IN
corpore sa',o. Let others look the matter
squarely in the face. and admit that thei1
|imbecilities, their diseases, their unhand.
some looks, their discordant minds, ough
not to be perpetuated; and let them 60 tc
work manfully to make the best of them.
selves by eschewing marriage. Let then
be honest, hearty old maids and. bache.
lors, earning money for the good Of others
Teaching, and farming, and helping or
good wholesome ideas. -
The true, good, and handsome men and
women adapted to marriage ought to bt
treated With distinguished honor in the
world, as benefactors of the race as fore.
Swallowing that beautiful future when W.
shall be hardly lower than the angels and
covered with glory and honor.
One reason why it is we'll to marry 8
pretty woman in preference to plain one
| is that the former is more free from jea.
lousy and discomfort than the latter
Being better satisfied with herself, she is
more likely to be pleased with others. -
It is better to marry full-sized woman
than little one, for the meanness of sta.
ture is apt to 60 through the characte,
also. A certain roundness of contour; q
composure and self-poise, devoid of heavi.
ness or sluggishness; an elastic buoyan,
bright uppish eek n sRs, %ere a6d ef pdFa p5iae
child-like smile; hands and feet well-pro.
portioned, not too small, are outlines
easily Disseminated and constitute q safe,
reliable character. A cheerful woman,
one who will not make mountains of mole
hills; who can find something bright and
beautiful everywhere who has pretty
feminine resources, and knows how to de-
wise ways and means to make others hap
py and content about her, is jewel of
inestimable worth. .e1 p =
The voice (not for singing) is great
indicator of character. Beware of those
high, sharp tones of voice, as we'll as too
low and hesitating, the first belongs to
a shrew, and the last to deceit and imbe-
cility. III
Cheerfulness of temper, candor that re-
Ijects every species of falsehood. and owns
to the truth at any peril; tenderness to
be detected by fondness for and faithful
care of pets, rather than by outward ex-
pressions; purity. instinct in though BIT and
action; intelligence to appreciate all that
is noble and good; and health, sound and
elastic, are traits to insure duty as wife
and happiness in a household. = i' q
H1NDRANcEs: TO MARR1AGE.-The La
dys, Owm Paper, in commenting upon
the discussion that has taken place on the
increasing "disuse of marriage" )" observes
''Viewing the, whole subject fairly, il
would appear that. however the blame
may be banded about, the main cause
why marriages are becoming less and les!
frequent amongst the upper and middk
classes is, that society is. more exactint
than it was we are not content, whethe'
male or female, with the same style o
living as the past generation men are un
lswilling to commence where their parent
commenced, and SO society becomes hol
low and unsatisfactory; men die tbefor
their time by fast living, and maidens ar
deprived of the household joys for whicl
the true womanly nature pines. Possibl.
the enhanced price of provisions in tn
present day, as compared with the past
may also have some bearing on the sub
Iject." s.-.s n. -