Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-27
For the DAILY MONITOR.

the first thing noticed was that most
excellent bit about " Health and beau
ty." When came to that part of the
piece that reads about the "fragile
type of beautb,' etc. after had read
the completion of the sentence, I could
not help but feel it to be most miser-
able taste, and exclaimed hastily -hum-
bug And then afterwards finding
that the real truth of the matter was
known, and appreciated, as manifested
in the following glorious words We
will seek nobility rather than preten-
ces, strength rather than weakness,
physical perfection, rather than physi-
cal degeneracy, in the women they
select as mothers of their children.
Artists will rejoice, and sculptors will
cease to despair when this happy con-
summation is reached. Let none regard
it as Utopian. A very little rationalism
brought to bear upon daily life, would
place physical well being within reach
of women of all ranks and, where
health leads the way, beauty is seldom
slow to follow. "A smile overspread
my face and I rejoiced" Mr.. EDITOR,
I class that piece as grand! do so,
and no mistake of it. 1t is indeed n
noble fragment of eternal truth. And
why? Because it is right And right
is truth, and truth is right.
Whoever wrote that must have had
"right thoughts" most certainly, for I
think it to be simply splendid. Be-
cause it is the truth and nothing else.
Yes, the idea of men admiring opposite
type of beauty isn't the thing at all. 1t
is not the order of things one particle.
What do we want of @ fragile" women
in the name of right thought? Mo- we
do not want these in civilization, we
want strong, robust women, with
sound, vigorous organisms, full of vi
tality, of beautiful fresh life. With
steady, full pulsation, blooming counte-
nance, in short, health in all its beauty
and freshness; then, we may reasona-
bly, hope to see strong, robust, and
vigorous rising generation.
If a young man admires fragile
beauty, etc., L do certainly think he
looks through the wrong glass What
do you-what can you expect from
mother of such type? Miserable,
puny children, that's all. No more OF
less. And here's fact to be noticed
which is spoken of on another page of
to days issue, Wis !: that our living in
this ''vfast and reckless age" driving
and hurrying in our everyday affairs,
to such Tremendous and perhaps
fearful extent, that we lose sight of
these great physiological laws, and it is
a great pity. Tt is great pity, indeed
o what a terrible rush and excite
ment there is in this, our nineteenth
century Drive ahead with the most
intense speed seems to be the actuating
mental feeling of the many sided age in
which we live.
But after all, there must be progress
There can be no life unless there is this
in our grand Commonwealth. Pro.
gyeSS is the law of success, happiness,
and triumphant living. There is moth
ing got by idleness. Old Dr. Murray
used to say, as have heard, can idle
mind is the devils Workshop" And it
is invariably true. "Idleness is the
mother of vice., is an old axiom SO
then, / presume it to be universally
settled that in order to live well, com
fortably and happily, there must be
'ostered in the living thoughts of every
nan and woman, yes, and child, too,
his grand and ennobling idea of human
orogressl Coward, then, without a
ear; rest not, faint not by the way;
IGod shall make The star appear, and
usher in brighter day." Days may
be dark and dreary;;" if they are,
there is no reasonable way out of them
if we continue idly folding our hands
and doing nothing. There is nothing
to be gained by idleness but disgrace,
poverty and rags; there is everything
to be gained by diligence and struggle.
And after we have struggled we may
perchance feel worn and weary, but
Then, after all, there is the glorious
satisfaction of knowing that we have
done all we could do, and, very likely,
there will come over us delicious
sense Of rest, How delightful is rest
Yes, and there is no rest unless there
has been work preceding it. There are
many poor miserable people in the
world land they would be poor and mis-
cradle all the time if they possessed
great riehes) who are poor and most
miserable because = because what !?
Why, becaus they don't work. 60
work, and pune slumber shall rest on
thy pillow; work, and thou shalt DER
co me cares coming billow." Work
whether work be lofty or lowly; work