, 1869-02-21
THE BIRCH IN THE BoUD01R.

That hidoous old superslitlon Of the IT,
nreuscy OF man having oncc been denioo,
md his clairs 10 an exclusive use OF any
yEi.e properties, from bsa4ns 70 s3n, esceenfs,
10 see now rapidly the whole social and po-
1ittcal fabric which has been constructed on
that formulation Il tuWblIng II pieces. Mans
monopoly sf cigass, Of climbs. Of the pulpit.
al the liberal professions, Of sports, ot
ncademical ll;e and OF Inc franchise nar. '.1,1Ix
,infripted, one might alusust hare been 10.
Glued to ,arcy that there was Httle else !elt
which w,uan could grrdee HIN that ne
had been stripped Of every SIRED Of rs
aucicnt cucroachmcrts, and taat, except tos
trtiiing and accidental distinctions Of sex and
OF bodily strength. there was now really 20
properly ard no quality left undisputed
which might be said TO ditierenttate the male
from thu female Bsi!on. But suca conein"
zion would be premature. There IS at least,
. tme+honc1eI cus1oes, which the male ludan-
ilsn's OF The country have been ufcd T. AFRO.
Eath to themselves, nnA Of the exercise CT
which there nre divers natollous EN- oleus and
Instruments. The male Inhablsauts OF Great
Britain have been hitherto dlstfng gussntd iroA
inhabitants Of most other countries, bI
the peculiar iuEufer privilege Of receiving
corp. rAi chasttseMfns At certain stages aud
in certain conditions Of their existence aud
indeed, until very recently. 1t would not have
been at inaccutate account OF the d,tfessnee
between EnEiiahMen and Eng3tshW omen
which described tho toru1er as that portion
Of the community which Is, aud the latter
as that which Is not, Govged.' 1t was not
likely that women, Ia their present mood Of
self asscrtlop, would long aiLoE sueh al In
| yldlous dls:lrctiun to remain uuchallrngea.
1.-THE young Euslishwolnsn Is to be trained
| to be fn all respects as like as possible to
what the young Euel,shman has ben, 1t is
| clear that means OF discipline aud correction
similar TO those which hsye been Ia force
among men mus. be brooght to bear upon
| the girls It Vas to be expected that b.!ote
lorg that should occur which has now, it
seems, Ia lac: occurred that mau's mo-
nopoly oi tie l,1c;a and The canc, as lustru.
ments OF training of e1u .ation, should be
attacked in tue same Way US hts mouoplf OF
the academy, the pulpit. md thu franchise :
| that 4 sect Of Femait FlavellanLs would
nritc to swell The numbers Of those who are
| astalhug mans emp,rt Aud that to ine
women who wish to prcsch, the women vim
| wish 10 graduate, uhd the women who wish
to vote, would shortly be added The women
who wish to t1oE.
Thai iu the year 1863 there should b, lIr-
Ing In England. and ID London, = consilcra'
bic number Of women. moving apparently !u
Eoed society, and some Of them tilted, who
arc III tho rrgulsr habit Of stripping tnd
flogxlnG v It'll u!rciics, apple-1Nigs, or La cher
| straps, thtfr daughters OF Thirteen years Old
and upwards. must appear u fu5s!3ncrs sim
! ply iucrc&libtc, and, to most E1Ellshnleu,
very queer. Tel ilat encL Is the ca.o is amply
proved by correspondence in thr E:t1iAa.
teot,!tss's Uv'tsttc -ldJJsi0<, IN the subject Dl
"F1ogxiny Gtrls.h which cuMmenced In Ar@
gust III last y.ar, aul which, after having
lusacd ai1 months, md having hanaisa the
details Of corp "a! ruushin cut III Il stylo
| which certainly did no. err on tue side Of too
much rcseryc Or dsiicacy, l'1s III last aopa.
rcnt}$ bc.n brought 10 eonciuslou br a
summing up from tue tonuacluT Of the
magazine favorable an tho whole 70 the
causc OF the tnscfAnu. This corttsM'nt-
cncc, or "cnuyrrsAx;,inc.' uk The ladi = to-
sipdIeals luect 70 call their aH4loncsa .Aps
Of rambling 4ucries and criA.tcs GU my topic
which happen, 10 lutcres; their p1!fona, from
best methods Of cduc4;ion to beat mttlDdt
Of removing. snrcslu3us halr, Raoxs tnat
&hcrr are III EnxtlGd tnapy Wouen-some N
sron.an'x Uohst.:ie uu,ic-tae to be "lad,ca u
title, AID well worthy OF ult, ,ntfoa''-w'.a
tnako L q rs.ulr prAettce, "ior certain
tanlts.H t. s:riy thclr sro"u-np E.rse, natt,
either by tlci1 oNu hands or hy tha han.s vi
asvenc e. e t1 1sh s1 ups1 sls1 .sSss s
arc downright enthusiasts tor TIE bi.tn aud
The taws. They tecnl 10 el.rJ IL lha ptlv
lrKc o, tArasha.E tllclr glib. Thcs Givt
laish!nl representa- i"'.s. catrlI!fy, arnwu it'l
The lilc. OF their own PCT Moae VI das:na
tue operation. Thr prrlliuluancs, tho place
itns luulalr Lhu instrument Of torture
the behavior Of the victim before, durlul
AID aiter the ian:ctson Of ihc aoEs.rk
III short lho must minute details aI tlc cn.s,
process. arc described With thai stApAts l,tes
which sotnu womcu exhibit when Wt!tlur ut
q subject which powerfully interests aut X
cites them. These writer's du nut cvun tax,
tho liue Ut apoios txtuE i + tue lulumnui, =, n
! ot cndcayorlnK Ia paiLAte lfle shsme, whitl
mut1 pe involved in to- process o! st7)PVnui
J and nos g!ug alrl OF dttceu or sixteen eat
! old. On the contrary, tone Of them, VIII
! secm 10 have sort oi mhsion for pral,ay thu
! tho doctrine OF aoggtug girls, are most ket1
III rrcom 1cnalu,; lneans whereby tho pal
may be made Us severe and the shasns ~ over
whining 10 tho 1a1cr-r ~ possible. Thu:
I evidently brluu9s 10 ,Ais c!ass OF enthusiasts
| who kays tta! shu Was herself 1ugKaa 4 I'M.
!. che was ,uily fourteen ycasx old" ard w4s
IN describing her experiences, occas!onais
. employs q parascology which u 4 lttsle to
highly splce4 to b. quoted hcrr, wr.tes:
q 1haSe E7 girls fa..es. iot1 anu cuntacnea; u
9 1ns,ee emit me pun:ehmeet ,ur cSrs4,u t.as:a
Al The same time il cau~es hardly - nonr's trre
int',cte.. In tt,i&s pf.saey, ana wt.aout aa9ss
= teod'n9. Aeho;t Whtt ago ies.ea bo:a paa
in the case efa Eiaes. f;tt Of ,h'tsssn, wbo ~
c | Ilse. under ny couHu1 In ny hau4e. She Ea
l. teen reared On 10 ''ncsaf flee" p;,n, and "
:. a. bvlc and ntsobs OH Ut child as ccuid n- u.
i, a.th. Fcsa tnosta lt.,sd he moral t'au. ou !
= | valn. Al length resolved to rec what :hr re
J. | would o; an. r., .akltE her with me one d.
n ats'r 91oas mtscuncn=, 1rto secssdtd rooa.
iss,afs ss,.s ses fno} .ns fHsauy o.
:; mans h1d filled would nov x:T. ncs souu
= whipping. she wrs coueh aitnsysd, a. Eou u
= wa., tEa quietly Submitted, and save her VII
e some amer can friends eslI spanl !" aeat
T. tbmt std .dectuai. From ttat Day the Rrss Z
-, t., L..~y -. "a
!, ranrtn. haya el.pted have !ound II nstessa1y
ii | repeat tls ocerxtion only 1wce
y Only twice! and does this enthusiast
- flsael]snt. Ia whom the disposition 70 Dag :
=; really think that thrcc hoK1ingst1 the cuus
- Of -four months arc = smsl1 allowance fur
= young lady In her fourteenth gear? You
u = Harrow boy OF the same axe consider It
!. 10 the F,fth Book think OF being blh.ed'
= " scrubbed" 1t the rate OF nine uuea yea,
Bu, then Wykehanists and Harrovtaus =
- not, IT We may Judge from the 1anentallo
T. and complain. Of parents aad teachers IN :!
~ "sAshxo''..ts's l0'n.sfic Aagazine, 80 uurn'
u 80 insLbordinate, and 20 generally tnturril
bic as young ladies sged from IS to Is IN
one poor parent, alter describing tue fA1lu
Of m attempt to educate girls under the !" n
penuual. .chasttsemcnt sTsscm," saJs:
1telr pfogte&t Waf 10 uns1ttst7<tafI, sad III
u ReruA coz duct - ofu-ubortlnste anu oE:sd I'll
tnAt l Ji+'d-d 70 he reiterated solici 'aIons
tic Ravst oess, md c4nse1tn1 10 her tntFud uct
-. tts roo. One whS a-eptdtnaiy ITO: Gce1- a1I
Itr tuRR. siel It Vat md" o. sol pliasle le. =
=, cu.lLlo Io1g nstrav u ucs u ons eHa, WI
s5 s.se5s1 e. Eans.a 'nIs1ss ses ps'n a sa 81
"A tets 10 tnd,et u2on each OF rnsm c.'Nt ser
1n whipping. which wst nr1reea 70 tsks r'4se
- her boNdrlx fmM edlstcly &fteE evening pFa1
- Tho e-aest 1ss frst taken to her dlssslnkzo.
~ I md Irptttd 1of the ROD. and tnen con sstei !
ne ooaao,r q u. 4sse'1ts.' sh9 :, esse
~ thcn pfr pxstd. sud rUcefvcd q Wh l-11nne d
ell4ttfn. TGete uhtpp1ras Wtts Atmfats,*l
.~sfu a9 ss,ss19 Y, q ~ asoan
:" ea!1ghio a. tse eonens1ou Of which tasT
on 70 a,ss TIC 70 sna ,nask ,he gayerEess, ~
-, nas bcsn ! most He1ked improvement In II
'e hehsvloF. ard The prp1ress made to lhtlF stn1
nss sosst Tn a1es T, ssF' s,s }sa ~ ~ Ien ss,
y" p seols, hp9* Ito ROD u ~ o:casioaaly
7lled 10 the ps'a,s Of taelf hAoda shsa shs1
As At the commencement Of this dl4cuss
old on the art aud mystery OF dsgellatlon, II
FesNd that tnere wa large number Ut
sspisanss 10 irltiatiou m tae mystery y
nd were ext1oenely ignorant Of its no.s elem
on ~ ss1tous ss'. saaulsts; ne13oa g s tse
'' Of making or procuring il, and ss
ou the bess mode Of Applying Il when procur
appear to bave poured Ia upon the Cd!
IN, saeh :. y might have pe.p.eIed even osbl
INK hlmseif to have ans Htrea satisfactorily.
tho editor WAS eqna, 70 the occasion.
enR avai}ed hiEnself Of th1 assistance of some
-, sons oI ha own sex. who had experience
~ the doRRipg Of boys; sud their tenchit
backed By the eItssme ksennesa and ca'
ler Dets 10 learn which the patspuessca OF
magazine exhibited. have caused most r.
ven and aatorishirg advance In tho devtlopn
nd. Of the doctrine and discipline OF thia ne r
ciety for the Wh,ppirg Of Young Wou
H.. The following 1l1 principles msY % sali