Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-13
Intellectual Progress of Husband and
Wife.

Intellectual Progress of Husband and
Wife.
The young professional man mars
ries an intelligent, good wife. in ev-
cry way his equal. They are poor,
and both are under the necessity of
exerting themselves, TO secure sue
cess and prosperity in the future
He enters with energy upon the du~
ties Of his profession, mlnglos with
the best inteIlects, and the most poll
ished and learned men of society -
He is obliged to apply himself closely
to keep pace with the society in
which b. moves. He must read bis
books hear discussions and engage in
them keep well up with the current
news OF the day, and by cons ant ex-
ercse, his wlts are sharpened q, the
highest degree Of his capacity
IL all tnia toll and excitement, b
eng aged - 81 - Y A.u.>
tie t,m3 t''r family $50 rciai,n. II
come. home i "a AMI rta " pr III
ner. supper Of bed and wholly in
DISPOSED TO enter into the spir.t ot
the fsmily, or draw them / To hi>
more intellectual aud elevated cir
Gle.
Mean lille. bis datiIul end aiiec
tio0ato &ite Is as wholly ana txosg-
iye.y, occupied with family matters.
She lives in the kitchen and nursery,
and shuts herself upln he little nar
row circle OF d1aos ie 4tflits In
few years the accomplishments ftr
which she was 20 high = ra ~ed by
ner husband and society, Lave tar
nishcd ~ dasuse she il useful am
good, but the sphere of her husban
is far removed from her
Ii selfish, he feels, and rather en-
joys his sage superiority, and comes
To the grave CONCLUSION that woman
must be inferior to man that it Is
not worth white 10 try TO keep her
40 with him. be does not talk with
his wife Of the German war, the
change in the territory it has wrought,
tho political organization it must
give rise to, because she does not
know enough Of history, geography
or politics to appreciate his CONVEX
sation and it would involve too much
explanation to make her understand
it,
1t is too much trouble it "don't
pay" He does not speak Of the dis
asters on the sea- the effects Of the
great storm, the late news from Con
gress, because she does not keep full
y informed upon the subjects, and to
preface the detail necessary to make
her comprehend all this, would be an
'endless task, 50 it is not undertake
en-.
Yet all these subjects would be in
teresting to his wife she would glad.
ly enter into the minutin of them !;
but it is too much trouble for the
married, important business man
too small a matter for him to talk
business with his family. They
know nothing alike, they think
nothing alike and by common con-
sent, their paths grow wide apart,
until they are not one in mind and
sympathy, but present a melancholy
spectacle at home, and entirely un-
like what wife and husband should
be, all for the want of the practice of
that considerable respect for each 9th
err, they entertain for aud accord to
others Domestic Life, BY DR.. BWord'
AFTER DINNER NAPs.-Many per-
sons are in the habit Of sleeping fer
halt an hour pr an hour Immediately
after dinner. This is bal practice.
Ten minutes sleep before dinner is
worth more thaa "a hour after /
res and refro,bes AMI prepac-s ~"
| 5stem foT vigorous 4 ZeS'i 1t
/ ~ieep Is taken after dion ;, shan Il
he IN sitting pCstlie a. he hori-
zontal position ! nnfavorable z
healthfuI diges ion L,.l those VII
need rest and sleep during Ia i :
let it be before dinner instead Of ai
ter, and they will soon fad that they
will feel better. and that their diges
ton will be improved thereby
Herald Of Health.
ss- When Anna Dickinson lectur'
cd at Des Noines she received not,
while on the platform The writes
asked for an inter view at the clos
of the lecture, which was granted
and he proved to be q rich Omaha
m reliant, who proposed to Anna OF
tie spot. Anna declined.
DAG About TWO hundred clerk,
We're dismissed rom the Treasury
Department Thursday Their place
will not be filled. The Secretary il
convinced that good many persons
are on theTay rolls that are not need
ed. Ii is very probable that turtle
| dismissais will ba mazda nayt veek