Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-05-04


their most servile submission to male
rule. In these brief editions o.
would-be wisdom the intellect D.
woman Is almost universally derided
A Hebrew proverb says:
"whsn an ass climbs . ladder We may
ind wisdom in women"
Another has it:
..Thres women and goose make . mar
kst."
And still another:
where there are women snd geese thsrs
wants no noise"
Here is q batch Of proverbs illus.
trative OF the utter vorthlessness OF
women:
IA man Of straw 10 bsttsr thaa . woman
Of gold.'
IA dead wife," it 10 alss said. sis the
best goods in mans house."
.sThe badness Of man 10 better than the
goodness Of weman," declares . Jewish
provsrh
1.-THE death Of wivss and the less Of sheep
make men rich
'If . woman was - little as che 10 good,
A peas cod would make her gown and .
hood"
aUeeds are males words are females"
The deceit, Inconsistency, and un-
trustworthy characteristics Of women
have called into existence . score OF
proverbs, from which we select .
few:
s'No relying on women, wine, aad for.
tune"
"wcmer and wine, game and deceit,
Make the wealth small sad the wants
great
'women, wind and fortune are ever
The necessity Of the personal cas-
tica.ion OF wives is insisted on by
some OF these old saws. Here is one
that says:
"A spaniel, woman and walnut tree,
The more they are beaten the better still
they be-
Another has it:
s.You may beat the devil into your wife.
but you will never bring him out again."
The childish notion that women
ought habitually to keep silent Is ex-
pressed by . number of sayings:
"Sileace 10 tAs best ornament Of wo-
man."
s.silencs is . 6ne jewel for woman, but
It's seldom worn"
aLet woman spia and Eot preach"
i..Maidens should be mild and meek,
swim 70 hear and slow = speak,
s.Maideas should be mam till they're
and then they may burn kinks"
No greater degree OF contempt
could possibly be expressed than by
the comparisons to which women are
Its - great pity to see . woman weep
- to see goose 60 barefoot"
"A woman's tosgus wsgs like lambs
tail"
"wsuen and dogs set men hy tie sars."
Women aud hsns, through tod much
ssdding, are lost"
Here is one Of the articles of the
old marriage creed:
a0e dewn the ladder when thou narriest
. wife; g up wheA then choosest friend.
Here is encouragement for con.
slant home keeping and drudgery:
1.-THE wife that sxpssts to have . COED
name il always q home, - il she were
lame; and the maid that 10 honest, her
chiefsst delight 10 still to b doing from
.asrning till night"
His satanic majesty, it would ap.
pear by these saws, Is ON intimate
terms with the sex:
Tell . woman shes beauty. and ths
devil will tell her % ten times
sMan is FIRE; woman il tow the devil
comes, and sets them il blaze"
Hare Is the terse expression OF very
pernicions belief:
.women commend an honest mas, bul
like him not
Womans capacity for intrigue and
deceit is thus expressed:
Women, in mischief are wiser thar
men."
"Women conceal all they know not"
"who hath fair wife needs mere thar
two eyes,"
For whom dsss the bliad naa's vift
pain herself?"
The shrewish quality Of wonel
are drawn in no aliuring colors:
III you can abide eurst wife you need
not fear any company"
Every man caa tame shrsw but b
that hath her,"
Here is compliment to womanl,
intuitions:
"r.ke your wifs's 6rst advice, not he
second"
Proverbs complimentary te wo
men are seldom met, but these tina
follow express homely truths:
Zone hair OF vo&an draws more thai
team Of oxen."
t.She that sszes much spins NOT much"
=. Silks and satils put out the kitchen
fire.
"Cbservs the face Of the wife, and knov
the husbands character"
The perjury OF women is here &C
khowledged:
"Women must have their Wills Will.
the live. because they make none vhe,
they die
Old maids are subjected to ! hor
rid fate bv prover6- mongers:
"Oid maids lead apes 10 hell"
Young maids without matrimo nia
prospects are Of COARSE depicted as 1
drug:
"rhe worst store Il maid unbestowsd.'
"Maids want nothiog but husbands, AND