New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-05
HHOSARE TIE HEALTHY WOMEN AMONG
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~ me EDITOR Of The Tribune.

To the EdttOf OF Inc
SIR: The health of women is inst now very
properly aul think altogether probably undergoing
sharp public consideration. VIII you allow one Of
them to say word the subject through the columns
Of your jcurnsli
Ash write from q rural neighhorhood, 1 may be
potent testify that there still healthy women
among Us-rosy-cheeked madens, with ample waists and
we-expanded chests, who can walk n mile or two 20
soOol, and sometimes help milk the cows; middlesged,
unmarried women with stout. weknit physique, plenty
TO do and cheerful hearts, accepting and clarifying the
most mental duties mothers who bear the reasonable
number OF six eight children and look wholesome
still in their green coUatry setting werpened apples
In Autumn banging up among their glossy dark leaves
T"ese our healthy women They oil have something
70 do and vet not either with care OF
nevesendnG labor. Now who are the healthy women OF
the great woTldf When used TO be among them taking
notes." Immensely impressed with the fact that
invariably the women who had something 70 90,
and did ii always with vigorous and reasonable enjoy
ment in the occupation. In the hed in the factory IN
the household, the PLATFORM in the study In the stu
dio aud in q hundred other places have seen sucb'
women but never knew thoroughly healthy woman
who had nothing except to othcr women to make
her pretty little things TO wear and TO wear them her
self, chiefly at midnight.
Ian prepared to make the broad assertion that the
average health Of the intellectually working women o1
the last twenty years. this country, quite on par
that the health Of mind among men is rather De-
low than above the medium standard of health for men
generaly-reason obvious they stimulate mind at the ex-
Iense Of body On the contrary the average heah OF
the women who coin money with their brains Is above
the average health Of generaly--rcason obvious
they have gained an additional object In life have
tabhshed balance Of harmony between mind and body
most Of them still retaining fair share Of the ordinary
duties privileges OF wOmanhoOd 1t remains for the
public decide whether these assertions arc correct or
II they facts here is one direct avenue to
health for already indicated believe,
that the health Of OriH0 women Of all grades through
cut all the various occupations in which they
Eaged Is fairly equal-Other things being exactly bal
anced-tO the health Of men in the similar vOca
lions Are these things sof The 18th century is not the
I7th and America is not Europe. The doctrine Of Evou
don has been wonderfully applied TO nerves among U.S.
among women IN partcular-and now. If we hinder
it's equal application TO the Quickening womanly energies
society must evidently he the sufferer In consequence.
Mrs Child, with her unresng, earnest, graceful pen
which has instructed and delighted the nation for these
years, has yet udiciousy balanced all this with
household duties that to-day she il cOmely, porty
matron who may put forward with pride bright
exempar TO either Lucreta Mott at 80 after long
Nfe Of activities retains to-day the same vigorous
mind IN the still beautiful body Time would fail me TO
offer examples though the temptation Is strong almost
in that directon but instead Of yielding to it,
allow me to about and give the other side Of the pic
Lure Who the unhealthy women among sf
In the country unhealthy women are the aborers
or farncrs wives who have many children many tolls,
few assistants, few diversions and therefore many
nerves and ailments and few enjoyments points of
cheerful outlook into the future Their young daughters,
thin and sapess at birth. perhaps fed pork and
cucumbers and chained heavy baby during all the
years Of growth; and in young ladyhOOd they diet on
poor and chained 10 tho needle the sewing
machine Even country fresh ia a fair Offset TO
regimen like this, that both the red and the
white damseS are az common hereabout the two
patches Of red and white fax in the
country gardens tie varieties often growing closely
together that the greatly mixed. The domes
nc women all dead yet, either in town OF cOun
try; a1d the female has not yet gone
Newport to Saratoga. "SO end" Of toll is perhaps
quite bad rs beginning. Incessaut bran-work is
doubtless q severe trial TO the nervous system; but
cealess nursery details added to the endessy repeat
processes Of the three meals day administration
are TAX lnnhasuraoiy more severe upon any human
orgnRati0r, MAJ or 1elDac Inc one may nave sam
thousands o. American but the other with Its
even In Sleep has slain its Of thousands Of American
women Newest Certainly. Not until the maternal
has found the conditions where
rest and enjoy TRANQUILITY Tree from all har&Ssing cares
few hours at least ont OF day may we even
for thtir Children Give every matron three full hours
daily for her EMO, rnen and persuade her to spend
and depend upon H. we shall speedily frsHs race c Of
laritirs Of our Western climate
Fashion will undoubtedly 60 on still teaching her 70
in gladys small waist and in her delicate health While
does this Der followers will unQuesouably continue
to lay little health daily Tor nightly as cheerful sac
rcs upOn her altar This all very pitiful but there is
remedy except 10 create for them more humane
goddess whom they may less harInfully worship Mean
time the eeSsnt lady may probably become the mother
OF one or two children and perhaps she Is about as likely
70 ontalher fragile constitution upon her son as upon
ssry TO AJAX, Have we a healthy Man among usi
ANTolEErTE BROWN BLACKWELL.
GnfpTre W. Y