The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-01
SHORT ESSAYS---No. 2.
FOOD.

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We are informed that some Of our lalr
readers complain that in our first essay,
while treating the subject Of persona,
adorumcNt, we exhibited u censurabln
'ppr.iality Nv ignoring their sex. To thr7n
aniahIe critics We0ppear TO have dcyot-
cd ouraUeu..un exclusively to the Iord'
OF creation, With our gio>,'csi mole
skin hat In hand We profoundly bow ~
the ladie, and beg Icay. to SAY, hy war
OF apology, that albeit the word HI"a II
4 generic term and iHciUdga Nil The sp"-
cir,. both small and orcNt, male and ie-
male, according 60 the usage of the best
writers the masculine gender only IA
used in treatise regarding The face
meant TO include the female, We nee"
oulv refer Ia the B.C!e for authority SO
10 write. Upon the subject of adorn-
ment or dress We feel ogrSelf utterly in
competent to make any suggestions tor
the benefit OF the wcayGrs OF chiguon5,
paHuicr- and other outrC GcroulrcmentH
included in the attire Of the modern
bclle,that would be ofanv utilIly. Iho7n
who mar the beauties Of nature bv tho
drtUrmilic, OF art, in serYic obcdlenco
to the stern bchGsis OIthe goddess rash
ion. are so welded to their idols that We
think il almost vain TO appeal 10 their
natural GOOD taste. which l. strangely
to discard such suprrluoua
rigging rs, without addin" TO their con-
fort or gracctu)nrSs. renders them OBJ
iccil of ridiculc TO those whose adrnlra-
ton they desire and often, rorl@ps, nj
an expense to the u9tfr .joHut.S which
prevents him Improving lis persona.
Appearance by the purchase of much
needed hat or cont. AstrSs tOrbid that
we should write anything 20 encourage
cXtrayar4uce In the parapAana.ia OF
women!
In dsmissinr this continuation of our
former essay, we cannot do better than
refer our fair mnrmurcrs to what Sing
solomon has written regarding female
qlOrnmeut, and which we earnestly
commend as peculiarly deserving tho
attention Of the women of this aye and
country. We are sure there is 10 occa-
sion for advising the female part Of mau-
Kind TO adorn the person.
Enough of this. We must proceed to
thr consideration of question Of more
iuportancc than the garruous com
uhiuts of sillv maids and grumbliug
bachelors. 1t is, pcrhaps, more impor-
tant 10 determine what we ought to eat
than how ~, .houl dress. That varie-
ty os we'll q, thc uuality. of food used
hy man CuI woman too = exercises an
imuortant influence in his physical.
mental and moral DEVELOPMENT are tho
rr.mi.ps ,yenssumr. (joii't he alarmed
Mr. Editor mr. "dcar reader mine" a;
tho unutarou, via Of our prouosiiions.
I'm tLe se,jcs of easavs we have con-.
mencel we do rot cont.mplatc An elab-
oratc treatment Of any subject. Re-
Wondering the trtc nphorisn-"trcvitv
j. ihr .oul of wit'--we Shall RELY rather
upnn tbe uotru,y thYu the length Of
arou,ncnt. to cnrry convictiOul But for
\ small school of tluaticg. known A. reg-
,to,;g,y-- -somrtimc. called "Graharn-
ito. "a,,cr the fnuuIer of their creed
SvIvr.,or Graham Of New York. some
Of whose di,cirlcs practice their ascetic
6oc,riu, in this vicinity-we should
doom if unnecessary 70 adduce nroof
,hat n,,ure intended man TO use ~ ali
mcnt the products Of the animal rs well
"a the ycuetahle kinuIom. We asserl
over, reGuirns the mineral. which ws