Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

CULrURE - WoNAS -H0CLu RE ~ rHE
Direction or IIER AyFIS,1IAs.-Ths edi-
tor ct Applstonz' Journal n discussing
the causes of the e4rly decline Of intellect
uai actlyify ln women dw5iis ST isr-th
upon the radi5a, unhk7ness Of tn -H7
sexes. and, consequently. the mi-te-- o-
subieetjng them to the .ome train Il OF
trying them by the same standards b sE-
cellencc. He goes on TO say, the esse-.. q
quality or she male intellect is ao,trao-il ln.
/; has the power OF dealing with things
upon the pure basis OF abstract fact. Bul
the female intellect can only d=l. sith
things in relation 20 persons. It's only ap-
-t1acn ~ analysis IS tarHu-l los symPa-
thlas. ana tai= Peouij4rify Of woman's
constitution g. indlsputaoly radical mas
much as it springs from her instincts Of
maternity. To say Jhat nature charged
through and through With the grea; diTia-
it7 of motherhood has mental Likeness ~
q sex unmorej oy this crest power, i g
abolish all conditions ot distinction, and 60
form conclusions reza iless o. testimony.
There can be 80 doubt tGat the whole
range of T0maH's nature I= toned and col
ored by this one supreme fact OF neF
composition. Nhay she IS not inspired TO
love, she has DO inspiration TO heed. With
IL her pulse beats the pulse Of mankind /,
and all the facts ana speeu.etions 10 tae
world become subordinats3 q the power
5al .1nginzs aud -TmpataIes th.s great Ink
With toe raee os,sb.ishes. Hence tBe
a-=antia' necessity for menta, activity iu
woman i- that her Development should p
through her atfui,ie- Sic cannot be 3a-
-,raet; she must e. personal 10 litr.s
thing and hie things this i apparent.
Women hss q passion 3or uogel-reading,
because her -ymuathies are 80 keen; and
sue make toe best Of u,.a.-Wrltar=,
hee74-e she feels ~ quickly The pulse q
passion. The vary gossip tHat 8 woman
, delights iu j. uUa Consequence ~ Lcv no.
sgspsi0a o. the personality of people. SIC
j. nothing. except 10 contact with her &lId.
Sae .ika- society better than ue8 10, and
ana ~a .tu6e less She lives almost solely
I 10 her relations 4 She human family. All
the neiug true, it is evident taat heT
meata. culture should have It's own DIS
tiact aims 1t is not necessary Tor any
practice end that i sh0lld b. the same s-
.te4 - A-A II -aI --J' e-I---A-t' 5s-~A 50 ---
+ b being ooasonant ~ tbs .aT OF her na-
tlre. L woman knew ne Greek nor
Jati1 40 mathomatie5 nor philosophy, 6l;
surrendered her inn gination TO the great
masters Of literature; If poetry, music a1d
art dled hez sou. .ith their mellowing
touches; If the forests and fields revealed
their secrets Of beauty 20 hsr; II her mind
/ bs,ans thus enriched Ttth the most sym
pathetic facts 10 literature ard nature. w7
should discover IN her some Of lhe happi.
est and most ediiying aspects Of culture
aud in these tningz Wom5n's inteliecf
would exhibit. We imagine. uo tendency e
premature decay. A. mems muscles dc
the sevarcr manual labor. Jet their brain.
perform the soverer mental labor There
ara individual women, possibly, Whc are
fitted to undertake The same tasks tina
men do; bat Of exceptions We DO act treat
la the great body OF the sex We des 'ro L
see that development which gives ii,
largest grace Of womanhood and the su
prenest culture n the ar,s that hau2ai z
and adorn.