Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-22
Bridal Tours Denounced.


American marriage is, in theory, a love
match and it is generally SO in prac-
tice. Now two persons in love want to
see as much as possible of each other,
and as little as possible of other people.
It is true that we find exceptions; there
are individuals whose diseased vanity
desires to give publicity to every act of
their life. But these yulgarians are
happily rare in any class. An instinct
of seclusion and modesty is the general
rule. Yet this absurd custom forces
newly married couple either to put an
unnatural restraint on their legitimate
affection, or to make themselves ridicu-
lous before the public. All this, how
ever, it may be suggested, is matter of
taste, But what follows is not aquestion-
able point of taste or comfort; it is a
matter of downright fact, as certain as
if it could be Mechanically demon
strated. The consummation of marriage
is, with one exception, the most critical
period. physically, of woman's life.
After the moral and physical excite
ment which attends it, her system
demands absolute rest, repose, quiet,
regular and good living, supporting
and restorative way of life. If these
can be secured for some weeks, so much
the better, but at any rate they are
necessary for some days. Not only the
health for the rest of her moral exist
ence, but the health and strength of her
offspring may be, and often are, materi-
ally affected by the want of proper care
at this time. Instead of which the bri-
dial tour piles on additional excitement
and fatigue, makes regularity OF life
impossible-in short involves the exact
reverse of all that the rules of health
and physiology require. At peril of
being thought efeminate. will go fur
ther and say that for the man, too, at
this time, repese and calm, though not
SO necessary, are highly desirable. 1t
constantly happens in the case of both
sexes, that a slight indisposition, which,
passed unnoticed in the hurry of prepa-
ration, it aggravated to serious and
even fatal extent by the excitement and
exposure and neglect consequent on the
wedding tour. No man, for instance,
would think of postponing his marriage
on account of a slight cold. If he
stayed quietly at home, afterward, and
took care of himself. it would pass
away like other slight colds: he goes
on bridal tour in the depth of winter
and the malady developes into a
chronic pulmonary complaint. Nor
would a young woman put off her
marriage because she felt little extra
lassitude and want of appetite, with an
occasional headache, which, however
may be premonitary symptoms of ty-
phoid fever. If you take typhoid in
time, there is nothing specially danger
Gus about it; care and patience only are
necessary, and it runs its course. But
if neglected at first, it is almost ineYita-
bly, fatal. Last year two cases came
under my observation, the one of q
bride, the other of a bridegroom, dying
of typhoid just after wedding trip
which had caused the early symptoms
to be misunderstood and neglected
And l hare known things worse than
death to Approximately, temporary
or permanent, brought on by the extra
fatigue and excitement of the wedding
,ourney.-Carl Benson in the Ne,o Yorl
Times. ,-l-stH
A Brave Little Fellow.
While dozen or more boys at Hol
land Patent, Oneida county, were en-
gagged playing "hide and SEEK" Satur.
day evening, little Johnny, son of J. T
Thomas, while running over vacan
lot seeking a hiding place, and Will,
accidentally passing over an open wei
through and fell to the bottom. Th,
well is about fifteen feet deep, and has
depth of water of FIVE to six feet Hi
own version, which he freely gives, i
most strange. He says when he fel
through, he thought he was sinkin,
into an old cellar of which he knew
but upon being submerged in water
imagined that he was in creek O
pond, and was greatly confused as h,
he felt the water closing over his head
but realized that he was rapidly rising
until his head was above the water. H
then reached out his hands and could
with ease, sustain himself in this posi-
ton and breathe-his hands clinging tt
the walls, all but his head still sut
merged. Here he began his reconnois
ance OF the surroundings and chance
of escape, and came to the conclusion
though in total darkness, that he was i
well, and at once began the perilou
ascent. The well is of usual size, an
has too large circumference for tn
little ones spread of limb to enabl
him to adoptthe usual method of bracin
from opposite sides of the circle, and h
was obliged to usea portion only Of th
circle, tor the purpose of making tn
slow and dangerous ascent. He gays
climbed as if he was going up Lac
der" and after he had made eonside
able progress he reached a point wher
he could find mo place in the wall fc
his feet and hands, and nearly despaire
in view of again falling into the dreade
depths. Here, as he expressed it in b
own more fitting speech, the love of lif
home and kindred came to his rescu
which, together with little rest, el
abled him to make more vigorous exc
tons, finally bringing him to the su
face in safety and entirely uninjure,
During all this time he had not bee
missed by his mates, and the first I'M
nation of his perilous adventure VI
narrated by himself at home, width
. had at once repaired, a distance
some eighty yards, minus his cap, whic
was hsheds cut of the well the me-