St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03
Maternity.

Woman'S charms are certainly many
and powerful. The expanding rose Just
bursting into beauty, has an irresistible
hewitchingnesS the blooming bride
led triumphantly to the hymeneal altar
awakens admiration and interest. and
the blush of her cheeks fill with delight,
but the charm of maternity iSmorc sub
lime than these. Heaven has imprint
ed on the mothers face something be
yond this world, something which claims
kindred with the skics-the angelic
smile. the tender look. the waking
watchful eye which keeps its fond vigil
over her Slumbering babe.
There are objects which neither the
pencil nor the chiscl can touch, which
poetry fails to exalt. which the most
eloquent tongue i'll vain would eulogize,
and to portray which all description he
comes ineffective. In the heart of man
lies the lovely picture: it lives III his
sympathics il reigns i'll his affections ::
hi, eyes look round in vain for such AN
other object on the earth.
Maternity -ecStatic sound so twimed
round our heart that il must cease to
throb ere we forget it, lis our first
love, lis part of our religion MAJ
tmc has set the mother upon such y
pinnacle. that our infant eyes and arms
are first uplitted to it =; We cling to II Ill
manhood, we almost worship il i'll old
age. He who can enter an apartment,
and behold the tender babe feeding up
on its mothers beauty. uouri>hed 10y the
tide of life which flows through her gen
cruuS veins. without Il painting bosom
"A Il
Ster. He who can approach the era
die of sleeping innocence without think
ing that ..of such is the kingdom of
heaven or view the fond parent hang
over its beauties. and half retain her
breath lest She should break its >lum-
beers. without Il Vcncration beyond all
common feeling, is to he avoided in
every intercourse of life. and is tit only
for the shadow of darkness and the soil
tude of the desert.
1t is. perhaps the privilege of women
only. to extract the sting of grief from
others. 10y the gentle patience with
which she is taught 10y nature. to set
the example of meek endurance. Her
first step in the career of duty. l. grncr
ally by the he'd of sickness or suffering.
There she bushes helpless infancy To re-
pose: and To the intiimity of age sup
plies the sweetness of cheerful patience.
1t Is her province to smooth the angry
passions. to allaN the violence of intern
perltt man. to divert OF Soothr the qucr
ulouSnt>S of pceviSh. trctful tcmpcrS.
Ii Is hers. i'll fine. to he Il pcaccmakcr
on earth and let her not diStiain this
her allotted career. nor ever Swcrve from
it. 1t has not the promise the worlds
heatitudcS or glories. hut it is blessed.
and it is glorious nevertheless: and oh
above all. let not those VIII" ought to
cherish and foster these gentle virtues.
endeavor to Stitlc or eradicate them 10y
substituting in their place the excite
mcmtS of frivolous VauiticS. and the
empty cares of dissipation.
NECESSARY PRECATTIoN>.-The open
ing of the spring with its mild damp
weather and warmer suns, sets i'll fer
mentation all accumulationS of filth
gathered during winter around houses.
out houses. and barns. This is highly
productive of disease. to say nothing of
the amount of nauScouS matter which.
finding its way from the surfaces of
yards or from ceSSpoolS, poisonS wells
and causes fatal sickness. Deaths or
severe sickness arising from these causes,
are often looked upon lis mysterious or
providential occurrences. when they are
simply the results of natural causes
which may he guarded against and pre-
vented. Let thorough cleanliness Ice
observed, and above all. the escape of
offensive matter into wells he strictly
prevented. Carhoic acid. copperaS.
chloride of lime. and fresh earth are all
good diSinfectantS. and will absorb or
destroy fnul ndnrS and gases.