The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-30

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The Albany Times says that the Oneida
Communists, SO much abused and reviled
few years since, have secured the good
will and respect Of all who know them.
It's editor has recently paid them q visit,
and says they are perfect models of indus
try, order and contentment. Their home
stead is picture. their buildings of artis-
tic architecture, their manufactures mar
vcls Of skill and their honesty proverbial.
They send their sons to college and already
boast of half dozen graduates from Yale.
They fare sumptuously every day and do
their own "helping" and washing. The
nursery is picture of health, and the
children are said TO be generally distin-
gliished by possessing red hair.
The Washington Republican contains
very complete and well-written descrip-
ton OF the Signal Service and the home
of Old Probabilities by Miss Taylor,
daughter of Professor Taylor, Of the agri-
cultural department, who writes most ac-
ceptably for several of the best papers
under the signature of "Dora." The ar
ticle is exceedingly interesting and vindi-
Gates the high claim of the signal bureau
to the confidence and generous support of
the country. General Myers and his able
staff are fortunate in being so well written
up in the columns of The Republican.
DR.. Bellows says in last weeks Chris
tian Register "That education like relig-
ion should not know sex. We educate
boys and girls in Sunday-schools and men
and women together in churches; why
not in colleges?"
Mrs. Stowe, in the Christian Union,
speaks of the existence from early times
among the Jews of an order of women who
renounced the usual joys and privileges OF
the family state, to devote themselves to
religious and charitable duties as asserted
on good authority. Walter Scott, a learned
authority as to antiquities, and who seldom
made q rel resentation without eXami-
nation, make Rebecca, in Ivanhoe,
declare to Rowena that from ear
liest times such an order of women had
exis:ed among her people, and to them
she purposes to belong. What especially
strikes us in this story is the same heroic
and lofty spirit in this young girl that we
have remarked in Miriam and Deborah.
The Jewish women felt themselves vital
part of the nation, and might be said to
have been the very nerves of national
feeling. Any one of them was ready to be
sacrificed for her country.
Says the Buffalo Commercial Adver-
tiser: HThirty-seven young women are on
the list for next term for course Of medi-
cal study at Michigan university. If these
women are afforded every advantage for
the study of the profession Of their choice,
and are faithful in prosecuting it, there is
no doubt that their services will be
immensely valuable to the sick. II is
foolish prejudice to sneer at women doc
tors. We have yet to see a sound argu-
ment advanced to prove woman's inability
to be good physician. Some of the best
educated and most successful Of the pro-
fession are women, and when the barrier is
thrown down that masculine exclusiveness
has erected, and women are encouraged to
perfect themselves in the art and science OF
healing, we believe it will be happy day
| for the suffering and diseased Of their own
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