The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-31
Marriage as a Sanitary Measure.

found one day after good application
Of kerosene.-COlaltT,y Gentleman.
Marriage as a Sanitary Measure.
The papers east tell us that Mr..
Ovington, a well-known Brooklyn mer-
chant, has filed a petition for the di-
vorce of his daughter, Mrs. Spiers, on
the ground of hopeless imbecility.
Miss Ovington, it seems, a few years
since, having graduated with high hon
ors at Packer Institute, was ush red in
to the social world with fairest prom
Use. Alas, the old story of over taxed
immature brain repeated itself and
those unhappy symptoms appeared which
only developed as time went on. The
child of wealthy parents, she doubtless
received every attention which affection
could suggest or money command
travel and rest, sea-bathing and noun
tain air, various diversion by land and
waterfall to no avail. As a last re-
sort, "she was married to her present
husband"
Comment is here taken up by the pa
pers on the inability of the female
mind to cope with the more difficult,
abstruse collegiate studies an old
theme, and still worthy of considera-
ton, Notwithstanding the prominent
exceptions to the contrary. But the
novelty of the final attempt to minister
to q mind diseased must give us pause.
Any new social experiment demands
close and respectful attention from the
possible Importance of its results. Ii
mans power become so developed by
the execution of the marital bond that
he can recover for his wife lost reason
- Of h.
fore we send any more girls to the lU-
matte asylum, or suffer young men to
idle away single lives, while their agen-
cy might be such useful one. It was a
bold experiment to make, for there was a
disagreeable acknowledgement in event Of
failure, and in face of experience that
was almost inevitable. Sometimes there
is decided improvement physically
brought about by marriage. Eccen-
tricities are corrected by husbands OF
tact like PetruchiO !; wives are brought
to reason, but who ever heard of reason
being brought to wives ? It would In
deed be a happy condition of things
could one mind by constant sympathetic
intercourse lure back another which had
taken flight. Worthy would be the
cause for sacrifice, and beautiful the ac-
ton of its devotees. To our sorrow,
there is no such encouragement. Mar.
rage seems to bring out imbecility
rathei than to stay it. In these days OF
laced waists and high heels, girls not
only pay the penalty of q mothers
folly, but borrow largely on their own
account. We regard them with wonder
as night after night they tread the
measures of the May, way past the
smallest hours, rise in the morning tC
pay calls or shop, and to put saddle
horses to severe tests in the afternoon
A young man is completely deceived
for this wondrous endurance ceases after
marriage as though that we're the one
| grand blow which swept away all props
| German figures of domestic cut won
! answer the illusion is over when there
is no prospect of changing partners.
| baby iEtrudes and the milk bill in
| creases, as the home supply is apt t.
run short. Did this happen in the day
of Spartan or Roman glory? Is /
| conceivable that one can imbibe wi
and muscle through an India rub
| Der tube? And since being is deniel
/ that aesthetic education which an &C
quaintance with his mothers breas
| gives, but is brought up on the frauC
of bottle, is it at all strange that hi
affections often cling tenaciously to thi
latter the rest of his days Time wa
when wives could give ample evidenc
of affection and backbone combined
when the witty fraus of Weinberg tri
umphantly bore off their husband
from the beleagured city. A fellow
would stand good chance now of be
ing left to the tender mercies O
Krupp's cam IN for aughS his bette
half could do to help him.
Yes, the imbecility most often exhib
its itself In lack of energy and strength
in poor management of husband
children and household but Their
isn't always the kind father in-iaw t.
step in with his petition of divorce
Had the effort succeeded, the oonse
quences might have been startling i
the extreme. There would have beel
such rush on the eligible young mai
as was never known. Marriage woul,
be Justly known as the true PieriaI
fount, and the article husband drive al
other tonics out of the market.
mother would regard them critically {
she might the jars in a drug store, Will
the father would count them as so muc
off his doctors bill. In short, they woul
cease to occupy the simply ornaments
position of to-day and be considered thOl
oughly useful as the universal health Il
storer Stock would rise, and plenty {
those now ready to sell out at a mod el
ate figure would hold off for highe
bids-terms in proportion to serious
ness of case. It might pay to organic
a joint stock company, with every hui
band warranted.
But there was only failure to chroni
Gle, and the young mans chances al
as poor as ever. One consolation mus
be, that he who weds it wealthily /
Padua isn't of necessity happy an
that should we ever have a case pre-
sented which will test our gallantry 8
sorely as Miss Ovington's, we must leav
the gate open for graceful retreat. TIL
groom's expenses were doubtless We
covered. but fer our part we think
very fortunate that he escaped the nam
of father Co1lrier-JOunal.