New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-11
The Ceiibacy of Women.

The conditions of life are more FAINT an y,
men than to women. Although theFmes du
ton of boys horn in any civilized comfy Of
is l04 or l0j TO every 100 girls,sg
number of the latter survive to resealThe ~
rity. In fact, in nearly all countria rated
Is a surplus of women. In Englani.sb 10
are 1903 women to every 100 men, any. fir
America the excess of women is iutch yea
per cent. while in certain parts of ths sr -, =.
States, such as Massachusetts, ele Eisnce
ton of Young men has made "a far aual pa
disparity in the numbers OF the seIa .e lsi
the surplus of women there would MID in M :
follow the enforced celibacy OF theuaree OF
attractive OF the sex. There are, bow bscrip
other causes which also tend to proiaT pa
same result. Prominent among thH, their
lack of chastity among men. 20 9
According to Mr.. Greg, whose 'lp ,ss e. Of
and Social Judgments" has recsa ,sir fac
tracted much attention, this latter GRANGE
more powerful than all Others in pr'O shall
the celibacy of so large a number otpI, P "a
women. His remarks on this sneF
be applied with equal truth to ths
ton OF things III this country, aThe af
therefore. quote them, leaving the H 2 boa
be dawn by our readers. MI - than
Iaarks: ali be .
IL every Cudu NV 'SAASN
higher ranks were compelled to sampan
OF stainless abstinence till he Inarrars.ya az f.,
unless he married, we may be periehwspap.
that every woman in those rankiAt said
have so many offers. such earnest Isrsl !, 3
rDtienaliy eligible ones, that no on by pro
remain single except those to whom cir res
dictated celibacy as a vocation, Ginted .
whose cold he arts, independent rev Ia the,
indulgent seltishness made them seh u, and
n preferable and more luxurlous ut, the
tnhappily, as matters are mansssss c cp =
thousands of men find it periecuy them t
to combine all the freedom, luxury tors, u
indulgence of bachelors career '. e.iaiih
pleasures of female society, and th 'two.ti
ment they seek for there. AS lons dent OF
Is so. so long, we fear, a vast proPyes as
the best women in the educated cn.eo D
women especially who have DO avp Boar
You'd their goodness and their beau office
be doomed to remain involuntary ~ also
How this sore evil is to be rem'g COM !,
can not undertake to say. WDe1 strary
emf grafton has done its work, ana OF III
away the excess and the special og .sin. poN
OF the redundance; when women ni bod y
become far fewer in proportion, w mag
have to bid higher for the posse
them, and will find it necessary
them wives instead of mistreSse', 'v,d pre- e.
when worthless appearances, anu Gne. board
gaieties, and joyless luxuries shslpt pany z
something of their Fictitious fsscnhis OH
womsn's eyes, in comparison WV Nv carr car,
solid and more enduring pleasu,,us. active
Will be content with smaller wOiiopl have
in tho men Who asl, hands. and sich Off
heco,,a - - 90. 10 g ,urui;s OF the
80 Inc iesS costly articles Oh ioi ident q
Will una more numerous ana w0 p4rfol
purchasers, Ladies' Themselves aree office
guiltless in ,b;s ,,,a,,',.. ard tbeas char
I'll ."'o 'ua'tef, "nu, 10 tpts in
,'uth mas oeen somewhat ruue! Isiana,
lately. II Is a truth, and il is one tD9 genera
do we'll to Law IN baar+ e5 sbal