, 1875-07-18

| practice, as common, popular fal1acy, aud oi
the business having bsen, in this country tor.
nerl7, and IN the countries of Europe up to tho
| present time, in women's handa, aud admitting
| the advantage OF trained class OF miluives in
[ this country. he de6es you to answer why all
thus work has fallen into the hands OF the
| stronger se1. It women arc not utssrlJ unfit
for it!
| One would expect that, at shout this stage Of
| member Of the Society, would have been heard
| to hum quotation from tiis Oue-Hoss Shay
Logic is logic, that's all say"
He goes On and says: 1.-THE complaint th8t
educational facilities Tor women have been Want
ing in our profession is, in large measure, dis
| proved By the instances already cited.
ring to the few who have attained professional
| eminenco; aad then he adds that =" No amount OF
education will Greats faculties which have no
latent existeoce;" and that true genius for any
calling ai~a.s finds way to it's desired end. .
The argument seems 70 be this: It il true this
Society has excluded all women, even from tho
privilege OF students in our hospitals. aa mel. IL
from medical schools: and Nc builders
have zeJ,ctod even Mlss Dimock. who has
| since became the chief head Of the
Women. But she and others bave in spite OF
us+ became eminent aud useful, which, in large
measure, dlsprovos the complaint "that educa-
nohai faculties for women have been wanting in
~ plGieee'on; and besides, true genius for
any ,scatAng always hnds a way to it's desired
end. It seems not to have occurred to the
speaker tnat the true genius Of men might as
M "sn cntno ~ emlnehce IN the profession without
any ladder - the true genius OF women
,-a,,as".. - As"an teachea the inevitable
~4eo"1o"'oA
PHYSICAL INABILITY,
admitting their intellectual equality
Ibla question. he says. has been claimed to be
matter for themselves, their pa1euts ind
suaraians, 20 decide; but he deems
that there ia grnTer, broader iksue
underlying such peraonal, partial amb,-
tson; aoa that the declsion must
!or tne eenelA ,nselests OF society turn upon
us 1eIaslos,s ~ tae pao1c welfare, aud further
~ ~ 9s!ooA11s ptopones u uA7e Tue qaeatton
e,, eGstteu " Men' 3nu anoe1 toe no'1ce OF the
Aeo.cal o9S'ets' na 'oe4 ot onl OF rights u
., muia meuasai sN;, :nnn 4osca. or laSal. flSht
"uu wv eua4s ~ " IAee oe a1lo"so " exercise
10 n.y. eao!iy ues9u usoaouao4e tlon "loae'
% ~ 1'sus " NoAeu 10 atte1Ps any sphere
VI 1ntencctaA. oese'opmons Aou act1Visv y: az
~. nn,I a4 ttSs' ae4a;a a, - uuaaes.'uaoo ous
~ eauaa i1en. pes.asos ~ .'.e a'aie so1L%no
nvu LII tue ooEtinsne naso soseaueo' *uu PROBABLY
VIZ " tuo onu sontsu9e " goseln, coumuntle9
~ eaesc:se .neI !uosMen. a!so 10 tue ptace.Sa1
aoIsao ~ ~ 20 "4ess. ana oes. tos 1ne
80 ~ a..is " 100 ~
se1ss Wea tt he styso socaes1: M9fe ptieny
osasod. e; sae "oulea 40 aotttes'' ~. Ao
equa! E'eot pe.ta!os 20 naao 10 prevent toe Gu
1oymons 1yEae ~ ~ .as,.a. snas .",o~. TIA z..; a
aneu ;un epe"@et ;a1. iS1els w tpe I auaaees @ aua
tatotua1 ouIss, Huleu saunut ~ 10 ue,eSalso. nua
t;ep a1a TI,e 'ae % seuus auu p,ae
"a lag oean ~ a. cors r1.ns 1es, ~ anu as' we LINE
e 30 1a1 a. ne" Enslana o Is contetnen. 4ae nun
oes . u 'eua'es ~ mucn !aseea euAo sna' o. mass
Anout one pn}a'cNsan, pesnaps, 70 snousaaa naaa
peopise - n1eoeo. Nooo4H p,9?oaeo W oAc'uuo
~ men 11om tne P1acelce; "oo.a Il oe III 1ntotelA-
y; yonu 1n "oI.nu ~ aasu .o"" H y. ooou pdopo
aooule Ieaot'o W oefo1e @a'i A'es ~ tne oe@1-
ine u 'ne alcA'
RATHER THAN TO MARRIAGE:
ton And are there not score OF single "om-
en-. nna "lVes loo, IN e'eIv town anu village
who have abundant tune and ability to attend to
large pract'ce, II only they could haVo obtained
an education To the profession
but, IN thls very connectlon, Ut. Lyman a.
vauces some opinions which certainly 20 far to
ctspfoVa DIS general conclnson. that the health
or Eoclety il now IN the best possible hands
Ills language Is certainly somewhat startling.
lie BAYS: 1t is very certain to moet medical
1ustlfying the feahng that Bone radical change
is needed IN the training Of young women. II We
would not have mothers not merely unable to
nurse their babies, but u We would have any
babies At all to require OF them that impossible
office" Again: !" The prevention OF concep-
early months OF pregnancy, 50 notor1ously COM
mon in these days, haye more to do with the
nervous and uterine ill-health OF women than
they are willing to acknowledge. or than their
at liberty to mako known the facts
10 this direction Of which be has almost daily
the public would be horrlded-
Dr. Lyman adds that 1t IL fair to SAY that these
subjects Of nervous exhaustion. &C., "are not !
confined to the so-called better classes, nor |
In ha