, 1876-12-23
The Brain---Dore's Illustra-
tio11 Of "The Ancient
Mariner"
Poems by Mrs. S. M. 3. Piatt-..
The Floral Kingdom.
Genius Before the Ago Of 30---The
Blindworm--.Eggs--.Gold-Fish
.-.lnsect.Foes to Vege-
tation.

ffrXrltN5V1 nGx-~tr fu.
.TRnt7Iose IN cooxiSa: IN Tun cnnntX1T,ox
AND SEnyiSg or DtsjiEa: Am ~ rtin FAamtnx.
AnLE MopEs or EsrEnrAiNtNa At HnrAxrAs1,
LrSctt, AKIN DtSsKH. iy Mrs. A[AnY +. Hem
nrneox. illustrated. 1:mo., pp. 37o. Now
York: Harper & bFoshers.
The communications that crowd tho domestic
dcpartn1cnt Of THE Tn1DuNR's Saturday Sun.
n1e,ncut attest IN active interest among lila
lenanlne .!, posl.on . ot our sonmahty IN matters
pertaining " their special province In the house
hold. But tho repeated inquiries they proffer for
information upon every point that falls within
their circle Of homc.lutics nroye tI1nt manv Of
t1em aFe III spre nceu Oh al clemcntasy Knowl'
edge Of tho aitnirs Of housekeeping. Their con-
fcss,ons Of ignorance are no less sad than they
,re surprising, for 1t is m ignorance TINT is Is
n'a'o"ai NO !" 10 Ms1eusnu'e* lnefe a's "ltoln
the reach OF oil women selection from any
number Of treattscs on domestic economy and on
cookery, which tmpart thorough and systcmatlc
~ t.<''',, - s''' ucpal'incnss lne.uuco
~ .ouse" "ne'S' a., .nc ae'a''s aha mysteries
OF tue cfntt arc therein discussed and explained
soclcarly aud fully that any woman OF average
intelligence can mako icrsoif without other aitl}
'ay v,a so.,P's.e ~ mistress OIL thcfn.
Why is It, then, TINT, according to their own
confession, there arc SO nlnny housckccpcrs iu-
competent to execute the duties Of their pecul-
jur0n Il III.
.l',t,au :, ..a-.... .apaey % a. unAappy us
tine''on VI Aheflean women. lhc'r European
sisters have trner appreciation Of the honor
and duty OF ekll'fully administering their house,
rsa,isc nnd .t.iss y 'an aa,,,. a' sunu,oa OF e
.ssaaS aan.,,,,., NV ~ aeIu.1 .nslnse''es Oh INC
tasleu responsiveness devol'ln2 upon them rs
mistress Of family. There is niscl,icyous
notion prevailing in our country, that ladies
,od th,t f,ons.tto 1ntas - :,sa,.,,. .''a "o,n'
~ .au tnat eon'es11e laoor Is especially lgnoblc.
4snee II Is universally avoided, or mlserably
sh0lsKcu, or aelegatea 70 servlnts, who arc, ns d
a.sl,.n sass, nota9y nnshilled anl netlelcnt. Ihe
transmitted to their daughters. who, a as rale, g
arc allowed to grow up to womanllood and take
On thc carca OF wffehoo1 with no preparation
mission.
In what light would q man bo held who
should marry without IN education in some
iTaae Or profession fitting him to earn COM
moro respectable Or honorable for woman 10
marry M who has neglected to educate herself in
the science and practice nf housowitcryl Tho
happlness and prosperity Of tho welded patr
depend quito al much upon her skill in manag-
ing = home Us It does upon ills ability to pro
7lds for one. And yet how woiully. Ia a ma
Jo1ity OF instances. does she fail to understand
II M to trnin herself to meet this vital truth
ittakes time and also thought to conduct
household; but 1t IL as much wife's duty to
devote both these to the service OF tic family
asit Is tlat OF The husband. And her Industry
should bc ns chccrfu1ly and unremittiuply e.
How scldua do We hear n man comp]a,n,nr of
the toll, aud futguc, and anxiety rciGcnt to Ill
position US brcad-w1nner WHY sloull mt the
woman imitute him In lia chIva!rous cxamnlo Of
dlgcnt md patient effort to secure co1nfortH
and luxurIcs for Ills loved ours1 Whcre cirrum.
stances compel him to tlal1y activity in t1,n eid
tue shop. or the olllcc, WHY sho,,id thev
not impose upon her tho spine useful nnf
busy occupation IN tho houlci II men md
women Aro truly partners in tbe f,critare ~
llfc, tn its l!gnIties and Tcwards.-as ihev ceT.
ta!uly should bc,-why ought thpy not n ,harc
Is burden Of TOLL It Is NOT ciisv In t1isrnvat.
the equity Of the custom which ncFmlts
woman 10 tnss third. d l,alf. nr n who,c ~ hsr
days iu the plcaAurcs Of an idlo or snriai liz
willie her husband 10 drli1rfnr At his h,,stnssa,
from morning until night; Which pronnunccs II
aproper thIns for hcf 10 lounre n tha nerIor ~
and most iinpropcr thing far him s to t'o ~,
bame there or cjsowhoro: WbIr sanrtto,s ~ nv
even rcnutrcs-hcr In X, In ror,nnn" srro1
least cycry afternoon, While hu finiis an,or. w.
tunity to assuc drs,coat onIv u4s nv ,o9pos oGpos
or after te tayiet hn,sr. nrc nv:.r W nt
generally too fatjruei to attemt tbn o 1er' 10
muuy, ~ @''s"'p' 'u' eete-
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