The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-12-06
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND Chill
DREN,

Ana VIII gather SuIlll1 HdTNtslS,
While d nutt.lg all together.
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND Chill
DREN.
The following is an extract from Col. r.
G. Ingersoli's recent lecture at Albany, n.
Y Us we ind it reported in the Journal OF
that city.
THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST MAN.
Woman has always been the slave Of a
slave. Many account for all the deviiment
in the world by ascribing 1t To woman. For
my part would rather live in this world
with the woman | love, than to live in
heaven with nothing but men. The old
theolOgians, the fathers of the church, who
looked upon woman AS II perpetual evil,
told us story, and accounted for all the
evil in the world by the sin OF the first wo-
man. The story rs told IN the book was
that the Supreme Being made the earth and
one man out of nothing, and according To
the account he did not intend 10 make wo-
man, AT least he did not think OF it till he
had finished making man and he was lone
some. This man wandered about The gar
den of Eden like as if he was waiting for a
train, and thereapon it occurred 10 the Su-
preme Being to make him some company
All the other material having been used up,
he was Obliged to take part of the man, and
look believe, what the French call cut
let out Of him. OF this scrap the woman
was made and, considering the raw mate
rial ON hand 10 work with, | look upon il
the most wonderful piece of work in crea-
ton. After The woman was done, she WAS
brought TO the man, not 10 see how she liked
him, nut how he liked her Then they
went to housekeeping. They ate the for.
hidden fruit, and never found fault with
Them for eating it. would have done the
same thing Then they were driven out OF
the garden, and all the trouble commenced
-whooping cough, measles, poison in the
teeth of serpents. Every trouble then began,
including the politics of to-day, including
the southern policy. Ii that policy had
been successfully inauguraied then, don't
see why Adam and Eve, and the devil too,
could not have lived in harmony in the gar
den OF Eden
read in another book another account
IF the same transaction. The Supreme
Brahma made man and woman and placed
them on the island of Ceylon. There was
II little strip OF land uniting the island with
the main land, and they were told that they
could go where they pleased, but must not
leave the island. Then the Supreme Brah-
ma said it was very desirable that they
should have courtship, and whit a court
ship that was. No prospective father-in.
law or mOther-in-law, no neighbors. They
ell in love with each other, for said the
Brahma, it Is my desire that they should
owe before marriage When | read this
rue, | will prefer this one. But the man
became restless. He recollected the words
If Horace Greeley about goi:ig west and
went To the west of the island, where he
saw a most beautiful vision on the mainland.
lie told Eve he was about to emigr,ite, but
she, like u woman, said, ''Iet we'll enough
ilone" But he would not, and took her
IN his back and carried her 10 the main-
and. When he arrived there The mirage
was dispelied, and there WAS nothing but
'ocks and dcsolatiop. When the Brahma
Was about to punish them. the man said:
Curse me and not her for it is my fault"
That's the kind OF a man YOU want to start
, world with. Bat the woman asked to
,hare the mans punishment, and the SUI
,reme Brahms spared them both. TO tell
rou the trnth | really wish from the bot
ON of my heart that the Brahminical
tory WAS true Honor bright don't you
believe it is truey
WOMAN THE EQUAL OF MAN.
l believe a woman is the equal of man
md has all the rights Of man, and one
more, that of protection. | believe the in
titution of marriage to be The most sacred
Institution among men. YET il took thou
ands of years 10 advance from slavery up
o the marriage institution. hate man
Who thinks he is the head of family
10. | despiSe HIM. | hate one of
hose dignitied old galoots. Roars
II laughter. never saw dgni-
led man who was not Ounce Solemnity
$ "a breast work which mediocrity throws
Up to defend itself from the eyes of tue
world. hate man who is an aristocrat
II his own family, and whose wife is
obliged 10 be a beggar. She says, Il want
dollar" and asks for it rs if she were
landing on u bomb she'll, and he replies,
VIA, did you do with the last so cents |
ave y0u.' How many women are
'bliged to be continual beggars. How can
'ou raise children in such an atmospheric
t is Il terrible thing; it is wretchcd and in
amous | believe in the democracy of the
amily. Every home should be little re-
public in itself. Love is the only thing
where the last possible extravaganza is the
Ieighi of economy. What right has man {
0 be the head of a family. A man should (
'e cheerful and pleasant on coming into "a
louse When you enslave anybody you !
make him dishonest. You cannot put u
citer on the limb of any man without put I
ing corresponding tetter on your brain. :
'ome people ask me if | am in favor of
women voting say let them settle that
themselves. But it has seemed to me that (
N some questions, that of war for instance
woman who has children TO offer ON (
ONE wreched nobody who reels and stag
ers to the ballot box. sometimes think |
here is more genuine kindness among
ne poor than among the rich A !
ut with love is IA palace fit for n
ing A little while ago | stood ut the
)mb of the dead Napoleon, and when |
bought Of his past lIle thought | would
alher have been French peasant, and
fora wooden snoes, and lived in hut
With the litlle wife | love. with children
pom my knee and their arms about my
eek, and died unnoticel and unknown,
)yed by those who knew me, than To have
cen that king II is not necessary to be
feat and rich or powerful to hc Iappv \
ilse doctrine has been taught in The COM
lunily. Ii is that only man who works
is whole life away is successful A man
those days have been days OF enjoyment,
those life is happy, who Is the emperor AZ
Tell rs the subject of one heart-his life
as been the only true success.
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.
And now If women have been slaves, Z
that shall say OF children: They have
zen the slaves of all The children of pow
rty, my heart bleeds when think of them;
he children of drunkenness and the chill