Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-16

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home, he wonders If this promising
mind Was made to 60 10 far aud no
farthpr-a dead element to I'LL a
small space. As he plOsls on in the
outer world amassinR bis fortune
and perhaps attaining n reputation.
his pride forbids his taking such
one and leading her into the outer
world and presenting her as his
bride-their pursuits are now ~
different, she NO incapacitated to APP
,reciate him in his aspir' Ions or to
sympathize With him in his under
takings. She would lr a clog ratb.
er than . help meet-left the alma
mater to become virtually a non.
entity.
Some time since there was pub.
,ished article stating "that it was
seliishness in their conservative OBJ
p0nents, rather than decided con-
victiOn OF the inferiOrity OF wOman's
mind, that influences them to choose
labor that is more remunerative and
which allows more liberties and
privileges, aud that the coarse nn'
paid drudges work is distasteful to
them aud is thrust upon women to
do.r Now that as rufe is q mis-
take. 1t may be so in cases where
a woman unfortunately gets a shit.
less husband, but generally when
man is able to live easily and at
much liberty, the wife is allowed
relief from her domestic RESPONSE
bilities in like proportion. If they
are poor aud he has to work hard,
she is expected to do the same in
her sphere-though | think the prln'
ciple and custom of placing 80 many
men in clerkships, book keeping,
teaching and other work of the like
and keeping women in idleness or
rough work is altogether wrong
Many women of willing minds could
be found to discharge such duties
and let the healthy, "stronger YES
sells 90 to the field OF any wOrl
suited To his muscular strength ant
the country generally would b'
more prosperous. Rough work o
any kind thrust upon women break
down their delicate constitutions
IL they are considered inefficien
for mental work let them be taught
, doubtless they have naturally q
go.M capacity to learn rs men.
What is Mindi Webster says IT
the "memory or reasoning power;
in other words it is the soul, tn
thinking and feeling capacity. The
, has Woman but little sOuli II ~
, then why in her influence 80 felt an
acknowledged over the better elias
1 Of thinking men over the world
E What ia il that keeps him with
a the boundaries of self respect, holt
4 ing him alOof from all that is ignobl'
i. Its on account of what she wi
= think-with the majority of them
p to keep her regard. to make hiins
= worthy Of her. If they do not a
Il ways act out this programme, the
= at least put on the se'nblance. o.
!, greatest men credit their mothe
;r as the nucleus Of their success
4, Women have mind and talent, grea
\. or or smaller as the case may /
in as it is in mau; let them be e
,e larged, and perfect the talent al
~ development as God intended,
~ else He would not have given tho
,e talents. All know woman ia INC
~ observing than man; what he ~
-r by reflection, she sees through
n. quickly it 10 termed intuition.
NJ history and philosophy shows II
h. cultivation OF women 10 the me
no ure and means of the advanceD'
N. of mankind. "She is q natn
te. physician and nurse" let her ste
to chemistry, anatomy, and physiolt
,sb let her study literature, rheto
nix languages and art. Let her "h'
i'm tha science of music in the m