The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18
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>" ~. one. hundredth meridian, this party
.orsced among it, snemben distinguished
men in almost every department where
talent. ambition end energy are required
to achieve success. There were soldiers.
statesmen. jurissa. Journalists, authors. in
venton, manufacturer, merchsnts, minis
,ers of diplomacy and minister Of the gos-
pei. In short, fair sample and slice al
the best features Of American society.
While they we're endesvoring to enliven
the doll hours of darkness, the leading
phreuoloeist Of the United States happened
to enter the crowded car, and vas 1t once
called upon to contribute his share to the
entertainment. He readily consented, and
. chair Vas placed in which, one after an
other, large number Of p~rsons were seat
I'd and underwent the usual ordeal Of
archaeological manipulation. The operator
knew scarcely any Of his sbiecta. nor did
he even look into their faces until his ex
animation was completed. His de'inis.
tions ci character we're simply marvellous.
according 70 the unanimous testimony Of
the immediate relatives and intimate
friends Of the individuals themselves. A
striking and most suggestive popularity Of
these deliueations wss the announcement
With which they almost invariably begun !:
"This gentleman is his nc.hers child. All
that he il and all that he can make Of him
self be owes primarially to the intellect.
ual qualities transmitted to him By his
mother.
We believe the phrenologist was right.
and that in nine case- out Of ten the men
who tower above the common herd derive
the bulk Of their mental force from the
parent Who is usually denominaied the
weaker vessel" Napoleon vas Ibis moth.
er's child" 20 was Washington. % vas
Shakespeare, and many others whose names
will readily occur to those Who have in
vestigaied this curious branch of intellect
nal science. A brilliant New England
lady once remarked: II am heartily
tired of this everlasting praise Of the
Pilgrim Fathers. Why don't they say
something about the Pilgrim Motkes!"
Sure enough. Unques,ionably the desce"d-
ents Of that little band Of exiles Who landed
on the great American blarney stone owe
far more of what ability they possess and
whatever influence they exert to the group
ct heroic women Who shivered on the
bleak shores of Plymouth harbor two
hundred and Fifty years ago, then to the
tough coarse-grained men Who accom-.
panied them in the capacity Of husbands.
II, then. the the theory Of maternal su-
periority in the mental organization Of
the children be accepted a. true. there is
supreme importance attaching to the in
quiry: Mat are We doing with our girls
and What are our girls doing for them
selves! AZ there can be no really sound
mind without . sound body TO hold il, let
% look 6st At the physical training the
female rising generation are undergoing.
Speaking nov Of the daughters Of parents
Vho are either rich or What are called
ce@fortable circumstances, il must be &C
knovlsdked that the greater proportion Of
them are not having the proper bodily dis.
!cipllne. The demands OF fashion require
that they shall violate some of the iunds-
mental principles Of good health. Heavy
under and upper garments are not 20 grace
ful - lighter ones hats which cover and
project the head are not 70 "stylish" D
the poultice Of velvet, ribbon and lace,
which fastens to the back hair thick boots
which keep the feet dry and warm, srs
ugly when compared With the paper -soIed
French kid foolishness which rols many
. darling to the cemetery; flannel or silk
TO Guari the chest against the sudden
changes Of the most trying climate in the
world are discarded to make room for come
thin material through which the biting
blast may stab at the vitaIs. Little .tten-
ton 10 paid to exercise. A triAing qaan
tity Of "calisihenics" 1t school 10 about all
the girl gets there and the moment school
days are over, and generally much sooner
they are young ladies," who may prone.
made half dosen squares in shopping, OF
while enjoying the delightful process Of
flirting, but Who could not walk three mile,
without being on the invalid list for q
week after. In addition to these dead.
vantaees are the fashionable requirement.
Of full-dres balls, parties and operas. which
ssud the creatures from warm rooms into
cold night air with . wooden cob.web owe,
their heads and necks, stockings of the
thinest texture, and shoes which . dew.
drop would ssturate.
L. il any wonder that with such treat
, nent the American girl fades almost u
quickly - the flowers which rival hel
beauty! L. it any wonder that. a. . gen
eral thing, she looks old At twenty five
hasgard 1t thirty, and If she reaches forty
II wreck! Look at English and German
girls; see the difference and ask the rea.or
vhyf
Il the prevailing system Of mental cul-
ture very much superior to the physical
Are not many of the mort popular educa-
} tional establishments for girls nothing bet.
ter than intellectual hot houses where the
, human plants are forced to bloom pre-
maturely. and where sound, sensible, prac
teal knowledge rarely takes root? Thu
Accomplishment" are sufficiently numer-
ous. bu, what Of the requirements Plenty
of fair maidens graduate with satin rib
boned essays in their hands who hav,
picked mp smattering Of French, . smat
tering Of Latin, some fragments of history
philosophy aud belies tettres, and are able Z.
) make . piano discourse most deaf~nins
; muac; and yet are utterly destitute Of thoa'
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