The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-07-21
The American Girl.


The defects of the American girl may be
done away with by giving less prominence
to the purely intellectual or purely practical
side of her education. For while one class
of men are striving to solve the problems of
life by educating women intellectually, there
is another class which is shouting for educa-
ton in domestic matters. While the profes-
sors at Harvard are rejoicing over some girl
who can take in their PHILOSOPHERS or their
mathematics, the the newspaper editors sing
the praises of her who can roast turkey,
bake bread or make her own dresses.
Neither gives the poor girl any chance to
exist, but only to work, with either hand or
brain. No one says to her: "You are not
only yourself but possibly the future mother
of other beings. Do not therefore allow
yourself to be driven by either school of
apostles beyond what you may do easily,
comfortably or pleasuraably. The healthy
balance Of your nervous system is far more
important to you and your future family re-
lations than all the mathematics or dress
making, or even roasting ofturkeys. Occupy
yourself steadfastly, but without strain, with
out hurry and without emulation. AS the
apostle said land it must have been meant
expressly for Americans), avoid emulation
Find out first what you can do best, and even
if it does not come up to somebody else's
standard, learn to content yourself with that"
Pleasantries Concerning the Fair Sex.
Since the introduction of false teeth the
ratio of good looking women has increased
90 per cent.
A preacher at Chicago advocates the in
PRODUCTION Of lady ushers in church, to make
the young men attend.
The Cincinnati Gazette has discovered
that "when woman wants to be pretty she
bangs her hair, and when she wants to be
ugly she bangs the door,"
Mr.. Oleomarge says the report that "large
figures are going out of style in dress" is a
SANDER. The bill of his wife's new spring
dress was sent to him yesterday, and he says
the figures" are larger than they were last
year. Fashion items should stick to the truth.
-Norristown Herald.
He was saving, as he scratched lucifer on
the side of house, IL like these houses with
sanded paint; nice when you want to strike
match, you know" 'Is that so2" she
asked, demurly; al wish l lived in house
with sanded paint"-snd then she looked
things unuttersble. If he had asked, "What
for?" she would have hated him. But he
didn't; he took the hint and the match was
struck then and there.
A Brooklyn man is haunted by his wite's
first husband, who was murdered in his bed
The ghost probably has good intentions. II
merely means to tell the man to lock out fol
himself Elmira Free Press.
Propriety-Light-m minded young thing
"Surely, Aunt Margaret, you're not going tC
wear your spectacles in the water?" Aunt
Minded am. Nothing shall induce
me to take off another thing."-Harvard
Lampoon.
The New York Times asks: "Can women
ENJOY a Heaven deprived of weddings?'
That depends. If new styles of bonnets make
their appearance every other week, women
will manage to feel happy without marriage
to their back.-Norristown Herald.
A girl at Wellesley (Mass.) Female College
said recently to Harvard graduate whom
she was taking through the building, and who
said that President Eliot of Harvard does not
think much of ladies as Professors: "Well
President Eliot has got parcel of old women
as Professors and WELLESLEY has a lot of young
women as Professors
Chowder got good dinner at home few
days ago by telling his wife that he was going
to bring Judge home with him to that meal
When he arrived, alone, and Mrs. Chowdel
asked him where the Judge was, he triumph.
antly pointed to himself, remarking: "Im q
good Judge of dinner" He will be obliged
to get dinner in some other way hereafter