The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-06-29


IRIS sid Of many scientific discoveries
that they alwsys pass through three
stages FirSt, those who propose new
idea are called maniacs, people unworthy
Of ersdenee> they know not what they are
talking al out, Whist they propose is mani.
festly impossible, Sc, SC, Secondly, it is
found that though the thing Is in the
msin true, sn the orthodox should have
nothing to do with 1t, As the prophetic
writings distinctly oppose it, the idea is
stheistieal, away with 1t, hSnish it, let not
our esrs lie polluted with il at this stage
the opponents are usually very virtUous
and very bitter. Finally the thing is sc
eepted by all the world, and when it is
spoken shout, the world ShrugS its
shoulders and says Why any fool could
see .aas with half Sn eyes it did not require
very clever man to find .Aas out; there
was not much glory in fighting that into a
place before me +; it wSs 50 inherently
good that /; would have come whether or
mo- And with little self satisfied sim
per, the world gives a nod and posses on,
only to reeommsnce y similar process
upon the next bit Of important scientific
or social change which msy come in its
wsy. The several stages may be going
on in various minds spontaneously,
though NE rather incline to the belief that
good deal of modern science is in the
midst of the second stage, The question
as to whether woman should have equal
rights with man in all social, political and
educational matters IS certainly in the two
eGrlSer stages, and we fear 8 generation
VIII have to pass away before it gets into
the last stage, 1t Is curious to us to
notice how minds, which sre otherwise
bruad and liberal. the very moment the
question Of granting equal rights to wo-
man IS raised, become St once narrowed
down. get into old ruts and grooves, put
forward threadbare arguments which have
been again and again practically refuted.
And yet how much there Is in this move
ment. IL seems to US To be 4 movement
which should Commend itself at once to
every liberal thinker and ssil men
VIII say, why teach woman classics
Others, why mathematics And so on
through the gamut of higher studies, such
things VIII not make her bake or sew any
the tetter- We say they VIII woman
who has hsd her intellect properly trained
ri1 bake and sew better, she VIII be less
inclined to do things by rule Of thumb.
she VIII certainly bring up her family
better. she VIII be truer guide TO her chill
dren than woman who has been brought
up on a smsttering of general knowledge,
vsneered over With little French, music
and flower painting And even where We
ind people who are liberal enough to see
the necessity Of giving girls training in
some Of the subjects suggested above,
they seldom rise high enough to see the
necessity of making the education
tierp-ga, Of carrying 1t on TIL ~, or n, or
even later II there Is q section of
society, however, who ara agreed upon I
allowing woman the chance Of 4 good 1
education, the section Is very much
when social and political /
rights are spoken of We are told that
women do not reason, that they jump at .
conclusions, that they are physically IN
capable Of taking part IN many Of the
things at which the leaders of the wOman's
rights movement aim and 50 forth We
fail, however, to appreciate such state
meuts- Did Mrs Somer7iIls or George
Eliot jump At eonclusiOnsi Did Lady
Baker, when accompanying her EGshand
On his journey to the sources Of the Nile,
show any lack Of physical fOrcei Or
another lady, With whom We happen 10 be
acquainted. snd who wandered
with her husband fOr seven years over the
the plains and deserts OF Cen
trzl Asia suffering hunger and thirst and
at times carrying her Life II her hand
display any lack Of physical force OF eoUr-
ages Have not EUman shown themselves
able administrator, elesrsightsd poll
sieiisns, strong Of VII and strong OF nerve,
and yet not lost one iots Of that gentle
ness and wumanIiless which IS the most
0eautif1l attribute Of the se1i
We look to the Ultimate success Of the
zs assured, and shall ever do
what lies n our power to help II On The
somplete SUCCESS cannot come IN our
day; Il nay not even eOme N the neTt
generation; but when II does come. We
feel assured that the world vii Be hap
pier. better and pursr-
Give wUus1 thorough education give
aer higher aims than nsre household
,azes. and what 4 world OF g1ssip and 4
petsiness VII Be cast aside f0reTsr; how
naeh grznder and broader VII all lives
aecnze- In the words q the Princess
Tdz We would say
TdrN eu1 Yaur freedom Giclsr
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