, 1881-03-19
THE AMERICAN GIRL,

Why She IN Mot What SIio Might no-
Nr. Hamilton Os:ood Lectures on tho
Ncceasity OF tt Radical Chnnye III
Glrlss Training and fsdueutton.
Philadelphia Ttmts. March II,
Tho asnphlthcatre OF Jefferson Medical College
llnspitn OH Sansom strnrt, was thronHcd last
night with Professors aud students unt tholr
Indy friends TO hcnr tho nnn,ini nddrcss 10 the
nlumnl by Dr. Hamilton Osgood, Of boston, ii
graduate Of tho College, whose subject was
''Tho Necessity Of IL Isndtcal ChnnYe in tho
TrnInlng and Educatlon OF tho American G!rl.'
At least ,501 persons wore present, 0ne-half Of
then, being ladics.
The Rreatcst error, Or. Oszoo1 said. In tho
training OF tho American Riri is TINT sho Is
allowed to become n Womnn before she knows
It. One t1ny she Ism child; tho next, I'LL unpro-
purcl. NIL iEnorant Of what 1t lneuns, she Ia II
woman. Take the average girl Of so.dAy. ut tha
age of ", wo will sny. This Etrl, who would
blush II Obliged to confess Ignorance Of somo
fourth'cluss ctnractcr Of mythology, will callny
admit TINT she not only knows nothing Of tho
physiology Of her functions, but Is perfectly fu-
different about It. This Is Il n1oustrous crror.-
one Into WHICH our girls should by no tnea!s 10
allowed to full. They should bo 80 trulncd be-
;s; tween their lsth nnd :, l!th years ~ not
pared for tho motninorphns!s' Which ls com
Ing, The A.nrslcnn grl should know how to live
md tllstrotneatilsgso ot wollAnhoul. She should
be impressed with Feeling nf reverence for l,er
Ses .assG y S IL sRtf # g. seiSeyy ey
or Il llodlclnn library. Tho women OF tn.dny
who are sr!y!n2 10 PIT % md " from .he truo
order to rid himself or III aching tnott,, flI!e 1t
With snn"wacr PIT y a!aw Y y nasch . u To- y i End snd thon
| rlaKo Erl shs.uld ba matc to feel her RESPONSE
billy tn"Arls klcr fistur1 hnd thuau whtsu lives
asr tho Ill III ii tt obis sense @ utother Gs # o
1 tho man.
rc1Islt to succcss III Ito Is tu bn good animal
The American Rirl shOuld know tLut tu hnvs u
na'onai F ho sa" @ c bS saEt her
share III this hcsrubln result Is to be Rtt.ltetl
ent arsa eseps fee ess5 OF s Ssf cS @
| chnngo her sex. THO rosslcsnoss ~ canlnlon
among our cultivated women Is 4 mistaken md
frutIcss characterization; III ctiloayor tu cscAPs
tho duties which aro tho sory mud should cUn-
stitute tho ehtcr Joy Of woIl'an.
ia tho ctlucutlon anil trainug of our girls Is
necessarily Ionk Ut tho Young WOMEN ut i0 10
Whetl,cr thoy bu rich Or pour. wnat IL morc r,,r1
lhan ,ne!y;; forMea II gir With rln step nrIxht
Whit II lilo rsao' Of tloir abssnee7 srSo tirsi
Aaerss. says nr. clarkS Il bin '.ssx i, E'it.eas
1! physiological observer. ho IL aure 10 aLd
that they aro r.espu1'slblo for feeblo n.cn s.c.
sris tSsetsor." rnsd i.u,y Amborly to IT, t:iarko
y %T',y Hsn XsIt tST : Is3,' s'. sssoo oa'y she
| Why should there lu stiCh Il radical difference
In tho .reHtncnt Of bnys aud xrls II their curly
yenrsf Tho hoy bus his warn as!o.hi1lg, iila rect
cud, iiAlr her limbs nre oxposrd to tho wentll-
cr, prosected ansy by atoc'tts9s lone too thick.
esss Srn o;is Ta: nfes IL tes ,Ssy ss.
xseH'es seslt'vs@fss Of taS xsl Tao 'x"Sssat ;
iy.o'%ai Hi 4 koep warm. And 70. Waiio
Indifference 10 chaugca In. tho wci.tAur ai.l
y roady Y sat at any hour of THO t'ay, tho Klrl
ttS IS IL senstivu o. as tiso III sherinon,cter. ber
check loses IT. rosy hue, ThnA hor ifto goes on:
steadily tncress'u its a!yerssnse fron, ,hat 9f
ahoo1lused. anl sons!s!ye; I tlo nj Include
~ S q s IosS trss aoss s
nut tievelnp her orlKlal sEnr. but tsNlisfurnis II
aso Il @ 'sss vsyss and II Ill '0 IS e9s ,zo
aygra4o American Eirl.
uMt While Elrls aro nnt given cMni,ga exercise
Of kInt that Is mt good for them whom thoy
grow ul,ler. raIa tl.o exceptional casa wlero
lutois until Mrter taey laayo solloU!. Ihose girls
I'LL unused thuy IL tho strain " snuAl DIS
i%nsrs. 1ns'.es. partto. ba!is, ,si,1 sl"atr',s
crowdinx ul0H each other. with hardly ehlhk
'na % hoY 5H: HIGH. II aat tSs nt
only this, but they hllro cxlalstud tho sooiuj
pleasures By nero Hluttony.
grl + cxpcpsed ~ cu!nplst. her education by
isNro thnn Gutf wuy III theirs. Everything in
slsrlug which the Erl should im Gultvatlnv rho
physical strength, cn,11ulun sonse, mud prlntl.
emily which arn 10 DO oF lite-lonK hsnelit to hrr
and her descendants, whltu tult tho sn-cnllcd
1HsnrS' s' YIN Y whsh ta.lGbs Sdono Grams
l.ass stht!Y and tuure exercise should ~ tho
pcrforIa her fnnatlots Justly u.,l ntturnliy do
l'anus. II. y very. largo dogEeo, rho comfort
and hnpnlncss u wonan In later years
udoescunce utterly rnaartltasa Or tho Krea!
1'tel uf intervals nt rest. And 1f tho caruYul
I.,ottsr Or tho watehfnl physician insi4s upn.
KrRefuusly nlId With an impatient criticism upon
tiiolr sox which t. ptttul They try u ttvo " u
tnnro wero M swing Of tide ~ their hr1Anisrn
They Wish 10 l!yu down nn! put under reckless
foot tho secesstlcs Ut their stx. but It IL tho ult
light With wlntnlists. with this difference: Dol
s',,, S",,s ,a" ~ 's p9s ,s na tnGy, y
wntIen, tDnared by our s9x Us we'll W thoir own
. who nre arxey responslbio tur thu prcstnt rcst'
oSie, % c eitn1Sa i wn,cu, Io '''H'' of srcat III, NJ
pat,ont of mine that !ast year aurv.
. incidentally ro.,,Ariod TINT ut hur lust con..io
l nlent shu eont of hcr pruot- -sheels and ut The
sul,,p lno,nunt called tur doctor 4nd nurse. Ynu
nthor admitted tisAt in spite Of ull shc had sait
l IN public, touching tho r!Ghta uf womon: hs
persistent. ''nres5!u lnoot @ had 80 tx sah!s'sa no
1 the puulss know u il Tor The world cault
1ass mr. a apy fIes of th
a hattle With tho w!notnis. Il would srttn as !
: these wotnan ought to know tho exnot sensc an
tiIoY rcu1ixu the OptNul condition Of our y0uuJ