Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-10
A Common Fallacy.
rnr ASSUMED rxrurrroSs or WOMEN.


drawing room that, while man Is forced to
reach his conclusions by laborious processes
OF reasoning. woman leaps 70 hers by swift
and unerrlng intuition. ms thing has
been asserted so often that many people ac-
cept y As matter oi course We 90 not re-
member. indeed, Of ever hearing the asser-
non disputed or oi meeting IN any writings
an attempt 20 examine its foundations.
Nevertheless We believe the theory 70 be
entirely without support There Is not only
not the slightest evidence ~ ITS iaNor' nut
all me facts distinctly indicate that there iS
no sucn thing.
10 declare that women nave the power o'
percsi'lng facts or acquiring true knowledge
by intuition y 70 endow them with siTfA
sense, TO equip them IN way that must nee
eSSardN give them an advantage over men
~ pretty near! az thc ahAf' p lir. ln
such a case women would ot SAFER guides
than men IN almost anything ana eSPe,.aIH
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"hIeh We are necessarily governed ol our
impressions, omen ought 10 he' admit
ting the theory to oc True much better
Judges o. character 'hah men. Ihel "oHId
he ihr'h'heH win means ioF more Pr""p,
decision IN many emeTSthe'e>- lheN would
max 'r"rf mistakes IN s"clM questions
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And ho" "e reach tht most decided tr't
Of all. The Most important event m The
!tie oi ! woman II the selection OF a hus-
band. in nothing elsr would ! power ot .n-
iHitional perception ha,e better apporta-
my to r'ince i''eli, or b" OF greater service
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a crucial ie'' ana tht moment "r apply 4
We zee that the theory iaIIN 70 the ground
without intui,'on', often make ,ad mistake,
~ selecting their llie companions We ali
kno" out DO they err As frequently as WON,
on AZ t4n oft ga f.AIt frN Ia