New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22
HER KNOWLEDGE HER OWN BUSINESS.


SIR: Assuming that to be- proficient in do
nestle ECONOMY and management belongs the lower
order of education, which do not myself admit what
right any TO make education OF any sort condi-
tional mstterf With much justice 1t be said OF
that he is unfit TO enter col unless he under
stands how to his food harness horse, or do any
other burdensome manual labor belonging peculiarly to
man. III men and women are equal in point OF rights
neither shall say Other shall do OF snail not
DO unless be proved that he she IA frespassing
upon the rights OF some one else. Why should not any
unmarried snirk domestic matters II she BE- 80
placed that do without Inconvenience to her
self anybody else Why should so many men Insist
that t is every wOmans duty TO marry some man, kOo"
everything about hous keeping boar numerous chioren
to her husband and make everything comfortable Tor
him and all concerned3 hold that woman who Is In
dependent Of tue support OF man mas night to enter
upon fe's dgnt wtnout the remotest idea OF simple
domestic arts" and II 1t pelses her 10 live ana die III
like ignorance, 1t is other human beings business
men want wives who prDfcien5 In household duhes
they should not frequently allow their passion TO e
the better OF their Judgment and oIoOse higy srens
entirely the oil desire their wives should
be. The would be husband should hnd out beforehand
whether the he fanoies will be likely to make good
housewife and whether she has been duly educated u
all that appertsins simple domestic life. lie should
assure uimsalf cook wash, iron and make
bread in case Is obliged LEFT without any one
to 1t for If he is foil as TO propose mar
rage to a RI who knows nothing about these things,
and furthermore doesn't want 10 learr then he must
tgke the o,nsequenc Of his folly He mas only hin-
self u ame tie object OF his alteration never pre-
tended to know any ing, did lie even much as
mint to her tina such was his particular a9m'rtoh o.,
Cooking l. a. iu1cn an OCCUPATION fir men a5 Tor
women but have known men who never knew any
thing ABOUT It, nor did they know how 10 harness
horse, lck the own trnuk+ zee ntY Ahd YET
nave never near 4 ~ man DsUg x ;udd from cjiesr
tnat would indeed be an enormous hep 10
the Ovrr-worke l. patient hunseArep5r VITA chllr'h
CRYING nursery the busD tnd SHOULD hy cLhuce
in order to assist little he wudld COOK
the dinner for her. There some VINO are hOgh'ld
pul iu these tterS, Dut tley can d uhieu
a cong tue very lew. dow ma ~ mel are tner Whr,
after "a nsr1 lays TX, wOdd consent ana OHtr 10
help IN ths mdnn"Fi 10 sure the wire has had Just
ard time all day herself, bat tAen her lOfu anu
master expects attend wht u ier DEPART
menC without MS assistance. H. 0Ome for itte
rcss aud ex ects e. mud evcrytblnS a"atng ms com
fOrt wue huds ar ly any rest nag II or day, alu
vat more eX uOne but ouly oco lsiOnaly signs
for II.
ON the other hand IL "a woman 10 marry and
knows she Is mar one WnO IN IN no So 7uPTOt
her In luxuIy she should maze ny H. mnd tuai
the ,he perfects herself III the domest arts
IL is heT duty In su case - do DER utmost
un lersta + part the wO.K. ana ehe mas mar
RED una of her sp CT an OYfr tne AK VIII
he performed at elst without cOmpaiut. nave no
sort OF pafh nee who iuafies Know eA-
acly tne eounlary US or 90 ndsnan, aui bei Ike
sp iled chiu grnDcs Il utr lot ana induces I'm
through unscldsi Tor her give ner more com
frrt. tnau An. can anO d. NJ.
GdgFisOn' s, N. L., M1rsh IL, 1883.