The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-26
Tho Duty OF Woman TO Look Charm.
inG-.-Woman In India
MODERN CIVILIZATION

tn8--Woman In india
MODERN CIVILIZATION.
Mr.. Henry G. Pender, In the January
Manhattan, has an admirable article On
woman In Modern Civilization" for
which all women should thank him.
Among other good and hopeful things
he says:
Remove arbitrary and unwlse limits-
lions. and We shall very soon see how
little there 10 In the haokheyed argu-
ment based on the supposed disadvan-
tages Of weman's snntional and ner-
vous temperament While II is true
that woman 10 more emotional than
man. and possesses In a larger degre
the nervous foros which produces err
citability. II does not follow tia, she "a
therefore unft for thv serioua busin rs
Of life. For h must b remsnltrvi
that this no0 aDJ ila sex a.A..
EMOTIONAL AND NETvous FORCE
against which % much 10 said is. really
an excellent thing II properly directed.
The only dificdity at present Is that
this nervous force Il wasted In the
wrong direction, and woman inclines to
- peculiar nsurotic condition called
the hysterical." because she Ia not en-.
couraged to cultivate that intellectual
equilibrium which, oountsracts the ex.
plosivo tendency, Having been treated
for centuries % II shs required no
stronger diet than the flimsy superb
oiaGties Of life, II ID not to be wondered
at II she exhibits this neurotio oondi-
ton In q marked degree Indeed,
when we consider how great have been
the disadvantages under which woman
has labored. and how restricted have
been her opportunities, the only Won
der 10 that she is not even more fully q
creature oil saper6oialty and unhealthy
nervous excitement BY o strange In
consistency and psrverslw Of reasoning
We ignore aoo lsa pc .5 .. ....r ..i..
THDsGosr IMPORTANT QUALIFICATIONS
OF - noole woman, and are content to
see tho SEX to which God has given the
sacred function Of potential mother
hood, simply INSTANCES Of ARRESTED
development" Strangely enough We
continue TO regard woman merely as
an overgrown, child. and In our shall.
lowness OF estimate ignore the impor-
tant truth that the only school Of gem
uins moral sentiment IL society be-
tween equals. We have had the NOR
atty Of submission and ths morality Of
chivalry and generosity; the time ID
now come for the morality Of justice.
Rejecting with disdain tho miserably
mean estimate which makes II appear
that woman was created mans intel
lectual inferior. let us 80 enlarge her
sphere and 90 increase her opportunities
that she can have fair chance to speak
for herself. and we may be assured that
II this principle IL carried out tho fam
ny so constituted would b the real
school for the virtues Of wisdom. Give
sps wiser and noblsr women and we
shall very soon see how rapidly society
will become pursr and more beautiful
and the foundations bs more surely and
securely laid. tGi.i2 .iq.assg. .,...
ong IA new oHD1l o. THINGS.
"a We are. 1t is'to b hoped, entering
into an order Of things In which justice
will again be the primary virtue And
% we endeavor 10 anticipate the conss.
qusnces which are likely to follow, one
thing stands out prs.sminsntly clear
amid the fmists Of doubts and uncer.
tainty. This fact consists In the sbso.
Lutte certainty with whioh
~e Al ExORABLD Law
connects progress and the elevation Of
woman. It ID In the very nature OF
things that the, two conditions should
be intsrdspendsnt And any attempt
to deny tho supreme importance Of
woman's higher Development and
larger usefulness II IN impairment to
our advancement and 10 . rstrogressivs
rather than progressive movement
On the other hand. BY recognising
woman's higher claims, We place our.
selves in harmony with the demands Of
reason, and move forward, ever resist
lessly advancing, and measuring our
steps to the music Of hopeful con-
seriousness Of strength and . healthy
morality. We may depend upon It
THE QUESTION or woMAx'e uTILLsor'
"a ,s4 arise UAI,
moral and industrial value u not ono
to be evaded with impunity. Escape
from 1t We cannot; andlt therefore be-
hooves US to throw all our energy and
intelligence into the problem which 70
Of such vital importance. For we must
remember that the life sof soGlety, Ike
the life Of the individual, Is Of . mixed
nature. III part we are governed BY
the impulses Of ourselves and others; IN
part, we are under the memorable do.
minion Of law. A. time wears on. and
We become more familiar with the logic
Of events and the regular sequence OF
cause and effect, we gradually learn
that the majesty of the moral law COM
pels our recognition; and we also dis
cover that the discipline and restraints
Of social life are legitimately on the side