The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-10-18
why So Many Women Fade Early.

why So Many Women Fade Early.
A correspondent of one of our New
England exchanges has illustrated the
leading causes of early decay in women
with so much aptness that we consider
it fitting to present the article here in a
condensed form: GA woman should
reach her prime between forty and fifty"
saysan author of note, but alas, too many
have sunken cheeks, sallow compilations
and tired, fretful faces, at that age. The
causes are many; the perils and ankle
ties of child bearing and child training
have robbed many blooming cheek OF
its charm of freshness, but even this is
contrary to the laws of nature. When
these sacred duties are understood as
they should be, and proper care is taken
not only of the body, but of the mental
condition, we shall see happy, cheerful
mothers in every home. There are
many causes lying at the root of this evil,
for evil it is, when the sweetness and
freshness leave young woman's face
and hard lines make her appear even
older than her grandmother. One
| chief cause is fretting or over anxiety.
Women, as a rule, dwell too much on
little things; they magnify troubles,
anticipate their coming and weary them
selves over trihes. Mothers fret about
their children in the most unnecessary
manner. Another cause of early van
ishing beauty is the want of fresh air.
Not an occasional walk or drive, not a
round of calls or little shopping, but
regular doses of good fresh air. A
woman should make it religious duty
to see something new every day, some
thing which will compel her to walk, ,and
at the same time divert her, leading her
to forget the unfinished garment or the
impertinence of maid of all work. 1t
is right, essential to good health, spirits
and an equable temper that woman
should go out, saying 81 will finish this
needlework," or "arrange this room,
but putting health before all else, reso-
4 hooi-w1r tofIe-one up Iac-oAyif
need be, let the children be taken, and
the walk will be doubly enjoyable as
one listens to their artless prattle. A
famous botanist dated his love of plants
to the early morning walks taken with
his mother. She knew something about
their habits and names, just enough to
inspire him with a determination to
know more. Not long since young
mother said, "When you proposed the
constitutional for me, l thought 1t a lux
ury l could not afford. | had been
taught in my old New England home
that every good house keeper always
finished her domestic duties before going
out. Iresolved to try your method, mot,
however, till health and strength were
failing, and the care of two children
made me look nervous and fretful. Now,
for more than year have thrown open
my windows, exposed bedding and room
to current of fresh air, and then put
on over my morning dress little suit
of water proof. For each child | made
a simple ulster, which covered the
plain or soiled dress underneath. Thus
arrayed we went out for one hour, no
more, no less. The good has been be-
yond estimate; even my husband re-
ioices in my common sense ideas and in
creased strength" Suppose some one
should call and afterward represent you
as an untidy housekeeperP al am
wiser now, and | know very we'll that
the untidy women are those who leave
things entirely undone, o. badly done,
not those who consider health trst and
take the remainder of their day for
things of less moment. Hundreds OF
persons make up their beds without air
| ing them at all or only for few minutes;
any good physician will tell you that IS
untidy." The more duties woman
has to perform the more need has she tor
uniform good temper and strong, heal
thy nerves. These she can never have
if her DAYS and nights are spent within
four walls, with little to cheer and much
TO wear out the vital forces. If 1t be
true that all have certain amount OF
vitality. is it not worse than folly to ex-
pend any part of it in over nice atten-
tions that give mere animal gratificationP
AS a rule it is we'll to take things as easy
as possible, but some are so constituted
that restlessness is their portion. Some
, women are miserable when idle, even
when rest is necessary. When to rest,
how to rest and where to rest, each must
l saw for herself, but all know that nature
rebels unless true and complete rest is
3 taken during some portion OF each day.
When this is done, and women learn
/ that fussiness is not neatness, and that
fretfulness is deadly foe to beauty, our
> women will not fade in their youth, OF
= look careworn and anxious, as hundreds
now do. 1t is painful fact that "twc
e many women are overworked," and yet
large numbers needlessly overwork them
: selves. AS a coarse but worthy ole
woman once said, "Some women are Sc
i bisen nice they neither take any comfor
d themselves nor let anyone else." Thes'
e "pizen nice" people are sometime
d found among the other sex, and tn
faculty they possess of annoying ant
IL wearying all who are associated witt
IN them surpasses belief, except by thos
Y. who have experienced it. The day
(" not far distant, we trust, when America
is women will be not only the most beau
/" tiful, but the freshest and wisest in tn
"a world.
lie -.- :,
a ndrInfnite toll would not enabl
YOU to sweep away mist, but by ascer
ID ding little you may often look over
ut altogether. So 1t is with our moral in
as provement; we wrestle fiercely with
1t vicious habit which would have n
yo hold upon us if we ascended into
higher moral atmosphere.