The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-10-02
4 SOCIAL WHONG.

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dial which recently occurred in Til
place probably it would not be il
timed 4 to Suggest some oLserv;
tons calculated to benefit thOs
who have unmarried daughters
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lamities, prorided, persons TO
whose good it is inIAnded will hee'
the voice of the warner. We trus
that no one will become offended
by any remarks we may maxi
while discussing this subject, fO
we are prompted solely by kindly
feelings, and we are very sure thai
right thinking people will not fee
Outrag ed ut what is intended us d
benefit.
Social wrongs arc more miscllc'
vious and pernicious, and produc'
tive Of greater poignlant misery
than any other class of evils. Some
wrongs-such as mistakes of gov
ernment, venality Of courts. ETC.
can he tolerated for IL while with
,.atiencc aud with an apparent
chance Of safety; but not 50 when
the social state is polluted. Any
invasion of its purity is a stab at
the well-Eeing of society and a Sc
cret yet potent attack on govern
ment, itself. While chastity was
nourishel and rejected by law,
Rome remained mistress of the
world, ard was the cradle of.vir-
tue and the school Of learning.
When the laws were relaxed in this
respect that great nation began to
crumble and, i'll a brief while, it
was invaded and oyerrun by the
Barbarians of the North, and
from that day Rome-proud Rome!
has been IL btothel Of pollution
and IL metropolis Of ignorance.
Homes are the nurseries of the
nation. III them are reared the
mothers and fathers of coming gen
and it is absolutely i'm.
perative that sons and daughters
should he properly Achooled in pu.
,ity and uprightness of heart, as
we'll as in domestic affairs and it,
,rary and other accomplishments.
they are to give the bent, for good
" evil, to the flexible mind Of the
lation's future cOnservatOrs Then,
s it not essential that the home
bOuld be the fortress of purity
Iut how is this to be made such
Inless We effect a radical change
/, our social status!
We will discuss only tho female
idc Of this social wrong suggested
y the recent scandal. Parents,
D he true to their daughters,
Mould take special care to educate
nd train them into intelli gent
and maiden modesty.
othing 50 fascinates the mind OF
true man or WINS the admiration
his heart as a chaste and intel
gent woman. The sensible man
,eks this character Of lady for his
ife and will we'd no other kind.
S a gentleman he will treat all
omen with politeness and agree :
,leness, which frivolous girls !;
nstrue into admiration. They :
ink their light talk and giddy 9
.ys arc approved by young gen. !,
men, and we admit that they do !,
eet the appreciation Of Il certain :,
MSS, but not of the young man of =
nse, who wants brains and heart :,
Il rirtue to adoru his home, be =
e mother Of his children and the .
gel of his heart. :,
Parents can make what they wish -
their daughters. If they desire :;
EN- to grace the homes of sensi. =
, and honorable men, as wives -
d mothers, they should he care. =,
to train them properly, y
Girls should not he permitted to -
ter society until after they j
, through attending school. UNI. :
s accompanied by their parents
some discreet member of the !,
aily older than themselves. It =
proper for them to attend social =
'ertainments for the sake of inn :,