Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-25
MATRIMGNY.
Marriage IN America has higher Basis
Than in Europe.

However much is believed and published
damaging 10 our reputation for social de
cency and high morality, have most
fixed and enchanting CONVICTION that we
are the cleaneSt, sweetest, and hottest PEG
ple socially on the face OF the earth. 1t
would be no more than the truth 10 say
that this social purity is one Of the results
of our sJcia, customs. Our young people
are the ireest and happlcst OF the world 5
youth. Our boys and girls are thrown to-
gether more in school, in society, and iii
public places than the youth Of any other
country, and the matter of sex IS less con-
siderai in t!ieir amusements and rccrea-
tons Growing out Of the free life of our
young people is the immensely important
fact that marriage in America, especially
among the middle classes, has a holier basis
and motive than IS certainly the cGsein any
country OF Europe.
The lowest classes OF Germany marry
very generally and with but little regard to
the Advantages and 0utc0me Of wedlock,
but simply because it is the custom and be
cause it IS convenient and desirable TO have
their own homes. The French are a
thrifty people. and thrift is an element en-
tering into NJ. they do. They seldom leap
into matrimOny. Indeed. among all classes
even to some extent among the peasaltry
marriage is a matter iCr arrangement
the parents for the most part making the
matches.
Society in England is one Of castles and
classes. What applies TO one caste or class
does not apply 10 the other castles or classes.
For instance, he lower an artisan claSse S
are the most imPr9yident OF all working
people Of whom ! know anything
When in England no aspect OF lis social
life is 50 ever present to me IS the
UnJhrifdness Of the working people.
They marry and are given in marriage as
though il were only matter Of B day.
lark. They have children born to them
without the least regard to number Or
provision. They stick religiausly to the
creed that God makes the children, and
that He viii not send q mouth without
food 10 fill i. The poorest couples seem TO
take pride in multiplying their offspring
and replenishinC the earth. Tie average
family Of q wockiugman, I should say
would be about eight children. speak
from observation, and not as giving STA
tt5tiCs. These children are usually SIS well
taken care Of as the means Of the parents
viii Justify. They begin to wock IN their
tender wears and become bread winners and
are out IN the world On their own account,
while yet the children Of al American
working people are in school. The great
body Of this class Of English children are
very independent, and early form their
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