The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30

gconS to work ct pcrtlouS operations
created life- long ailments, and ar
Irresponsible for eternal misfortunes
| / will not be misunderstood. Who
soevey represents me % giving un
restricted approval or condemnation
falsifles my position, and Will 2
found to be defamers by those VIII
read the stenographic report OF thi
sermon. For years, as many Of 70,
know. / have carried . loaded gul
ready to aim Of every style OF vii
amusement that came out OF tn,
thicket to put its paw and tootl
upon the young, but I must Away
discriminate.
The game-keeper, Macdonald, ol
Glengarry, came home and found
that Els home had been ransacket
BY q regiment OF English troops, ane
his family UNANIMOUSLY treated, and
that tho chief offender was an Officer
who rode on q white horse. The
next day the troops passing Mac
donald emptied the saddle OF tn.
man riding on the white horse and
found. out afterward that the horse
was ridden by another officer who
had borrowed It. Great was Mac
donald's chagrin. The next day the
troops passed again and again Mac.
donald fired and again killed the
wrong man. Now my soul Is full Of
wrath against the iamusements that
have ravaged so many OF the homes
OF America, but must not am at
the wrong ones. I must know
which are the offenders and which
ought to be endorsed and slain.
70 me, rightly precautioned roller
skating ID the most beautiful and
healthful exercise I ever Witnessed;
It eclipses II gracefulness and healthy
movement all the croquet and coast.
ing and lawn tennis and football and
moonlight gliding over frozen ponds
and all the other hilarities OF house
and playground. It Is good for the
lungs, good for the limbs, good Tor
the circulation, good for the spirits.
/ see Ia Il possibilities for the best
exercise ever invented. It has all
the advantages OF the gymnasium
With more exhilaration Of the spirits,
II has all the exuberance Of the
skating pond on which onr fathers
and mothers used to dart tippotted
and furred with, none Of the dangers
breaking through the ice. It has all
the vivacity Of outdoor games with.
out being dependent on condition u
the weather. It would be grand
thing II all our young men could for
one hour almost every evening take
q round at this merriment. The
women OF America who decline the
stout brisk walk, called the constit.
tutional which keeps English women
roseate and strong. would do we'll II
almost every day or night they
would leave darning and mending
and bread-making and parlor dust
ing and table setting and housekeep.
ing Tor one hour and
JOIN THE wHIRL
or the skating rink. Some Of these
hollow cheeks would ill up aud
some Of these lackluster eyes would
get back their lost light. and stoop.
ped shoulders would become erect,
and incipient consumption and
merciless neuralgia and nervous
prostrations would take everlasting
departure. II would be well il the
stranger In our hotels, after spend
ing the day in purchasing goods for
his western house, would In the even
ing 60 TO some respectable rink and
hire . pair OF skates and, independ-
ent Of everybody and interfering
with no one, take an hour Of flight
in the charmed circle and under the
inspiration Of tho orchestra, and
then 60 back to his hotel and say
his prayers and so to dream OF
home.
But while these are the possibili.
ties OF health aud recuperation in
this exercise on wheels, many have
used 1t to the damaging Of body.
mind, and soul, and hence / speek Of
the restrictions. First let us have
no more Of this vulgarity aud i'm
modesty seen every night in our city
OF young women, alone and unat-
tended, skating Ia Kinks, and form.
ing indiScriminate acquaintance
ships. Let such young persons be
by father, or mother, or
or elder sister. When q
man, however we'll dressed, on the
floor without proper Introduction,
tips his hat to Q lady, let the officers
Of the rink. always on guard. invite
him to make rapid strides toward the
door. and help him down the front
steps with any such means OF In.
creasing his momentum as may be
suggested. Let those well-dressed
devils who sometimes haunt such
places got quick justice, aud our
skating Kinks will be as free Of them
as Friday night prayer meeting.
Let all those who wish properly to
employ this entertainment not allow
tho blaze Of light and the enchant-
ments OF drums and cornet-a-piston
Tempt them TO Q senseless and ruin.
nus prolongation ofthe amusement.
Let it not be q matter OF contest
who can skate the longest or cut up
The most fabulous number Of cir
cults Stop when you1have got out
of the recreation all there is in,
t. Remember the laws OF health
ire the laws Of God. Keep the ten
commandments written on your
lungs ind heart. Remember that
} group OF pneumonias on every
,Old night stand ct the door OF every
however honest, aud
would like to escort you to tho sep.
ilchre. Cool Oh before you face the
forth wind: Accept no unwarrant.
Ible gallantries, Know that the
.ame law that dominates the parlor
should not denomlnnte the skatinyI
ink. Know that the evil repre-.
lend 10 not confined to skating Kinks.
There are parents in I'LL our Cities |
Who need to look more carcfuley
.fter their children. In other words,
irritation Is damuation. When I see
t the evening hodr on Broadway,
few York, or Fulton street. Brook
IN, rs gentlemen return from bus
ness . group Of young women with |
conspicuous manner and 2 glggle