The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
Elizabeth Cady stanton on Health.

Mr. K izabe,h Ctdy Stanton, 10 the
July Herald Of Health. writes the fol-
lo@iOg hrt ezy !. tier from her country
home IN Tenafiy, New jersey: To
one who believes hat it is as great a
sin to violate phi steal "a moral
Law; that it is. as great disgrace to
have headaches aud dyspepsia as to
lie and steal to writs Of your own
daily habits and health, involving 80
they do your morality and int Zig nee,
Is tn make an open confession Of all
your sins Of omission and commission.
And this Is what the compromising
edi or II the Herald OF Heath ssss me
to do. A general invalidism,. eeb.e.
ness, depression, and nervous prostra-
ton are 70 comm n among women of
a clsss that our good DE-. H1l-
brook, in order to eubstaDtlate his
theory that sound health is possible
Tor al who W II obey the laws Of the
being, desires TO hear from one who is
teAIhy aud heppy at seventy years Of
age Believing that one fact IL better
than pages OF phi 10 ophy, am will irg
o s,cnfic myself 10 help him main
tin his oft repested s-rtions Ny
pare nts, both livir z to the age OF SO,
had wonderful coustitut oos. / have
10 remtmbraacs OF s.eiug eli hr of
them confined 10 the Louise with any
prulJI ged illness, hence 1 had good
st ht in The world Being naturally
very play full and great romp among
children, l WIS much in the o en- ar.
Toe arlous &C ldemy, with innumer-
anle W ndo VS. aud do0re, was nere ssa-
rily well ventilated, aud to keep out
side That temple Of knowledge was my
chief study. | always hated The souod
OF that OLD tell, presented by Queen
Anue, calling us from play TO the seri.
Gus work OF acquiring the Tudi ne Is
OF -arning. The only drawback to
complete health and happiu ess when
a child was fear OF the devil,
especially at night. He YVES an
ever present reality, whom l was told
could not 81 @ because he always kept
b mself exactly behind me, and how
ever quickly 1 might turn, never
could catch even a G impse Of his
eh dow. People who leach children
such superstitions little dream OF the
positive Injury they ara doing to their
mental ana physical condition. These
( ars were intensified in my case under
the preaching Of the Rev. Charles
FiDney, which in measure marred |
my happiness aud crippled my devel-
opmebt, un il arrived at the age OF |
IL years. theu read C0mbs's Moral |
Philosophy, and his Constitution of Man,
and discussed the broad principles |
laid down in those volumes with a
g. ntleman If liberal thought, and soon
tbrew off all the old theological super
st I ons that had 30 long sh allowed my
life. l then struck the pane of Nil |
toms giant from my list of scqnalnt-
ances, aud with long walks and
rides en- h horseback / finally re-
covered the normal physical ami |
moral tone of my being, Heath
and happiness ave impossible
where one Is hedgsd about with un.
due restraints end fears of the unde-
fined and unknown. Ny habi OF life
have always been comparatively quiet |
ADD r, gnlar-loDg walks and JOUR- eys
on h rseback in my young days; a, tive
work in the house and garden in later
years; and now short strolls ON the
blue bills of jersey, drives, and mod
erats pacing on The piazza Although
| enjoy society, love TO be alone. To
read and tnink and write are my grea.-
est love chi dren and quiet, or
DERBY home. We usually breakfast at
8 o'clock in summer and $50 o'clock
in winter; Immediately alter is my
best time for work. Some days, when
deeply interested in what l am writ
ing | work sll day without the slight
esg fesling of wenrness; at other times
| am s BON weary, and accomplish lit
tie. l have but few Fixed haoits.
like 10 change the furniture in
my hou'e about in every pos
8 BILE way, and the current OF
my thoughts to various subjects.
/ am n moderate eater, enjoying sim
pie food. / neither smoke, nor dip,
nor chew, nor dri anything stronger
than tea and coffee, and at dinner
p,rty an occasional & as of wine. l
nave always worn my othing loosely,
rest & on my shoulders, made OF the
g st maleria, with the lightest
trimming possible; large boots, broad
solee, aud low h els, consequently my
fnt have kept up with the weight
. hey were required to carry. Mt
NJ rye or muscle, from head to o.,
suffers any prtssu from clio hiug.
My teetu are all sound, my hair luxu-
liant, my hearing perfect, and my
eyes 81 able to ad The fine phi t Of
tho New York Sun with speetaeles. /
have brought up seven children, kept