Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
elem /. starrett, in Chicago Magazine.


The woman who ought to be cared
for. The woman who, when circum-
stances required it, can take care of
herself is a truly admirable and de-
lightful person to meet. She en-
courages our hearts to feel that our
daughters may be fitted by proper
education to meet the emergencies of
life cheerfully, bravely and success
fully. But it is probably that we all
feel, when planning for the future of
our daughters, that if they are called
upon to fulfill the whole OF woman's
natural destiny, if they become wives
and mothers, their normal condition,
and that which would be the most
favorable to their own happiness, and
complete and harmonious develop
ment, would be that of being cared
for. In this condition, as Ia all right
conditions, they are entitled to all the
rights and privileges, and have all
the claims ueon the respect and kind
ness of men that could possibly be
claimed or awarded to the most sue
cessful workers among women in any
department of the worlds work. An
earnest and thoughtful writer upon
social questions of the deepest impor-
lance, says that what tins country
most needs is leisurely, happy and
care-free methodhood. The period
when a mother has her little ones
around her knees ought to be the hap
piest of her life. But when material
cares press, a stronger hand than hers
should ward off all other cares and
trials that would Cypress her or in
terfere with her care for her children.
This is the period when a woman's
most sacred wright is that of being
cared for and protected.
Alas that to so many mothers the
period of maternity is one OF being
0verburdeGcd physically and mental
ly, and if unrest and sorrow of spirit.
And this condition is one from which
in a majority of cases, she cannot res
cue herself She may need recreation,
change, help ia her labors and many
other things, in order to healthful
condition of mind aud body, but she
lacks the energy aud strength TO pro
vide herself with them. Here is the
opportunity for a good husband. Here
is his chance to bind his wife to him
with "hooBs of steel" his chance to
show that ; e appreciates what is due
to woman in the most important rela
tions OF life But IN order to do this,
he must render this homage, not as
one who gives to dependent, but
rather as one who brings grand tri-
butte to a sacred altar. Woman
greatest and first claim to all rights
and privileges is her claim as a moth
err We hear a great deal now days
about the claims of the laboriDg class
es, the wealth produced by the labor.
ing classes and the rights Of laboring
classes. But does not the greatest
wealth of the State consist in good,
well-trained, law-abiding citizens
These are given to the State by the mo
Their. Yet where is the political econ
omist, where is the political party
which recognizes the claims Of, OF
seeks to reward those, who by thous
ands of watchful days and nights give
to the world its heroes, poets, and
statesmen For this royal and low
| ing service woman has richly earned
all the protection that law can afford
by giving her the power, il necessary
to protect herself. by making plair
and straight the paths for her fee
when she walks alone, but above al
by making happy and elevating the
condition of wifehood.