The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-11-26
"oU1DA ON WOMEN
"The Great Female Novelist DiSsccts Her Sex
Mercilessly.

"The Great Female Novelist Dissccts Her Sex
Mercilessly.
North American Review.
AS weisain and rgain see the wom-
an expecting from ner son the purity
of manners OF maiden, and making
no account, because she ignores them
entirely, OF the imperious necessities
of sex; so We should see her in matters
OF national or universal import SINH
larly disregarding or Ignoring all facts
OF which she chose to take note. Sci
ence, indeed, presumes that ta educat-
ing herit would strengthen her reason
ing powers and widen her mind into
the acceptance OF true liberty. But
what proof is there that science would
do anything OF the sort? 1t has new
er yet showed any true liberality itself.
The woman is heenemy of freedom.
Give her power and she is at once des-
potic. The enormous pretenslons to
the monopoly of q mans life which
women put forward in marriage are
born OF the desire to tyranize. The
rage and amazement displayed by the
woman when man, whether her lover
or husband, proves inconstant to her.
comes from that tenaclty over the
man as a property which wholly
blinds her to her own faults or lack Of
charm or power to keep him. A very
clever woman never blames n man for
Inconsistency to her; she may perhaps
blame herself. Women us II rule at
tach far too great u value to them
selves. A virtuous woman is above
rubles, has said Solomon; but this de-
pends very much on the quality ofthe
virtue; and the idea prevailing among
women that they are valuable, ad-
mirable and almost divine merely be-
cause they are women, is one OF the
most misch evous fallacies born of
human vanity and accepted without
analysis.
In marriage, moreover, the influence
OF the woman, wherever popular pref
udices plead to the contrary, is con
stantly belittling and injurious to the
intelligence OF the man. How many
great artists since the DAYS of Andrea
del Sarto have cursed the woman who
has made them barter their heritage
OF genius for the pottage ofwordly af-
Huence.
lady very much given to cadding
was suddenly taken i'll at home and
sent her husband in great haste for
the doctor. The obedient man ran
part OF the way, then returned to put
his important query: "My dear,
where shall | find you when l get
back?" We have no sympathy with
women like this, who are never '.at
home" except on their invitation
cards; nevertheless, we can but see
that. II husbands need vacations, SO
do wives. We do not agree with the
old writer who SAID that a woman
should only leave home three times
IN her life-to be christened, mar
rled and buried. Doctors tell us
that more women break down mental
~ than men, and they also tell
us that this is because they havem more
cares tocarry, and haveto carry them
continuously. When a mans work
Is done, he can lock it up in his
Office and put the key in his pocket.
BUT q wife never locks her work up
TIL sleep comes and turns the KEY up-
on 1t. Her work is never done, and if
she does not want AN occasional holi-
day, who does? And she cannot get
1T at home. The more quiet and rest
lhl the nome is to her family, the more
evidence that is care, if not a bur
den to her. 4 housekeeper can no
more take q vacation in her home
than merchant in his countins-room
or u Prime Minister in his Counci,
Chamber. Husbands, then, should oc-
caslonally try and induce their wives
(lf they are good ones it will not be
easily done) to take a short holiday
away from home, where they can have
tne luxury OF not knowing what is for
olnher before they see it, and 20 to
sleep without listening with one ear
for the crying OF the children.
without gong so far as I.ucordaire.
VINO IN his letters to young people
fixes the age OF seven as the period of
weaning boy from the delights of
nome life, we still think with him that
a time does come when he should pros.
ecute his studies and meet the trials
OF life away from home. The shelter
OF the parental roof if never Quilted
becomes enervatng. Bows are too
much at home who never meet Their
equals or encounter rivals and hard
:, struggles. Some mothers believe that
.ney are eSflb'tns the proper ma
terhai feelings IN keeping their children
AT nome when they should send them
loftn IN the world, where they can be
.au2nt the virtue OF self-dependence.
Noth'ns is better for Il young man
IMAM TO love his home; but if by STAY
ing TOO much at home his activity
ana a enterprise are checked, then one
OF the greatest OF LIES blessings has