Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-12-16
The Future W0maD.

To great extent, the girl is the index OF
the future woman, at least, as she is up to
the age of seventeen. OF course, there are
Individual exceptiops. instances in which
young ledy OF tweetq, utterly unpTepared
for the duties of a hGusekeepsr, may have
married, eventually becoming a successful
housewife, as may be, as these who have
become respectable mechanics, without
having served the regular apprenticeship.
In both cases such results are unexpected,
exceptional, cut Of tbs usual order of things.
The importance of the position occupied
BY womap,. in all Christianized countries,
which must be essentially enhanced in the
future, the influence excited by the moth
err, the "queen of the home," will justify
far more regard to the education Of our
girls, who IS certainly need thorough edu-
cation, that Of practical nature, that rela-
ting to their duties in after life, as the me-
chanic, the trsdesman, the engineer, etc.,
need careful training, an apprenticeship.
1t must DC admitted that much of our
boarding school education 10 Of f1nsy
character, more ornamental than useful, not
calculated TO give giil trua ideas of the
serious nature of mortal life, TOE qualify
her for its duties. Ths intellect should be
cultured, the taste regarded, refinement de-
veloped, music snd the fine arts receiving
due attention, but actual life is not all mu-
sic. There is pressing demand for some
thing in addition to what is gained in such
schools. Something to prepare oGs for labor
as we'll as for pay. But on this point, in
relation to health. can do no better than
quote from Mira, Shepherd, iu her excellent
book s'for girls" published by Fowler &
Wells, New York.
81 once heard physician say. It's no
use talking. A wife that is not physically
woman cannot make a man happy
| Another one estimated that one girl in
fifty of marriageatle age is Of marrisgeable
hea,th.' Another said, that the sickness
of wives in directions peculiar to their sex
was one great source of unhappiness in
married life-was often the cause directly
or indirectly, Of many divorces
| "Now girls, if you marry you want to be
well. Not that you should necessarily use
! your strength in manual labor, but that in
order that you may be happy. The main
source of the happiness of woman who
,loyes her husband consists in the assurance
that she Is making him happy. Her con-
slant wish is to please him, that she may
aretaip his love. She needs to be well iu
order to do this. There are many noble
men who bear patiently with feeble wives,
but all men are not SO; and these men
would be just as noble and far happier with
healthy wives. If you marry a truly noble
man you want to be we'll.
sIf you marry mau who fails to be all
you expect of him, if you do not receive
that sympathy and consideration which
your love Graves, then you certainly want
to be well. that you may lot be ute l5
crushed, aud can turn your attention inte
Other channels, where you may do much
good, find solsce, and perhaps great dea
of happiness.
"Above all, if you never marry at all
and young girl. are noted for their deolara-
tions to this effect-yoa need most emphat
lically to be we'll.
You don't want to be laid by useless
pining, puny, ailing old maid, to be waitet
on by those who could be better employed
You may have a very beautiful mind, bu
it will, not be worth one-hslf as much Il
you as it might unless with it you bav'
beautiful health. "a sound mind in q sount
bady, is the sound logic. Hearth ant
Home.