The sun., 1891-02-27


It wns very Interesting easay uf Mrs.
E11zAHErH CADY HrANrm's that wne rsad
the. uthar day NJ session uf the WumRn's
National Council IN Washington. Thsre rs
no dnuht thRt, rs Hhe says. thnrewas stage
In rhe upward struggle of mankind toward
civilization, NJ whinh what Is known ae Afse-
1e7xctH, u the Rbsolute supremacy Of woman
IN the fHmily and the community, nevailed
It may be, hpwevnr that the lady's lsarntnc
was little uvw the hsads ui hsr Rudiance,
I'm we Dtsarve that although the spplRuse
WIS fervBnt and prolonged, thar WIS np
ssRnrnes exhihttsd To liscuss the auhjrut
According to those RnthIupDlngtsts whp
have studisd most carefully the vestigee Of
the mRtrmruhRfe under whinh descent and
1eiRtinn1htp wo1e recngnixsd through fe-
malss only, and q woman was spvoreiRn
mistress nf her clan. this perind In TIM evp-
lntiun uf tho human race WIS one Of
1emArknhle duration. It lastsd, appRreutN,
many thousands Of years longsr than did
the putriu potestos which Bucconded It. One
would expect that Rn exparie1iOe Of Buch trt-
mendDus lenCth nut only would lsnve q
multitude Of lsgsnds and traditions, hut
would accumulate through thu laws Of
hsIediey Rptitunes and dispositions, II mt
positive Instincts Of which tisep traces
would be vtsihle long after the state Of
things whinh hred them had passed
away. And such is individually, the
1aut- Even ot physical cpurage we-
men have Eivun from time To time
amazing proofs, although this partic-
ul1r attribute ought, thanraticalty. 70 have
hsen extinguished by forty canturiss ui sub
jsctiun to sorvils cnndttiuns We do NOT
now rnir to the 9rsak myth Of the Ann
1Bns, 1hnuEh We can see that this probably
teRttfins to the prnhiatEic exiatonne Of O
race ID feminine WARRIORS. such rs those
who furm the absolutely fearless body
Euard Of the King Of D&hnmey in our day
Nutthor hsve We In mind such potent and
inrmidAnle woman rs NITomB uf Eeypt Or
HEzkIRAKR Of Bahylnn. IN whnse ltnsamnuts
hiAtnry and legend are indistinguishRhty
blsnded. Thnze is M lnnk Of mue authsutic
pursuniiinatinns Of taminine furtttune md
v&lur. is 1t mt rncorded that Xwxns,
watnhi1G the sss light d SslRmis, whsn hs
sRw AErEliWIA with hnr OartRnR split the
saDutest trirumes uf the arseks, exclaimed ::
"Bohold, my mon Rle wumou. and this
woman n the uniy man." or tue hsurhry
DpRrtan ladies' also, h was notorious thRt
THAR tndiffarnnce to pain wus III example To
THAR brnthsrs. What the Ersst Roman
ladiss wnre IT, thar snns. THAR bruthurs, uud
xhsir husbands It is nsadless II recall One
finds typical illustration Of the htgt Roman
spirit raputsd To Rntmste the wnman Of tils
pGrrintRn oaRte IN the tRle of FKrw and
ABMA TO winch no many 0DiCrVmmnria1x
dsvotst their rovvers Of fnlinitnus expression.
Thase two 1t viii he rumsmhersd, could ss-
uspe dlshonos only by rscnurse To salf-ds-
ssruotinn The man shivrsd-,ltfe wns swset
10 him-and II was AnR1A VIM, driving tire
lnife deep tntD her bosom, said with Bmile.
"Hee dear II hurtk ngt!
Mrs. 6rXEroE is slap lInQue6tiOnably right
IN saying that the position Of woman WINS
materially alternG fm the worse aftar
Christianity had acquired ascnnhAncy In
ihs Roman world, ThanHafnrwRrd there WINS
nstshar IN theory nm prsntine any approach
n IN equality 0i the ssoxaa. One woman.
indssd, wss deifisd, hut. on TIM oshar band.
iaor sisters were branded with impurtty anr,
YulagRtad II s1rvituus nnr missry. Very
diiforunt had heen the Int uf woman In the
.imJ,oriHl CITY trOn, fnr instnnce, tlis time Oi
AII8UsTIR IL the time o! CONRrAErIEE.
The 1'afria ,,nfestus with It's pitiiess rlgur
hui )lasssd AWAY, and the Roman law
Eivars, inipragnGted with rhs stnical
phil0sopiny, raiasd woman To such pttoh ul
diEutry and indnlnnrisnne n she has nevn,
yst suttrsly aUAinsd. 1nasad, TIM Roman
WQ@sn Il fha1 gsrisd sOaM uD evsyfhing