The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01

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trayal The man whom my parents
wlshed me 70 marry, being instructed as
10 my Innocence. kissed me, and there
lore thought that my marriage was an
obligation. The pretext of keeping intact
the young girls ideal has the effect of
making the reality monstrous and de-
grading. life Is a struggle for existence,
ana we ought, as much as is possible, and
WlIhouI distinction of sex. to instruct
human beings as to the conditions the
rises, the eXigencles and the prejudiceS
OF individual ami social life
haoDl Adler does not believe in cast
iron rules, but speaking generally he does
not think 1t worth while for mothers to
tell their daughters too much. He adds:
"Maldens Will. in the course of nature, by
their reading nay, even by the study of
the Bible, with its chaste outspokenness,
gain all the knowledge which is needful
TO protect them from evil With regard to
the marriage of their daughters, parents
should deem it d sacred obligation only to
countenance unions with those men touch
ing whose past there is nothing that need
be concealed or hushed up"
Mr.. Walter BeSaut does not seem to
think that a man will tell his sweetheart
any more of his past than he wants her
to know. He concludes his argument by
saying:
I'm depriving our girls of that ignor-
| ance which we call innocence there seems
to arise the danger that they may exag-
gerate the extent of the immortality ex-
posed to them, that They may cease to be-
lieye in the possible Cirtue Of anv man
that thew may lose their faith in the ver.,,
existence of yirtla Already there have
appeared certain books in which this atti-
tude of incredulity is plainly taken up.
Such loss of faith would be attended
with the most deplOrable consequences.
woman in man. there is nothing left at ali
not even the Cbrist',
Riornsterne Biornson has some general
remarks on the emancipation of women
which he thinks can only he accomnl,shod
by mans self-respect
"Knowledpe - eadds. ,saids selr-nres-
| ervation-the preservation of the race
| KNOWLEDGE mnst lead the van in tho
| struggle against tenptation. too readv
acuuiescence and excess
Hall Game has very decided views on
| the subject. which he Sims nm.
To tell girl the ugly truth about the
| life that some men live NAV rub the bloom
| off her modesty. Better that than to
! scour the heart ont of her hannineqs pnt
| this is an evil that will grow less as the
| freedom of women purities the lifeof men
The first generation of the emancinatnd
| have always tn nav for tbair nr,7ap ~
| ton will have to pay. but our daIgbters,
| daughters will reap the benefit Thev
| will have the bloom of modas with tbe
| safety of KNOWLEDGE
Mime Sarah Grand who in ..,Tba LIa,1,-
| eulV Twins" NAV he REGARDED rs a nionecr
| in the public discussion of this subject
saws that she does NOT think that narpnts
are always the best people to enlighten
| their children. Thev arn NOT ALWAYS
! fitted for The task either nv ed1.atior or
temperament. Teachers. she thinks
| would do il better.
She should certainly not unfier onv
circumstances. be allowed 10 marry win.
Of her in marriage and she should also be
| fully informed of the past life Of the man
whom she may be inclined to accept.
! Keeping her i'll ignorance robs her of any
real choice in the matter, and also eX-
poses her to incalculaDle suffering if she
should happen to fall into bad hands 1t
! is unquestionably the duty of those above
| her to have her fully prepared for any ex-
! perience that may be in store for her
The risk for young people is not in the
| knowledge itself, but in the way in which
it is acquired. Making mysteries arouses
an unwholesome curiosity and it easy
| enough for them TO find out facts for
| themselves; but unless they are taught,
it is only by disastrous experience that
they discover principles for their guild
ance in regard to these facts. The safest
and most sensible system is to make their
own natural propensities part Of their
regular education and to have physiology
taught as a matter of course. proper
principles being inculcated at the same
time. Immoralites Of all kinds are as
often the result of ignorance as of a
vicious nature. Young people should
learn the facts of life and be trained not
TO think anything a bout them. and this
can only be done by early familiarity
with the subject, and by removing all
sentmentally from it,
A prettv story. saws the New Yorl,
Times. drifts olt of one of the Kings
Daughters Circles of this cit4 A vorn,
girl member had two friends, both fine
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ing MS lr4cnu lIotll Velup .aUlon'
l. was surprised ana rather DlQuGQ.