Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-21

The following Is from an Article by
Mary Busil Browne, In the January
Humanitarian (LJnd0nl 40 coudenstu
by Pubic OpiuyH:
For about year 1 lived la Jnpan,
quite away az rule from other West-
gtup, M pure japanese households,
often :0E weeks seeing nOuo bu: Japan
csc, ana sue conclusion / have come
90, us tho rgsu VI my observations OF
Japauvfu women, a. that they are
happier in high degree tnan women
are where Western idoAu obtain, IL
has since occurred 90 mo 10 nsk
whether there can possibly bu any
connection between thcig domestic
condition anu their oven temper ana
uJI tsut2
Who are the ffutiul and discontenled
gmgus Eugish w1muus They are the
"Uid maids" the wives whose hus.
bands s.ray away tho women who
want to marry ana cannot, tne women
uusrTled anu cuilIiess. In Japuu all
bus every mA.ufu woman has III lrast
uuu Guild. Very often only one, but
ono BEL enough 90 give play 20 maternal
satisfaction. When D. man ia japan
uaH mufe than ono wife, some To- them
nru virtually discarded as wives alter
Cue Uisth ui lhu nng child. Tusy rc-
tain their position HB servants VI tho
lazy % the mouse, and they sue their
baby, ihc ilUl uf it8 father, the we'll.
CHrru.iuf aud beloved " tie nominal
mOlLtT-but theirs, their very own 10
caudiohuu Ulrus.-whguta they like. But
iu England terrible crimes srlsu as tho
consequence ui maternity when 10 b.
Irregular turnuiy iuafs cat cut the
IuuCH ul women who arc hot
"tgfaight," tyrHb.5 penalties attach
! 20 The mother OF "a illugltimAtu Cniid,
In japan maternity 10 GIwuys u honor
nul luy, Women hardly ever i've
lives " secret Intrigue; there Is no
need; lawful meaul OF fatlBiyluL
natural desires are open 20 simOtt
/ every woman ii ny iuiUTmauts sg, ko
,Uu ruth. Lgon too poor girls In toe
IUahiWaW mry BOO redeemed by honor.
Auit MARRIAGE, ls there Uuy CulnuC.
uua u.t,.uyn lhu frequent unrest and
uuuaY.ialu OF uuut!uu Elglish
W0mra Gu4 tlulr lot iu NEE
Olc0ugsg, ulue.tenths OF the unhappy
anon. women 90 not rvc0sulzB What
ails them. Science says TuAt thu female
| 30 COR l,ufcd .1t reproduction, WHAT
| ulau she d. not lt,u4 Tor Nature has
] geuUIaily qualified hgr Tor this office.
Arc there sold maids" amJug Ihn
| trets2 DO animals llc uumuul2 Are
any OF iugse uughasl,' In igstI0e 10
| myself 4 may hero tIata that am tho
/ happy wife OF q sOOl man anu can, Tor
myaui, conceive " no other HE than
lnu ordinary married he OF tbs Chris
| uan idus. 1 am close upon atty yeara
uf aye; 4 married when well on Ia tho
| thiHius, am thus qualified 10 speak
/ from experience OF tho penalties OF
some years OF "old maldlsm"s 20 called.
have both before ana since my mar
| riag0 known many women very In.
/ timately, notably single women, " lioWs
ard deserted women. | have conferred
n ltIlo with happily married women.
! The TCBult IL almost an agOuy Of pity
for those VINO arc not and may aoI DO
| m0ther,
u0uit pretend 10 say that any possi-
| bio way out OF tue horrible btate OF
| things exist. None has, even In tho
| remuteFg notion OF o gllmmur, ever
appeared 90 me. Bu, that our systom
| lF unnatural aud therefore wrong, tho
| nrst causno inuumergDlo crimes, and
| 1f more mFuFles, / nm firmly cons
WINGED. am not talking OF young
| girls. / am talking OF women between
| thirty and forty say, women whose
| temptations are primarily from Withlni
| uDt from without Women whose
chances Of marriage are past or rapidly
/ missing. Not such women either us
| ih1sa who read such magazines 90 the
! Humanitarian; but our dumb SISTERS
| whose lot c0sls them too often all hap
pluess, ami sometimes, alas, their Tep-
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