The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-21

| passes man, DudllEy HeF eInIuenLly IOT
the field of literature. This is so well
| understood that | need not dwell upon
it.
The God-given art to soothe and heal
| seems to be woman's birthright, and
the women who receive a scientific
| training, naturally, therefore, incline
to the profession of medicine. We are
| told by those who have taught her
that woman's sharp power of observa-
| ton and quick instinct make her an
expert in diagnosis and her tact and
skill. especially in the sick room, quail
ifv her eminently for usefulness as a
| family physician and as superinten-
dent of hospitals and asylums A
| lady who has had much experience as
| n patient under both men and women
| assures me that for patience, perfect
| system, courtesy, gentleness and con-
| scientious discharge of duty, the wo-
man physician is far superior to the
man. In practical or technical science
woman seems to be especially qualified
| for positions in chemistry and biology
| Her accurate eyesight qualities her for
| close observation and delicate draw
| ing. while her better sense Of color
| fits her for the work of the artist
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same qualifications, combined with
her patient attention to details and
faithfgIness i'm execution, would seem
TO qualify her admirably for much of
the work of scientific investigation
piven to men as their exclusive right.
For these reasons we may safely pre-
dict brilliant future for women in
the field of natural science.
= gffion in
societv?. / do not mean the society
of the fashionable drawing room, but
in chat larger society which includes
the POOR and unfortunate, as we'll as
the " ealthy and the happy. IN the
great world of struggling mankind has
not woman a duty to perfom? DO her
natural qualifications fit her for any
important sociological work?
Woman has taken the lead in all
ages, in all religious, charitable and
philanthrophic work, and it is evident
that when thorough ~ educated she
viii be more effective in these lines than
ever before In the work already re-
ferred to. Professor Mason tells us that
primitive woman was the founder OF
religion" In these latter days she GER
tainly continues its best and most |
faithful patron. We lazy and indiffer-
ent men have left woman to bear the
burden of the religious, charitable and
moral work Of the world, and she has |
made a great success of ii. If she can |
keep up the church, why may she not
keep up many other social institutions
such as our schools, hospitals and in
situations for the poor and unfortu- |
nate? She seems especially adapted |
TO manage the affairs of such institu- |
tions. and will do SO, it is believed, |
with the same success that she mann |
ages the church.
Man has had his own way these CEN |
turtles with social institutions, and a |
pretty mess he has made of it. Man |
/ speak of course of the average man |
Of the worlds too selfish, too care |
less, too callous, too constituencies, to |
administer society on Christian prin |
ciples-the principles of the sermon on
,the Mount. Organized society as the |
male being has built it, is in league |
with all the powers of evil for the de- |
basement and destruction of the race. |
Our licensed saloons, our openly toler- |
ated houses Of sin, our bands of muni- |
cipal thieves, our mismanaged, social |
ed benevolent institmtons-tOo often |
the oppressors of the unfor-unate-ourI
corrupt legislatures and unjust courts, |
all of which seem inseparable from |
mans government, cry aloud for new |
power in society. The sick world |
sorelv needs the minstrations of wo-
mans heart, woman's tact and wo- |
mans love. In our helplessness and
desperaton where have we to turn |
unless to her? Considering what she |
has done in other fields, may we not |
hope that woman's sharp intellect, |
clear instincts and loving tact may yet |
work out the salvation of our wretched |
civilization. Educated woman has al |
ready attacked some of these cItadels |
of crime. Her emancipated mind IS |
already showing it's influence in con-
tests with various forms of social evil, |
and through her great reform associa- |
lions she is already making her con-
science felt in the nation.
What folly that man should ever
have attempted to build a civilization
without giving woman place. VINO |
that knows the purity of her love
would build home without it? II |
not a home, then why a civilization? |
The fabric of the old civilization, wo-
ven without a thread of woman's love |
or purity in it, is worn out, rotted and |
fallen NO pieces. We are in these times |
rapidly weaving the web of new
civilization whose warp will be the |
steel thread of mans strength but |
whose wool will be the gold thread of
woman'sb love- Such a fabric will last
Directed by an educated conscience,
woman may yet work wonders in the
moral world. AS gravitation controls
the material world, SO love is the power
that rules the moral world and this
is her peculiar function. Refined by
education, guided by religion, woman's
love may yet bring order out of social
chaos.
We all know the stereotyped objec
lions TO woman's work in the outside
world. They say that woman's in
stincts are leading her to attempt the
impracticable; that with this view she
has vainly invoked the aid of positive
law. The world always criticises the
aims of love as impracticable. To the
world the Saviour of mankind was the
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