The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-17

R'niHm from i,s germ TO lts complete
development and learn what may cffec,
II for good or for evil Ip my one fool.
lHh enough or mad enough to think that
this ls an improper study for a pure
mind"i woman II 40. he f. IN the
depths Of ignorance and the bofhis OF
aupcrS'itIouH prejudice For this Is not
only her right hut her duty Is she. the
future mother % know nothing "
motherhood She. the producer. TO be
excluded from sexual hnowloigc, Let
this rubbish bc taught to monks and
nuns n they will. but not to the would.
bn mothers OF an imperial race
Tho chief danger 10 young women nj
tho outset Of thrir lives Is nattory-es es-
rcc'ially male fattory. Foolish mothers.
IN their rondncs. cocker them from in-
fancy. teach them before they can lisp.
n love showy clothes and ornaments.
oompllmcn, them to their faces. and give
,h"m the first taste for what may at
lcnEth become their ruin. Thus we see
li,tla girls mlnctg IN gait and affecting
tho airs Of adult vanity. A. they SOW
they reap Tho girl IN her teens gets
lover who writes sonnet to his
MISTRESS eyebrow" Az she grows older
her appetite for fNattcry becomes grosscr
and at length. Unsuitable. To say moth
.ng ~ others the pr,c,iccd seduccr-and
We have a larTc number Of that profess
sion In our mldst-plies her skntuny.
artistioally and fools her 10 the top Of
h"r bent. All this has only me ending.
All know Il; all rorescc Il. Yet. like the
poets brook. tho stream or nattery runs
on for ever"
II is most important. therefore that
girls ana young women should he very
acquaintanccs. The proverh says: "All
are not friends that speak us fair" one
may rid oneself nj once OF worthless
book but not so OF u worthless friend.
Such one has limpet-nke capacity
for sticking. Casual aoquaiHanceship
ls so risky thar II would be better to he
avoided altogether. and only thoSa OF
known reputation should BE- admitted to
young woman's intimacy. Association
with worthy acquaintances may ripen
into friendship. but the process should
be a slow and careful one, no matter
to which sex they may belong Friend
ship is too momentous to be made hast
fly or thoughtlessly. For the whole
course OF n lie may b. seriously affected
by IT, Friendship" said classical
writer. rs stronger than kindred" II
30. how necessary It must be to exercise
the wisest dlcretlon In entering upon Il.
II friendship requires careful choice
love which is Of more Importance, comes
unhldden and probably only comes once
We may esteem from reflection, may
love nor refuse TO love at will Love
too, can neither be bought nor sold, bar
tered nor hargaincd for, Az the provert
! says; love Is tho loadstono OF love"
| And this Is one OF tho most powerful
reasons why a garl should guard against
chance acquaintance. lest she bestow II
on some one unworthy OF IT, Amorous.
ness and flts Of fancy arising from pro.
| plnquity arc common enough and SUN.
cently mlschievous, but love is rare. Is
constant, stronger than death, and deep,
er than tho grave. wretched are they
who bestow without receiving: happy ar,
| they who find 1t. The girl who contem
plates marriage should be we'll assured
that she possesses a real one and tha
II is mutual Nothing else can max,
welded life happy, or even endurabl,
to hghly-strung natures. And that 4
may not be marrei In afterllfe by an,
flaw OF constitution. or by incompati
bllity OF temper. she should refuse b,
engage herself TO the worthiest man
II any evil taint IL strong In his famlly
or in hers, and should practice the habi
Of cheerfulness from childhood. II 4
better not to mate at all than to pro
duce children with hereditary disease
bdtter never to marry than to lead cat
and-dog life. And that all contingencies
may be provided for, It would be wei
for every girl to prepare herself, in cas-
of necessity, to earn her own llvellhoo,
IN the way most suitable to her. Then
should she never have the good fortun
to make match from mutual affection
she Will be under no compulslon to max
the mercenary one which leads to mis-
cry. Better-a thousand times better
a single life, with liberty and lndepend
ence, than to prostitute body and sou
for life under the sacred name OF mar
riage.