Year: 1861

| W t cannot De lar from flgnC IN say
ing that almost all the mental anC
physical ailings Of "delicate women
may be traced to a defective educa
ton. And those who are now en-,
gagged in training girls, whether a
home or in schools, cannot too seri-
ously consider the weight of responsi
bility resting upon them. Upon THEN
management depends much of future
health, and consequently the useful
ness and happiness of those committed
to their charge.


As requisites to the promotion o.
bodily vigor, we will mention:


A strict attention to personal clean
illness, which children should be taught
to cultivate, because it is healthy anG
right that they should be clean, ant
not because cit would look so if they
were dirty"


The use of appointments that are
well ventilated.


Frequent and sufficient active bodi
ly exercise in the open air.


Entire freedom from any pressure
upon the person by the use of tight
clothes.


a suficiency of nOurishment ant
digestible food.


And in the winter the use Of such
firing as is needed to keep up health,
full warmth.


All these will tend to promote
health, but we shall have no security
against "delicate women" unless there
also be added the cultivation of men
tll health. For this it is necessary
that girls should be taught to cultivate
mental purity and mental activity ,,
by sufficient and well regulated exer-
else of the mind Habits of benevo-
lence, constant, and cheerful gratitude
should be inculcated, both by precept
and example, to the exclusion Of sci.
fshness. And above all should be
strongly impressed upon the mind the
necessity Of the strictest integrity,
which will lead to the adherence of
every species of affectation, which is,
indeed only modified sort Of deceit.
Girls should also be early taught that
they are responsible beings; respon-
sible to God for the right use of all
the mercies bestowed upon them; and
that health is one of the chief OF
earthly blessings, and that it is their
duty to value and preserve it.


But much is learned from example
as we'll as precept; therefore, let nc
affectation of languid airs in teacher
give child the idea that there can be
anything admirable in the absence OF
strength. We do not wish that girls
should cultivate anything masculine
for an unfeminine woman cannot be
an object of admiration to the right
iudging of either sex. But female
has no occasion to affect to be femin
inc; she is so naturally, and if she
will but let nature have its perfect
work, she will, most likely, be not
only seminine, but also graceful and
admirable.


The school studies of girls should
be SO arranged that they may afford
mental food and satisfaction ; other
wise, as soon as the lesson hours are
over, they will mOstt likely turn with
avidity to any honesense they can
learn from foolish conversation, or to
reading some of the trashy books OF
the day, to the injury of all mental and
moral health, and the almost certain
production of ''delicate women.


If you are conscious of the least
feeling Of satisfaction in hearing Your
self spoken of as delicate, be assured
| it is q degree Of mental disease that
allows the feeling. If you ever sup
pose that you gain your husband
sympathy by weakness, remember you
might gain more Of bis esteem. and
satisfied affection, by strength. Fifty
years ago, it was well said that, "To
a man of feeling, extreme delicacy in
the partner of his life and fortune, is
an object of great and constant con-
cern; but semblance of such delica-