John Nagle's philosophy . whose natures, frombirth to maturity, systematically eliminate ev-ery germ of womanly worth, who are mouldedinto creatures of fashion, fit companions forman who loves beauty without a soul, and areordained to flutter and to shine and cheer theweary passenger with music. But this istraining and not a development of inherenttraits. They are distorted women, a growth offalse ideas, a misconception of beauty; flowersmade neutral to please the eye at the expenseof their worth. Man born to wealth, or reared with thesame disregard for future usefulness that char-acterizes th
John Nagle's philosophy . whose natures, frombirth to maturity, systematically eliminate ev-ery germ of womanly worth, who are mouldedinto creatures of fashion, fit companions forman who loves beauty without a soul, and areordained to flutter and to shine and cheer theweary passenger with music. But this istraining and not a development of inherenttraits. They are distorted women, a growth offalse ideas, a misconception of beauty; flowersmade neutral to please the eye at the expenseof their worth. Man born to wealth, or reared with thesame disregard for future usefulness that char-acterizes the training girls receive, is as worth-less a member of society; of as little conse-quence in this progressive world, as the gaybelle who has no thoughts beyond personaladornment and fashionable enjoyment. Every thoughtless, giddy girl, can be matched by abrainless, worthless fop. While her virtuesare negative, his vices are positive. Womenneed have no fear to institute comparisons be-tween the showy members of both THE BOOK OF NATURE. How sad to think of a man living threescore years and ten, never for one moment con-sidering a simple law governing the world!This in a country that pretends to give peoplean education. But once open the book of Na-ture and what an endless source of enjoyment isexposed to the intellectual view. The worldwould no longer be looked upon as a finishedproduct; the vulgar conception of the few yearsof its existence would expand into untold mil-lions, and the apparently finished beings wouldbe seen to be the work of hidden forces oper-ating through endless ages that have lapsed. The study of Nature not only gives enjoy-ment but furnishes food for thought which nev-er need be dug from a stagnant pool. Thisis an age of science, and the application of it,and consequently its study should be made apart of the training of every child. PATHOS IN SONG. There is no place where song appeals to theheart and stirs it in sympathy with infinite ten-derness, o
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