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Lady Invalids

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Day
16
Month
August
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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It in iho frail, delioato lady who il tenderly ored for and waited upon. It is for har benefit that tripa aro pluuued, not only to Europa and the watering plaoeB, but to the pioturo rooks of Lako Superior and the grander scones of the Yosernite and the Sierrai. Neverthelos heaithy women aro antceesity to the world; they are a wonderful convflnisnce ; and what sick onog would do without them remains an open question. Who would sit up nights tritb thoir poor babiee, infferiug for tho sin of thoir párente ? Who conld they oall upon to lo their thinking for them, to Boothe their nerves and nure them baak to lif when medioino faili and husbands finally get disgusted P And yet the world generally, end the feeble ones in particular, have very littlo sympathy for a woman who presenta a healthy appearanc. People Beeni to forgt thttt thoy ar humble, or hare any of tho aches and pains that moríais aro heir to. If ono of them venturos to reiimrk that eho íhoIb poorly, ehe is usually mot with an indifferent smile, and tho reply that ghe " looka feeble," meaning of couna that a roy chek is proof against puin. If ïhö ventures to romontrnte aguinat the bnrdeni, he is met with thtí samo irony, and learus that sho " looks Hke a woman who is very much abused." So that it is not only in hor own family that slia must havo the cio, tho nursing, and the watohing to do, but if a neigh hor ig siek they eend for her, whether it rains or snows, beoaase sho is heulthy and " bo good in siokuees." I riíuieinber one broiling hot day in midsummer, of hearing a little, puttyaoed fimale nek a rosy-cheekod iroman f the heat dobilitated her any. Tho lady eplied thftt uhe feit the foroe of such weather as wa had baca having. " Indeed ' " languidly responded puttyaop, " you look so healthy that I did not hink you folt the heat." - From SiMiice of 'lealth. 80 many bnffalo were killed in May br their hidos alono that cince then the ;errifid survivore are Btid to ba hiding K'mtelTei to eoye oxteruiination.

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