A CHAPTER FOR WIVES AND MOTHERS 



YOU have found a husband, it is to be hoped, to 

 your mind, and suited to you, and now the ques- 

 tion is, Wliat are you going to do with him or 

 for him! In the first place, "make him a pleasant, 

 cheerful, tidy home. Take good care of him. Par- 

 ticularly, take good care of his stomach, by supplying 

 him with pure, wholesome food. If 3"ou can keep his 

 digestion good, you can rely upon his keeping his tem- 

 per, unless he is an extraordinarily ill-tempered man. 

 Be careful always to treat him well, and demand that 

 he should treat you well. Treat him respectfully, and 

 insist that he shall treat you respectfully in return. 

 Respect his rights of conscience, and require him to 

 respect yours. Humor him a little, especially if you 

 are in the right, and he in the wrong. You can afford 

 to b(^ generous and liberal if you have the right on 

 your side, in which case you will certainly come out 

 ahead in the long run. 



Never allow your undoubted rights to be trampled 

 upon without protest. What are married women's 

 rights ? we are asked. Some women imagine that when 

 married, all their rights become subject to their hus- 

 band's wishes. This is a mistake. Both human and 

 divine laws recognize the fact that a woman possesses 

 individual rights of which she cannot be deprived, even 

 by her husband. One of these is the right of conscience. 

 No woman is ever called upon to sacrifice the demands 

 of conscience to the wishes of her husband. 



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