importance　in　the　home。　　Work　can　only　be　got　through　by　method。
  Muddle　flies　before　it；　and　hugger…mugger　becomes　a　thing　unknown。
  Method　demands　punctuality；　another　eminently　business　quality。
  The　unpunctual　woman；　like　the　unpunctual　man；　occasions　dislike；
  because　she　consumes　and　wastes　time；　and　provokes　the　reflection
  that　we　are　not　of　sufficient　importance　to　make　her　more　prompt。
  To　the　business　man；　time　is　money；　but　to　the　business　woman；
  method　is　moreit　is　peace；　comfort；　and　domestic　prosperity。
  Prudence　is　another　important　business　quality　in　women；　as　in
  men。　　Prudence　is　practical　wisdom；　and　comes　of　the　cultivated
  judgment。　　It　has　reference　in　all　things　to　fitness；　to
  propriety；　judging　wisely　of　the　right　thing　to　be　done；　and
  the　right　way　of　doing　it。　　It　calculates　the　means；　order；
  time；　and　method　of　doing。　　Prudence　learns　from　experience；
  quickened　by　knowledge。
  For　these；　amongst　other　reasons；　habits　of　business　are　necessary
  to　be　cultivated　by　all　women；　in　order　to　their　being　efficient
  helpers　in　the　world's　daily　life　and　work。　　Furthermore；　to
  direct　the　power　of　the　home　aright；　women；　as　the　nurses；
  trainers；　and　educators　of　children；　need　all　the　help　and
  strength　that　mental　culture　can　give　them。
  Mere　instinctive　love　is　not　sufficient。　　Instinct；　which
  preserves　the　lower　creatures；　needs　no　training；　but　human
  intelligence；　which　is　in　constant　request　in　a　family；　needs　to
  be　educated。　　The　physical　health　of　the　rising　generation　is
  entrusted　to　woman　by　Providence；　and　it　is　in　the　physical　nature
  that　the　moral　and　mental　nature　lies　enshrined。　　It　is　only　by
  acting　in　accordance　with　the　natural　laws；　which　before　she　can
  follow　woman　must　needs　understand；　that　the　blessings　of　health
  of　body；　and　health　of　mind　and　morals；　can　be　secured　at　home。
  Without　a　knowledge　of　such　laws；　the　mother's　love　too　often
  finds　its　recompence　only　in　a　child's　coffin。　（19）
  It　is　a　mere　truism　to　say　that　the　intellect　with　which　woman　as
  well　as　man　is　endowed；　has　been　given　for　use　and　exercise；　and
  not　〃to　fust　in　her　unused。〃　　Such　endowments　are　never　conferred
  without　a　purpose。　　The　Creator　may　be　lavish　in　His　gifts；　but　he
  is　never　wasteful。
  Woman　was　not　meant　to　be　either　an　unthinking　drudge；　or　the
  merely　pretty　ornament　of　man's　leisure。　　She　exists　for　herself；
  as　well　as　for　others；　and　the　serious　and　responsible　duties　she
  is　called　upon　to　perform　in　life；　require　the　cultivated　head　as
  well　as　the　sympathising　heart。　　Her　highest　mission　is　not　to　be
  fulfilled　by　the　mastery　of　fleeting　accomplishments；　on　which　so
  much　useful　time　is　now　wasted；　for；　though　accomplishments　may
  enhance　the　charms　of　youth　and　beauty；　of　themselves　sufficiently
  charming；　they　will　be　found　of　very　little　use　in　the　affairs
  of　real　life。
  The　highest　praise　which　the　ancient　Romans　could　express　of　a
  noble　matron　was　that　she　sat　at　home　and　span〃DOMUM　MANSIT；
  LANAM　FECIT。〃　　In　our　own　time；　it　has　been　said　that　chemistry
  enough　to　keep　the　pot　boiling；　and　geography　enough　to　know　the
  different　rooms　in　her　house；　was　science　enough　for　any　woman；
  whilst　Byron；　whose　sympathies　for　woman　were　of　a　very　imperfect
  kind；　professed　that　he　would　limit　her　library　to　a　Bible　and　a
  cookery…book。　　But　this　view　of　woman's　character　and　culture　is
  as　absurdly　narrow　and　unintelligent；　on　the　one　hand；　as　the
  opposite　view；　now　so　much　in　vogue；　is　extravagant　and　unnatural
  on　the　otherthat　woman　ought　to　be　educated　so　as　to　be　as　much
  as　possible　the　equal　of　man；　undistinguishable　from　him；　except
  in　sex；　equal　to　him　in　rights　and　votes；　and　his　competitor　in
  all　that　makes　life　a　fierce　and　selfish　struggle　for　place　and
  power　and　money。
  Speaking　generally；　the　training　and　discipline　that　are　most
  suitable　for　the　one　sex　in　early　life；　are　also　the　most　suitable
  for　the　other；　and　the　education　and　culture　that　fill　the　mind　of
  the　man　will　prove　equally　wholesome　for　the　woman。　　Indeed；　all
  the　arguments　which　have　yet　been　advanced　in　favour　of　the　higher
  education　of　men；　plead　equally　strongly　in　favour　of　the　higher
  education　of　women。　　In　all　the　departments　of　home；　intelligence
  will　add　to　woman's　usefulness　and　efficiency。　　It　will　give　her
  thought　and　forethought；　enable　her　to　anticipate　and　provide　for
  the　contingencies　of　life；　suggest　improved　methods　of　management；
  and　give　her　strength　in　every　way。　　In　disciplined　mental　power
  she　will　find　a　stronger　and　safer　protection　against　deception
  and　imposture　than　in　mere　innocent　and　unsuspecting　ignorance；　in
  moral　and　religious　culture　she　will　secure　sources　of　influence
  more　powerful　and　enduring　than　in　physical　attractions；　and　in
  due　self…reliance　and　self…dependence　she　will　discover　the　truest
  sources　of　domestic　comfort　and　happiness。
  But　while　the　mind　and　character　of　women　ought　to　be　cultivated
  with　a　view　to　their　own　wellbeing；　they　ought　not　the　less　to　be
  educated　liberally　with　a　view　to　the　happiness　of　others。　　Men
  themselves　cannot　be　sound　in　mind　or　morals　if　women　be　the
  reverse；　and　if；　as　we　hold　to　be　the　case；　the　moral　condition　of
  a　people　mainly　depends　upon　the　education　of　the　home；　then　the
  education　of　women　is　to　be　regarded　as　a　matter　of　national
  importance。　　Not　only　does　the　moral　character　but　the　mental
  strength　of　man　find　their　best　safeguard　and　support　in　the　moral
  purity　and　mental　cultivation　of　woman；　but　the　more　completely
  the　powers　of　both　are　developed；　the　more　harmonious　and　well…
  ordered　will　society　bethe　more　safe　and　certain　its　elevation
  and　advancement。
  When　about　fifty　years　since；　the　first　Napoleon　said　that　the
  great　want　of　France　was　mothers；　he　meant；　in　other　words；　that
  the　French　people　needed　the　education　of　homes；　provided　over　by
  good；　virtuous；　intelligent　women。　　Indeed；　the　first　French
  Revolution　presented　one　of　the　most　striking　illustrations　of　the
  social　mischiefs　resulting　from　a　neglect　of　the　purifying
  influence　of　women。　　When　that　great　national　outbreak　occurred；
  society　was　impenetrated　with　vice　and　profligacy。　　Morals；
  religion；　virtue；　were　swamped　by　sensualism。　　The　character　of
  woman　had　become　depraved。　　Conjugal　fidelity　was　disregarded；
  maternity　was　held　in　reproach；　family　and　home　were　alike
  corrupted。　　Domestic　purity　no　longer　bound　society　together。
  France　was　motherless；　the　children　broke　loose；　and　the
  Revolution　burst　forth；　〃amidst　the　yells　and　the　fierce　violence
  of　women。〃　（20）
  But　the　terrible　lesson　was　disregarded；　and　again　and　again
  France　has　grievously　suffered　from　the　want　of　that　discipline；
  obedience；　self…control；　and　self…respect　which　can　only　be　truly
  learnt　at　home。　　It　is　said　that　the　Third　Napoleon　attributed　the
  recent　powerlessness　of　France；　which　left　her　helpless　and
  bleeding　at　the　feet　of　her　conquerors；　to　the　frivolity　and　lack
  of　principle　of　the　people；　as　well　as　to　their　love　of　pleasure
  which；　however；　it　must　be　confessed；　he　himself　did　not　a　little
  to　foster。　　It　would　thus　seem　that　the　discipline　which　France
  still　needs　to　learn；　if　she　would　be　good　and　great；　is　that
  indicated　by　the　First　Napoleonhome　education　by　good　mothers。
  The　influence　of　woman　is　the　same　everywhere。　　Her　condition
  influences　the　morals；　manners；　and　character　of　the　people　in　all
  countries。　　Where　she　is　debased；　society　is　debased；　where　she　is
  morally　pure　and　enlightened；　society　will　be　proportionately
  elevated。
  Hence；　to　instruct　woman　is　to　instruct　man；　to　elevate　her
  character　is　to　raise　his　own；　to　enlarge　her　mental　freedom　is　to
  extend　and　secure　that　of　the　whole　community。　　For　Nations　are
  but　the　outcomes　of　Homes；　and　Peoples　of　Mothers。
  But　while　it　is　certain　that　the　character　of　a　nation　will　be
  elevated　by　the　enlightenment　and　refinement　of　woman；　it　is　much
  more　than　doubtful　whether　any　advantage　is　to　be　derived　from　her
  entering　into　competition　with　man　in　the　rough　work　of　business
  and　polities。　　Women　can　no　more　do　men's　special　work　in　the
  world　than　men　can　do　women's。　　And　wherever　woman　has　been
  withdrawn　from　her　home　and　family　to　enter　upon　other　work；　the
  result　has　been　socially　disastrous。　　Indeed；　the　efforts　of　some
  of　the　best　philanthropists　have　of　late　years　been　devoted　to
  withdrawing　women　from　toiling　alongside　of　men　in　coalpits；
  factories；　nailshops；　and　brickyards。
  It　is　still　not　uncommon　in　the　North　for　the　husbands　to　be　idle
  at　home；　while　the　mothers　and　daughters　are　working　in　the
  factory；　the　result　being；　in　many　cases；　an　entire　subversion　of
  family　order；　of　domestic　discipline；　and　of　home　rule。　（21）　　And
  for　many　years　past；　in　Paris；　that　state　of　things　has　been
  reached　which　some　women　desire　to　effect　amongst　ourselves。　　The
  women　there　mainly　attend　to　busin