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 citations of the Bible and Constitution to prove woman the equal of man, which, in some senses she is, and in others is not, for both sexes alike have advantages over the other in particular respects, and none but fools deny it. . . . There is a vast sea of ether surrounding this globe, and that ether is the vehicle of the motions and emotions of the soul. . . . All humankind are purer and holier, therefore have less force but more power at eventide than at any other hour. . . . Men are most forceful in the morning, and there is a mystery connected with generation and the morning which those who yearn for perfect offspring would do well to study. It is this: The children of night are like their parents — weary; while those who are launched on life with the sun are fresh and vigorous, last longer, are healthier, and know a great deal more. I cannot here enlarge upon this thought, but will do so through the medium of the post-office for all who require the light here attempted to be conveyed. . . . Leon Gozlan used to say that a French woman will love her husband if he is either witty or chivalrous; a German woman, if he is constant and faithful; a Dutch woman, if he does not disturb her ease and comfort too much; a Spanish woman, if he wreaks vengeance on those who incur his displeasure ; an Italian woman, if he is dreamy and poetical; a Danish woman, if he thinks that her native country is the brightest and happiest on earth; a Russian woman, if he despises all Westerners as miserable barbarians; an English woman, if he succeeds in ingratiating himself with the court and the aristocracy; an American woman, if — he has plenty of money. " True as preachin'." . . . If people would listen a little more frequently to the voice of their naturally implanted monitors, it would be better for them. It is only in the millennium that the lion will lie down with the lamb; as it is, we should very seriously advise the lamb to get as far away from the lion as possible. It is impossible to in any way force a deep and solid like, dislike, or love. If a dislike has a constitutional or organizational foundation it cannot be remedied; the thing is impossible, and there is no use in trying. Such couples must either continue a life of horror, or separate, and the sooner the latter remedy is peacefully resorted to the better it will be for both. . . . Balzac says women of forty-five often have new and stronger affections