Matrimony, or, Phrenology and physiology applied to the selection of congenial companions for life : including directions to the married for living together affectionately and happily / by O.S. Fowler.

  • Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887.
Date:
1851
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Credit: Matrimony, or, Phrenology and physiology applied to the selection of congenial companions for life : including directions to the married for living together affectionately and happily / by O.S. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Evils of marrying for beauty, music, or wealth, Rich and fashionable young women make poor wives, Good constitutions—against small waists and soft hands. Natural waists, or no wives, - Matrimonial anecdotes, ------ Marrying a wit, talker, economist, &c. -■ Being a good wife, implies being a good house-keeper, Samples of well developed femaie heads, Importance of a good physical organization and strong constitution, 60 Young women should take exercise and avoid becoming delicate, Gl A small stature objectionable in women, - Marry so as to gratify the greatest number of faculties, Hints in reference to conducting courtship, - - - - Never let pride interfere with love, - - - - - ige most suitable for marrying, ------ An improper objection to early marriages, - - - - Single blessedness, - - - - - - -• Marrying for a home merely, Marry to please no one but yourself, not even your parents, - {Parents should advise, but not control their children's choice, Evils of marrying an intemperate companion, - Be certain of marriage before bestowing the affections, Causes and evil consequences of searing the Domestic Faculties, Evils of courting periodically and for sport, .. ^interruptions in love, and coquetry, main causes of licentiousness, inconsistencies of pious people, in praying for reform, yet igno- rantly augmenting the evil they wish to be removed, Choosing Intellectually first and loving afterward, - - - An important hint to young ladies, The premature development of Amativeness the primary cause of licentiousness, 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 62 63 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Caused by the conduct and conversation of adults before the young, 81 by reading novels, love-tales, &c. - - - 82 *• a stimulating diet, - - - .' -83 M want of exercise, ------» Q4 modern female education, ------ 85 Marry your first love, ------- gg Mutual love, and not the legal ceremony, constitutes m?trimony, 89 True love perpetuates itself, - 91 To interrupt love the same as separating husbands and wives, - 92 One love—one marriage, - - - - - - - 93 Directions to the Married, - 90