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Vol. IX. June 1, 1862. No. 52.
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XLI-AMALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN.
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• Chapter III. Poyebty is, at all times,...
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The
THE
ENGLISH WOMAN'S JOURNAL
PUBLISHED MONTHLY .
Vol. Ix. June 1, 1862. No. 52.
Vol . IX . June 1 , 1862 . No . 52 .
Xli-Amals Of Needlewomen.
XLI-AMALS OF NEEDLEWOMEN .
• Chapter Iii. Poyebty Is, At All Times,...
• Chapter III . _Poyebty isat all timessad to contemplate ; and the ravages tliat
it makes , b , oth morally , well as physically , on those who fall beneath its influencedeeply to be deplored . It is sad to see the
, bright spirits of youth checked , and beauty dimmed , by the pressure of need ; to behold men and women in the prime of life , with
latent energies and capabilities , crushed by the want that gnaws withinor to witness old age and infirmity debarred from the
necessar , y comforts that should cheer its decline . It is sad to go among the sons and daughters of toil and
recognize minds , that under more favorable circumstances might have expanded to the reception of knowledgeshut out from such
acquirements by the hard struggle for existence , . Thousands of human beings are , however , yearly born to this
state of poverty—individuals who would never awaken to an appreciation of the more refining influences of lifedid not both _,
, duty and inclination call Christians forth to labor among them for their improvement and welfare .
Every condition of life , however , has its comparison ; and whilst the state of the parochial poor excites our commiseration and
activity—the more so from the fact that their ignorance increases their social disorganization , there is a higher class of distressed
humanity continually found among them , whose position it . is still sadder to contemplate , and who claim a still larger share of our
sympathy . I refer to those who , early nursed in luxury and wealthhave from adverse circumstancesover whichin many cases
they have , had no control , fallen into want , and wretchedness , . , Independent of the positive privations such persons endure , an
additional pang is mingled in their sufferings , more poignant than that inflicted bhunger or coldviz . the craving of the mind for
y , , rudel the entourage shuts the of accustomed door . Alas refinements ! the associ , against ations of whi vul ch garit Poverty yfrom so _,
which y the educated mind shrinks with horrorare almost unavoid , - able evils in connexion with extreme poverty , . Wantin its
, exterior arrangements , has no separate organization for decayed
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1862, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061862/page/1/
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