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    OPEN COUNCIL. 213

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    To the Editor of the English Woman's Jou...

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    To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...

    aside and the this their real while ( education often hundreds only and half of management acquired governesses ) accomp which are lishments almost a child starving requires , and think ! let Let a them little these stud while lay y -

    to the on moral lthese and ph wants ysical and wants there of human willI nature think , be in its no infancy lack of , and ; emp n loyment obly asp for ire

    tion them supp . Alas JBut y a ! in " lad nine y governess , out " of would ten it , say would that , this yet would surely lower amongst her social the hi posi gher

    -. cases ; four and second classes classes there of must society be ( I say intelli second gent because mothers it who seems would to me gladl there y join are

    inestimable their voice to ) ben yours efit on and themselves ende many avor and to their effect children a change , and which provide would emp confer loyment an

    for office The ( next but capacity to there needlewomen of is really " nurse nothing ) " the is generall most to be suffering y done looked which class upon a of lad female as y somewhat need workers object a * . to menial who

    viewed aspires ; to in become its should true one entitle light day , oug her a ht mother not to be onl her an s to elf honorable . the I think respect one the ; but position its real affection duties of " of well s the e , "

    p mother performed lished ; governess her position . And should let those be , equal whose y , if education not superior and , , social to the position most _, accom do " not - entitle them to this hih officequalifthemselves for " hospital nursesor

    who respectable can best upp perform er servants the g work . and We , , fa but shioned entrust the y minds b all i else and that hearts we want of our done children to those , are

    anything too Let often those more left young to than be trained women a situation whose as nursery knowled governess ge y gnorance and talents , try . to do qualif not y insure themselves would them

    for ask the them hig to her brave and more all prejudices complete position for a time of , nurse and be and satisfied governess with , the I good work they are doing , and the certainty that their influence will sooner or

    later be felt and appreciated . I remain , Madam , yours truly , M . XX

    Open Council. 213

    OPEN COUNCIL . 213

    To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...

    To the Editor of the English Woman ' s Journal . Madam , which in the tember

    numb The er ob of servations Journal made respecting by Z ., in a the letter condition appeared , care , and maintenance Sep of insane women your open a wide , field of most interesting inquiry . of

    the Much insane statistical throug , hout information the United respecting Kingdom the may number be gathered , rank , from age , the and Annual sex land and Walesfor

    Report made by the Commissioners of Lunacy for Eng , the Scotland In insane the return and tinder for for the Ireland Eng supervision lan . d and of Wales the Commissioners , dated January amounted 1 , 1859 , to we 22 find , 911 that , of

    these 12084 were women , thus distributed : — , Patients Private . Patients Pauper .

    In In Hosp Count itals y and Boroug Licensed ... .. h Asy Houses lums 624 766 105 . . . . . . . . . 8 , 488 800 109 In Metropolitan

    In Provincial Licensed Houses 736 ... 456 2231 ... 9853 Pauper Patients

    , 2 , , 231 Private Patients To these must Total be added lunatics residing with relatives 12 , 084 or in private houses ,

    as or well livin as at insane their own paupers homes , and amountin idiots g maintained ( women alone in unions ) to at and least workhouses 5000 more , . g , Scotland 11858 excluding

    The total number of the insane in on January , ,

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1860, page 213, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111860/page/69/