The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], A word for Husbands.

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A word for Husbands.

--Do not just with your wife upon any subject in which there is danger of wounding her feelings; remember she treasures every word you utter. Do not speak of great merits in another man's wife, in a way to imply faults in your own.--Do not reproach your wife with personal defects, for if she has sensibility you inflict a wound to heal. Do not treat your wife with inattention in company. Do not upbraid your wife in the presence of a third party; her sense of your disregard for her feelings will prevent her from acknowledging her fault. Do not entertain your wife by praising the beauty and accomplishments of other women. If you have a pleasant home and cheerful wife, pass your evenings under your own roof. Do not be stern and silent in your own house, and remarkable for your sociability elsewhere.

The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. July 12, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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