If even the angle of a
respectable Triangle in the middle class is not without its dangers;
if to run against a Working Man involves a gash; if collision with an
Officer of the military class necessitates a serious wound; if a mere
touch from the vertex of a Private Soldier brings with it danger of
death; -- what can it be to run against a woman, except absolute and
immediate destruction? And when a Woman is invisible, or visible only
as a dim sub-lustrous point, how difficult must it be, even for the
most cautious, always to avoid collision!
Many are the enactments made at different times in the different
States of Flatland, in order to minimize this peril; and in the
Southern and less temperate climates, where the force of gravitation
is greater, and human beings more liable to casual and involuntary
motions, the Laws concerning Women are naturally much more stringent.
But a general view of the Code may be obtained from the following
summary: --
1. Every house shall have one entrance on the Eastern side, for
the use of Females only; by which all females shall enter "in a
becoming and respectful manner" (footnote 1) and not by the Men's or
Western door.
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