All this is of the essence of business; and hence business habits are as necessary to be cultivated by women who would succeed in the affairs of home--in other words, who would make home happy--as by men in the affairs of trade, of commerce, or of manufacture.
The idea has, however, heretofore prevailed, that women have no concern with such matters, and that business habits and qualifications relate to men only.

Take, for instance, the knowledge of figures.

Mr.Bright has said of boys, "Teach a boy arithmetic thoroughly, and he is a made man." And why ?--Because it teaches him method, accuracy, value, proportions, relations.

But how many girls are taught arithmetic well ?--Very few indeed.

And what is the consequence ?--When the girl becomes a wife, if she knows nothing of figures, and is innocent of addition and multiplication, she can keep no record of income and expenditure, and there will probably be a succession of mistakes committed which may be prolific in domestic contention.