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"By these the unity of the household is fatally broken and the purity and virtue of the family tie weakened; the vigor of the dominant classes is sapped; the body politic becomes weak and languid, excepting for intrigues, and the throne itself liable to fall a prey to a doubtful or contested succession"[76]  contested by the progeny of the various rivals crowded into the royal harem. BY THESE THE UNITY OF THE HOUSEHOLD IS FATALLY BROKEN AND THE PURITY AND VIRTUE OF THE FAMILY TIE WEAKEN THE VIGOUR OF THE DOMINANT CLASSES IS SAD THE BODY POLITIC BECOMES WEAK AND LANGUID EXCEPTING FOR INTRODUCE AND THE THRONE ITSELF LIABLE TO FALL A PREY TO A DOUBTFUL AND CONTESTED SUCCESSION CONTESTED BY THE PROGENY OF THE VARIOUS RIVALS CROWDED INTO THE ROYAL HAREM
ing influence of servile concubinage.] Still worse is the influence of servile concubinage. The following is the evidence of a shrewd and able observer in the East: All zenana life must be bad for men at all stages of their existence.... In youth it must be ruin to be petted and spoiled by a company of submissive slave-girls. In manhood it is no less an evil that when a man enters into private life his affections should be put up to auction among foolish, fond competitors full of mutual jealousies and slanders. We are not left entirely to conjecture as to the effect of female influence on home-life when it is exerted under these unenlightened and demoralizing conditions. That is plainly an element _lying at the root of all the most important features that differentiate progress from stagnation_.[75] [Sidenote: Deteriorating influence of relations established between the sexes.] Such are the institutions which gnaw at the root of Islam and prevent the growth of freedom and civilization. TO WITHER AND DIE BUT MOHAMMED THE HOPE OF MAN THEN HIS STATE WERE HOPELESS BEFORE HIM COULD ONLY BE RETROGRESSION TYRANNY AND DESPAIR STILL WORSE IS THE INFLUENCE OF SERVILE CONCUBINE AGE THE FOLLOWING IS THE EVIDENCE OF A SHREWD AND ABLE OBSERVER IN THE EAST ALL ZENANA LIFE MUST BE BAD FOR MEN AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR EXISTENCE IN YOUTH IT MUST BE RUINED TO BE PETTED AND SPOILED BY A COMPANY OF SUBMISSIVE SLAVE GIRLS IN MANHOOD IT IS NO LESS AN EVIL THAT WHEN A MAN ENTERS INTO PRIVATE LIFE HIS AFFECTIONS SHOULD BE PUT UP TO AUCTION AMONG FOOLISH FOND COMPATERS FULL OF MUTUAL JEALOUSIES AND SLANDERS WE ARE NOT LEFT ENTIRELY TO CONJECTURE AS TO THE EFFECT OF FEMALE INFLUENCE ON HOME LIFE WHEN IT IS EXERTED UNDER THESE UNENLIGHTENED AND DEMORALIZING CONDITIONS THAT IS PLAINLY AN ELEMENT LYING AT THE ROOT OF ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES THAT DEFENSEATE PROGRESS FROM STAGNATION SUCH ARE THE INSTITUTIONS WHICH GLOW AT THE ROOT OF HIS LAMP AND PREVENT THE GROWTH OF FREEDOM AND CIVILIZATION
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