The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-11-11
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ny coDheu lOou we ma on most tables,
and the shocking mortality among in
fants, we contemplate with wonder and
Ipity the blind faith Of man in the ma
terDRl and culinary intelligence Of ''the
weak minded" who have no aspirations
beyond Hecker's, flour, Mrs, Winslow's
soothing syrup, and Wheeler and Will
sons sewing machine Seeing that
women have devoted themselves
through the ages to domestic economy
and failed, as fniserably as men have in
the art Of government, we have, after
mature thought, come to the conclusion
that just as woman's enlightened inter-
est IN political questions will improve
the state, so mans skill and science is
NECESSARY to redeem the home from its
present disorder, disease, and DEATH If
there are two things we thoroughly un-
dersland, they are babies and bread, and
for our knowledge of both Of THESE di-
vine arts we are indebted to philosoph-
ical, scientific gentlemen. a
The only valuable work we ever saw
on Infancy was written by man, An
drew Combe of Scotland, close obsery-
er, sound thinker, and learned phys
iologist. We shall never forget how
tempest tossed we were when we first
found ourSelf the happy pcssessor of
man child without the slightest knowl.
edge of what to do for, his comfort and
protection. An ignorant nurse fdget-
ed round the room day and night, sang
melancholy ditties, aud rocked yehe-
menlly, while the child cried continu-
ally witha loud voice, and we wept,
prayed and philosophical by turns.
Reasoning on general principles, We at
last came TO the conclusion that mas
much as the child was large and vigor-
Gus, there must be some mistake on the
part Of the nurse that he was not quiet
and comfortable Accordingly we for
tilted ourself in that opinion by faith
full reading of what Mr.. Combe had to
say on babies in general. The result
OF this consideration ofhis opinions was
prompt revolution in the whole nur-
Sery department., and transfer of pain
from the baby to the nurse, who stood
humbled and chagrined as she saw her
time honored system summarily set
aside, the pins, paregoric, catmint, and
cradle driven out, while pure air, sun
light and common sense walked in
Oh! what sighs, what groans, what
doubtful shakiDgs Of the head, what
suppressed laughter and whisperiDgs in
the hall we heard during the first few
days after the Inauguration ofthat dy-
nasty Of health, happiness and rest to
that new born soul -sa''Ho
When the three hours cry begun that
day, which ancient danes assured US
was custom that had been faithfully
kept by all the sons of Adam from time
immemorial, we ordered the little suffer
er to be promptly stripped to the skin
and placed ina warm bath: that brought
instant relief, after which he was dress
ed in few light garments hung on the
shoulders, with no swaddling bands, no
pressure on the lungs or bowels, and
laid down to sleep He was ted (ac,
cording to Combe) every two hours by
day, aud but once during the night.
After that we had peace, though eter-
nal vigilance on our part WAS its price
The custom of pinning babies up as
tight as dram is both cruel and ab.
surd. We asked the antiquarian who
tortured our first born in that y,why
she did it3 "The bones of young ba-
bies are so soft and their flesh so ten
der" said she, "that they are in con-
stant danger of dissolution unless
tightly pinioned together" Wesooth-
ed her fears by pointing to the fact that
/. colts aud calves, puppies and kittens,
4 all lived aud fiourished without band
4 ages, and for the benefit of the race we
would make the experiment on one of
the human family.
Ii battles are regularly fed, bathed
and comfortably dressed, and in pure
atmosphere, they will be quiet and
/ healthy. The Ignorance of women on
B these subjects is truly lamentable. We
have seen children a year old that
had never tasted water, when they
i should hnye it tlbaltsldoEen times every
day from the hour of their birth. We
have found fathers who worked hard
all day complain bitterly of being dis
turbed at night by crying children,
heneetb common use Of Mrs. Wins
lows soothing syrup, which only tends
10 increase the irritable condition ofthe
nervous system, and permanently
] weaken the brain. GUS
! Young mothers no doubt imagine
/ that this Mrs, Winslow is some exper-
enced, humane old lady. who loves lit
! tie children, knows Just how to soothe
! them TO sleep and pilot them through
all The pitfalls ofintancy, when, in fact,
| this abominable syrup is compound by
some ignorant man, in whiskers, broad.
| cloth and boots, who lives and fattens
on his iIl-gotten gains, while babies are
sent by the hundreds 10 untimely graves
or made idiots or IuDatics for life. = e.
/ C. S., in The RerOlutioh.
SOME years ago, when Burton, the
4 commediau was in his ''troubles,' Q
young lawyer was examining him as te
4 how he made the money 60 so fast
He got Billy down to about three thou